(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – )The Rivers Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has announced the appointments of Sole Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Rivers. Ibas made the remark in a statement signed and issued by Prof. Ibibia Worika, Secretary to the State Government in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He also approved the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a forum to address the growing concerns surrounding unclaimed and unutilised subscriber recharges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was a major regulatory step towards protecting telecom consumers while ensuring operational clarity for service providers. The Executive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt or risk a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economist Bismarck Rewane says the recent increase in the price of petrol may cause a rise in Nigeria’s inflation rate from 23.18%. “There might be an increase in the rate of inflation because of the increase in the price of petrol but we haven’t seen the corresponding increase in the prices of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a N5 billion suit against fellow colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, concerning an alleged defamation. The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan via her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, at the federal capital territory high court. In the suit, the lawmaker asked the court to declare that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Pascal Dozie, is dead. He died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the age of 85. The financial guru died a day before his 86th birthday. Born on April 9, 1939 in Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, Dozie founded Diamond Bank before its merger with Access […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has refuted claims that Saudi Arabia has imposed a visa ban on Nigerian travellers, describing the reports as “false and misleading”. In a statement issued on Monday, April 7, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed that the Saudi authorities confirmed that the report was false. Tuggar’s aide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Convener of the Take it Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised police authorities across the country for their treatment of protesters, some of whom were tear gassed during a demonstration on Monday. Hours before the protest, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) asked the organisers to shelve it, citing the celebration of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), has granted 50,000 dollars to the Republic of Cape Verde to support the country’s 2025 to 2040 infrastructure master plan. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr Joel Ahofodji, Principal Officer, Information and Communication, ECOWAS, on Monday in Abuja. Ahofodji said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commonwealth Games, Nigeria, has met the deadline for expression of interest to bid for the Games in 2030 in Abuja, Nigeria. Nigeria Olympic Committee, emerged from its executive committee meeting on April 3, 2025, in Abuja to declare that it had met the March 28, 2025 deadline for expression of interest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adewole Adebayo, the presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in 2023, has stated that Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi will soon join the party. Adebayo made this revelation on Sunday on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’ programme, saying that the collaboration would defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) and President Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has commended the Federal Government over its directive, instructing all Federal tertiary institutions to publish their budgetary allocations, other financial information and institutional data online. It said the move represents a critical step toward greater transparency and accountability in the education sector and demonstrates a laudable commitment to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Gas (SNG) and NNPC Gas Marketing Limited (NGML) have rehabilitated the Ilogbo road in Ado-Odo Otta local government area of Ogun State. Following the rehabilitation, Ogun State officials have commended the companies for their partnership in reconstructing the key community road. The 4.5km road provides access to some 75 communities […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A gas explosion on Sunday injured at least 15 people at Ijora Badia, a suburb of Lagos. The blast, which occurred around 5:00 p.m., was reportedly caused by a leaking 25-kilogramme gas cylinder inside a mini shop. The shop was part of a bungalow complex that also housed 15 self-contained rooms and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserate with the government and people of Oyo state following the passing of former governor of the old Oyo state, Omololu Olunloyo. A press release issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, said Tinubu, on behalf of the federal government, extended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sports enthusiast, and ex- Board Chairman of Rangers FC of Enugu, Barrister Steve Orurou, has urged government at all levels and the private sector to begin to see Sports as a space with huge business opportunities, and start investing heavily in the area. He posited that aside, being a veritable tool for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has warned organisers of a planned protest scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, to cancel it as it is “ill-timed and mischievous”. The protest, which is championed by the “Take It Back Movement,” will hold in lots of states, including the Federal Capital Territory. However, the date coincides […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has promised that the gunmen who killed many people in communities in Plateau State would be apprehended and made to face severe punishment under the law. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga disclosed this in a press release issued on Saturday. The President extended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Just hours after a road accident claimed seven lives on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, the Ogun State Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed that 18 people died in a multiple-vehicle crash along the Ikorodu/Sagamu road, while four others sustained injuries. According to the chief Route Commander and Public Education […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egypt’s Ministry of Culture has expressed the desire to strengthen cultural cooperation with the BRICS countries of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, among others. Rania Abdel Latif, the Head of the cultural ministry’s Foreign Cultural Affairs Department, said this in an interview with the Middle East News Agency (MENA), a […]
