(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission on Friday approved the dismissal of 18 senior officers and the demotion of 19 others because of different acts of misconduct. Head of Press and Public Relations at the PSC, Ikechukwu Ani, stated this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the Commission, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has forwarded to the Senate for confirmation a modified list of members of the inaugural Governing Board of the North West Development Commission (NWDC) as he nominated Emeka Atuma as chairman of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by Special […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Economic Adviser to ex- president Olusengun Obasanjo and Professor of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka, UNN Professor Osita Ogbu has called advocated for institution of Chartered Journalists in Nigeria so as to distinguish core professional from non u serious ones. He stated this Monday while delivering a lecture titled: “Journalism […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 governorship Candidate of the opposition Accord party in Enugu State, Barrister John Nwobodo, has picked holes on the proposed acquisition of four aircrafts and floating of a Commercial Air line to be known as Enugu Air, by the governor Peter Mbah led government, saying it is a misplacement of priority. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) on Thursday held a mock emergency simulation exercise at the Murtala Mohammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, to assess real life emergency preparedness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise is an operational requirement of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) for aerodromes. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, on Thursday cautioned Nigerians against politicising the tax reform bills. President Bola Tinubu on October 3 presented the four bills to the National Assembly for deliberations and passage. Since then, the bills have pitched some state governors against the Federal Government, with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators from the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria have expressed support for the Tax Reform Bills presented to the National Assembly by President Bola Tinubu. The lawmakers under the aegis of the South-South Senators’ Forum stressed the importance of tax reforms in boosting national revenue and fostering economic stability. The bills are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party (LP) has threatened legal action against four members of the House of Representatives who defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) from the LP. On Thursday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas announced the lawmakers’ defection. They are Chinedu Okere, Mathew Donatus, Akiba Bassey, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The fresh six-count charge filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) disclosed that the AMCON funds were converted through Heritage Bank to the use of a company, Sigma Golf Nigeria Ltd for the acquisition of Keystone Bank. Kuru and his co-defendants, the Chairman of Keystone Bank, Umaru Hamidu Moddibo, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Omoyele Sowore, publisher of Sahara Reporters, has enjoined Nigerians to join a “nationwide/global protest” against the judiciary concerning the prosecution of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist. The African Examiner writes that on Tuesday, Farotimi was arrested by the Ekiti police command concerning allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Also, Farotimi, on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has called for the release of Dele Farotimi, a human rights activist from police custody. The African Examiner had earlier reported the arrest of Farotimi on Tuesday by police officers from Ekiti State over allegations of defamation and cyberbullying. Farotimi, who had been outspoken against some of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Wednesday stopped action on the tax reform bills presently before it. It also directed the Committee on Finance to stay action on the public hearing until the time the agitation in the public space is resolved. The Senate also constituted a special committee to liaise with the executive branch […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan Niger Delta Forum has warned proponents of the Biafra Republic against putting communities in the Niger Delta or South-South geopolitical zone in their secessionist plans. PANDEF gave the warning in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Wednesday, signed by its National Youth Leader, Donben Donyegha. The group distanced itself […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, signed into law the Lagos State Electricity Bill 2024, saying the bill’s sole aim is to ensure independent power supply to residents. Sanwo-Olu at the signing held in Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja, said the implementation would start in the next six months. “The objective of the law […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) has confirmed that the Port Harcourt Refinery has resumed production. Mr Festus Osifo, President of PENGASSAN, disclosed this while addressing newsmen at the end of the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According to Osifo, the refinery rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has defended its decision not to reveal the identity of the owner(s) of 753 duplexes seized by the agency, saying it is following legal procedures. On Monday, the agency said it had seized the duplexes and other properties in an estate in Abuja, the nation’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it has made its largest recovery in the history of the agency. In a statement on Monday, the agency said it recovered 753 Units of duplexes and other apartments in Abuja. “Justice Jude Onwuegbuzie, on Monday, December 2, 2024, gave a ruling on a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has debunked claims that some men seen in trending video damaging water bags in factories and trucks are its officials. The African Examiner writes that there were rumours of Lagos state government banning sachet water, better known as pure water, after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unhappy with the alarming rate of multiple taxation being imposed on its members by the Enugu state government through its various Enforcement agencies, Hotel Owners Association, in the area have dragged the state to Federal High Court, seeking interpretation of the law in that regard. It said for some time now, “business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, has directed Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to investigate the allegation by an Enugu based Human Rights lawyer, Olu Omotayo (Esq) against some officials of Madonna University over stealing and tampering with Mayfresh Mortgage Bank Limited records at the Corporate […]
