(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, says the agency has not advised Nigerians not to eat bread. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye labelled as false, a video circulating on social media, which claims that the agency has raised concerns about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has asked the National Assembly (NASS) to enact a law which supports the whistle-blower policy of the government. Olukoyede made this call on Tuesday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos which had the theme, ‘Lawyers in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A foundation member and first National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), George Moghalu, has formally resigned his membership of the party, hinging his decision on personal reasons. The former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) made this known in his resignation letter addressed to the chairman Uruagu Ward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is constructing three world-class bus and taxi terminals to improve transportation system in the territory. Wike stated this while inaugurating the construction of a bus and taxi terminal for the Central Business District, Abuja, on Monday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Kogi have expressed mixed feelings on the state government’s commitment in actually delivering its mandate to the citizens based on its monthly allocations and revenue. A cross section of the residents that spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday, were divergent in their views […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP)to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February 2025, requiring 135 million U.S. dollars in funding. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger State Government has conditionally suspended its ban on mining activities in the state, a year after Governor Umaru Bago placed the restriction. Acting Governor Yakubu Garba announced the suspension at the Government House in Minna, outlining the conditions for mining companies to operate in the state. He said mining companies must […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new Directors-General for the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) and the Department of State Services (DSS). According to a statement on Monday by Ajuri Ngelale, the President’s spokesman, Amb. Mohammed Mohammed has been appointed as the new D-G of the NIA, while Mr Adeola Ajayi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has condemned the incessant harassment and intimidation of journalists in Nigeria, saying recent incidents of abductions, arbitrary arrests, detention and other forms of attacks against media professionals by security and law enforcement agencies have reached alarming levels and posed a grave danger to media freedom and democracy in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Worried by the age long traditional practices that denies widows, girl-child, orphans, and other vulnerable persons rights to inheritance in Igbo land, a non governmental organization, Women and Orphans Rights to Family Assets Foundation WORFAF, has taken a sensitization campaign to the church as part of measure to change the ugly narrative. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has urged politicians in Nigeria to stop weaponising insecurity against their opposition in office. She spoke before a room filled with lawyers at the Eko Hotel & Suites in Lagos during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Annual General Conference of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Education Minister Tahir Mamman says underage candidates will no longer be allowed to sit for secondary school leaving examinations. He said the Federal Government has instructed the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) which administers the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) which organises the Senior […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Voice of Nigeria (VON), Malam Jibrin Ndace, says the organisation is currently working in partnership with China to begin broadcasting in Mandarin, China’s official language. Ndace disclosed this on Saturday evening in Abuja, while speaking at a dinner organised by Southern African Development Community (SADC) group of ambassadors and High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted thundery and rainy activities across the country from Sunday to Tuesday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Saturday, forecast thunderstorms over parts of Borno, Jigawa, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, and Gombe States in the northern region during Sunday’s morning hours. According to the agency, thunderstorms are expected […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug law Enforcement Agency NDLEA Enugu state command has vowed to fight drug abuse in the state through traditional rulers and town union president Generals (PGs) across the 17 local government areas in the state. State commander of the Agency, Mr. Abel Sanu Wadashi who stated this noted that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra Government has banned all social events, weddings, shows and entertainment on public school premises. Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, state’s Commissioner for Education made this known in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary, Dr Ifeoma Agbaizu, in Awka on Saturday. Chuma-Udeh said the move was to protect school premises and infrastructure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ahmed Abubakar, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), tendered his resignation to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday. Abubakar submitted his resignation to the President, after a routine briefing which was graciously accepted. The NIA D-G, speaking to State House correspondents, expressed gratitude to the President for the opportunity to serve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the controversy surrounding the seizure of three Nigerian presidential jets by a French court, Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has been accused of being the brains behind the fraud. In a viral video trending on social media platforms, one, Abisoye Oshodi, popularly known as ‘Balogun Eko’, urged Governor Abiodun to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Enugu-based non governmental organization NGO, Custos Care Foundation, (CCF), founded by Wife of the state Governor, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, is set to host the biggest youth Boot Camp event in Enugu State under its Enugu Youth Aspire (E-ASPIRE) Project. The project is targeting 100 youths from across the state, made up […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government is about to relaunch the Home-Grown School Feeding Programme, an initiative that gives food to students so that school attendance can be increased . The Minister of Finance and the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, made this known in a meeting with the House of Representatives Committee […]
