(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Tinubu on Monday departed Abuja for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) bought under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the new plane would save Nigeria huge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). According to a statement issued on Monday by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the new members of the management of the company include: (1) Engineer Jennifer Adighije — Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman has been appointed as the new Executive Chairman of the commission. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State has won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Local Government election conducted on Saturday. Mr Ahmed Makama, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), announced the results in Bauchi on Saturday. He said that the polls conducted peacefully across the state, adding. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa. According to Ahmed, this is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure aimed at equipping youths of Enugu state in acquiring relevant knowledge on digital innovation and skills, necessary for sustainable development, a non governmental organization, South Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO, in partnership with Action aid Nigeria, has put together a training workshop for youths of the state. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), have stated that the distribution of food palliatives by President Bola Tinubu’s government is making Nigerians to become beggars. It could be recalled that in order to curtail the hardship of the Tinubu’s administration, the government gave out lots of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angered by the alarming rate of noise pollution in Enugu metropolis, the State government has said it has concluded a plan towards launching an anti zero noise policy aimed at combating the menace. Executive Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), Chief Uche Anya, who disclosed this in Enugu weekend […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has pledged to make significant investments in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) to ensure it achieves its mandates before 2030. Tinubu said this in his remarks at the 60th anniversary celebration of DICON and the maiden African Defence Industries Conference holding in Abuja. Represented by the Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thundery and rainy weather conditions from Thursday to Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Wednesday in Abuja, predicted isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, and Adamawa states during the morning hours. According to the forecast, thunderstorms are expected over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, former Governor of Kano State, on Wednesday said that he never collected bribe from any contractor throughout his tenure as governor. Shekarau said this in Abuja at a news briefing to unveil the activities marking the 70th Anniversary of the Muslim Student’s Society of Nigeria (MSSN). He also said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, announced President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the implementation of a Zero Percent Duty Rate (0%) and Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on selected basic food items. Customs spokesman Abdullahi Maiwada said in a statement said the presidential approval was communicated through the Minister of Finance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Finnish Government has disclosed that it is taking action in the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his secession activities with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East of Nigeria. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, made the disclosure in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a press conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate through its Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday slammed management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force and 12 others for their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit report. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taraba State government has issued a ban on the movement of cattle to and from the Mambilla Plateau in the Sardauna Local Government Area, following the confirmation of an outbreak of hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly livestock disease. This outbreak has already resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 cattle. In response, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday reinstated Hon. Iroju Ogundeji as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly. In a unanimous decision, Justices Oyebisi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho and Yusuf Bashir upheld the judgment of Justice Akintan Osadebey that reinstated Ogundeji. The State Assembly had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Libyan driver was on Tuesday in the Bishr area of Libya was arrested by security operatives for allegedly trying to smuggle six undocumented female migrants from Nigeria. According to available information, his arrest was made in a routine patrol after police intercepted their vehicle and arrested the driver. According to Migrant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 48 hours to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship primary election, slated for Wednesday 14th August, 2024, Lady (Mrs) Benedicta Okunna Oji, a Frontline Deputy Chairmanship Aspirant for the upcoming Awgu Council area election in Enugu State, and Legislative Aide to the Senator Representing Enugu West Senatorial district, Osita Ngwu, has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, represented by Engr Lanre Yusuf, Director, Information Technology and Identity Database (IT/IDD) at a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215, 267 candidates, who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (School Candidates) over alleged malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head, National Office (HNO) stated this while announcing the results on Monday, in Lagos. According to Dangut, the number […]
