(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has released a former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Abdulrasheed Bawa after over 100 days in custody. This is according to a late Wednesday statement by the secret police. DSS confirms release of former EFCC chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa, a few hours ago […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joseph Aloba, the father of the late singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, better known as MohBad, on Wednesday informed the coroner inquest at Ikorodu that the reason they buried Mohbad quickly was because the mortuary rejected him. According to Aloba, he was the one who pointed out where the late singer was buried and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr Tunji Alausa has urged Nigerians to disregard ignorant and uneducated information in the social media about the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. Alausa said this on Wednesday, while addressing newsmen after paying courtesy visit on Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) to resolve the crisis within and outside the union. Mr Simon Lalong, Minister of Labour and Employment made the call at the 10th Quadrennial Delegates Conference and the inauguration of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of the union on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President General of the Igbo apex socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has threatened to sue the Federal Government for appointing just five ministers from the South-East. Ohaneze stated that the Federal Government failed to be fair to the South-East by giving them more ministerial appointments like other zones of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s prosperity depends on getting her power sector right, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery, has declared. Montgomery made the declaration at a round table on the Electricity Act 2023 with the theme: “Implications and Opportunities for State Electricity Markets’’. The two-day event organised by the Nigeria Forum (NGF) is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Timipre Sylva, has written to the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding the immediate withdrawal of the amended candidates’ list for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. In a letter addressed to INEC through his counsel, Ahmed Raji, the immediate past Minister of State for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has challenged the Nigerian judiciary to protect the nation’s value system and embrace change in the dispensation of justice. In a post on his X account (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday, the former Anambra State governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of ten new Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for a term of five years each, subject to the confirmation of the Nigerian Senate: This is in exercise of the powers vested in him by Section 154 (1) of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court is set to deliver judgment on Thursday, in the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), Alhaji Abubakar Atiku and Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi. Atiku and Obi are challenging the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court, (PEPC) which dismissed their election petitions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has justified the planned purchase of luxury vehicles for lawmakers in spite of dissenting voices in the last few days. Briefing journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Services, Sunday Karimi, said that the leadership of the two chambers of the National Assembly decided to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has ordered staff of the commission to immediately declare their assets in line with civil service regulations and procedures. Spokesperson for the commission, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, saying Olukoyede issued the directive during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released amended lists of candidates for Bayelsa and Imo governorship elections. According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Tuesday, the name of Timipre Sylva and his running mate, Joshua Maciver of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were not included for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa received the ‘Quick Win Report’ on fiscal policy and tax reforms from the committee tasked with improving the nation’s revenue profile and business environment. Responding to a presentation by chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $3.45bn World Bank loan application for the financing of five items. This is according to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, who spoke after the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday. He said the council approved the loan […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stressed the need for the country to divert from a mono-economy marked by over-dependence on oil and embrace non-oil exports, particularly agribusiness, to overcome the forex problem that has adversely impacted the nation’s economy. He equally noted that the discovery of oil some years back which was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu says the implementation of the student loan initiative will commence in January 2024. Tinubu, who was speaking at Abuja during the National Economic Summit 2023 on Monday, assured Nigerian students that the era of incessant strikes will be a thing of the past. “By January 2024, the new student […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abdullahi Mustapha to serve as the Director-General and Chief Executive Officer of the Energy Commission of Nigeria (ECN). A statement issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the Presidenti on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, said Mustapha has served for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has applauded the judgment delivered by Judge Robin Knowles of the Business and Property Court in London, awarding a landmark victory to the Federal Government of Nigeria over a firm known as Process & Industry Development (P&ID) Limited. This was contained in a statement issued on Monday and signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has allayed concerns of the business community, assuring them that crucial plans are underway to improve foreign exchange liquidity. The President said his administration would honour every legitimate contract with respect to the nation’s foreign exchange obligations. Speaking at the 29th Nigerian Economic Summit (NES) in Abuja, on Monday, […]
