(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Transportation, Saidu Alkali, inaugurated the first cargo movement from the Lagos-Ibadan rail corridor during his first official tour of the rail corridor on Tuesday. The minister kicked off the tour at the Ebute Meta station before proceeding to Apapa for the launch, then travelled to Ibadan using the 157 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The founder of the Chisom Enyinnia Chukwuneke Medical Foundation, Prof. Felix Chukwuneke, has explained that the foundation was born to keep the dreams of his late daughter alive. Delivering the 186th inaugural lecture of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) yesterday, titled “Oral and maxillofacial surgical practice in a developing economy: the making of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) Lagos has nullified the return of Mr Thaddeus Atta of the Labour Party as the duly elected representative for Eti Osa Federal Constituency. In the lead judgment, which was delivered late Monday night, the tribunal declared the elections inconclusive […]
…. Govt. Will Investigate Handlers Of Exercise Info Com. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Imo State, South- East Nigeria, among them, rural poor widows, have urged the governor Hope Uzodinma led government to as a matter of urgency beam it’s searchlight on the ongoing distribution of the petrol subsidy removal palliative in all the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State government has commended the United Kingdom government for setting up a visa centre in the state to facilitate visa applications by residents in the state, the South-East zone, and the country at large. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof Chidiebere Onyia, recalled that the […]
–Flags Off Distribution Of Palliatives In Sokoto (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has restated the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to prioritize the welfare of Nigerians in its programmes and policies. A release signed by Director Information, Office of Vice President, Olusola Abiola said the Vice President stated this on Monday at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu and President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Monday in Abu Dhabi, finalised a historic agreement, which has resulted in the immediate lifting of the visa ban placed on Nigerian travelers. Special Adviser to the President in Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman, has expressed the commitment of President Bola Tinubu to improve the budget meant for education by 25% with the right policies in place. Mamman said this while declaring open the 2021 and 2022 Nigeria Annual Education Conference (NAEC) in Abuja on Monday. The theme of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal on Monday sacked the son of Prof. Jerry Gana, Rep Joshua Gana, from the House of Representatives. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Rep Joshua Audu Gana was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edati/Lavun/Mokwa Federal Constituency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima said despite efforts by governments across different levels, Nigeria’s housing deficit remains huge as ₦21 trillion would be required to effectively bridge the gap. The Vice President stated this on Sunday in Sokoto at the groundbreaking for the construction of a 500-unit Housing Estate by the State government. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Police Command said it has arraigned thirty three suspected cultists in court for sundry criminal charges in the wake of a new crackdown ordered by the Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye. The police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than 24 hours after the National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu nullified the election of the Labour Party’s candidate, Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu state, Hon. Chijioke Okereke of same LP, Representing Aninri/Awgu/Oji-River Federal Constituency, has been sacked by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Men of the Anambra State Police Command have rescued a kidnap victim, one Abuchi (Surname withheld) from Orumba South Council area of the state at Obosi. The state Police public Relations officer PPRO DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, disclosed this Sunday via a statement made available to African Examiner. According to him, “the Operatives […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the leadership of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during a technical stopover in Abu Dhabi, UAE, after the President’s departure from New Delhi, India. According to a statement issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Saturday in New Delhi, India, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to play major role within the G-20 and contribute to shaping a more equitable world. According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, the President spoke while addressing world leaders at the 18th G-20 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended condolences to King Mohammed VI of Morocco following Saturday’s devastating earthquake in his homeland, which claimed many lives. A statement issued on Saturday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Tinubu commiserated with all families who lost loved ones […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Laolu Akande, former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s aide believes the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) inability to electronically transmit results of the presidential and National Assembly polls has broken Nigerians’ trust in the agency. While INEC had in the lead up to the February 2023 exercise repeatedly said it would transmit polling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State is optimistic of finishing his tenure after a medical vacation kept him away from duties for three months. Akeredolu spoke on Friday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, less than a day after his return from Germany. “I came back yesterday, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Friday, stated that only God can assist the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party, LP, counterpart, Peter Obi. Ayodele stated that Atiku was playing his last politics while Obi could not be president of Nigeria. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly (NASS) Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Enugu has nullified the return of the Labour Party’s candidate, LP Professor Sunday Nnamchi as the House of Representatives member for Enugu East/Isi-Uzo Federal Constituency in Enugu State, South East Nigeria. .Our Correspondent reports that the three-man panel led by A. M. Abubakar […]
