(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deepest condolences to the government and people of South Africa, following a tragic fire incident at a multi-storey building in Johannesburg’s central business district. This was contained in a statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale “In this moment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has reaffirmed his support for a robust public-private sector partnership to grow the economy, saying that his administration’s sustained, bold and coordinated reforms are anchored on a “strong adherence to accountability and transparency.” Speaking at an audience on Thursday in Abuja with members of the Board and Management of […]
—-Says Sanctions Relief Can Only Result From Junta’s Positive Change In Posture (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday said all diplomatic options would be exhausted with the military junta in Niger Republic before any last resort of military intervention comes into the picture, insisting that any forceful removal of a democratic government remains […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Nigerian vice-president, Atiku Abubakar, has enjoined African leaders to look into the root cause of the recent spike in coups across the continent. Atiku took to his Twitter account on Thursday as he reacted to the recent coup in Gabon. According to him, the military takeovers are disturbing and they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has refuted the complaints by Governor Obaseki of Edo State that the Federal Government stopped him from repairing federal roads in his state. The African Examiner recalls that Obaseki had on many occasions lamented about the poor state of federal roads in his state, adding that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer Femi Falana (SAN) says the high level of poverty on the continent is responsible for the wave of coups in Africa. He spoke at a Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) national symposium held in Abuja on Thursday. Falana accused Nigeria’s ruling class of taking the people for granted. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – From October 1, 2023, all international airlines operating from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport in Lagos are expected to move from the old international terminal building, which will be shut down for repairs, to the new terminal building. The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, said this on Thursday during a tour of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor Peter Mbah led Administration in Enugu State has promised to create a conducive Environment for all sports to thrive through the rehabilitation of dilapidated sporting facilities in the state. Newly appointed Commissioner for youth and Sports in the state, Barrister Lloyd Ekweremadu (Jr) stated this Wednesday after inspecting facilities at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare has decried unacceptable post-operation complications among six patients who underwent cataract surgeries at the National Eye Centre, Kaduna. In a statement issued by Tashikalmah Hallah, Special Assistant to the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare on Media and External Relations, the Minister, Prof […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of Civil Society Organisations, CSO, in conjunction with Office of Citizen of Federal Republic of Nigeria have given the Chief Medical Director, CMD, of the Federal Neoropsychiatric Hospital, FNH, Enugu, Prof. Monday Igwe Nwite, 72 hours to reopen the Hospital’s School of mental Nursing or face dare consequences. African Examiner writes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Olukayode Egbetokun says insufficient manpower is hindering the agency’s efforts to tackle crime, saying the police need extra 190,000 personnel to effectively man the country. IGP Egbetokun said this in a paper presentation to the Senior Executive Course 45 at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has opened the portal for the recruitment of ad-hoc staff ahead of the Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi governorship polls. According to the electoral umpire, interested Nigerians can begin their application process for the off-season polls on Thursday, August 31st, 2023. In a statement tagged: “Notice of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has conveyed his deepest sympathy to the family of Pa Taiwo Akinkunmi, who designed the national flag in 1958 and left a generational legacy, following his passing into glory at the age of 87. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement on Wednesday, said Tinubu condoled with friends, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the military coup in Gabon, President Bola Tinubu has said that he was working very closely with other Heads of States in the African Union towards a comprehensive consensus on the next steps forward. According to Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the President is working with respect to how the power in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has held a substantive and extended discussion with Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, where issues related to the crisis in Niger Republic and the unfolding situation in Gabon were discussed. According to Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, the two leaders mutually agreed that promotion and protection of constitutional democratic governance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has paid tribute to individuals who lost their lives in the bombing of the United Nations Building in Abuja which occurred on August 26, 2011. A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Assistant to the First Lady on Media, Busola Kukoyi said Tinubu spoke at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dared the leadership of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to suspend or discipline him. Wike, who spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday, said he has not seen the party chieftain who will suspend or expel him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised concerns over bribery allegations of judges at the governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Sokoto by a supporter of APC in the state. The concern was raised by the acting Chairman of the party, Mouktar Lugga, while briefing journalists in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) made a U-turn on Tuesday and disowned campaign council lists it earlier released ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Bayelsa, Kogi and Imo states. “The lists are not official documents of the party,” said APC spokesman, Felix Morka, in a statement late Tuesday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has charged agency heads to speed up the process of application and collection of Nigerian passports. “Nigerians should not have to queue endlessly to get passports. No, this must stop,” Tunji-Ojo was quoted as saying in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Minister […]
