(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has denied reports of banning Indomie instant noodles and has assured consumers that the product is safe for consumption. It should be recalled that health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan had claimed to detect ethylene oxide, a carcinogenic substance responsible for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid calls for a needed increase in the N30,000 national minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, has disclosed that his and other ministers’ monthly salary is N942,000 after taxation. Ngige, who was speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Monday, also said they don’t have allowances as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), has stated that Egypt has finally opened its border for Nigerian students evacuated from Sudan. Dabiri-Erewa stated that the border was opened after President Muhammadu Buhari spoke with his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The NIDCOM chairperson’s statement is coming a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that some stranded Igbo traders in war-torn Sudan are lamenting that only northerners are been evacuated has set social media space on fire as many netizens have called out the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Godwin Onyeama, who is also from the eastern part of the country. The African Examiner recalls […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu, has assured Nigerian workers of a minimum wage, social and economic justice. He gave the assurance on Monday in Abuja in his solidarity massage to Nigerian workers on the 2023 International Workers’ Day. He added that workers in the country would have a living wage to have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has reiterated that the four new emirates created by his administration are here to stay. The governor made this known on Monday during the Workers’ Day celebrations held at Sani Abacha Stadium, Kano. His statement comes days after the leader of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour on Monday demanded the review of retirement age for all public servants from 60 to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years of service. The Organised Labour made the demand during this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration with the theme, ‘Workers’ Rights and Socio Economic Justice’. Past and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has released a 90-page fact sheet highlighting the outstanding and notable achievements of President Muhammadu Buhari in eight years as he prepares to hand over government to President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. The fact sheet was made available in a statement titled “Buhari’s footprint on the sands of time” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Favour Daniel’s goal in the second half handed Nigeria a positive start at the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Algeria 2023, after seeing off Zambia 1-0 at the Mohamed Hamloui Stadium in Constantine on Sunday. Despite a late penalty miss by Light Eke, the Golden Eaglets managed to see off […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Sunday gave a breakdown of the $1.2m spent on the bus fare to evacuate stranded Nigerians from war-torn Sudan to Egypt borders for onward airlifting to Nigeria. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, the Permanent Secretary of the Humanitarian Affairs Ministry and Chair of the Situation Room on evacuation of Nigerians from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has acquired electric buses for public transportation Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in a statement on Sunday, said the acquisition of the buses is in partnership with Oando PLC, adding that Lagosians can expect cleaner public transportation system. He said, “With the ability to travel 280km at full charge, taking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties has warned that “attempts being made by interested parties loyal to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to ensure the inauguration of another National Assembly with rubber stamp principal officers will be very dangerous for the survival of Nigerian democracy. It insisted that “Nigerians may not be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has stated that she authored a book to address claims that she looted the agency. The book, titled ‘Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports Authority’, talked about her experience and the opposition she encountered at the NPA […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has opened up to controversy after it’s claimed to have spent 1.2 million dollars to evacuate Nigerians stranded in Sudan. The African Examiner recalls that the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre, CISLAC, had accused the Nigerian government of a ‘fake’ evacuation plan saying that some students paid some money […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari, has opened up on why he announced results of 69 polling units in the April 15 supplementary election. According to him, it was due to security pressure. Ari made this known in a letter to the Inspector General of Police as he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Jide Awe, the Chief Exexcutive Officer, Jidaw Systems Ltd., says the new feature in WhatsApp can make users vulnerable to hacking or phishing attacks by cybercriminals. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the new WhatsApp feature enables users to operate their account on four different devices. Awe told NAN in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A building apartment within the courtyard of the palace Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, was at about 11:30pm on Friday engulfed in flames. This is contained in a Press release, signed by the Director, Media & Public Affairs, Ooni’s Palace, Mr Moses Olafare, on Saturday, in Ile-Ife. The release […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP Rabiu Kwankwaso, has stated that the Kano State governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, will review the dethronement of the 14th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi has set social media on fire. The African Examiner writes that Kwankwaso made this revelation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mathew Kukah, the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, has frowned at the issue of insecurity as it affects the education sector in Nigeria. Kukah made his feelings known as he presented his keynote address at the Parents Summit of the 2023 Education Week in Edo State. The cleric described the wreck caused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) is about to undertake a strike action if the Federal Government does not adhere to its demands within two weeks. The association issued the ultimatum in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital during the end of its national executive council (NEC) meeting on Saturday, April 29, 2023. […]
