(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, minister of state for foreign affairs, has called for calm as some Ghanaians are asking for the deportation of Nigerians from their country. Bianca stated this on Wednesday in a joint press briefing in Ghana. According to her, the viral videos had generated anxiety, which led her to visit Ghana […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended the tenure of Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service, Mr. Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, which is due to expire on August 31, 2025, by one year. According to a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has faulted a comment by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that there is “no vacancy” for the presidential seat. The APC National Chairman, Nentawe Yilwatda, had recently told party members that there was “no vacancy in Aso Rock” in 2027. However, the ADC spokesman, Bolaji Abdullahi, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser on Policy Communications to President Bola Tinubu, says governors are in their oil boom era following an increase in their revenue. “All the governors in Nigeria are having the best of times, like they are having what we call the oil boom in their history as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Wednesday announced a 50 per cent increase in scholarship grants to Nigerian students across all tertiary levels. It said the “landmark reform of Nigeria’s national scholarship programme—its most ambitious overhaul in more than a decade,” was aimed at easing the financial burden on students and families, while enhancing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Deputy Controller-General (DCG) Adeyemi Olumode, as the new Federal Fire Service (FFS) Controller-General (CG). The appointment was announced on Wednesday on behalf of the Federal Government by retired Maj.-Gen Abdulmalik Jubril, Secretary to the Civil, Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB). Jubril […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly redeployed Commissioner for Information, Enugu State, Dr. Malachy Agbo, has charged the staff to redouble their efforts in ensuring that the public is informed professionally, promptly, and effectively. In his maiden meeting with management and staff of the ministry, he emphasized that his posting was to enhance public awareness, enlightenment, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leveraging on the Assistance of natives of Umueri village, Ogbunike Community in Oyi Council area of Anambra state, the Police has arrested a 24 year old female suspect, Somtochukwu Nwafor, in connection with the recent gruesome murder of a pregnant nurse, whose mutilated body was recently discovered in a soakaway pit. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, said President Bola Tinubu has boosted the capacity of the agency to effectively deliver on its mandate. Marwa stated this during his presentation at the two-day interactive Session on Government-citizens’ Engagement on Tuesday in Kaduna. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Education, Tunji Alausa, on Tuesday said the Federal Government is determined to avert industrial action in the education sector. “The President has directed that not again in this country will ASUU, or tertiary institution trade unions go on strike,” he said on the current affairs show. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, on Tuesday refuted claims that it advised Peter Obi to withdraw from the 2027 presidential race. The group, in a statement, also dismissed reports that it urged northern leaders not to support Obi’s presidential ambition. This was contained in a statement signed by its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says there is still commitment to secure the release of the remaining abducted Chibok schoolgirls and Leah Sharibu and assured Nigerians that the girls have not been forgotten, irrespective of the fact that the wait for their release has been long. It is worth recalling that a total of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law Intersociety, a human Rights body, has raised the alarm over the looming Inter-communal war Between Ndikeokwu-Uli in Ihiala council area of Anambra state. And Egbuoma-Oguta community in Imo state, calling for the arrest and investigation of the alleged criminal activities of operatives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi has suspended 25 commissioners, 22 permanent secretaries, and 38 other aides for one month over absenteeism at a key government event. This is contained in a statement on Monday night by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Dr Monday Uzor. According to the statement, affected commissioners include […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety), has faulted a recent statement credited to Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Gwabim Musa on comment that the nation must create Ranches across the country to prevent Farmers-Herders’ clashes. The Defence Chief had during a recent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Security Network Agency code-named Amotekun Corps, has confirmed the abduction of seven farmers in Itaogbolu, Akure North Local Government Area of the state. Mr Adetunji Adeleye, the State Commander of Amotekun Corps, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Monday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecasted rainy and thundery weather conditions across the country from Monday to Wednesday, warning of possible flash floods in some areas. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Sunday in Abuja, predicted thunderstorms with moderate rainfall on Monday morning over parts of Jigawa, Zamfara, Kano, Kaduna, Bauchi, Yobe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, has hinted at the imminent defection of more political heavyweights to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), dismissing claims of intimidation and witch-hunt levelled against the party. “Yes, we have discussed,” Sule said when asked if APC governors had considered the implications of the new opposition coalition. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Financial Expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbu, says poor production quality of Nigeria’s Naira notes is mostly responsible for its quick mutilation. Unegbu, a former President of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja. He spoke […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed sadness over the passing of Dr. Leon Usigbe, a Journalist with The Tribune Newspapers and a cherished member of the State House Press Corps. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Saturday said Tinubu described Usigbe as […]
