(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Montgomery advised applicants to use official channels and submit accurate documentation when applying for a UK visa. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A law professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Joy Ezeilo, has faulted the manner in which the leadership of the joint Admission and Matriculation Board Jamb introduced and implemented a new Technology that students were unfamiliar with during it’s just concluded examination which led to mass failure. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted that errors affected candidates’ performance during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which was held across different centres in the country. The Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, also broke down in tears […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, has stated that 30% of civil servants that are sent abroad for training don’t come back to Nigeria. Ayantayo made this revelation known in a press briefing on Wednesday, to celebrate the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has created a high-level committee to simplify and standardise the processes of fee payment across the various tertiary institutions in the country. This is part of plans to improve the financial operations between Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said Nigeria needs $10 billion annually for 20 years to have a steady electricity supply. Speaking at the inauguration of a 2.5 megawatt solar hybrid power project at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, the minister identified inadequate maintenance, insufficient investment, and the inability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a proposed ₦1.783 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the FCT to the Senate for consideration and approval for the 2025 financial year. In his communication to the upper chamber on Wednesday, President Tinubu urged the Senate to give the bill expedited consideration, noting that its passage was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has stated that former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, should publish a book on why politicians move from one party to another. The former governor of Edo made this known on Tuesday when he appeared on ‘Politics Today’, a programme aired on Channels Television. According to the former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has challenged former presidential spokesman and the co-host of Arise Television’s breakfast, Reuben Abati to a former combat. Oshiomhole was commenting on a response to what he termed “mischievous” questioning by Abati in a recent television programme. Speaking on Tuesday on Politics Today, a Channels Television […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies on Wednesday over the northern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Borno, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe and Adamawa during the afternoon/evening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State recorded a 45 per cent growth in revenue to N1.3 trillion in 2024, from N895 billion recorded in 2023. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, in a statement to mark the second year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat’s administration. While […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill seeking to convert the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos State into a full-fledged university has scaled the second reading in the Senate, marking a significant step toward upgrading the institution’s academic status. The proposed legislation, titled a ‘Bill for an Act to establish the Yaba Federal University of Technology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Immediate past Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Mr Osita Okechukwu, has said that the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) recent endorsement of President Bola Tinubu re-election is a renewal of Zikist alliance. The former VON boss, who is a founding member of APC, disclosed this in Enugu while in Enugu while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has called on the Federal Government to ensure the inclusion of one representative from each local government council across the states, and one per area council in the Federal Capital Territory in Federal Account Allocation Committee deliberations. It also directed that the resolution be communicated to the Minister of Finance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has confirmed the defection of Senators Adamu Aliero, representing Kebbi Central; Yahaya Abdullahi of Kebbi North Senatorial District, and Garba Maidoki from Kebbi South senatorial zone, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was formally announced during a plenary session on Tuesday, following […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has fixed June 27 to deliver judgment on the suit filed by the suspended Kogi Central lawmaker, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, challenging her suspension. The suit came up for hearing of all pending motions, including those relating to alleged contempt of court and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mrs Didi Walson-Jack, Head of Service of the Federation, says the Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved Group Life Assurance Scheme for government workers, paramilitary and uniformed personnel. Walson-Jack said this while briefing State House Correspondents at the end of the sixth FEC meeting of the year on Monday. She said through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has said that zoning the presidential ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party to the North will fail. Wike stated this during a media chat on Monday. He explained that it would not be smart for the opposition party to zone its presidential ticket […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that he has not been removed from office saying that he is still in charge and also changes to the Electoral Act will be made before the 2027 general elections. Yakubu stated this on Monday while speaking with journalists during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has elected Chris Piwuna, a Professor of Medicine and Consultant Psychiatrist at the University of Jos Teaching Hospital, as its new national president. Piwuna, who also served as the immediate past National Vice President of the Union and Dean of Student Affairs at the University […]
