(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, says the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) can’t do anything about the ministerial nomination ordeal of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Sule, who is a member of the PGF, the governors’ forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also said El-Rufai has not left the ruling party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has raised concerns over the significant imbalance between recurrent and capital expenditure in the 2024 budget, highlighting the insufficient release of funds for capital projects in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This was made known during a joint session involving the chairpersons of the Senate and House Committees on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has confirmed plans to increase telecoms tariffs but assured Nigerians it won’t be by 100% as requested by operators. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijan, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would come […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oxford English Dictionary has increased its lexicon with 20 Nigerian words and expressions in its new update. The newly added entries are popular terms like “japa,” “agbero,” “eba,” “419,” and “abi,” among others. The African Examiner writes that these words are ingrained in the everyday lives of Nigerians and their inclusion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Special Offences Court in Ikeja has assumed jurisdiction to hear the allegations of accepting gratification, corrupt demand and receiving property fraudulently obtained made against the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Rahman Oshodi in his ruling delivered on Wednesday held that the prosecution, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has promised Nigerians that a new national air carrier will begin operations in the country soon. This was revealed by the newly appointed Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Abubakar Kana during the handing over ceremony organised by the ministry. According to him, his goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extolled the virtues of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the national oil company, Mele Kyari as he marks his 60th birthday on Wednesday. Kyari who sits at the helm of affairs at the National Nigerian Petroleum Company Limited had earlier stated how he went from being a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Abia State has demoted a police corporal to a constable over his involvement in unprofessional conduct and incivility to members of the public. The command’s spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, confirmed the demotion in a statement on Tuesday. According to the spokesperson, the decision followed the conclusion of an administrative […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An eyewitness account of the explosion that rocked the Islamic school in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on Monday, has said the bomb was brought to school by one of the students. The blast at the Sani Uthman Islamiyya School, Kuchibuyi Village, Bwari area council had claimed two lives and injured two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Disengaged staff members of the Central Bank of Nigeria who were relieved of their jobs in a mass layoff last year have dragged the bank before the National Industrial Court of Nigeria in Abuja. In an originating summons, filed on July 4, 2024, under the NICN Civil Procedure Rules 2017, the aggrieved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is at “moderate” risk for Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). In a public health advisory, the agency said the Federal Government is closely monitoring the outbreak of the virus and is taking safety measures to “strengthen the country’s preparedness and response capacity”. The NCDC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Yusuf, has appealed to the Federal Government to consider reducing the cost of the 2025 Hajj, citing the economic difficulties faced by Nigerians. Governor Yusuf made the appeal during a ceremony organised by the Kano State Pilgrims Welfare Board to refund N375 million to pilgrims who performed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Notorious bandit kingpin Dogo Gide has demanded over ₦100 million in levies from 23 communities in the Tsafe West under the Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Other communities affected include Kwaren Mai-Saje (N10 million), Magazawa (N10 million), Gijin-Zama (N8.5 million), Giwa (N7 million), Kauyen Magaji (N7 million), and Barebari (N6 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to commence the defence for the 2025 appropriation bill by Ministries Departments and Agencies on Tuesday. The chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abubakar Bichi, revealed this on Monday after a meeting with the chairman of statutory committees at the House of Representatives. Bichi also stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the FCT has confirmed the death of two people from an explosion that rocked Tsangayar Sani Uthman Islamiyya School in Byazhin area of Abuja. The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. She said the tragic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – ) Gov. Dikko Radda of Katsina State on Monday reshuffled the State Executive Council to ensure optimum performance of the administration’s ‘Building Your Future’ agenda. This is contained in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Ibrahim Kaula-Mohammed. Kaula-Mohammed said Alhaji Malik Anas, a newly appointed commissioner, would now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Monday, the Anambra State Commissioner of Police, CP Nnaghe Itam, announced that the command arrested over 300 suspects that were involved in various crimes and criminalities like armed robbery, kidnapping, cultism and child trafficking. According to Itam, other offences involved were public disturbances, attacks on unsuspecting members of the public, security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, has stated that his life is under threat because of his criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Obi stated this after Felix Morka, national spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC), stated that “Peter Obi has crossed the line so […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Oyo state, Seyi Makinde, has stated that those involved in the stampede that led to the death of 35 children must face justice irrespective of their social status. The African Examiner recalls that at a funfair organised for children at Islamic High School in Bashorun area of Ibadan in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that by 2027, the party will produce more state governors from the current 12 and take over governance at the centre. The party’s National Working Committee (NWC) stated this on Sunday during a visit to the Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye […]
