Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government (FG) has taken a step towards resolving the retrenchment and other major labour issues in the banking and financial institutions with a crucial meeting with the sector’s organized labour unions – (ASBIFFE & NUBUIFE) while insisting that banks and their employees must be ready […]
By Abdul Gaffar Bello ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The raging budget padding sagaTuesday took another dimension as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invited and grilled the whistle blower – former Chairman House Committee on Appropriation, Hon. AbdulMumuni Jibrin. Jibrin was questioned by the EFCC operatives for about eight hours. The Kano Lawmaker […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Civil Society Groups known as Election Reform Expert Group (EREG) has frowned at the activities of some Nigerian Politicians aiming at derailing the nation’s democratic process, particularly in the area of gains made over the years in the nation’s quest for a credible […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday warned that any building used as hideouts by kidnappers, vandals and other suspected criminal elements in any part of the State would henceforth be confiscated and taken over by government. While vowing that it would henceforth scale up enforcement of restriction of commercial motorcycles, […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Drivers of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and ticketers on Tuesday embarked on strike over non-payment of salaries and arrears by the management of the scheme. All BRT plying various routes in Lagos, especially Ikorodu axis were off the road this morning as they decided to commence […]
By Ayo Balogun BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Wiorld Bank has again requested for more time to release details on the spending of recovered loot by late Head of State General Sani Abacha (rted). This followed the bank’s decision to refer “portion of appeal by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) to the […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Tuesday began the demolition of structures under high tension lines across the State, with 350 shops and structures first being brought down. This follows the expiration of ultimatum issued the affected property owners – who built their houses under high tension line […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal, Abuja Division has reserved judgment on the appeal brought before it by Abia State Governor Okozie Ikpeazu. The ongoing legal tussle started when on June 27, 2016 Justice Abang Okon of a Federal High court sitting in Abuja, sacked the Governor for filling […]
By Ayo Balogun, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria media mogul and Chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Raymond Aleogho Dokpesi has denied the allegation that he is one of the sponsors of the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers, a notorious militant group from the oil producing region of Nigeria. A statement issued […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) Registrar/Chief Executive Prof Is-haq Oloyede has announced a five-point agenda, which include staff welfare and ensure he hands over a more advanced and efficient agency. Other areas of focus according to Prof. Oloyede are: “discipline, improved technology, transparency and advanced […]
By Niyi Adeyi BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the immediate past President Goodluck Jonathan raised death threat alarm against him by the Movement For Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, and former Akwa Ibom State Governor, Godswill Akpabio, have denied allegation of funding the raging Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). Special […]
By Ayo Balogun, Lagos Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has raised the alarm that the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) are planning to kill him even as he disassociated himself from the notorious Niger Delta Avengers. A faction of the Niger Delta Avengers over the weekend named the former president and other Ijaw […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the arrested suspects who abducted the Oniba of Iba land, Oba Goriola Oseni has narrated how they kidnapped the monarch and successfully collected N15.1 million ransom before releasing him. The monarch was released on Saturday by his abductors after spending three weeks in captivity in […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As reactions continue to trail the exchange rate flexibility for the year’s pilgrims, the National Hajj Commission has denied being given FOREX waiver by the Federal Government (FG). The Commission’s denial was made in a statement issued Sunday in Abuja by its Head of Media, Alhaji Uba […]
LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Friday announced the closure of the Marine Bridge Road (Inward Ijora), Apapa area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in preparation to commence repair works on it. The repair work according to a statement from the State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Dayo Mobereola would be carried out by contractors […]
By Ayo Balogun EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has said the state government is not responsible for the failure of local government authorities to pay their workers, explaining that he meets the monthly wage obligation to the state workers. He explained that the Local Government workers must […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has mandated the security agencies to deal decisively with all acts of banditry and criminality perpetrated in the name of herdsmen/farmers clashes. The President said this Friday in his address at the graduation ceremony of course 24 at the National Defence College in Abuja. “On […]
By Ignatius Okpara ENUGU NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At last, the Enugu State House of Assembly Thursday passed the Child Rights Bill into law. AFRICAN EXAMINER reports that the 275 section bill was passed after it had scaled the First and second reading and went through public hearing. Following a report of the House Joint […]
RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has commended the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) for being part of the ongoing determined efforts to tackle the various challenges facing the country, especially in the area of the economy. Alhaji Mohammed gave the commendation Thursday while speaking at the All Nigerian […]
By Niyi Adeyi RIVERS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the announcement Wednesday, the Federal Government (FG) Thursday described as cheap propaganda the report that the so-called ISIS has appointed a new leader for Boko Haram. In a statement issued in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital by Information and Culture Minister, Alhjai Lai Mohammed, the […]
