LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was rain of accolades for the outgoing Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Mr. Phillips Oduoza in Lagos on Wednesday as captains of industry and leading voices of Nigerian society witnessed the launch of a book in his honour. The book titled “Dynamics of the […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UNICEF says it will continue “to provide assistance to millions of conflict-affected children in northeast Nigeria, despite yesterday’s (Thursday) attack on a humanitarian convoy.” This was contained in a statement issued by the agency representative in Nigeria. “We are working at full strength in the Borno state capital Maiduguri, “We […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of heads of five Nigeria’s health institutions. The announcement was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. According to the statement, Babatunde Salako is now head of the National Institute for Medical Research. Until his appointment, […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The House of Representative’s appropriation committee has said that the embattled ex Appropriation chairman Abdulmumin Jibrin worked on the 2016 budget with a consultant in an undisclosed location for three weeks. The Deputy Chairman of the committee, Chris Azubogu, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing journalists. He explained that based on Jibrin’s […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has begged religious leaders across the nation to help him keep calm Nigerians on the biting economic hardship. The president made the appeal on Thursday at a meeting he held with the Council of Abuja Imams at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Buhari said he was aware of […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations says it has suspended aid deliveries in Nigeria’s northeastern state of Borno, after attack on a humanitarian convoy. UNICEF said in a statement that unknown assailants attacked the convoy on Thursday as it returned to Maiduguri from delivering aid in Bama, injuring a UNICEF employee and an […]
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin BENIN CITY, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo state chapter of people’s Democratic party, PDP has again, suffered another setback, ahead of the September 10th, 2016 gubernatorial election in the state, as one of the aspirants during the June 20 primaries, Solomon Edebiri, has resigned his membership of the party. AFRICAN EXAMINER recalled that Edebiri’s […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency, through its Senior Special Assistant on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, has commended the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, over what he described as “thorough and intellectual approach ” used in carrying out the screening exercise for the 47 ambasadorial nominees. This was […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Amnesty International Nigeria Chapter has condemned the planned executions of Six Nigerians in Indonesia Amnesty International in Nigeria staged a protest at the Embassy of Indonesia in Abuja demanding that the execution of the convicts be halted. Scores of the protesters match on the Embassy in Abuja with various placards […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lingered Thursday as a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja ordered it to stop further planning for its forthcoming National convention. The Thursday ruling by Justice Okon Abang which also affirmed the Ali Modu Sheriff-faction as the authentic […]
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday felicitated with Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka, the Director of Adoration Ministry, on the 21st anniversary of his ordination to priesthood in the Catholic Church which comes up Friday. The President in a statement by his SA on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adeshina extended his best […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Offering of technical assistance, capacity building and the revision of the Tourism Master Plan, are parts of the new measures just rolled out by the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to ensure the development of tourism in Nigeria. The Agency announced the measures, which also include the organization of international conferences in Nigeria and […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) – Centre for Public Accountability has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on its decision to cancel the rescheduled Rivers’ State and National Assembly (NASS) reruns, due to break down of law and order. The group in a release by its Director of Media and Publicity […]
OSUN, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The first year remembrance anniversary of the late paramount Monarch, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, Olubuse II is scheduled to start Thursday, July 28, 2016, in State of Osun, South West Nigeria. In a statement issued by his family, the two-day anniversary is to be kicked started with a Thanksgiving Service at the St. […]
By Ayo Balogun LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an urgent appeal to Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights urging him to use his good offices and position to urgently request the leadership of the Nigerian House of Representatives to […]
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Agency (UNWTO), Mr. Taleb Rifai, has hailed demonstration of political will by the Nigerian government to give tourism a face lift in the country. Mr. Rifai made the declaration Tuesday at the opening of a two-day meeting with the Minister of Information and […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations, Abdulmumin Jibril is to face the Ethics and Disciplinary Committee over his alleged unruly public actions after his removal as chairman. Speaker, Yakubu Dogara had on Wednesday, July 20, 2016, announced Jibrin’s removal from his […]
Governor Henry Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has applauded the judgment of Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja which upheld his victory in the December 5 2016 governorship election describing it “a victory for democracy and Bayelsans.” The governor in a statement issued on Tuesday evening by his Chief Press Secretary, Daniel Iworiso-Markson, also commended the judiciary “for upholding our nation’s democracy […]
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Federal Government (FG) has assured Nigerians that most State capitals; major commercial and production centres will be linked with railway system as a way of bringing about “rapid socio-economic development and improving the quality of life of the Nigerians”, promoting social as well as regional integration. President […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has advised the management and board of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), to work towards ending the current 20 percent of gas being flared in the country, affirming if this is achieved, the activities of the gas company would be appreciated […]
