(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government only paid lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Universities for 18 working days in the month of October, The PUNCH has exclusively gathered. Lecturers and senior members of ASUU, who spoke to our correspondent under strict confidence noted that the government only paid half salaries. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force has debunked claims that bombs have been buried across Abuja. Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday. According to the FPRO, noted that it was worrisome that some persons were spreading false information after the terror alert by the United States, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has presented an estimated N1,692 trillion as budget estimates for the 2023 to the House of Assembly. The ‘Budget of Continuity’ comprises revenue of N1.342 billion and deficit financing of N350,000 billion. This further comprises total Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of N1.108 billion and federal transfers of N234 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was tension in the early hours of Wednesday as fire gutted the West Africa Examinations Council building in Yaba area of Lagos State. Many people are feared trapped in the building as the fire rages. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. However, emergency responders are at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After almost two hours of outage on Tuesday, Meta has restored WhatsApp services. Details later…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The commemoration of #EndSARS second anniversary has taken a different turn as police operatives fired teargas canisters at protesters at Lekki tollgate in Lagos. What began as a peaceful procession turned into a rowdy demonstration as the security operatives shot teargas. This led to some of the protesters running helter-skelter. The youths […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed Nigeria’s Startups Bills into law, activating the Nigeria Startups Act 2022. Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Ali Pantami, who disclosed this to State House Correspondents after the quiet signing ceremony at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, also disclosed that the new Act will be establishing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Wednesday, confirmed that the construction of the 2nd Niger bridge is now completed and will soon be released to the public for use. He stated this at an ongoing press briefing to present the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari’s (retd.) scorecard in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Abiodun Oyebanji, has taken his oath of office as the fifth Ekiti State Governor. He was sworn in by the Chief Judge of Ekiti State, Hon. Justice Oyewole Adeyeye at exactly 12:53 pm amid cheers from the huge crowd present. He pledged to preserve, protect and defend the office as governor. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Friday called off its eight-month-old strike. However, the union in a press statement made available to The PUNCH noted that the issues in its disputes with the Federal Government were not well addressed. The press release, which was signed by the National President of the […]
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has suspended its eight month old strike. Though the union is yet to make an official pronouncement, our correspondent gathered that the decision was taken at the end of the National Executive Council meeting which was held at the ASUU secretariat in Abuja. Speaking with our correspondent, a highly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal in Abuja has declared as unlawful the abduction of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra(IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu in Kenya. A three-member panel of the appellate court also quashed the terrorism charge brought against him by the Federal Government. The Court of Appeal was of the view […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has presented the official letter of approval for the proposed Lekki International Airport to Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sirika presented the letter at the ongoing ninth Ehingbeti Lagos Economic Summit at the Eko Hotel and Suites in Victoria Island. Sirika noted that Lagos has the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities has hailed the House of Representatives for its intervention in the protracted crisis between university lecturers and the Federal Government. The President of ASUU, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, said, “For the first time, we have seen light at the end of the tunnel.” This is just as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday expressed sadness over the boat accident in Anambra state, in which dozens of people were killed. The boat reportedly carrying 85 persons capsized following rising floods in the Ogbaru area of the state, with emergency bodies confirming a death toll of 76. Following the tragedy, the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has debunked heaping praises of former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu. According to Obasanjo, from his experience, only military-trained personnel were good managers of people. The rebuttal of Obasanjo was issued on Sunday by spokesperson, Kehinde Akinyemi. The former Nigerian leader stated that he could not have made […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, yesterday, approached the Federal High Court in Abuja for the termination of further hearing on the attempted murder case filed against his estranged wife, Ms Precious Chikwendu. The former minister, who was personally in court for the withdrawal of the suit, said the differences he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has returned to the country after weeks in the United Kingdom. The whereabouts of Tinubu have been the question on the lips of some Nigerians in recent days. In a tweet on Thursday, presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, said Tinubu had returned to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers Assembly has withdrawn its recognition of Celestine Omehia as a former Governor of Rivers State. All 21 members present voted in support of the motion to delist Omehia and resolved to forward their resolution to Governor, Nyesom Wike, for implementation. Details shortly…
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hopes of finding a lasting solution to the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party were dashed as the peace meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike ended in deadlock on Tuesday. The almost four-hour closed door meeting in Government House, Port Harcourt ended at about 4:35 […]
