(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria has announced that the Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu will reopen for flight operations on April 28, following the completion of emergency runway repairs. The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Obiageli Orah, disclosed this in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN), has urged the Enugu state government to prevail on the management of Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) to as a matter of urgency restore electricity supply back to the Bigard Memorial Seminary Enugu. The organization claimed EEDC unlawfully disconnected the electricity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state, has refuted claims connecting him to a planned defection to the All Progressives Congress (APC). There have been speculations that Otti recently met with Hope Uzodimma, the Imo governor because of his potential move to the ruling party. The rumour of Governor Otti’s defection emerged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Apetu of Ipetumodu in Osun State, Oba Joseph Oloyede, and a pastor, Edward Oluwasanmi, are facing possible prison sentences in the United States after pleading guilty to charges of COVID-19 relief fraud. Oba Oloyede, a U.S.-based accountant and information systems expert, was installed as the new Apetu in July 2019. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governorship Candidate of the Young Progressives Party (YPP) in forthcoming Anambra election, Sir Paul Chukwuma, has named Chief Uzu Okagbue, as his running mate for the November 8th 2025 poll. He made the announcement at a ceremony which took place at the State Party Secretariat, Awka, which had in attendance YPP […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal for its judgment in the appeal filed by Meta Platforms Incorporated (Facebook) and WhatsApp LLC. This is contained in a statement by the FCCPC Director Corporate Affairs, Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, on Friday in Abuja. Ijagwu said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has explained its decision to install solar panels at the Aso Rock Villa, the seat of power in the country. The Director General of the Energy Commission of Nigeria, Mustapha Abdulahi, said it is unsustainable for the Aso Rock Villa to continue to pay about ₦47 billion yearly in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, will lead Nigeria’s delegation to Vatican City to attend the burial of Pope Francis on Saturday. In a statement on Friday, presidential adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed that the five-member delegation was constituted by President Bola Tinubu. Other members of the delegation are the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, says President Bola Tinubu broke Nigeria’s constitution by suspending Governor Siminalayi Fubara and declaring a state of emergency in Rivers State. Amaechi, who was also a former governor of Rivers State stated this at the 9th Edition of Akinjide Adeosun Foundation, AAF, Annual Leadership Discourse themed: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ibok-Ete Ibas, the sole administrator of Rivers State, on Friday pleaded for more time from the House of Representatives ad hoc committee overseeing the emergency rule in the state. Ibas made the appeal on Friday when he came before the committee. It could be recalled that on April 15, Tajudeen Abbas, speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – When the Federal Military Government, under the leadership of Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retired), set up the NYSC post-Civil War in 1973, many Nigerians praised the scheme. The mandatory, post-tertiary scheme was part of efforts to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country” after the Nigerian civil war. Today, 52 years later, the programme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Thursday listed Legend Internet Plc, a Nigerian telecommunications company. Legend’s N2 billion ordinary shares, with a par value of 50 kobo each, were listed at N5.64 per share. The Chairman of NGX Group, Dr Umaru Kwairanga, who welcomed Legend’s board and management, commended the company for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Unionists of Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) on Thursday in Abuja suspended their strike action driven by demand for better working conditions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser on Media and Communications to the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keysmo. Moshood said the unions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the 2027 general elections is a contest between President Bola Tinubu and the living conditions of Nigerians. PDP Acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum, stated this on Thursday while presenting a Certificate of Return to the PDP candidate for the Anambra State governorship election, Chief Ezenwafor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the forthcoming National sports festival (NSF) scheduled to take place between 16th -30th, May 2025 in Ogun State, South West Nigeria, Enugu State on Thursday, received the touch of national unity currently moving around the states of Nigeria. The torch movement across states in the country, is a signal that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – OnThursday, hundreds of women from the ancient Opobo Kingdom in Opobo/Nkoro Local Government Area of Rivers State embarked on a protest, calling for the immediate reinstatement of their son, Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The women kicked against the declaration of a state of emergency in the state and also the suspension of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday gave permission to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and detain six Crypto Bridge Exchange (CBEX) promoters concerning allegations of investment fraud which got to the tune of over one billion dollars. Emeka Nwite, the presiding judge, gave the directive after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF), has urged Nigeira to be prudent in spending following implementation of hard economic reforms that has made it to save more revenue. The Director, Fiscal Affairs Department IMF, Vitor Gaspar, said this at a Fiscal Monitor news conference at the ongoing 2025 IMF/World Bank Spring Meetings in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has convened a meeting in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the regional bloc. The Chairman of the Council, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, made this known in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed an immediate and comprehensive overhaul of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states. The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja on Wednesday for more than two hours, said the killing […]
