(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned university don, at the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Prof Okechukwu Richard Oji, is set to deliver the instruction’s 40th inaugural lecture. This was contained in a public announcement released by the university weekend. It stated that the lecture will be held on Thursday, November 28, at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former South East leader of Civil Liberties organization CLO, and human rights Activist, Comrade Okechukwu Nwanguma, has called on the apex Igbo Socio cultural body, Ohaneze Ndigbo to as a matter of urgency, intervene in the continued unjust detention of one Fredrick Nwajagu for close to two years now, over his alledged […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the formation of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the committee, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non governmental organization, Rule of Law and Empowerment Initiative (PWAN), has put together a town hall meeting for media practitioners in South East Nigeria with a view to deepening their knowledge and understanding of the 2020 Nigeria police Act, and holding the personnel accountable. The group said the programme became necessary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This is contained in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, on Saturday in Abuja. Sani said the development was aimed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal got their Premier League title challenge back on track with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Chelsea moved up to third by beating Leicester 2-1. Champions Manchester City are aiming to snap a four-game losing streak when they host Tottenham later. Arsenal were expected to be contenders to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited, Edwin Devakumar, has said that the refinery and other local refiners have been unable to secure enough crude oil supplies despite the federal government’s plan to sell crude priced in the local currency. To address challenges in accessing foreign currency, FG in July said it would sell […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reviewing the outcome of the Ondo governorship election. This is according to the PDP Governors’ Forum which met in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Saturday. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the election by a landslide to earn a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Palace of Oba of Benin has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). This is contained in a statement on Saturday, by Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mohammed Badaru, minister of defence, has stated that the federal government is serious about enhancing security in the south-east. Badaru stated this while he spoke with military officers in an operational visit to Enugu, according to a statement issued on Saturday by Henshaw Ogbuike, the defence ministry’s spokesperson. “There is a renewed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs. Bessent, who is chief executive officer of Key Square Group, has called for an extension of tax cuts from Trump’s first term, wants […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ace Nigerian Artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new Spotify record for the biggest streams by any song. The superstar’s recently released album titled “Morayo” has claimed the number 1 spot on the Apple Music Nigeria Chart, with all his tracks dominating the charts to positions. One of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism, was again targeted by vandals on Tuesday. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Friday, the TCN said the attack, which affected towers 29 to 31, resulted in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgment of a seven-member apex court, read by Justice Mohammed Idris, held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance. The court held that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said he had not given a serious thought about becoming the next governor of the state as was already being speculated. Obasa said his major concern has been to strengthen the party in the state adding that this is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says the lawmakers will not delay the passage of the 2025 budget estimate of N3.005 trillion. Obasa gave the assurance shortly after Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget estimate to the assembly in Ikeja on Thursday. It comprises total revenue of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) Thursday in Abuja arrested one Kennedy Tabukoi, for allegedly leading an unregistered Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI) to blackmail certain high profile officials of government. According to security sources, when such government officials fail to meet Tabukoi’s demands, he would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Nigerian County Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Abdul Kamara, has emphasised the need to boost agriculture production and value addition to transform the Nigerian economy. Kamara, in a statement said this at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Eruwa Agribusiness Industrial Hub in Oyo State on Thursday, He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – A former House of Representatives member Dachung Bagos has questioned Nigeria’s borrowings, wondering how the country is going to pay back. President Bola Tinubu recently sent a ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request to the National Assembly. Days after the move, the Senate approved the request, prompting questions from many Nigerians including Bagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of the counsel representing convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans has stalled his re-arraignment before Justice Adenike Coker of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. When the matter came up before the court on Thursday, Justice Coker asked the defendant, Evans, about his lawyer. Evans simply responded, […]
