(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday lamented that workers in Nigeria are now poorer than previous generations. Oshiomhole disclosed this in a lecture for members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute of Security Studies in Abuja. According to him, the much discussed N70,000 minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said Oluyede would act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja, commended the Implementation Committee on the naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products and asked the members to resolve any teething problems. Speaking during a review meeting at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu said that using the naira was conceived to remove the exchange rate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says its members can’t load petrol from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos despite having paid ₦40bn to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). IPMAN President Abubakar Garima stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. Garima expressed surprise that the owner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. Justice Abdulmalik held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC on Tuesday, October 29th 2024, promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who have successfully completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates. It said the Officers, who appeared before the Commission today, are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayorinde AdeBello, the pastor suspended by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has refuted the allegations of homosexuality, which was the cause of his suspension along with another pastor. The African Examiner writes that the RCCG looked into the allegations in a memo dated October 28, 2024. The memo, which was […]
By Ridwan Bodunrin (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – His Royal Majesty, Dr. Eze Ezo Ukandu JP, the traditional head of Isuikwuato, Abia State, was not just the regular Nigerian traditional leader, he was a superintendent with class. Imenyi Ancient Kingdom plans the celebration of the life of their revered and charismatic monarch. This is certainly fully deserved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) through NNPC Foundation, its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, is set to launch a free cancer screening campaign to address Nigeria’s rising cancer cases. The campaign tagged “Cancer Awareness and ZSX Screening” will provide, not just free cancer screening to indigent Nigerians, but also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has stated that he is disappointed in President Bola Tinubu for supporting Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), against the Rivers state governor. The African Examiner writes that Rivers has been enmeshed in a political crisis because of the supremacy battle between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two striking university unions in Nigeria have asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to pay their four months’ withheld salaries, following an approval of the payment by President Bola Tinubu. The striking unions ruled out the possibility of any meeting or negotiation with the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, on Tuesday stated that it’s insensitive for anyone to ask for a new aircraft for Vice President Kashim Shettima after the recent incident in the United States. The African Examiner writes that the speaker of the Borno State House of Assembly, Abdulkareem Lawan, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brazil and Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr said on Monday that he will keep on fighting racism even if his activism is what led to him not winning the Ballon d’Or, sources close to the player told Reuters. Vinicius took to social media after finishing second in the prestigious award voting behind […]
……Directs Speedy Spate Of Work To Restore Electricity (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday summoned Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over blackout in the northern region of the country in the last week. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has stated that the region is worst hit by the economic hardship in the country than southern Nigeria. Mohammed Yahaya, governor of Gombe state and chair of the NSGF, stated this on Monday in Kaduna when the forum had a meeting with Christopher Musa, chief of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state police command has announced that the orderly room trial of Police Inspector Ozonwanji Joseph, detained in the murder of Enugu based Ogene musician, Chikezie Okezie Nwamba, has found him guilty of the office. The command also disclosed that the Officer has been dismissed, arraigned and remanded In correctional custodial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo says correctional centres across the country will continue to be places of hope for all categories of inmates. Tunji-Ojo said this at a Performance Contract Signing Retreat, with the theme “United Front for a Secure Nation and Future”, on Monday in Abuja. The Minister said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), Mohammed Ibrahim said its members and those of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) embarked on the nationwide strike because they “have been pushed to the wall”. According to him, the two groups eventually decided to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The English premiership club, Manchester United has fired its manager, Erik ten Hag following a series of poor performance of the team. The sack was contained in a statement issued on Monday by the club management The statement reads in full: “Erik ten Hag has left his role as Manchester United men’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has stated that 17 Nigerian women trafficked to Ghana have been rescued and repatriated and five suspected traffickers have been nabbed. In a statement on Sunday, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, NiDCOM spokesperson, announced that the operation makes the total number of Nigerian girls repatriated from Ghana since July […]
