(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that the fuel subsidy that was earlier removed by the Federal Government in 2023, has been brought back because of the rising inflation. Obasanjo’s statement is coming on the heels of President Bola Tinubu’s inauguration speech that subsidy was abolished. The removal of subsidy immediately […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dataphyte Foundation has berated the Nigerian government for its recent internet shutdowns in the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests. In a statement released on Wednesday by Programme Director, Femi D. Amele, who emphasised that digital rights and freedom of expression are necessary for important vital aspects of democracy, especially during civil unrest. The statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Children’s Fund, UNICEF and wife of Enugu state governor, Mrs. Nkechi Mbah, have advised nursing mothers in the state to always embrace exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) practice, saying it is a natural vaccine for newborns. They further posited that the health benefits to newborns through such age long practice are enormous […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) on Monday attributed blackout in parts of its franchise area to system failure. AEDC management said this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. ”We understand that some of our customers are still without power due to a system failure from the national grid at 2.55p.m. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian military on Monday stated that individuals flying Russian flags in the nationwide protests are committing treason and will be “prosecuted”. The military also announced that it is investigating those inciting this action and will “take serious action” against them. “That is totally unacceptable… that is a treasonable offence, and it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, better known as Bobrisky, has cautioned Nigerians not to abuse the naira so that they don’t face time in prison. Bobsrisky stated this shortly after his release from prison on Monday. It is worth recalling that Bobrisky was sentenced to six months in prison following his abuse of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has postponed this week’s Federal Executive Council to an undisclosed date, and will instead meet with service chiefs. The meeting is expected to have in attendance the vice president, the national security adviser, all service chiefs, the inspector general of police, the comptroller generals of customs, and immigration, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule ended on Monday as she fled weeks of deadly protests and the military announced it would form an interim government. Hasina had sought since early July to quell nationwide protests against her government but she fled after a brutal day of unrest on Sunday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has declared null and void the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in his judgment stopping the sale, ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier-Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government, should not be carried out. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has approved N183 billion for the construction of additional 141 roads across Enugu metropolis and 20 rural roads in the three Senatorial Districts. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari says the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians. But Kyari said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered some fraudulent practices through which tertiary institutions in Nigeria admit students into their programmes as it warns against the continuous perpetration of such acts. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin disclosed that the board has witnessed an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party has described the speech of President Bola Tinubu to the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protests as a distraction. The PDP in a statement on Sunday by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated that the speech failed to address the protesters’ concerns. Many Nigerian youths took to the streets on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Director General of the Peter Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Doyin Okupe, has heaped praises on President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying that Tinubu has always met Nigerians’ expectations. In a statement issued on Sunday, Okupe commended the Nigerian leader for his efforts in handling the country’s economic challenges. Reacting to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A coalition of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) at the weekend said it would set up a situation room to monitor the compliance of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) to the presidential directive to sell crude oil to Dangote Refinery in Naira currency. Leaders of the 28 CSOs who were on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Sunday appealed to youths protesting the hunger and hardship in the country to stop the protest, saying that he heard their demands loud and clear. In a nationwide broadcast to Nigerians, Tinubu assured that all their demands are being addressed by his government. ‘My dear Nigerians, especially our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state governor Dr. Peter Mbah, and the Minister of Works, Engr. Dave Umahi, have commended the South East zone for heeding the call not to join in the August nationwide protests. Both Igbo leaders spoke on Sunday during an inspection tour of various road projects by the Federal Government and the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated D’Tigress for qualifying for the quarter-final of women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President said D’Tigress would be the first African team in basketball to play in the quarter-finals at the Olympics. “The President commends the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu said he took the painful decision to remove fuel subsidies and abolish multiple foreign exchange rates because they had impeded the economic development and progress of the nation. The president said this in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest. He said for decades, the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to suspend the #EndBadGovernance protests and embrace dialogue. During a broadcast on Sunday, the President assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on good governance despite the socio-economic challenges confronting Africa’s most populous nation. Tinubu expressed pain over the loss of lives and properties in some […]
