(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tripartite Committee meeting on the new minimum wage will reconvene on Friday, May 31, 2024, as the Federal Government has extended an invitation to Organised Labour for the continuation of negotiations. The letter which was signed by the Secretary of the Committee, Ekpo Nta, was sent to the Presidents of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has rated the President Bola Tinubu administration above average. The Igbo group said this while assessing the current administration as it clocks one year in office May 29. This is also as the Igbo group urged the President not to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of effort to realize it’s 20 Billion Naira revenue target on land use Act charges in 2024, the Enugu State, Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has announced that begining from 1st June this year, it will start enforcement of payment of the charges by residents, including Ancestral homes in various Communities. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has expressed deep sadness over the news of the passing of Mr. Bunmi Agbaje, the first son of Mr. Jimi Agbaje. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Thursday said Tinubu condoled with Agbaje and the entire family over the tragic loss, acknowledging that nothing can […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, and the Chief Judge of Kano State High Court over conflicting interim injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate, causing uncertainty in the state. The Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice S. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oleksandr Usyk will face Tyson Fury in a rematch on December 21 in Riyadh, the top Saudi organiser said on Wednesday, after winning their undisputed heavyweight boxing bout earlier this month. The undefeated Ukrainian won by split decision against Britain’s Fury in the Saudi capital on May 19 in the first unification […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assented to the National Anthem Bill 2024 reverting to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. “This morning, Mr President signed into an Act of Parliament, the newly passed National Anthem 2024,” Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said on Wednesday at a joint session of the National Assembly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Tinubu’s visit to the lawmakers comes as the nation marks 25 years of unbroken democracy. The President stepped into the parliament at 12:28pm, accompanied by the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima. Upon his arrival, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will soon present the 2024 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly (NASS). “I submitted the last budget to you,” the President said when he addressed a joint sitting of the National Assembly on Wednesday. “You expeditiously passed it. We are walking the talk. I will soon bring the Year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, discharged the President of Miyetti Allah Kautal Kore, Alhaji Bello Bodejo, of an alleged terrorism charge filed against him by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a short ruling, discharged Bodejo after counsel for the AGF, Aderonke Imana, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders have urged Heads of State and Government in Africa to scale up the provision of free school meals inspite of economic challenges. They spoke on a sideline at the ongoing African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Annual Meetings in Nairobi. The theme is “Creating Fiscal Space for School Meals: Towards Agenda 2063, SDGs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has cautioned the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) against the planned disruption of ongoing West African Examination Council (WAEC) examination on May 30. The government gave the warning in a statement by the State Commissioner for Information and Communication, Mr Aka Eze Aka on Wednesday in Enugu. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Edo State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise in Benin City, the state capital. INEC started the exercise on Monday, May 27, 2024 despite calls by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the exercise be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has again rejected a fresh minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government. This time, the Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) rejected the offer of the Federal Government to pay ₦60,000 as new minimum wage. The Organised Labour also shifted grounds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, says the scarcity of tomatoes being experienced in parts of Nigeria is caused by “severe infestation known as Tomato Ebola or Tomato Leaf Miner”. Many households reportedly resorted to tomato pastes and other alternatives as the price of fresh tomatoes skyrockets. In a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Government has stressed the need for the Federal Government to support the security agencies in the state with sophisticated weapons to fight bandits and other criminal elements terrorising the state. The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Dr Nasiru Danmusa, made the call on Monday night shortly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 16, 2024 Ondo State Governorship Election, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has withdrawn his case against the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State. In a notice of withdrawal filed at the Federal High Court in Abuja with suit no FHC/ABJ/CS/588/2024, Ibrahim “discontinued the suit against […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has passed the National Anthem Bill 2024 to revert to the old national anthem, “Nigeria, we hail thee”. The bill, which speedily passed first and second readings on Thursday, now awaits assent into law by President Bola Tinubu.
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Trading at the Nigerian stock market started the week on a positive note, as all performance indices rose by 0.26 per cent. Specifically, market capitalisation increased by N141 billion or 0.26 per cent to close at N55.359 trillion, as against N55.218 trillion posted previously. Consequently, the All-Share Index which opened at 97,612.51, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice President of ECOWAS Commission, Damtien Tchintchibidja, has described the threat of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to quit the bloc as sad and heartening. Tchintchibidja made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Abuja. She, however, said that ECOWAS was doing all […]
