(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has handed the Federal Government May 31 deadline to come up with a realistic and reasonable new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. Labour made this known during the Workers’ Day celebrations at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday. The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular celebrity bartender and businessman, Pascal Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chief Priest, is exploring an out-of-court settlement with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) with respect to the charge of Naira abuse leveled against him by the anti-graft agency at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos. His lawyer, Senior […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has described as “baseless distractions”, claims by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, that he is inciting the people of the South-East geopolitical zone against the Federal Government over the Lagos-Calabar coastal road project. In a string of posts on X […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima says the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to eradicate corruption without fear or favoritism. He stated this on Thursday at the Second Edition of The Chronicle Roundtable in Abuja where he said the government is also working to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. The event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, on Wednesday, slammed Governor Charles Soludo for playing politics with security in the state. In a statement signed by its spokesman, Emma Powerful, the group accused Governor Soludo of being desperate for a second term and that is why he is supporting , ‘Fulani hegemony’. Emma […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents and natives of Uzamu Isinomeh, Emene Nike in Enugu East Council Area of Enugu State, among them widows, have raised the alarm over the demolition of their buildings including ancestral homes by the Enugu State Government. The victims, including one Ezinne Blessing Nkemjurum Oguike, a widow and Octogenarian told journalists that some persons, suspected to be officials […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of JohnPaul Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, has urged the public to rely solely on information from the Central Planning Committee (CPC), for his burial. The elder brother to Junior Pope, Mr Ivor Odonwodo, said this in a statement in Enugu. While noting that the family was heartbroken by his death, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Tuesday closed the month of April on a good footing as it gained N28.15 at the official market, trading at N1,390.96 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), revealed that the gain […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world celebrates Workers Day, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and state governors have appealed to workers to remain steadfast, and make sacrifices that will move the nation forward in the face of the present economic challenges. Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved a salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. This move is coming on the eve of the 2024 Workers’ Day event and is contained in a Tuesday statement by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vinicius Junior scored twice as record winners Real Madrid came away from Bayern Munich with a 2-2 draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. The stalemate sets up a mouthwatering second leg in Spain next Wednesday. Brazil’s Vinicius grabbed the leveler from the spot on 83 minutes after Harry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A serving Deputy Director in the Enugu State Water Cooperation, Mr. Emeka Edoh, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court in Enugu North Magisterial District over alleged false pretense with intent to defraud some residents of Enugu the sum of N150,000 Mr. Edoh was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joseph Agu, Tuesday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 30 for ruling in a bail application filed by the detained leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo, who was accused of unlawfully establishing an ethnic militia group to promote terrorism, has been in the custody […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day event. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a Public Holiday to commemorate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) says personnel of Naval Security Station (NSS) 023, deployed along Cawthorne Channel in Rivers, have rescued more than 250 passengers on board a capsized passenger boat. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the passengers were rescued at about 10:00 pm […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it would organise a nationwide protest on May 7, 2024 because of the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The student body in a statement on Tuesday also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a move to deregulate the metre supply and pricing market, released an order on Monday on the deregulation prices for metres deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Scheme. According to the order, the commission said the move was necessitated after MAPs and other operators […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of ₦200bn bridging claims. The threat comes following current nationwide scarcity which has seen prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surge to between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion from a solitary gas truck rippled through the community, resulting in the loss of life and property. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
