(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, challenged his 48 ministers to deliver on their responsibilities or get sacked. Tinubu said he is determined to succeed in discharging his duties as President and charged his cabinet members to ensure they don’t become clogs in the wheel of Nigeria’s progress. The President gave this charge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives is to investigate the money expended on the postponed 2023 population and housing census by the National Population Commission (NPC). The house made this resolution on Wednesday following a motion from Honourable Dominic Okafor drawing attention of the lawmakers to the 200 billion naira spent so far on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has commenced the screening of newly-nominated candidates for the position of Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Wednesday, announced President Bola Tinubu’s request for confirmation of the nomination of the RECs for INEC in accordance with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, Sam Adeyemi, has identified lack of sacrifice by Nigerian leaders as one of the major reasons for slow development in the country. Adeyemi, who is also a strategic leadership consultant, spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. “What drives people in leadership now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed policemen in Owerri and taken to an unknown destination. The NLC is leading a statewide protest and strike in Owerri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has cautioned immediate past Governor of Rivers State and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, over alleged plot to impeach his successor, Siminilaye Fubara. The umbrella body of all registered political parties and political associations in Nigeria also called the FCT Minister to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenith Bank Plc has announced its unaudited results for the third quarter ended 30 September 2023, recording a remarkable triple-digit growth of 114% from N620.6 billion reported in Q3 2022 to N1.33 trillion in Q3 2023. This performance demonstrates the Group’s resilience and strong market share despite a very challenging macroeconomic environment. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says it will reward top MicroFinance Banks (MFBs) in loan recovery under the One Local Government One Product (OLOP) scheme. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this during the Stakeholders Meeting/Signing of Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) on the implementation of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A U.S. couple previously charged in Uganda with aggravated torture and child trafficking pleaded guilty on Tuesday to lesser charges and will now pay a range of fines of up to 105 million shillings ($28,000), according to a court ruling. Nicholas Spencer and his wife Mackenzie Leigh Mathias Spencer, both in their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN), has inaugurated a Climate and Green Energy Desk (SCGED) to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) tackle climate change effects. The newly- appointed Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, said this at inuaguration of the desk on Tuesday in Abuja. Odii said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Rivers Government has said that the 50.15km Dual Carriage Ring Road project is still ongoing as 77 per cent of the contract sum has been paid. The Commissioner for Information, Mr Joe Johnson made the remark in Port Harcourt on Tuesday in a statement titled, ‘’Suspension of the PH Ring Road Project.’’ He said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons Coach, Justine Madugu, says his team are battle ready to face the best in Africa and ensure qualification to the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament in France. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Super Falcons on Tuesday in Abuja walloped their Ethiopian counterparts 4-0 in a second round, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has refuted claims that he had dismissed many of his aides and all chairpersons of the local government areas (LGAs) in the state. The African Examiner recalls that River State on Monday dominated news reports due to the speculations surrounding the strained relationship between Gov. Fubara and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel’s fight against Hamas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were appealing to the Senate Appropriations Committee for billions of dollars in military assistance to support Israel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has weighed in on the crisis rocking Rivers State amid the plot to impeach Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the oil-rich state. Receiving South-South leaders at his office on Tuesday, Wike, a former Rivers State Governor, emphasised the importance of holding his base to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator-Elect of Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has accused Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, of a plot to harm her during the senatorial election that took place in March. She made the allegation on Tuesday’s edition of Channels Television’s Politics Today “I heard guns; I had his henchmen shoot at my vehicle; […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newcastle boss Eddie Howe said revenge is not on his mind ahead of Wednesday’s League Cup trip to Manchester United for a repeat of last season’s final. Howe’s side were beaten 2-0 at Wembley in February as Newcastle’s agonizingly long wait for a first domestic trophy, stretching back to 1955, was extended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Council has confirmed Kayode Egbetokun as the substantive Inspector General Of Police (IGP). Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State disclosed this after a police council meeting held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday. The Bauchi governor also said that President Bola Tinubu, who chaired the police council […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actor John Okafor better known as Mr. Ibu has undergone five surgeries and will continue his treatment abroad, the family said Tuesday. This is according to a statement posted on his official Instagram handle. “We want to thank God and most especially the general public for their support, encouragement, and prayers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, says he accepts an Appeal Court judgement affirming Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan as the duly elected candidate for Kogi Central Senatorial District. Bello of the All Progressives Congress (APC) congratulated Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and everyone who participated in the democratic process. The governor, […]
