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78th UNGA: Governor Inuwa Yahaya, Other Nigerian Delegates In Attendance, As UN General Assembly Opens In New York

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum and Governor of Gombe State, Muhammadu  Inuwa Yahaya, has attended the opening ceremony of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) today. Governor Inuwa Yahaya, who is  on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s entourage to the 78th UNGA, alongside some governors, .ministers and other officials, will engage in discussions, […]

Failure To Check Tinubu And Alleged ‘Yorubanisation’ of Nigeria’s Economy  As Reason Senators Are  After Akpabio

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh details and real reasons on the agitation for the impeachment of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio have emerged. Our correspondent gathered that the disaffection on committee appointments was only diversionary.  The real angst of the group of senators is the suspicion of the incapacity of the Senate President to checkmate what […]

FG, NLC Meeting To Prevent Indefinite Strike Ends In Deadlock

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert an imminent strike action ended on Monday without a concrete resolution to the union’s demands. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong; and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, met with the NLC President, […]

Tinubu Holds Talks With South Africa’s Ramaphosa In New York

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday held what has been described as a very fruitful cross-sectoral discussion with his counterpart of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in New York. Tinubu, who arrived in the city of the UN headquarters Monday, joins other world leaders in the United States to attend the 78th United […]

Police Confirm 8 Dead, 9 Arrested In Sagamu Cult Clashes

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Police Command has confirmed the arrest of nine suspected cultists following the killing of eight persons over the weekend in Sagamu as rival cult groups clashed. Speaking at a news conference in Abeokuta on Monday, Abiodun Alamutu, the Commissioner of Police, said the remote cause of the clashes was a […]

Umahi: FG Inherited N14trn Worth Of Road Projects From Buhari’s Administration

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of works, David Umahi, has stated that the administration of President Bola Tinubu inherited N14 trillion worth of road projects across the country. Umahi made this known when he was speaking with reporters at the presidential vial as he gave the number of road projects inherited from the administration of […]

Tinubu Appoints Peter Obi’s Running Mate’s Brother, 17 Others As Presidential Aides

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed the spokesperson of the Northern Elders Forum, Dr. Hakeem Baba Ahmed as Special Adviser on Political Matters in the office of Vice President Kashim Shettima. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed is the elder brother of Datti Baba Ahmed, the running mate to Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party in […]

Employment: Dangote Inducts New Graduate Trainees; Says Youth Employment Key To Nation’s Growth

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pan-African Conglomerate, Dangote Industries Limited has inducted a new batch of Graduate Trainees in its Graduate Trainee programme, with the management declaring that continuous investments in critical sectors of the economy to create employment and promote decent jobs is irrevocable. Addressing the trainees, President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote gave the […]

Tribunal Affirms Lawal’s Election As Zamfara State Governor

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle, challenging the outcome of the March 18 governorship […]

Strike: Scheduled FG, Labour Meeting To Take Place Today

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting between organised labour and the Federal Government is set to be held at 1:00 pm today.  While the meeting, aimed at halting labour’s planned strike over fuel subsidy removal and the attendant hardship in the country, was scheduled for 11:00 am, it was later moved to 1:00 pm. Journalists were […]

Discos To Resume Meter Deployment

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Electricity distribution companies will resume distribution of prepaid meters under the Meter Assets Provides programme this week,  This was revealed by the Head, Metering Team for Ikeja Electric, Morenikeji Amosun, at a virtual stakeholders’ forum. While giving an update on IE’s metering efforts to customers during the meeting, Amosun said a new […]

Tobi Amusan Clinches Third Diamond League Trophy In A Row

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, US. The Sunday feat is her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. Amusan achieved this after finishing in 12.33 seconds to see off competition from Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quin in 12.38 seconds. US Kendra Harrison came […]

Tinubu Arrives In New York For UN General Assembly

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has arrived at the John F. Kennedy Airport in New York to attend the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The President, who arrived some minutes before 7 pm local time, was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Permanent Representative of Nigeria to the […]

NCAA, NSIB Probe Averted Plane Crash Involving Gov. Adeleke

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) are probing the averted plane crash involving Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State.  While the incident had happened about a week ago, Governor Adeleke alleged sabotage. But in a Sunday statement, the NCAA Director General Capt Musa Nuhu expressed […]

78th UNGA: Gombe Governor,  Inuwa Yahaya Accompanies Tinubu To New York

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON, will be accompanying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a trip to New York, United States of America to attend the United Nations General Assembly ( UNGA).  The 78th session of the UNGA, with the theme “Rebuilding trust and […]

Tinubu Arrives In New York For 1st UN General Assembly Outing

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu arrived at the JF Kennedy International Airport in New York at about 6:45pm local time. […]

UNGA 78: UN Chief Brushes Off Key Leaders’ Absence

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he cares less about who comes to New York and more about what gets done, especially as it concerns reviving the lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Guterres told journalists on Sunday in New York as some high-profile world leaders opted out of the UN General Assembly’s […]

Confusion Continues On Death Toll Of Libya’s Devastating Floods

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Confusion over the death toll following massive flooding in eastern Libya continued on Sunday after a UN body said it has risen to about 11,300, while other officials disputed the figure and put it much lower. The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that another 10,100 were still […]

UNGA: Tinubu To Address Africa International Trade Exhibition

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is billed to speak at the Africa International Trade Exhibition program, during the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. Tunde MacAlabi, Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Business, Trade and Investment Summit Component of the exhibition programme, made this known in a statement on Saturday […]

News Feature: SocialAction Pushes For LGA Autonomy, Seeks Tinubu’s Intervention

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Since the inception of the local government system in Nigeria in 1976, which is a creation of the then Colonial government, nothing meaningful seem to have been  achieved in the country through that 3rd tier of government established with the sole aim of driving grassroots development and take governance closer to the […]

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