(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wole Olanipekun, counsel to President Bola Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima, has reacted to the final written address filed by the counsels of Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP). The African Examiner recalls that Obi, the standard bearer of the LP, is challenging the victory of Tinubu in the February 25 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peter Obi and Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed media office have stated that “rogue trolls” are using fake news to distract the judiciary. The African Examiner recalls that Obi and Baba-Ahmed were the presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the Labour Party (LP) in the February 25 election and the party and the candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A federal high court in Abuja has directed the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) to take over the N5 billion suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against Stella Oduah, former aviation minister. The EFCC had claimed that Oduah misappropriated public funds estimated at N5 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna said Nigeria and the neighbouring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and practices. The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region are battling a “mobile and elusive irregular […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership tussle of the 7th Nasarawa State House of Assembly is now over with Daniel Ogazi stepping down as the speaker while the lawmakers elected Ibrahim Balarabe to fill the position. All 24 members showed up at the Assembly Complex in Lafia for plenary on Friday after a series of meetings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved a new €20 million loan to boost food production by empowering farmers and fishers in Madagascar. EIB is the biggest multilateral financial institution in the world and one of the largest providers of climate finance. Since 1970, the EIB has made long-term investments of €904 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has expressed his worries over the endemic poverty rate in Nigeria, saying that the citizens are tired of being poor. The AfDB president made the observation while speaking at this year’s edition of BusinessDay CEO Forum in Lagos, penultimate Thursday. Established in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has however promised that his administration will deploy the entire machinery of state power to ensure adequate security of the lives and property of the Nigerian people. He said this on Friday in a speech delivered at the graduation ceremony of the Senior Course 45 of the Command and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian singer, Simisola Kosoko, better known as Simi, has disclosed that she used to be paid as low as N5,000-10,000 as a performance fee when she was singing gospel songs. According to her, the highest she was ever paid then was N70,000. The ‘Duduke’ crooner made this revelation when she was featured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran entertainer, Charles Oputa, aka Charly Boy, praised the Labour Party flag-bearer in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, as he described him as his own “Jesus on earth”. The African Examiner writes that Peter Obi clocked 62 on Wednesday, July 19, 2023, and decided to celebrate by visiting different Internally Displaced […]
…FAAC Shares N907B from N1.9 l?rn June Revenue (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of Infrastructure Support Fund (ISF) for the 36 states of the federation as part of measures to cushion the effects of the petrol subsidy removal on the people. The approval was disclosed at the monthly meeting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday disclosed plans for cash award for civil servants to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal by the President Bola Tinubu administration. The cash award policy was one of the decisions taken at the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) on Thursday held at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 Women’s World Cup has kicked off in New Zealand and Australia with Nigeria starting their journey against Canada early Friday (WAT). Nigeria are in Group B of the competition and are gearing up to reach the knockout stage for the second time in a row. The Super Falcons and Canada […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the removal of the petrol subsidy and the recent hike in petrol prices to up to N617/litre, the National Executive Council (NEC) has agreed on palliative measures for Nigerians. The decision was reached on Thursday at a meeting held at the Council Chambers of the State House in Abuja. The meeting, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has taken a firm stance against the National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) by rejecting the proposed increase in electricity tariff. This resolution was reached following a motion presented by Honourable Aliyu Madaki, who expressed strong disapproval of the price hike, especially considering the recent increase in petrol prices […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers of the readiness of the government to review the salaries of its workers as a move towards cushioning the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. The President of the Senate, gave the assurance while receiving in courtesy, the Governor of Ekiti […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerians that his administration would deliver on its promises in spite of the present challenges. According to him, the country will witness prosperity, stressing that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The President stated this while felicitating with Muslims on Islamic New Year. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer Femi Falana, SAN, criticised the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited for its adjustment of the pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), or petrol, from around N500 to N617 per litre. Falana was reacting to the NNPCL’s seemingly overnight price hike on Tuesday, which saw the second impromptu petrol […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met behind closed doors Wednesday evening to discuss the state of affairs of the party, following the resignation of its National Chairman, Senator Abdullahi Adamu; and National Secretary, Senator Iyiola Omisore. The pair stepped down on Monday, paving the way for the emergence of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s secrete police, the Department of State Security (DSS) has debunked claims by the National Youths Service Corps NYSC to the effect that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election and incumbent governor of the state, Dr. Peter Mbah, forged his NYSC discharge certificate. It […]
