(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it had received 128 Nigerian returnees from Libya. The Director-General of the Agency, Alhaji Mustapha Habib told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Lagos that the returnees were received through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Habib, represented by the Acting Coordinator […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian activist, Aisha Yesufu, has berated the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, for walking out on students during a meeting on Tuesday. Adamu, in an impromptu meeting, with some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, on Tuesday concerning the strike embarked upon by the Academic Staff Union […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former member of the House of Representatives, Abdulmumin Jibrin has berated critics of the National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC Bola Tinubu concerning a trending video that showed his hands shaking. Jibrin, who was representing the Kiru/Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State at the previous assembly, stated that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, has officially joined the race for Nigeria’s president ahead of the 2023 general elections. Sowore announced this on Tuesday on his verified Facebook page saying that he would be contesting for the presidency on the platform of the African Action Congress (AAC). It could be recalled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is proceeding on an extended foreign trip that will last beyond two weeks with a four-day stop in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya to participate in the 50th Anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th March, 2022. A statement by his Special Adviser […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), says its members will not lift products for depot owners selling Petroleum Motor Spirit (PMS) above official depot price of N148.77. NUPENG’s Secretary General, Mr Afolabi Olawale stated this in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos. “One of the lines of action […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government will start evacuating from Wednesday over 2,000 Nigerians who have fled the war in Ukraine to neighbouring countries. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, who disclosed this in an interview on a Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme, revealed the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), had approved funds […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Urgent action is required from humanity to deal with the increasing risks posed by climate change, according to scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released on Monday. The IPCC is the UN body for assessing the science related to climate change. It was established by the United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has stated that it will not call off the one-month warning strike it began on February 14. Emmanuel Osodeke, President of the union, who appeared on Channels TV Monday, stated that the union would not be stopping the strike as the Federal government has always […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has stated that Nigerians would be safe in his hands if elected to become Nigeria’s president in 2023. Atiku stated that he knows the country’s challenges and Nigerians would be in safe hands if he were elected president. Atiku stated this at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has opened up on how the previous government of President Goodluck Jonathan tried to circumvent the electoral system to the detriment of the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election. The Presidency disclosed this in a statement signed on Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has advised Christians to use the 2022 lenten practices such as: self-examination, fasting, prayer, almsgiving and reconciliation to make the world more peaceful, charitable and harmonious. Badejo stated this in his lenten message he gave ahead of the Christian lenten period that would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Actor Lateef Adedimeji has braced up to confront every situation that will arise following his decision to play the character of the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Tinubu. In an interview , the 36-year-old film star explained he rejected the role at the first instance because he was to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has threatened to block all federal government roads in Oyo from Tuesday, if the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) strike continues. African Examiner reports that a section of NANS members from Zone B made the threat on Monday. The members spoke while protesting at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) mock examination will now hold on April 9, and not April 16 as earlier scheduled. The board made this known in its Weekly Bulletin of the Office of the Registrar on Monday in Abuja. JAMB said that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Atah of Ayede-Ekiti, Oba Afeleye Orisagbemi, narrowly escaped death in the hands of suspected kidnappers on Sunday. African Examiner reports that Oba Orisagbemi is the fourth Ekiti State traditional ruler to suffer similar fate in the last one year. The first ruler victim was kidnapped; the second one escaped kidnapping after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In response to the decision by multiple countries to close their airspace to Russian aircraft, Russian aviation authority, Rosaviatsiya, on Monday announced that it was closing Russian airspace to 35 countries. Countries affected by the indefinite ban include all EU member states and Canada. The EU took the decision to ban Russian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bed- ridden spinal cord female patient at Awgu, Enugu State, South- East Nigeria, Miss Uzoma Ibe, has appealed to the government, corporate Nigeria and good spirited individuals to help pay for her surgery estimated to cost over N6 million in a Nigerian hospital. Uzoma was involved in a ghastly car crash […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian airline, Air Peace has refuted reports that its Banjul-Lagos flight, which had the Emir of Kano on board, was not a connecting one. Air Peace in a statement signed by its management and released on Sunday night stated that it regretted the inconvenience caused to passengers who boarded the flight who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) says that the states under its franchise will experience prolonged power outage due to low weekly power allocation to its network by Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). This is contained in a statement issued by by IBEDC’s Senior Communication Officer, Kikelomo Owoeye, on Sunday […]
