(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the family, friends, and colleagues of the late Justice Ibitola Adebisi Sotuminu, former Chief Judge of Lagos State, who passed away at the age of 86. This was contained in a press release issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced a Balance of Payments (BOP) surplus of 6.83 billion dollars for the 2024 financial year. According to a statement issued by Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, this marks a decisive turnaround from deficits of 3.34 billion dollars in 2023 and 3.32 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday dismissed rumours of dumping the party. He stated this while addressing party members during the ongoing National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja. “Some speculated that he has left the Labour Party, some of us are on our way […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – (NAN) Mr Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, says the Federal Government will launch an e-visa system and digital landing/exit cards to enhance national security. He disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja when he received a delegation led by the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. According to Keyamo, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has described the case of Alabi Quadri, a minor who has been incarcerated at the Kirikiri Minimum Security Custodial Centre in Lagos since January, as a clear failure of Nigeria’s judicial system. In a preliminary statement shared via X on Wednesday, Effiong revealed that he visited the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation NDIC, has assured Nigeria’s Depositors that the organization would continue to remain consistent in playing its role in maintaining financial stability to ensure that they do not suffer loss but instead get prompt compensation should banks fail. Its Director General, Bello Hassan, gave the assurance Wednesday during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Excited with the industrial revolution being spearheaded by Dangote Group in Nigeria, and the entire globe, Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, ECCIMA has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria, to assist the companies under its conglomerate to enable them keep growing and “bring smile to the faces of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China will impose 84 percent tariffs on US imports, up from 34 percent, the finance ministry said Wednesday, hours after similar levies by the United States came into force. US President Donald Trump’s latest salvo of tariffs came into effect on dozens of trading partners Wednesday, including punishing 104 percent duties on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General (D-G) of the National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, says the N5.51 trillion pension investment will boost the country’s real sector development. This is contained in a statement issued by the management of the commission in Abuja on Tuesday. The investments, she said, span infrastructure, private equity vehicles, real […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says its naira-for-crude initiative with local refineries is not a temporary measure but a “key policy directive designed to support sustainable local refining”. The government also said the initiative is still in effect and will continue immediately, overruling the decision of the NNPCL under its former boss Mele Kyari […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Administrator of Rivers State, Retired Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas, has appointed Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the state. According to the statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Professor Ibibia Worika, the appointments are to take effect from Monday, April 7, 2025. The administrators for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – )The Rivers Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd) has announced the appointments of Sole Administrators for the 23 Local Government Areas (LGA) of Rivers. Ibas made the remark in a statement signed and issued by Prof. Ibibia Worika, Secretary to the State Government in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He also approved the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), on Tuesday engaged stakeholders in a forum to address the growing concerns surrounding unclaimed and unutilised subscriber recharges. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the forum was a major regulatory step towards protecting telecom consumers while ensuring operational clarity for service providers. The Executive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Rivers State Council, has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Rivers State Police Command to tender an unreserved public apology over the assault on five journalists during a peaceful protest in Port Harcourt or risk a statewide media blackout. In a statement jointly signed by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economist Bismarck Rewane says the recent increase in the price of petrol may cause a rise in Nigeria’s inflation rate from 23.18%. “There might be an increase in the rate of inflation because of the increase in the price of petrol but we haven’t seen the corresponding increase in the prices of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Kogi central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a N5 billion suit against fellow colleague, Onyekachi Nwaebonyi, concerning an alleged defamation. The suit was filed by Akpoti-Uduaghan via her lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, at the federal capital territory high court. In the suit, the lawmaker asked the court to declare that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Founder of the defunct Diamond Bank Plc, Pascal Dozie, is dead. He died on Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at the age of 85. The financial guru died a day before his 86th birthday. Born on April 9, 1939 in Egbu, Owerri, Imo State, Dozie founded Diamond Bank before its merger with Access […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has refuted claims that Saudi Arabia has imposed a visa ban on Nigerian travellers, describing the reports as “false and misleading”. In a statement issued on Monday, April 7, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed that the Saudi authorities confirmed that the report was false. Tuggar’s aide […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Convener of the Take it Back Movement, Omoyele Sowore, has criticised police authorities across the country for their treatment of protesters, some of whom were tear gassed during a demonstration on Monday. Hours before the protest, the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) asked the organisers to shelve it, citing the celebration of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mikel Arteta has no doubt that Arsenal can upset Real Madrid on the “biggest night” of his career in the Champions League quarter-finals. The Gunners have never been crowned European champions and face the 15-time winners in a quarter-final at the Emirates on Tuesday with the return leg in Madrid next week. […]
