(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has raised eyebrows concerning the imprisonment of over 26,000 children in the nation’s custodial centres, saying the situation is alarming. Tunji-Ojo stated this on Wednesday as he spoke at an inter-agency stakeholder meeting in Abuja stressing that the figure accounts for 30 per cent of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by the ministry’s permanent secretary, Magdalene Ajani. The minister congratulated all Muslims for the successful completion of the fasting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he is not certain if he will run for presidency in 2027. The African Examiner writes that Atiku who has contested for the presidency six times stated this in a yet-to-be-aired interview for a television show, Untold Stories, with Nigerian journalist, Adesuwa Giwa-Osagie. His […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Wednesday appreciated to N1,575 per dollar in the parallel market from N1,585 per dollar on Monday. However, the Naira depreciated to N1,535 per dollar in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM). Data published by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) showed that the indicative exchange rate for the naira […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned one Okorie Sunday who was arrested on March 19, 2025, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, with $578,000 in cash. The defendant was arraigned before Justice Deinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court, Lagos, on four counts bordering on alleged money […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has announced the appointment of the Pro-Chancellor, Governing Council members, and Principal Officers of the new Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences in Iyin Ekiti, Ekiti State. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy disclosed in a press release issued on Tuesday. Senator Binta Masi Garba has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller of Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) Enugu state Command, Nkechi Enete, has said that the digitization processes, and other significant innovations initiated by the incumbent Comptroller General CGI, of the Service, Kemi Nanna Nandap, has enhanced Efficiency, transparency, and eliminating corruption in the establishment. She noted that the unveiling of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Organised Labour has strongly condemned the declaration of a state of emergency in Rivers State, warning that it may be forced to take decisive action that could disrupt national economic activities if the proclamation is not reversed within a reasonable timeframe. The threat was contained in a statement jointly signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has confirmed Sylvester Nwakuche as the new Controller General of the Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS). His appointment by President Bola Tinubu on December 13, 2024, followed the retirement of Haliru Nababa. The confirmation came after the Senate Committee on Interior, led by Senator Adams Oshiomhole, presented its report for consideration. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) on Tuesday announced that Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) collected ₦509.84 billion in the fourth quarter of 2024 (Q4 2024) out of the ₦658.40 billion billed to customers. This was disclosed in NERC’s 2024 Fourth Quarter Report, published on its website in Abuja. According to the report, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated former President Goodluck Jonathan on winning the 2025 Sunhak Peace Founders’ Award. This was contained in a press release issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga Tinubu applauded the former President for his consistent advocacy for peace, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), has appointed Prof. Ibibia Worika, a legal expert and administrator, as the new Secretary to the State Government (SSG). In a statement, the Sole Administrator said the appointment, which took immediate effect, followed a rigorous selection process in which Worika’s extensive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Donald Trump said Monday he would levy a 25 percent tariff across the board on any country buying oil or gas from Venezuela, as he wages a deportation campaign against Venezuelans and slaps duties on a number of trading partners. Since returning to the White House in January Trump has unleashed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The suspended senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has debunked reports that she apologised to the Senate over the dispute that led to her suspension. In a statement on Monday, the Kogi lawmaker described the claims as false, adding that she will continue to stand by her truth and fight for what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says democracy has failed in Africa, arguing that it is not delivering dividends to the continent. Obasanjo said this in Abuja on Monday during the 60th birthday colloquium of a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Emeka Ihedioha. “If you are talking about democracy failing in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan is suffering its worst cholera outbreak since it became an independent nation in 2011, the United Nations warned Monday, reporting almost 700 deaths in six months, including many children. The organisation’s children’s fund UNICEF said 40,000 cholera cases were reported from the end of September to March 18, “including 694 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Jigawa State Governor, Sule Lamido, has enjoined opposition figures, like former governors Rotimi Amaechi, Nasir El-Rufai, Rabiu Kwankwaso, and Aliyu Wamakko, to come back to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2027 so that they can mount a formidable challenge against President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kenya Finance Minister John Mbadi on Monday said Kenya has applied for a new lending programme from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Mbadi said the programme will factor in unused money from the current programme, which both sides walked away from last week. The East African nation and the IMF earlier agreed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior, has called for a probe into the prison break at the federal correctional centre in Koton Karfe area of Kogi state. The African Examiner writes that the Kogi state commissioner for information had earlier announced that at least 12 inmates escaped in the jailbreak. Fanwo disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In continuation of its consultative engagement with key stakeholders across Nigeria, the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Igbo umbrella body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by its President General, Senator John Azuta Mbata has held a meeting with the South East caucus of the Nigerian Senate. The Caucus is led by Senator […]
