(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has said that the rule of law must be followed in resolving the Edo and Bauchi House of Assemblies crisis. Oshiomhole, who spoke with State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa, said the rule of law provides for how the House should […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has assented to the Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters Act, 2019. Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, told State House Correspondents that the law comes into effect from June 20, this year. According to him, the aim was to obtain from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe’s largest confederation of trade unions, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) on Friday said it would call for employers to pay their workers in foreign currency starting from June 2019. ZCTU made the call as agitation grows among the general workforce for employers to review salaries upward in view of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Sudan lawmakers on Thursday stormed out of a budget presentation for the 2019/20 financial year by the finance minister, citing frustrations over non-payment of salaries of civil servants and soldiers, a Reuters witness said. “Our army is cutting down trees to make a living, our foreign missions; it is now almost […]
…Over 5,000 Participants, 40 Speakers Expected at the Forum (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF), Africa’s champion of entrepreneurship, has announced the line-up of speakers and activities for the 5th Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Forum — the largest annual gathering of African entrepreneurs and the African entrepreneurship ecosystem. For the Forum’s Presidential Dialogue, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Working Group on the project, promoting accountability and transparency in the administration of Criminal Justice System in Nigeria, is to engage key stakeholders in the implementation of administration of criminal justice Act ACJA, 2015 and administration of justice criminal law ACJL 2017 of Enugu state. It listed some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group known as South South Reawakening Group ( SSRG), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Mr Mele Kyari as new Group Managing Director (GMD) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The group stated this in a statement signed by the Convener, SSRG, Mr Joseph Ambakederimo which was made available […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER ) – Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the people of Ogbia local government area have been advised to move in one direction in order to maximize their electoral value. A stakeholder in the area, Daniel Iworiso-Markson who gave the advice when he recieved leaders of the Ogbia Restoration Crusaders (ORC) said […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than a month a 400-level student of the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN),Chukwuemeka Akachi, committed suicide, another final year student of the institution, Mr Samuel Elias has killed himself in same manner. The deceased, who until his death was a student of the department of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has been scheduled to address the 4th National Discourse of The Companion – an Association of Muslim Men in Business and the Professions next month in Lagos. According to a statement signed Thursday by the Chairman Local Organizing Committee (LOC) Alhaji Nojeemdeen Jimoh, the event with the theme: ‘’Food Security: Unleashing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Eighteen out of the 31 lawmakers-elect of Bauchi State House of Assembly Thursday held a parallel inauguration and re-elected Mr Kawuwa Damina as the new speaker. The Members-elect who held plenary outside the assembly complex under the stature of the symbol of a mace, also elected Tukur Ibrahim as parallel Deputy Speaker. Earlier 11 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has challenged State Governors to pay more attention to the areas of security, health, education and agriculture so as to address the menace of poverty in the society. Buhari gave the challenge Thursday, when he inaugurated the 2019 to 2023 National Economic Council at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. NEC, which […]
Photo caption: Dr Festus Adedayo (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of Senate Ahmed Lawan has dropped Dr Festus Adedayo, as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity. This was disclosed Thursday in a statement issued from Lawan’s office by his SA on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa. The statement reads in part: “the Office of the […]
…New Appointees to Work with Current Office Holders till 7th July 2019 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr. Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). A release today in Abuja by the NNPC Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs, Mr. Ndu Ughamadu, stated […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Assistant (SA) to Enugu state Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on new media, Hon. Emmanuel Ikechukwu-Jonathan,(JP) has paid off the medical bills of a woman delivered of quadruplets held back in Enugu State University Teaching Hospital, Parklane Enugu for not being able to pay the hospital bills. Husband of the woman, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Westminster foundation for Democracy (WFD), a United Kingdom (UK) non – departmental public body committed to the promotion of democratic institutions across the globe, has stressed the need for youths of Enugu state, South- East Nigeria, to always engage the State House of Assembly on good governance, accountability and passage of people-oriented bills. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Emeka Ihedioha of Imo on Wednesday made more appointments into his cabinet for the administration of the state. The names and portfolios of the appointees are contained in statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr Chibuike Onyeukwu, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri. The new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, on Wednesday approved the appointment of Mr Mohammed Isa as his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity. Mr Babagana Muhammad, Chief of Staff to the President of the Senate, in a statement in Abuja said Lawan also approved the appointment of Dr Betty Okoroh as his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The South West U-13 and the South-South U-15 football teams have emerged winners of the national finals of the Zenith Bank/NFF U-13, U-15 Future Eagles Tournament held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State at the weekend. South-West U-13 Team thrashed North Central U-13 Team, 5 – 0, to emerge winners of the U-13 […]
…Demand Senior Minister in Next Cabinet By Rotimi Fadeyi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traditional rulers in Kogi state have presented Governor Yahaya Bello for a second term in office while also demanding for the appointment of a Senior Minister in the Federal Cabinet, saying that they are not comfortable with the position of Minister of State. […]
