(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees on Friday raised the alarm that about nine governors were diverting local government funds, in violation of the guideline issued by the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit in May 2019. The union said the actions of the governors were depriving the people of the benefits that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State topped other states of the federation, including the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) in 2020, realising a total of N418.99 billion in the year. This is indicated in the National Bureau of Statistics’ Published Internally Generated Revenue for State level for Fourth Quarter and Full Year […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At least 55 people were killed and more than 40 injured as three villages were burnt during fighting in the central African country of Chad, a governor told dpa on Friday. The clashes in the south-eastern region of Salamat erupted between different ethnic groups on Wednesday night. The affected were the villages […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday set aside the disqualification of Sir Frank Ibezim as the authentic candidate of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) for the Dec. 5, 2020 Imo North Senatorial election. Justice Emmanuel Agim delivering a unanimous judgment held that the suit which led to Ibezim’s disqualification for allegedly supplying false information […]
(AFRICAN EXAAMINER) – The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has come under attack on social media over his alleged link with terrorist groups, Taliban and Al-Qaeda. The African Examiner reports that a viral video which was recorded years ago saw the minister engaging the late Boko Haram leader, Mohammed Yusuf, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has barred parents from the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination centres. A statement quoted JAMB’s Registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede, as ordering CBT Centres across the country not to allow parents/guardians into the registration hall again. Oloyede was said to have taken the decision after inspecting some of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have disclosed that since the inception of covid-19 vaccination with AstraZeneca vaccine on March 15, 2021, there has been no record of deaths and blood clotting. The government however stated a total of 8,439 mild adverse events following immunisation (AEFI) have been reported […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –No fewer than six people were killed by gunmen and three wounded in a fresh attack at Wereng community in Riyom Local Government Area of Plateau State. The attack happened days after eight people who were mining at a neighbouring Kuru community were killed in the same council area. The attack in Wereng […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former minister of education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has petitioned that inspector-general of police, Usman Baba, asking him to prosecute popular social media influencer and blogger, Japheth Omojuwa, for identity fraud. African Examiner writes that Ezekwesili had distanced herself from Alpha Reach, a company owned by Omojuwa, after the controversy over a social […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari says he chose Usman Baba over Moses Jitoboh as the acting inspector general of police because he has been a policeman for a long time and “has the necessary experience”. Baba’s appointment, which will be forwarded to the Senate for confirmation, will effectively deny Jitoboh, the police chief from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Bello Matawalle has disclosed that Nigeria’s armed forces will not defeat Boko Haram insurgents and bandits unless President Muhammadu Buhari flushes out criminal elements from the country’s security forces. “The nation will not defeat the criminals with such bad eggs within the security architecture,” he stated . He stated this while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police in Enugu State, have arrested one Nnenna Egwuagu, 29, for allegedly administering harmful substance on her three-year-old stepson, one Wisdom Egwuagu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that the administration of the substance allegedly led to the death of the stepson. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All-Progressives Congress (APC) has said that President Muhammadu Buhari is now re-energised and recommitted to executing the party’s lofty developmental objectives after his medical trip abroad. Sen. John Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary of the party’s Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja while […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Farmers and other stakeholders have cried out over the negative economic impact that will hit the Nigeria’s economy following the suspension of the Anchor Borrowers Loans scheme mismanaged by the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). African Examiner reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had recently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Top flight Nigeria Professional Football NPFL, Club side, Kano Pillars FC has officially unveiled its former player, and Super Eagles Skipper, Ahmed Musa at the club’s secretariat. Recalled that Musa, left the Kano club side about 10 years ago, for greener pastures abroad. Speaking at the event, Musa, said he is back […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has clarified the issue of payment to Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited in respect of the rehabilitation of Ife-Ifewara road in Osun. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) had alleged that payment was made to the contractor by the ministry for rehabilitation of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian rapper and hip hop recording artiste, Tobechukkwu Ejiofor a.k.a IllBliss has released a video documentary ‘The Hero’s Walk,’ spotlighting the Igbo apprenticeship system. The rapper took to his official Twitter account @illblissgoretti on Thursday to share the video. He wrote, “The Hero’ Walk by Hero Lager is a documentary on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, have been thrown into darkness, following an explosion that shattered a transformer at the transmission station. The management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) confirmed the incident in a statement by spokesperson Chioma Aninwe. The statement listed the areas affected as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday said nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said this in series of tweets via his official Twitter handle, while his ministry also disclosed this in a statement issued in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the ban on new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs) card registration. The effective date for implementation, the government said, is Monday, April 19, 2021. It however placed NIN registration as mandatory for registering new SIM cards. The latest development was contained in revised National Digital Identity Policy for […]
