(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said that the stability of Chad Republic, and, indeed, all our neighboring countries was in the interest of Nigeria. The President spoke Friday at the Presidential Villa while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby. Chad holds a Sovereign National […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deplorable condition of the Sango-Ota end of the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway, Ogun State, has continued to aggravate the woes of residents and business owners in the area. Motorists and commuters had a hectic time plying the route. The almost three-kilometre stretch of Joju, immediately after the Sango-Ota Bridge inward Ifo, was abandoned. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau Sector of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC) says 10 persons lost their lives and 15 others were injured in a multiple accident involving seven vehicles on Jos-Bauchi highway. The Sector Commander, Alphonsus Godwin, said on Thursday in Jos that the tragedy involved a truck and six other vehicles. Godwin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Valentine Ozigbo, the former Anambra Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has defected to the Labour Party (LP). Ozigbo said in a statement in Awka. “There comes a defining moment in the life of any country when all people of good conscience must stand up to be counted. “Those […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Humanitarian Coordinator in South Sudan, Ms Sara Nyanti, on Thursday called for joint action to address the aid crisis in the country and end attacks against civilians, as well as humanitarian workers. Nyanti made the call in her message to mark the World Humanitarian Day globally celebrated on Aug. 19. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr Cosmos Ilechukwu, has said same-faith ticket, either Christian-Christian or Muslim-Muslim, will not augur well for the unity and future of Nigeria. Ilechukwu made the position of the group known at a press conference on the state of the nation, held at the PFN National […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a major shake up, the outgoing Auditor General of the Federation, Mr Alphosus Aghughu has begun mass redeployment of staff members out of the abuja headquarters to various parts of the country. The redeployment, according to aggrieved staff members, is allegedly done with malice and revenge against perceived staffers who opposed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has opened up concerning the reason it’s meeting with the Federal Government of Nigeria ended in a deadlock earlier this week. According to ASUU, it rejected the Federal Government’s offer since it is “miserable”. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, made known in a statement on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has stated that the federal government spends N283 per litre of PMS or N18.397bn per day as subsidy. Ahmed made this known on Thursday when she appeared at the House of Representatives’ Ad Hoc Committee who were investigating the Petroleum Products Subsidy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that ex-Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s national vice chairman, Bode George must learn to respect the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu. African Examiner recalls that George in an interview on Wednesday had berated Tinubu and the ruling party […]
The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general election, Atiku Abubakar, has stated that he would solve Nigeria’s electricity problem if elected into office. Abubakar announced this on his Twitter handle on Thursday. He said: “Having keenly observed and monitored developments in the power sector within the last 24 hours, I […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has accused the opposition for the fake news and misinformation against him with the aid of the social media. This statement is coming after series of complaints and allegations against the teeming supporters of the Labour Party presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank Group has launched preparations for a new Ten-Year Strategy (TYS 2023-2032), which will supersede its current TYS (2013-2022). Founded in 1964, the Bank Group is comprised of the African Development Bank (AfDB), the African Development Fund (ADF), and the Nigeria Trust Fund (NTF). Its overall mission is to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – From next week, Nigerians will be able to open an eNaira wallet and conduct transactions by simply using a designated USSD code on any phone. To carry out these transactions, Nigerians will only have to dail *997 from their phones. Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele stated these at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pioneer Deputy State Chairman of the All progressive Congress APC in Enugu State, Comrade Adolphus Ude has cautioned the Embattled State Chairman of the party, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, against incessant attacks on personalities of other political parties, advising him to embrace issue based Campaign and conversation “and not politics of name […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu on Thursday said the Federal Government would not pay salaries of members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) who had been on strike over the past six months He insisted that government would strictly apply strictly the “no work, no pay policy” stressing that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s U20 girls, Falconets set a World Cup group stage perfect record for themselves after beating Canada 3-1 in Alajuela on Thursday morning to finish with a perfect nine points out of nine in Group C. Head Coach, Chris Danjuma Musa said before the encounter that his girls would seek to win […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative (PIN), Mr. ‘Gbenga Sesan is among 10 high-level and eminent persons appointed by the United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Mr. António Guterres, to serve on his inaugural Internet Governance Forum (IGF) Leadership Panel. PIN is a social enterprise that builds ICT-enabled support systems and advocates for digital […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Emirates Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022. It said the suspension became necessary following its inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. International carriers operating in Nigeria have repeatedly complained about their inability to repatriate funds to their home countries. They have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has extended Okada ban to four more Local Govt Areas and six Local Council Development Areas. In the meantime, the state Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has directed full enforcement from September 1, 2022. Details later…
