(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has sealed an agreement with the Trade Union Congress, for a two-week window to address the impasse. This comes amid a two day warning strike embarked by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) which commenced on Tuesday, This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, described as “politically”, the 2012 Occupy Nigeria protest against petrol subsidy removal mulled by the then administration of President Goodluck Jonathan. Fayemi spoke when he delivered a keynote address during the 60th birthday celebration of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Undeterred by jetlag from a long intercontinental journey, President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, arrived in New Delhi to meet with Mr. Prakash Hinduja, the Chairman and CEO of the Hinduja Group of Companies, a conglomerate with a total asset portfolio exceeding $100 billion. The Indian Industrialist was received by the President within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Kano State High Court has set aside the suspension of the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) from the party. Justice Usman Na’aana on Tuesday granted an interim injunction restraining Boniface Aniebonam, Agbo Major, and 16 other respondents from parading themselves as national officers or leaders of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, said it intercepted a suspected criminal syndicate in Nasarawa State responsible for the diversion and sale of the palliatives meant for the vulnerable. “Among those suspects are officials of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their accomplices in the markets, notably Modern Market […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved the resumption of collection of Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) for four weeks. The electoral umpire said within the said period, registered voters who could not collect their PVCs before […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of Strategic Communications for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, Dele Momodu, said he would have expelled the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) if he had the power. Speaking on Channels Television’s Political Paradigm programme on Tuesday, Momodu accused Wike of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday, tasked Nigerians not to expect too much from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal’s verdict on Wednesday. Ayodele made this known in a statement by his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho.According to him, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi, will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Police Operatives of Enugu State Command have foiled an attempt to kidnap some road users at Ogbeke-Nike, along Ugwogo-Nike/Opi/Nsukka road of Enugu state. The hoodlums had blocked the road and shot sporadically, before the Operatives, some of whom were on VIPs escort duty, gallantly responded. Two of the miscreants were neutralized on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Edo State has barred entrance into the state high court premises in compliance with a two-day warning strike. The election petitions tribunals for the National Assembly and state House of Assembly had scheduled judgements in two petitions for today but they have been adjourned till Thursday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE) has joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to draw the attention of the Federal Government to the “punishing” economic situation in the country. The union stated this in a circular dated September 2, 2023 signed by its General Secretary, Mohammed Sheikh, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A new data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed that Nigeria generated N1.49 trillion as the aggregate revenue from Value-Added Tax (VAT) in the first half of 2023. The NBS on Monday stated that on the aggregate, VAT for the second quarter of 2023 was reported at N781.35 billion, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu, on Monday said that his administration would apply technology to ensure that data from public institutions are accurate and transparent in providing templates on which proper public sector planning and accounting can occur across sectors. TInubu spoke on Monday at the Presidential Villa during a meeting with the Global […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –Five names were dropped in the new list of commissioner-nominees Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu sent to the House of Assembly. They are Folashade Adefisayo, Solape Hammond, Aramide Adeyoye, Lekan Fatodu, and Rotimi Ogunwuyi. They were replaced by six new names – Afolabi Tajudeen, Akinyemi Ajigbotafe, Tolani Sule-Akibu, Yekini Agbaje, Iyabode Ayoola and Sola Giwa. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian banks have announced that financial services will be temporarily unavailable on September 5 and 6, 2023 as financial institutions will be embarking on strike. This directive was issued by the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institution Employees (NUBIFE). The African Examiner writes that the memo, dated September 2, 2023, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has appealed to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its proposed 2-day nationwide warning strike over economic hardship. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the NLC in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The general who came to power in Gabon’s coup last week is to be sworn in as “transitional president” on Monday, taking control for an unspecified period after overthrowing the country’s 55-year Bongo dynasty. General Brice Oligui Nguema, the head of the elite Republican Guard, led officers in a military coup on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s Charles III reaches the milestone of his first year as king this week, with his reign so far characterised by a smooth transition from that of his late mother, Queen Elizabeth II. The anniversary on Friday is expected to be marked privately, given the date is also that of his mother’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The much-anticipated verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPT) is expected to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6th. The Labour Party (LP), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), as well as their presidential candidates, had petitioned the tribunal seeking to nullify the election of President Bola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) says it has uncovered plans by some elements in parts of the country to stage violent protests in order to discredit the Federal Government and security agencies over sundry socio-economic matters. The agency’s spokesman Peter Afunanya raised the alarm in an early Monday statement but said […]
