(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has dismissed any notion of political crisis in the oil-rich state, saying his administration has provided focused leadership and governance to the people. Fubara, who received members of the House of Representatives Committee on Public Petitions at Government House in Port Harcourt on Saturday, said his goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has departed Abuja for Dallas, United States of America, to represent President Bola Tinubu at the 2024 US-Africa Business Summit hosted by the Corporate Council on Africa. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Stanley Nkwocha says the Vice President will join other political […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amb. Babagana Kingibe, Nigeria’s Special Envoy to Chad and the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), has called on candidates, political parties and the general public to uphold peace during the Chad presidential election. The presidential election is scheduled for May 6. Kingibe, in a statement made available to the News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the six hundred and fifteen thousand naira (615,000) minimum wage demand by leaders of Labour unions in Nigeria continues to generate mixed reactions, the The Immediate past Director General of Voice of Nigeria VON, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has advised them to go for mortgage housing, one of Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The University Graduates of Nursing Science Association (UGONSA), also known as Graduate Nurses Association of Nigeria (GNAN) has given reason why the body went to court to challenge the recent contentious Circular from the Nigeria Midwifery Council of Nigeria NMCN, on the revised guidelines for verification of certificate(s) with the Council, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Famous Enugu based human rights organization, Civil rights, Realization and Advancement Network, CRRAN, has petitioned the inspector General of police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, over the unlawful arrest and continuous illegal detention of a Motor Mechanic, Mr. Sunday Geoffrey and Mr. Eze Akoh, a car painter at police cell, Airport Command of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenpay Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc, has signed an Agreement with the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat for the development and deployment of the SMARTAfCFTA Portal to facilitate trade within the African continent. The agreement which was signed by the Chairman of Zenpay Limited, Dr. Ebenezer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s anti graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has dissociated itself from a list which has been circulating in sections of the media containing names of 58 former governors in Nigeria who allegedly embezzled a whopping 2.187 trillion while in office, describing the document as fake. While urging members of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, have agreed to visit Nigeria on the invitation of the country’s Chief of Defense Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa. British High Commissioner in Nigeria Dr Richard Montgomerry disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ekiti has arrested a man who allegedly specialised in stealing phones from worship centres in Ayegbaju-Ekiti and Oye- Ekiti towns. Commissioner of Police, Ekiti command, Akinwale Adeniran, said that the suspect was arrested on Saturday after allegedly carting away seven phones, belonging to different people, from Christ Apostolic […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dozens of people in two rubber dinghies reached the southern coast of England on Saturday, the latest among thousands of asylum-seeking migrants to make the risky sea crossing from France this year. Bobbing on the waves of the English Channel on a clear morning, the boats sailed across the narrow strip of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party candidate for the Edo State governorship elections, Olumide Akpata, has condemned the decision of Governor Godwin Obaseki to swear in only five out of the eight new judges recommended for the Edo State High Court by the National Judicial Council (NJC). In a statement he personally signed, Akpata said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal moved four points clear at the top of the Premier League as Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard inspired a 3-0 win against Bournemouth on Saturday. The Gunners’ fourth successive victory ensured second placed Manchester City will not be able to knock them out of pole position this weekend even if they […]
((AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) ‘Up NEPA’, a documentary film that explores the challenges of electricity supply in Nigeria is set for premiere in the Federal Capital Territory(FCT) on May 9,. Ishaya Bako, ace Nollyood filmmaker and Director of the film, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No less than eight persons have so far been confirmed dead after a fire incident involving an oil tanker in Ometan community, in Okpe local government area of Delta State exploded on Friday. According to available information, the tanker was coming from Effurun and it reportedly lost control as it tried to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has nabbed One Hundred and Ninety Five (195) criminal suspects for various crimes in the parts of the state in the month of April. Commissioner of police in the state CP Kanayo Uzuegbu, disclosed this while briefing newsmen Friday at the state Command. He said 29 suspects […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Shippers’ Council (NSC) says it is taking immediate measures to remove 616 long-standing export containers trapped in Lagos ports. The Executive Secretary, NSC, Mr Pius Akutah, said this when his team visited the APM Terminal Complex in Apapa, Lagos, on Friday. He expressed concern over the growing number of abandoned […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Friday recorded 28.14 per cent increase in the value of equity transactions, resulting in investors gaining N467 billion. Specifically, 446.57 million shares valued at N7.10 billion were exchanged in 9,297 deals, in contrast to 665.20 million shares valued at N5.54 billion in 8,446 deals on Thursday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The trial of a former Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, was stalled on Friday after his lawyers sought an adjournment following the service of additional proof of evidence served on them in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The trial judge, Justice Rahman Oshodi, granted the adjournment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dozens of protesters from Zamfara State have occupied the entrance to the headquarters of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), calling on the commission to reopen investigations on the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle. The protesters under the auspices of APC Loyalists Forum is asking the EFCC to investigate […]
