(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure towards tackling challenges mitigating against healthy living for mothers children, and Newborn babies such as poor nutrition, the Enugu state government, in collaboration with UNICEF, and other key stakeholders is offering a free week long medical services to residents across the 17 Council areas of the state. Recalled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it takes seriously its responsibility to monitor and regulate the mid and downstream sector of the petroleum industry in the country. Ogbugo Ukoha, NMDPRA Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. Ukoha was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Management of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND), has announced a 14-day postponement of the application process for student loans for state institutions due to low data submissions. A statement by the Head, Media and Public Relations, Nasir Ayitogo, on Tuesday, said the decision was necessitated by the failure of several […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Tuesday, applauded the media professionals for their efforts in the ongoing counter-terrorism war in the country. The minister also cautioned journalists against misinformation and fake news, saying it can be as damaging as terrorism. He stated this at the opening of a two-day […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has stepped down consideration and deliberation on the memo on the new minimum wage to allow President Bola Tinubu engage in more consultation with stakeholders. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, disclosed this on Tuesday while briefing State House correspondents on the decisions taken at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An officer of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has been confirmed dead while attending an engagement with a committee of the House of Representatives. A statement signed by the House Spokesman/Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Akin Rotimi, Jr., on Tuesday, said the officer developed “sudden health complications” during the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women has said 113 countries have never had a woman Head of State and only 26 are led by a woman today. The UN Women, in a new figure on gender equality released on Monday, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, his Borno and Adamawa counterparts, Prof. Babagana Zulum and Umaru Fintiri, respectively, have toured Pakistan to understudy post-insurgency disaster management. Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, Buni’s Director-General (DG) Press and Media Affairs, disclosed this to journalists in Damaturu on Monday. The tour was organized by the Multi-Sectoral Crisis […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly-elected chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, says with over 8 million hectares of land, Southern Nigeria should be self-sufficient in food production. He noted that the Forum made up of all the 17 governors in the Southern part of Nigeria has decided to be more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- A middle-aged man who attempted to steal electrical cables and other equipment inside the powerhouse of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was electrocuted. The man whose identity could not be ascertained had found his way into the power-generating building and had begun disconnecting the installations that supply power to the Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One person was killed and 37 others injured in a stampede at a political rally on Sunday in western Rwanda, the government has said. The stampede occurred when people tried to exit from a venue where President Paul Kagame, the Candidate for the ruling Rwanda Patriotic Front, addressed supporters in Gisa, Rubavu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) says it has awarded 26.6 million dollars in co-investment grants to 33 companies in Nigeria through its global hunger and food security initiative. Ms Michelle Corzine, Director of Economic Growth, Agriculture and Power, USAID, announced this at a partnership meeting on Monday in Abuja. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), pending confirmation by the Senate. The appointment was announced in a statement on Monday by Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, on Monday inaugurated 120 officers of the Aviation Security ( AVSEC) Special Force that would bear arms. Kuku said this was part of her mission to beef up security across airports in the country. While inaugurating 30 of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Monday became the Chairman of Southern Governors’ Forum, emerging by consensus among the 16 governors present at their meeting in Abeokuta. Announcing the resolution of the governors after the meeting, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos said the forum’s decision was unanimous. “It is in line with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP), Gubernatorial candidate in the November 2024 election in Ondo state, Agboola Ajayi, has blamed the recent court ruling, against Local Council Development Areas, (LCDA) in the state, on the failure of the Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to provide viable leadership. Mr. Ajayi, a former deputy governor, absorbed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service (LSFRS) said that the fire that engulfed the main auditorium of Christ Embassy Church Headquarters, Oregun, Ikeja, has been put under control. Mrs Margret Adeseye, Director, LSFRS, confirmed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos. Adeseye said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed that all civil servants who are drawing salaries from the government after relocating abroad should be made to refund the money. The President also directed that the supervisors and department heads of the culprits must also be punished for aiding and abetting the fraud under their watch. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has debunked the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens online even as it claims that allegations of their data breach were unfounded. A statement issued by Kayode Adegoke, the commission’s head of corporate commission, warned Nigerians to avoid giving their sensitive information to phishing websites. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In yet another major step towards boosting nationwide gas supply to drive industrialization and economic growth, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is set to deliver the Obiafu-Obrikom-Oben (OB3) Gas Pipeline project. Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Ltd, Mr. Mele Kyari, confirmed this during an inspection tour of the […]
