(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Saleh Abubakar as the new Director-General of the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW). This was contained in a statement issued on Saturday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. The statement said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on X formerly known as Twitter, are reacting to the news that the death toll of the building collapse in Plateau State has increased to 22. It is worth recalling that the Plateau State Government on Friday announced that 22 persons have died and one hundred and thirty-two persons were injured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of Dr Emmanuel Barki, the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said the Rector was kidnapped with others on their way to Ugbokolo, after an official trip to Makurdi. Also taken were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday said he received the news of the tragic collapse of a school building, which resulted in multiple deaths and many surviving victims in Jos, Plateau State, with profound grief. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said Tinubu described the unfortunate incident as a huge loss […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, July 12, history was made as Oba Owolabi Olakulehin was crowned the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The coronation ceremony was done at the Labosinde compound in Ibadan, which is the usual coronation place for the family to crown Olubadan. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, delivered the presentation in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A victim of online shopping scam has called on the security agencies and Nigerians to help her recover her funds from a fake and fraudulent hair products vendor named Amy_luxury_hair who advertised a very attractive promo on facebook to defraud unsuspecting victims. The victim, who preferred to be anonymous, due to security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, the President has also approved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A newly released report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), has said Nigerian public officials received nothing less than ₦721bn as bribes in 2023. The result was based on a survey conducted with the UNODC. According to the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria’s public expenditure on education and health is inadequate by any standard. The newly released report titled, ‘Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review’, noted that the overall public spending, at merely 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product, falls short of the threshold necessary to underwrite […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, chapter, Barrister Steve Oruruo has restated his commitment towards ending the crisis of the party in the state, just as he led members of his committee on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, in the State, Augustina Ogbodo. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recently demolished Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited, Enugu by the state government has petitioned governor Peter Mbah over move by officials of Enugu North Council area of the state to divert 250,000 naira they collected from the bank as levies into their private pockets, urging the state government to probe the correct act. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Staff of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) ha been arrested for bypassing and tampering prepaid meters for customers. The suspect identified as Lawrence Okeke specializes in the replacement of original meter sensors with fake ones thereby bypassing the meters and making them not record the actual consumption by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has hailed he decision of the Supreme Court of Nigeria affirming the spirit, intent, and purpose of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the statutory rights of local governments. According to a statement issued on Thursday and signed by Special Adviser to the Presidenti on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 70% of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023 on at least one occasion. This is according to the NBS Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Report released in Abuja on Thursday. The report said the bribery refusal rate was found to be highest in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Over eight hundred thousand women in Enugu State, Southeast Nigeria, have benefited from an empowerment project organized by ActionAid Nigeria (AAN), in collaboration with 3 Local Women Right groups and 12 community based organization (partners) through its project, Women’s Voice and Leadership Nigeria (WVL-N). Country Director of Action Aid, Andrew Mamedu who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)has threatened sanctions against electricity distribution companies or DisCos if they failed to take up at least 95 per cent of the total monthly energy allocated for distribution. In the commission’s Order on Performance Monitoring Framework for all the DisCos, the market operator rolled out touch sanctions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the umbrella bodies for herders in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has applauded President Bola Tinubu for creating a Ministry for Livestock Development in the country. MACBAN President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, hours after the President announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday to face charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development followed a notice of trial served on the respondents through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discuss a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour official said that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be […]
