(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate through its Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday slammed management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force and 12 others for their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit report. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taraba State government has issued a ban on the movement of cattle to and from the Mambilla Plateau in the Sardauna Local Government Area, following the confirmation of an outbreak of hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly livestock disease. This outbreak has already resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 cattle. In response, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s annual inflation rate rose in July for the first time this year and is now back above the Bank of England’s target, official data showed on Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to July compared with a 2.0 per cent annual gain in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s external reserves have declined by 0.68 per cent to $36.620bn as of August 12, 2024, from $36.872bn recorded on August 7, 2024, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated. The development comes after it increased to US$37.88bn as of July 15, 2024, from US$34.76bn as of June 2024 ending. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Dangote Refinery has dismissed reports of a fixed petrol price of ₦600/litre, calling them “speculative announcements” with no basis. This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina. The denial comes following reports by some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday reinstated Hon. Iroju Ogundeji as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly. In a unanimous decision, Justices Oyebisi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho and Yusuf Bashir upheld the judgment of Justice Akintan Osadebey that reinstated Ogundeji. The State Assembly had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on X on Wednesday are reacting to the news that the House of Representatives introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024 which proposed harsh penalties for Nigerians who don’t recite the national anthem, damage national symbols, or deface places of worship. According to news reports, the bill which was sponsored by Speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Libyan driver was on Tuesday in the Bishr area of Libya was arrested by security operatives for allegedly trying to smuggle six undocumented female migrants from Nigeria. According to available information, his arrest was made in a routine patrol after police intercepted their vehicle and arrested the driver. According to Migrant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely 48 hours to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Chairmanship primary election, slated for Wednesday 14th August, 2024, Lady (Mrs) Benedicta Okunna Oji, a Frontline Deputy Chairmanship Aspirant for the upcoming Awgu Council area election in Enugu State, and Legislative Aide to the Senator Representing Enugu West Senatorial district, Osita Ngwu, has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, represented by Engr Lanre Yusuf, Director, Information Technology and Identity Database (IT/IDD) at a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215, 267 candidates, who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (School Candidates) over alleged malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head, National Office (HNO) stated this while announcing the results on Monday, in Lagos. According to Dangut, the number […]
(AFRICAN ECAN EXAMINER) – In the aftermath of the recent nationwide hunger protests, the prices of cooking gas and food items have skyrocketed in Kaduna. Prices of goods such as provisions, grains and other staple food items are rising steadily in markets and shops across the board. Checks by a News Agency of Nigeria’s (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday said his administration was determined to satisfy the yearnings of Nigerians on transportation. The President made the remark while inaugurating 30 hybrid CNG buses donated by Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) to the Federal Government on Monday in Abuja. “It is a great […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Okoye, one half of the popular music duo, P-Square, has opened up concerning the on-going feud between him and his twin brother, Paul. Peter took to his X account on Monday to refute the claim that he called the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate his brother saying that his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the forthcoming governorship election in Edo will be a referendum in favour of the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Ologunagba described the fellowship, and the level of acceptance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in 2023, has berated the federal government for the poor outing of Nigeria at the Olympics in Paris, France. Obi,who was also a former Anambra governor took to his X account on Sunday expressing his displeasure with Nigeria’s failure to win a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says 82.36% of the total insured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have been reimbursed since the revocation of the bank’s licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on June 3, 2024. In a statement on Sunday, a spokesman for the appointed liquidator NDIC, Bashir […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Sunday tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly (NASS) fix their salaries. In a statement, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu challenged anyone with credible evidence to present contrary facts, describing any suggestion that the National Assembly fixes its salaries as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denounced what it described as misleading information circulating in the media regarding the payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members. A statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Eddy Megwa, said corps members, parents and members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others have been recovered in a nationwide intelligence-led operation by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said while 2.32 kilograms of cocaine […]
