(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to give a special foreign exchange rate to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The TUC said with the NNPCL granted a special forex rate of about ₦1000/$ instead of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muda Yusuf says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has exhibited lack of enthusiasm about the Dangote Refinery. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise (CPPE), described the development as worrisome. “I am worried that the NNPC is not showing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has stated that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has not apologized for the social media rant which disrespected him.The African Examiner recalls that Osimhen slammed Finidi George on social media after the latter reportedly accused the former Napoli hitman of not wanting to play for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero was on Monday morning arrested by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) because he failed to honour an invitation by the agency, The Authority has learnt. DSS sources told The Authority that they had invited Ajaero last week. The invitation, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Worldwide has expressed optimism that the recent petrol price hike will soon change for the best, following the economic policies being implemented by the the Federal Government This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting National Leader of the group, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu. Okpalaezeukwu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday ‘s morning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party governorship candidate in the upcoming election, Olumide Akpata, has criticised the outgoing governor of the Godwin Obaseki, saying his administration had brought untold hardship to the people. In a statement on Sunday, Akpata the suffering of the Edo people had reached unprecedented levels under the Obaseki government, which began […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State First Lady, Betsy Obaseki, has urged women waiting for the fruit of the womb not to see themselves as barren but as fruitful and proud mothers of children that would come in God’s time. She spoke during a Zoom meeting with Edo women in the Diaspora over the weekend. She […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration to be careful with Chinese deals. “Of course, we should be careful but don’t isolate the debt to China. There are also debts we owe the United States, there are also debts we owe even some of the medium-power […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Sunday when 48 people lost their lives as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- road in Niger. Alhaji Abdullah- Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the agency received a report of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria’s incumbent President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been re-elected with almost 95 per cent of the vote, the country’s electoral authority ANIE said Sunday. “Out of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for the independent candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accounting for 94.65 per cent of the vote,” ANIE head Mohamed Charfi told reporters in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has kicked against plans by the President Tinubu’s government to increase the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. Atiku, taking to his social media accounts on Sunday described the move as a “regressive and punitive policy”. “President Bola Tinubu, alongside his coterie of advisers, has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says miracle water, soap and other products being sold to the public by one Prophet, Jeremiah Omoto are unregistered. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday. According to Akintola, Omoto […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo Government has announced an indefinite postponement of resumption of all schools in the state over the hike in fuel price. The government announced this, in a memo by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Ojo Akin-Longe, in Benin on Saturday. The permanent secretary said the resumption, scheduled for Sept. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Mr Ajuri Ngelale, has resigned with immediate effect. The African Examiner reports that his resignation statement reads thus: “On Friday, I submitted a memo to the Chief of Staff to the President informing my office that I am proceeding on an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied undermining the recent launching and marketing of the petrol produced by the Dangote Refinery Limited (DRL) even as it said that the corporation is not the sole off taker in the industry. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was still in detention on Friday in spite of being released for a few hours a day earlier, his campaign team said. Zammel is one of three candidates approved by Tunisia’s electoral commission to run in a presidential election on Oct. 6 which opposition critics say […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday in China said it was not easy to have national consensus on issues, stressing that he was ready to take the hard decisions to move the nation forward. Tinubu spoke in Beijing as he rounded off his official engagement by meeting with Nigerians living in the country, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Archbishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Bishop Mathew Kukah, on Friday, admonished President Bola Tinubu and the ruling All Progressives Congress to quickly look into the economic hardship in the country as Nigerians are hungry. Kukah also enjoined the government to reduce the cost of Premium Motor Spirit, better known as petrol, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would be considered as it begins the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a reduced cost of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food […]
