(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Research Institute Games Association of Nigeria RIGAN, schedule to take place in Oyo state, come December 2024, the Project Development Institute, (PRODA), Enugu, has commenced a sports festival aimed at picking Athletes that will represent it in Oyo. African Examiner Sports reports that the “PRODA Festival Games which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday said 25 million Nigerians have so far received the ₦25,000 conditional cash transfer. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this while briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the National Economic Council meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima. He enumerated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga has debunked the argument that the proposed bill from the Presidency seeking reforms in Nigeria’s tax collection processes is against the northerners. The African Examiner recalls that the Federal Executive Council, presided by Tinubu recently endorsed new policy initiatives targeted at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kamala Harris and Donald Trump take their nail-biting White House race west on Thursday, seeking supremacy on border security and aiming to woo crucial Latino voters days ahead of the US election. Pop singer Jennifer Lopez will bring her star power to the stage for Harris in Las Vegas, as the candidates […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Veteran Nollywood actor Abdulsalam Sanyaolu, popularly known as Charles Olumo or “Agbako,” has died at the age of 101 years. President of the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN) Bolaji Amusan, popularly known as Mr Latin confirmed Agbako’s demise in an Instagram post. Mr Latin said details of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Not less than 10 persons were killed and seven others injured in a building collapse in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Thursday morning. A statement from the Oyo State Fire Services Agency stated that the incident happened at 2 am at Jegeda Oluloyo area in Ibadan in Ona Ara Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the solid minerals sector contributed ₦1.137 trillion in direct payments to various government levels from 2007 to 2023. NEITI disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while presenting the 2023 Solid Minerals Audit Report, the 16th audit cycle, which provided a comprehensive overview of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Secretary to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr John Ogah, continued his testimony on Wednesday before a Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja where he disclosed that his former boss, Godwin Emefiele, listed his niece as one of the beneficiaries of funds from an account allegedly operated on his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has expressed profound concern over the recent Federal High Court ruling that restricts the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and other financial institutions from releasing monthly allocations to the Rivers State Government. In a statement signed by CISLAC’s Executive Director, Comrade Auwal Musa Rafsanjani, he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senator representing Edo North, Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday lamented that workers in Nigeria are now poorer than previous generations. Oshiomhole disclosed this in a lecture for members of the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute of Security Studies in Abuja. According to him, the much discussed N70,000 minimum […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Major General Olufemi Olatubosun Oluyede as the acting Chief of Army Staff (COAS). A statement issued on Wednesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said Oluyede would act in the position pending the return of the indisposed substantive Chief […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday in Abuja, commended the Implementation Committee on the naira-based sales of crude oil and refined products and asked the members to resolve any teething problems. Speaking during a review meeting at the Presidential Villa, Tinubu said that using the naira was conceived to remove the exchange rate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says its members can’t load petrol from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos despite having paid ₦40bn to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). IPMAN President Abubakar Garima stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. Garima expressed surprise that the owner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from further releasing monthly financial allocations to the Rivers State Government. Justice Abdulmalik held that the receipt and disbursement of monthly allocations since January this year by the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, was a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission PSC on Tuesday, October 29th 2024, promoted four Police Officers currently teaching at the Police Academy, Wudil, Kano, who have successfully completed different academic programmes and acquired PhD certificates. It said the Officers, who appeared before the Commission today, are CSP Favour Fadawag; Inspector Shide Sunday; Inspector Oparaji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ayorinde AdeBello, the pastor suspended by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has refuted the allegations of homosexuality, which was the cause of his suspension along with another pastor. The African Examiner writes that the RCCG looked into the allegations in a memo dated October 28, 2024. The memo, which was […]
By Ridwan Bodunrin (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – His Royal Majesty, Dr. Eze Ezo Ukandu JP, the traditional head of Isuikwuato, Abia State, was not just the regular Nigerian traditional leader, he was a superintendent with class. Imenyi Ancient Kingdom plans the celebration of the life of their revered and charismatic monarch. This is certainly fully deserved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd) through NNPC Foundation, its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm, is set to launch a free cancer screening campaign to address Nigeria’s rising cancer cases. The campaign tagged “Cancer Awareness and ZSX Screening” will provide, not just free cancer screening to indigent Nigerians, but also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has stated that he is disappointed in President Bola Tinubu for supporting Nyesom Wike, the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), against the Rivers state governor. The African Examiner writes that Rivers has been enmeshed in a political crisis because of the supremacy battle between […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two striking university unions in Nigeria have asked the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to pay their four months’ withheld salaries, following an approval of the payment by President Bola Tinubu. The striking unions ruled out the possibility of any meeting or negotiation with the Federal […]