(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says effective October 25, 2024, it will commence its Computer-Based West African Senior School Certificate Examination (CBWASSCE) for private candidates. The exercise is expected to last till December 20, 2024, the examination body said in a statement on Tuesday. “The examination will adopt the hybrid mode […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malam Ali Muhammad Ali, the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) says the agency does not discriminate against Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) in its employment process. Ali, represented by Mr Ephraims Sheyin, the Editor-in-Chief of NAN, said this when a delegation from the Inclusive Friends Association (IFA) for PWDs […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday sacked the Chairman of the Kano State Independent Electoral Commission(KANSIEC), Prof. Sani Malumfashi for being card-carrying member of the Ruling New Nigeria People’s Party(NNPP). The case was filed by Aminu Tiga and the All Progressive Congress (APC), The defendants in the suit are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reiterated his administration’s commitment to enhancing the welfare of civil servants in the state. This is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson Sunusi Dawakin -Tofa on Tuesday in Kano. Yusuf stated this while receiving report from the state’s Minimum Wage Committee led […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, wanted for alleged adultery. The Commander General of the board, Aminu Daurawa, disclosed this at a news briefing in Kano on Monday. Daurawa said that the commissioner was allegedly caught in an uncompleted building with a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A private firm, Spaces for Change (S4C), in collaboration with a Civil Society group, South Sahara Social Development Organization (SSDO), have trained operators of Non governmental organizations NGOs, on regulatory compliance, in order to strengthen transparency and accountability. Our correspondent writes that some of the resource persons during the two day programme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of squandering the resources of the state. In a statement by the State Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kennedy Petetei, the opposition party lamented the level of funds allocated for projects that are not forthcoming. “On 22nd […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a surprising twist of events, the Dangote Group says it will withdraw its ₦100bn suit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for granting import licenses to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, AA Rano Limited, and four other companies despite local production […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Reconciliation Committee says it is putting strategies in place to reunite party members in Ondo ahead of the state governorship election. The Committee Chairman, Olagunsoye Oyinlola, stated this while speaking with newsmen after the committee meeting on Monday, in Abuja. He said that for any party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Senate Leader, Sen. Oyelola Ashiru, has denied the alleged wrong and fallacious impressions created by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in a statement it issued on Monday. Ashiru, who represents Kwara South Senatorial District under the All Progressives Congress (APC), made the refutal in a statement on Monday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said that it will review the compensation rates on crops and economic trees for landowners affected by projects to ensure fairness and justice. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, made this known at the 2024 National Technical Development Forum (NTDF) on Land Administration on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) and other stakeholders have advocated for the passage of a whistle blower protection law to encourage undeterred reportage of corrupt practices. The stakeholders made the call in a communique issued on Tuesday in Abuja at the end of a one-day workshop on effective collaboration aimed at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has tasked residents of the Southeast to ignore the sit-at-home order issued by an unknown group. In a statement issued on Monday, IPOB stated that the order did not come from their pro-Biafra organization. It could be recalled that there have been audio […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that the out-of-school children menace in the country provides a fertile ground for the recruitment of future Boko Haram insurgents, if not properly addressed now. Obasanjo said this on Sunday in Bauchi, when he inaugurated the dualised seven-kilometre Awala-Mairuguri Road and 17.70-kilometre Awalah-Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Alex Otti of Abia has urged Nigerian youths to join politics to decide their fate and make a difference. Otti gave the advice during Church Service at The Transforming Church (TTC), on Sunday in Abuja. He explained that every society needs the leadership it deserves, saying: “If you sit back and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER))The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has appealed to leaders of the party in Ondo State to work together for its victory in the Nov. 16 governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the APC candidate in the election. Ganduje made the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has promised a backup or buffer system to ensure that Nigerians won’t be thrown into blackout whenever the national grid collapses. He blamed aged infrastructure as old as 50 years for the frequent grid collapses in the country. Abdulaziz said, “Presently, we are doing the scatter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the controversial calls to scrap the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has said that the anti-graft agency and other such institutions in the country have come to stay. “For me, the ICPC and the EFCC like the Code of Conduct Tribunal have come to stay. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has advised residents of the state to disregard the Monday and Tuesday sit-at-home order. The advice is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Daniel Ndukwe, and made available to newsmen in Enugu on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As tongues continue to wag about the 2027 presidential ambition of Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has foreclosed the idea. The human rights organization said the governor should bury the thought because of his egregious interfaith record. This was stated in a press statement issued on […]
