(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing. Justice Nwite granted the application after EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has presented staff of office and certificates to four newly recognised monarchs in the state. Among the honourees is Mujahid Asari Dokubo, a former Niger Delta freedom fighter from the Kalahari extraction of the state. He was recognised as His Royal Highness, the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO Aviance) says it has sealed the extension of handling contracts with three international carriers. The company’s Group Managing Director, Mr Indranil Gupta, made this known in a statement on Monday in Lagos. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the international carriers are Emirates, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded so far in infrastructure development in the FCT in the last 12 months. Wike stated this after inspection of an ongoing road construction in Gishiri and construction of Judges’ Quarters in Abuja on Monday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, says continued over-reliance on oil by the country will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians and mass unemployment. Abbas, while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, said Nigeria should harness its abundant resources and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United ended a 2024 to forget with a fourth consecutive defeat as Newcastle cruised to a 2-0 win at Old Trafford to intensify the scrutiny on Red Devils’ boss Ruben Amorim. Just two months into his tenure, Amorim conceded this week that his job is on the line unless results begin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signed the ₦1.054 trillion 2025 State Appropriation Bill into law. The signing, which took place at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, was witnessed by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, principal officers of the House, the Deputy Governor, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Tuesday tasked Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi state, to withdraw his recent statement against President Bola Tinubu concerning the proposed tax reform bills. The African Examiner writes that Mohammed, who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, had kicked against the reforms, alleging that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spiritual director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Anambra State, Rev Fr Emmanuel Obimma, better known as Father Ebube Muonso, has stated that the security situation in Anambra has broken down terribly. Obimma stated this as he [resented a priest simply identified as Rev Fr Nonso to his congregation, after he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the restart of operation at the Warri Refinery on Monday has brought lots of joy to him and Nigerians. Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson of Tinubu, made this known in a statement on Monday as he celebrated the kickoff of the state-owned refinery after years of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 170 young graduates have benefitted from the NCDMB/PETAN/SPDC JV Graduate Internship programme, in which they were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Shell Petroleum Development Company of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 125, 000 barrels per day Warri Refining & Petrochemicals Company (WRPC) in Warri, Delta State is now up and running. This was disclosed by the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari during a tour of the facility on Monday. Before the tour of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is about to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo. The group’s Speaker, Oko-Jumbo, read Governor Fubara’s letter requesting permission to present the appropriation bill today, at their plenary a moment ago. This will mark Governor Fubara’s second […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and authorities in the aviation industry have agreed to extend operational hours to 10 pm at sunset airports. The Sunset airports are those operating between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm due to the absence of night flying facilities. In the communique at the end […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Climate change sparked a trail of extreme weather and record heat in 2024, the United Nations said on Monday, urging the world to pull back from the “road to ruin”. The outgoing year is set to be the warmest ever recorded, the UN’s weather and climate agency said, capping a decade of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his deepest condolences to the government and people of the United States of America on the passing of former President Jimmy Carter, who died at the age of 100. This was contained in a press release issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, says the economic diplomacy carried out by President Bola Tinubu around the world is generating the desired results. The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the president in Lagos on Sunday. Edun said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said its members would start service shedding, if nothing was done to increase tariff. In a statement in Lagos, the Chairman of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, said the Nigerian telecommunications industry was facing a critical challenge that required urgent attention. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to start releasing a $2.2bn fund for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Process Zones in Nigeria (SAPZ). “Specifically from next year (2025), we will see contracts signed and mobilization and construction on site will start in some states. Of course, not all the states will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Jeju Air plane carrying 181 people from Thailand to South Korea crashed on arrival Sunday, smashing into a barrier and bursting into flames, killing everyone aboard except for two flight attendants plucked from the wreckage. A bird strike was cited by authorities as the likely cause of the crash — the […]
