(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) – 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) – 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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No less than 17 pupils were killed after a fire razed down Hillside Endarasha Academy, a boarding primary school in Kenya’s Nyeri county. The fire started late Thursday night and it injured over 14 people. There are speculations that the death toll could increase as more than a dozen have been taken […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Ministry of Education has clarified that the ministry has not stopped students who are not up to 18 years old from writing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination and the National Examinations Council exams. The Minister of State for Education, Dr Yusuf Sununu, made the clarification in Abuja on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved a 50 per cent increase in the feeding allowance for inmates in Nigeria’s Custodial Centres. The increase will take effect from August 2024 as part of measures aimed at improving the welfare of inmates. Speaking on Thursday at the Strategic Communications Interagency Policy Committee’s monthly press briefing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has resolved to amend the law that established the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) to enhance operations efficiency. Mr Abiodun Akinlade, the Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation Technology, disclosed this at a retreat in Abuja on Thursday. The retreat was to inform the members of the committee […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bank of Industry (BOI) has received €1.425 billion from the senior phase of its global loan syndication- representing a 42.5 per cent oversubscription from international financial markets. BOI made this known in a statement, saying that this is the senior phase of another landmark transaction for the bank tapping the syndicated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State (Oil) Petroleum Resources, Heineken Lokpobiri, says there is availability of petrol despite the scarcity and hike in the price of the product. He stated this on Thursday while briefing journalists at the Presidential Villa, Abuja after meeting with Vice President Kashim Shettima. “What is important is that products […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s president, Olusegun Obasanjo says the country may be complex but not difficult to manage. Obasanjo disclosed this during the memorial lecture in honour of Akintola Williams, Nigeria’s first chartered accountant. “I always say Nigeria is a complex country. You must understand that. But Nigeria is not a difficult country to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of deaths caused by cholera is on the rise, according to global cholera statistics for 2023 published by the World Health Organisation (WHO), on Wednesday. Over 4000 people died from the disease in 2023, a 71 per cent increase compared to 2022. The number of reported cases also increased by 13 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Economic Council (NEC) has given all states until September 9, 2024, to make their positions known on the establishment of State Police. NEC gave the deadline on Wednesday at its meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima. Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after the meeting held at the Council Chamber […]
