(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo says its Chairman, Isaac Omodewu has died after a protracted illness in the United States. The party, in a statement on Monday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, said that the chairman reportedly died in the late hours of Sunday. Sadare said Omodewu […]
…Targets 2mbpd Crude Oil Production by Dec 2024 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Limited has released its 2023 Audited Financial Statement (AFS), declaring a net profit of N3.297 trillion at the close of the financial year which ended in December 2023, an increase of over N700billion (28%) when compared to the 2022 profit of N2.548trillion. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved the payment of N70,000 National Minimum Wage to workers in the state and local governments’ payrolls. Emmanuel Fashe, State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) disclosed this to newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with Fintiri on Monday in Yola. According to him, state government workers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Tinubu on Monday departed Abuja for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) bought under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the new plane would save Nigeria huge […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City picked up where they left off last season with a 2-0 win at Chelsea to begin their Premier League title defence as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United also got off to winning starts. Salah still top dog at new-look Liverpool Liverpool fans spent much of the summer mourning the departure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State has won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Local Government election conducted on Saturday. Mr Ahmed Makama, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), announced the results in Bauchi on Saturday. He said that the polls conducted peacefully across the state, adding. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The event played out like a rowdy parliamentary session, though, without a gavel to punctuate ruling or proclamation on a contentious educational issue. The occasion was a policy meeting, organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently in Abuja, which had in attendance the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was clear, even before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris ended for Team Nigeria, the knives would be out very quickly for whichever head available for cutting off. The reported12 billion naira approved for the Games by the Federal Government looked humongous, while the country was facing some form of discontent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death from an Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon has risen to 10, among them two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state-media said on Saturday. Those killed were mostly Syrian nationals, the ministry said. The National News Agency said the raid hit a brick mill at the outskirts […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A payment processing platform, eTranzact, has emerged as Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Services Company of the Year 2024 at the African Brands Innovators Forum Adeyemi Opene, Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, eTranzact Plc, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Opene said that the award elevated the firm, which is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ndinne pair, recently evicted housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija ”No Loose Guard” edition, on Wednesday predicted the Mbadiwe twin pair as winner of the game. The duo, who made the prediction during a virtual interview session, said that the twins remained competitive in the house. “We feel the Mbadiwe […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has pledged to make significant investments in the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) to ensure it achieves its mandates before 2030. Tinubu said this in his remarks at the 60th anniversary celebration of DICON and the maiden African Defence Industries Conference holding in Abuja. Represented by the Secretary […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast thundery and rainy weather conditions from Thursday to Saturday. NiMet’s weather outlook, released on Wednesday in Abuja, predicted isolated thunderstorms over parts of Kebbi, Sokoto, Taraba, Gombe, Borno, Yobe, Kaduna, and Adamawa states during the morning hours. According to the forecast, thunderstorms are expected over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Ibrahim Shekarau, former Governor of Kano State, on Wednesday said that he never collected bribe from any contractor throughout his tenure as governor. Shekarau said this in Abuja at a news briefing to unveil the activities marking the 70th Anniversary of the Muslim Student’s Society of Nigeria (MSSN). He also said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Wednesday, announced President Bola Tinubu’s approval for the implementation of a Zero Percent Duty Rate (0%) and Value Added Tax (VAT) exemption on selected basic food items. Customs spokesman Abdullahi Maiwada said in a statement said the presidential approval was communicated through the Minister of Finance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Finnish Government has disclosed that it is taking action in the case of pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, over his secession activities with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the South-East of Nigeria. Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, made the disclosure in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, during a press conference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate through its Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday slammed management of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), the Nigeria Police Force and 12 others for their persistent refusal to respond to queries raised against them in the 2019 Audit report. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the committee, Senator Ahmed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Taraba State government has issued a ban on the movement of cattle to and from the Mambilla Plateau in the Sardauna Local Government Area, following the confirmation of an outbreak of hemorrhagic septicemia, a deadly livestock disease. This outbreak has already resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 cattle. In response, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s annual inflation rate rose in July for the first time this year and is now back above the Bank of England’s target, official data showed on Wednesday. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) climbed 2.2 per cent in the 12 months to July compared with a 2.0 per cent annual gain in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s external reserves have declined by 0.68 per cent to $36.620bn as of August 12, 2024, from $36.872bn recorded on August 7, 2024, data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) indicated. The development comes after it increased to US$37.88bn as of July 15, 2024, from US$34.76bn as of June 2024 ending. […]
