(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Dangote Refinery has dismissed reports of a fixed petrol price of ₦600/litre, calling them “speculative announcements” with no basis. This was contained in a statement signed on Tuesday by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Limited, Anthony Chiejina. The denial comes following reports by some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal sitting in Akure, Ondo State capital on Tuesday reinstated Hon. Iroju Ogundeji as the Deputy Speaker of the State House of Assembly. In a unanimous decision, Justices Oyebisi Omoleye, Frederick Oziakpono-Oho and Yusuf Bashir upheld the judgment of Justice Akintan Osadebey that reinstated Ogundeji. The State Assembly had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on X on Wednesday are reacting to the news that the House of Representatives introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024 which proposed harsh penalties for Nigerians who don’t recite the national anthem, damage national symbols, or deface places of worship. According to news reports, the bill which was sponsored by Speaker […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Libyan driver was on Tuesday in the Bishr area of Libya was arrested by security operatives for allegedly trying to smuggle six undocumented female migrants from Nigeria. According to available information, his arrest was made in a routine patrol after police intercepted their vehicle and arrested the driver. According to Migrant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The DG/CEO of NIMC, Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has reiterated the safety and protection of data in its National Identity Database (NIDB) as the country commemorates the National Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CRVS) Day. Engr Abisoye Coker-Odusote, represented by Engr Lanre Yusuf, Director, Information Technology and Identity Database (IT/IDD) at a press […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld results of 215, 267 candidates, who sat for the 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) (School Candidates) over alleged malpractice. Dr Amos Dangut, Head, National Office (HNO) stated this while announcing the results on Monday, in Lagos. According to Dangut, the number […]
(AFRICAN ECAN EXAMINER) – In the aftermath of the recent nationwide hunger protests, the prices of cooking gas and food items have skyrocketed in Kaduna. Prices of goods such as provisions, grains and other staple food items are rising steadily in markets and shops across the board. Checks by a News Agency of Nigeria’s (NAN) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday said his administration was determined to satisfy the yearnings of Nigerians on transportation. The President made the remark while inaugurating 30 hybrid CNG buses donated by Depots and Petroleum Products Marketers Association of Nigeria (DAPPMAN) to the Federal Government on Monday in Abuja. “It is a great […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Peter Okoye, one half of the popular music duo, P-Square, has opened up concerning the on-going feud between him and his twin brother, Paul. Peter took to his X account on Monday to refute the claim that he called the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate his brother saying that his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the forthcoming governorship election in Edo will be a referendum in favour of the party and its candidate, Asue Ighodalo. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a news conference in Abuja on Sunday. Ologunagba described the fellowship, and the level of acceptance […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says 82.36% of the total insured depositors of the defunct Heritage Bank have been reimbursed since the revocation of the bank’s licence by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on June 3, 2024. In a statement on Sunday, a spokesman for the appointed liquidator NDIC, Bashir […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate on Sunday tackled former President Olusegun Obasanjo over his comment that lawmakers in both chambers of the National Assembly (NASS) fix their salaries. In a statement, Senate spokesman Yemi Adaramodu challenged anyone with credible evidence to present contrary facts, describing any suggestion that the National Assembly fixes its salaries as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has denounced what it described as misleading information circulating in the media regarding the payment of ₦70,000 minimum wage to corps members. A statement signed by the Director, Information and Public Relations of the Corps, Eddy Megwa, said corps members, parents and members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Multi-billion-naira worth of cocaine concealed in heavy-duty automobile pivot shafts and Ghanaian fabric, Kente, among others have been recovered in a nationwide intelligence-led operation by officers of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. A statement by the Director, Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi on Sunday, said while 2.32 kilograms of cocaine […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu, has said oil theft largely contributed to the reasons International Oil Companies (IOCs) are divesting their interests from Nigeria to other countries. According to him, the government and security agents in Nigeria should be able expose those responsible for stealing the country’s crude oil. His recent outburst follows […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Joe Biden, in his first TV interview since dropping out of the White House race, warned that Republican candidate Donald Trump was “a genuine danger to American security.” “Mark my words, if he wins… this election, watch what happens,” Biden told CBS News in a pre-taped interview broadcast on Sunday. “He’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former president Olusegun Obasanjo has called for moral rearmament and positive reorientation among Nigerians, describing the current situation in the country as sitting on a keg of gunpowder. He made the call in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital while receiving in the audience six members of the House of Representatives, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Premier League champions Manchester City beat FA Cup winners Manchester United 7-6 on penalties to win the Community Shield at Wembley on Saturday. This was after the traditional season curtain-raiser finished level at 1-1. Erik ten Hag’s side looked on course to repeat their shock victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) has inaugurated a panel to investigate the allegation of sexual harassment against a professor in the institution’s Faculty of Arts. The university announced the inauguration of the panel in a circular issued by the Secretary of the panel, Mr B. D. Jonathan. The panel, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, has said it will showcase the rich cultural heritage of the state through a beauty pageant tagged, “Ada Enugu Beauty Pageant 2024. The Pageant which is scheduled to take place on October 18, 2024 at the Base Landmark Events Centre, Enugu is being organized in […]
