(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday has declared null and void the sale of Nigeria Air Ltd to Ethiopian Airlines Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa in his judgment stopping the sale, ordered that the proposed establishment of a national carrier-Nigeria Air, by the Federal Government, should not be carried out. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government has approved N183 billion for the construction of additional 141 roads across Enugu metropolis and 20 rural roads in the three Senatorial Districts. The Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the State Executive Council meeting held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Agriculture and Food Security Abubakar Kyari says the country is expecting a bumper harvest before year-end. Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians. But Kyari said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has uncovered some fraudulent practices through which tertiary institutions in Nigeria admit students into their programmes as it warns against the continuous perpetration of such acts. Addressing a news conference in Abuja on Sunday, JAMB’s spokesman, Fabian Benjamin disclosed that the board has witnessed an […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated D’Tigress for qualifying for the quarter-final of women’s basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympics. In a statement by his spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President said D’Tigress would be the first African team in basketball to play in the quarter-finals at the Olympics. “The President commends the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu said he took the painful decision to remove fuel subsidies and abolish multiple foreign exchange rates because they had impeded the economic development and progress of the nation. The president said this in a national broadcast on Sunday on the ongoing nationwide protest. He said for decades, the Nigerian […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians to suspend the #EndBadGovernance protests and embrace dialogue. During a broadcast on Sunday, the President assured Nigerians that his administration is focused on good governance despite the socio-economic challenges confronting Africa’s most populous nation. Tinubu expressed pain over the loss of lives and properties in some […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFund), says it has disbursed more than N2.5 billion institution fees to 12 schools across the country. The Spokesman of the Fund, Nasir Ayitogo, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said that 22,120 students benefited from the exercise. According to Ayitogo, the gesture is in alignment […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has said that the nationwide protests by some groups did not reach the north-western state because of Gov Dauda Lawal’s good governance. Its acting Chairman, Muktar Lugga, stated this on Friday in Gusau while reviewing the protests that have turned violent and degenerated into […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said late Friday he had agreed with Fox News to debate Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on September 4. “I have agreed with FoxNews to debate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, September 4th,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, but it was not immediately clear if Harris […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States will bolster its military presence in the Middle East, deploying additional warships and fighter jets to protect US personnel and defend Israel amid soaring tensions in the region, the Pentagon said Friday. The announcement comes after Iran and its regional allies vowed retaliation for the killings of a Hamas […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The locker Kobe Bryant used for the majority of his legendary NBA career sold for $2.9 million on Friday in New York, as part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby’s. The price for the Staples Center locker, which Bryant used while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, nearly doubled […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian military on Friday announced that it may step in to control the looting crisis and fish out its sponsors in the ongoing nationwide hunger protest, tagged #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria. The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, made this known in a press conference in Abuja on Friday. Musa said: “We are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Students across tertiary institutions in the country under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have passed a vote of confidence on the Dangote Refinery describing the recent demarketing of the world’s largest single train refinery by the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) as the greatest disservice to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Katsina State Government has imposed a 24-hour curfew in Dutsinma Local Government Area. The Secretary to Government of the State, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari announced the decision in a statement issued in Katsina on Thursday. The statement was signed by Alhaji Abdullahi Aliyu-Yar’adua, the Director of media at the office of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says two transmission towers, T98 and T99 along the Ahoada/Yenagoa 132kV line in the Igbooghene community of Bayelsa were destroyed by vandals. TCN’s General Manager Public Affairs Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Mbah said that the incident caused […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amid the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Thursday asked government officials to engage the aggrieved demonstrators. Angry Nigerians had stormed the states of the federation and the FCT to register their grievance against poverty in the land, high cost of living demanding better economic conditions for the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City have been fined 2.09 million pounds (about 2.7 million dollars) by the Premier League in England for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches. The English champions have accepted the sanction, which relates to rule infringements over the past two seasons, the league confirmed on Wednesday. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Economic activities are on standby as the long-awaited #EndBadGovernance protest started in several cities across the nation. From Abuja to Abeokuta, Port Harcourt to Lagos State, banks, and businesses have been shut. The roads are unusually deserted as protesters defy last-minute push by authorities to stop the demonstrations. The usually bustling roads […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has established Legal Support Services Teams across the country to offer free legal services to protesters whose fundamental rights may be breached during the nationwide protests that started Thursday morning. President of the NBA Yakubu Maikyau (SAN) directed all chairpersons of the 130 branches of the association […]
