(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Kogi governor Yahaya Bello has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to adjourn, indefinitely, the ongoing case instituted against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC). He also asked the court to vacate its arrest order on him, pending the determination of an appeal he filed at the Court of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) gas shared a total sum of N1.354 trillion June revenue among the Federal Government, states and Local Government Councils (LGCs). The revenue was shared at the July meeting of FAAC, held in Abuja and chaired by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abba Yusuf has signed the Kano State Emirate Council Establishment Bill 2024 into law. The legislation, passed by the State House of Assembly, aims to bridge the gap between the grassroots and the government while sustaining the rich cultural values and norms of the people. The new law establishes second-class Emirate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday dismissed a suit challenging the use of Arabic inscriptions on Naira notes. Justices Yellin Bogoro held that Section 53 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Institutions Act (BOFIA) empowers the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print, design and issue the currency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Cholera outbreak in Nigeria has claimed at least 103 lives, while over 3,000 suspected cases have been recorded. The Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Jide Idris, confirmed the figures at a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday. He added that the outbreak has now […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, Pastor Williams Kumuyi, on Monday refuted the claim that he has relocated to the United Kingdom. Kumuyi, in a message posted on the Facebook page of Cross River State Deeper Life, described the relocation rumour as misleading. “You must have read that I relocated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of efforts towards transferring knowledge on Impact of climate change and Net-Zero Emissions, a Non Governmental Organization, the International Climate Change Development Initiative has put together a a one day workshop to sensitize Stakeholders in some local government areas of Enugu state, South East Nigeria The workshop with the objective […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump on Monday named right-wing Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate in the US presidential election, rewarding a one-time harsh critic who became one of his most loyal supporters in Congress. Trump, 78, announced his pick on the first day of the Republican Party convention in Milwaukee, an extravaganza […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is set to meet with the leadership of the Organised Labour in continuation of discussions on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the issue of the new minimum wage was also discussed during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has lamented the paucity of funds in her minister, saying she will approach the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, to seek support in paying some contractors who executed projects for her ministry. “There is no money in the Federal Ministry […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the reinstatement of Professor Nenibarini Zabbey as the Project Coordinator of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP). President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, in a statement issued on Monday said the President reached the decision to reinstate Zabbey following a performance review of the HYPREP Project Coordinator and concluded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, Pastor Paul Adefarasin, the Founder and Senior Pastor of the House on The Rock Church, came under fire from Nigerians on social media after he condemned the assassination attempt on former United States President Donald Trump. The African Examiner recalls that on Sunday, gunshots rang out at a rally as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have won all 25 local government chairmanship seats in the election conducted on Saturday, July 13th 2024. The Chairman of the Delta State Independent Electoral Commission, Jerry Agbaike, on Sunday, said one of PDP candidates was returned unopposed. PDP candidates contested against other parties and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited now owns a 7.2% stake in the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, and not a 20% stake as initially announced before the inauguration of the facility at the Lekki Free Trade Zone. Dangote, who made this known at a press briefing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday’s Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents’ dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades. Spain lost influential midfielder Rodri to injury at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Plateau State government has declared three days of mourning for lives lost in the Saint Academy School building collapse on Friday. No fewer than 22 lives were lost and injuries were sustained by several teachers and students of the school located in Busa Buji, Jos North Local Government Area of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Senate President Pius Anyim has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and wants Nigerians to support the leadership of President Bola Tinubu. Anyim who is also a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) formally left the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside other politicians at the Pa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States President Joe Biden led the condemnation after his election rival Donald Trump was wounded in a shooting incident at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday that also reportedly killed at least one bystander. Political leaders on both sides of the aisle slammed the violence minutes after the Republican candidate was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on X formerly known as Twitter, are reacting to the news that the death toll of the building collapse in Plateau State has increased to 22. It is worth recalling that the Plateau State Government on Friday announced that 22 persons have died and one hundred and thirty-two persons were injured […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Benue has confirmed the abduction of Dr Emmanuel Barki, the acting Rector, Benue State Polytechnic, Ugbokolo. Its Public Relations Officer, Mr Sewuese Anene, while confirming the incident, said the Rector was kidnapped with others on their way to Ugbokolo, after an official trip to Makurdi. Also taken were […]
