(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 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Friday said he received the news of the tragic collapse of a school building, which resulted in multiple deaths and many surviving victims in Jos, Plateau State, with profound grief. Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale in a statement said Tinubu described the unfortunate incident as a huge loss […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, July 12, history was made as Oba Owolabi Olakulehin was crowned the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The coronation ceremony was done at the Labosinde compound in Ibadan, which is the usual coronation place for the family to crown Olubadan. Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, delivered the presentation in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale. According to the statement, the President has also approved […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A newly released report by the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS) in collaboration with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), has said Nigerian public officials received nothing less than ₦721bn as bribes in 2023. The result was based on a survey conducted with the UNODC. According to the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has revealed that Nigeria’s public expenditure on education and health is inadequate by any standard. The newly released report titled, ‘Human Capital Public Expenditure and Institutional Review’, noted that the overall public spending, at merely 12 percent of Gross Domestic Product, falls short of the threshold necessary to underwrite […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The caretaker committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ebonyi State, chapter, Barrister Steve Oruruo has restated his commitment towards ending the crisis of the party in the state, just as he led members of his committee on a courtesy visit to the Commissioner of Police, in the State, Augustina Ogbodo. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says 70% of Nigerians refused to pay bribes in 2023 on at least one occasion. This is according to the NBS Corruption in Nigeria: Patterns and Trends Report released in Abuja on Thursday. The report said the bribery refusal rate was found to be highest in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)has threatened sanctions against electricity distribution companies or DisCos if they failed to take up at least 95 per cent of the total monthly energy allocated for distribution. In the commission’s Order on Performance Monitoring Framework for all the DisCos, the market operator rolled out touch sanctions […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the umbrella bodies for herders in Nigeria, the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), has applauded President Bola Tinubu for creating a Ministry for Livestock Development in the country. MACBAN President, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday, hours after the President announced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, his wife Hafsat, and six others will appear in court on Thursday to face charges related to alleged bribery, diversion, and misappropriation of funds amounting to billions of naira. This development followed a notice of trial served on the respondents through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour in Abuja on Thursday to further discuss a new minimum wage for workers in Nigeria. A top labour official said that the President invited the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to the meeting expected to be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit or petrol has taken a drastic turn in Kaduna state, with pump prices hitting as high as ₦1,100 per litre. Our correspondent gathered that residents of the state are groaning over the situation, and have called on the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), to urgently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate Chief Whip, Ali Ndume, has lamented the increase in the number of Nigerian children who are dying of food scarcity in Nigeria. Ndume, disclosed this in an interview with BBC Hausa as he stated that President Bola Tinubu had closed the door on some of his ministers and this has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER – It is a tale of woes as an acute scarcity of one of Nigerians’ most popular staple foods, bread, has hit Kaduna, Katsina, and Kano States. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria correspondents revealed that the most-favoured staple was now as scarce as petrol or the highly-prized precious metal, Gold. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday, passed for second reading a bill seeking to alter the 1999 Constitution to provide seat reservations for women in the National Assembly. The bill also covered the State Houses of Assembly. The bill was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Benjamin Kalu, who represents Bende Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned airlines against indulging in deceitful departure time scheduling. Briefing journalists on Tuesday at the Authority’s corporate headquarters in Abuja, the agency’s acting Director General, Chris Najomo, said the NCAA now runs a zero-tolerance approach to regulatory infractions. Speaking through the NCAA Director of Public […]
