(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) and Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) states that there is no hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol. The groups confirmed the development in separate interviews on Friday in Lagos while reacting to reports that the price of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA) in Enugu State, Mr Isaac Onukwube has advised residents in the state to disregard death rumors surrounding COVID- 19 vaccine. Onukwube gave the advice on Friday in an interview in Enugu. According to him, the vaccine is real and safe; the arguments whether it is real […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The pump price of the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) is N212.6 per litre according to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA) This is an indication of a subsidy of N50.61 per litre since the only importer of the product- the Pipelines Products Marketing Company (PPMC) has not notified marketers on upward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State government has publicized that troops of the Nigerian Army have rescued 180 citizens captured by gunmen in the state on Friday. The state said the citizens were abducted from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka, Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State. A statement issued by the state […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The wife of Ekiti Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has cautioned government workers against sexual harassment. Mrs Fayemi critized the act on Thursday in Ado-Ekiti at a special Public Service programme in commemoration of the International Women’s Day. She explained that dress code in Civil Service should be for both gender and indecent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has sacked Mike Idoko, the Vice-Chairman of Lobi Stars Football Club of Makurdi Anthony Ijohor, Secretary to the State Government (SSG), who disclosed this in a statement said the decision was as a result of the club’s “continuous poor results”. “The termination of Idoko’s appointment is with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Niger Ministry of Education has directed the closure of all public secondary schools for two weeks to tackle the security challenges facing the state All schools are to close from Friday, March 12th to Friday, March 26th, 2021. According to Commissioner of Education, Hajiya Hannatu Salihu, the closure was to give […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated it won’t negotiate with terrorists and bandits. National Security Adviser (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), who disclosed this during the weekly ministerial briefing at the State House in Abuja, said government would rather arrange all necessary forces to eliminate criminals. According to him, negotiating with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some gunmen on Wednesday night attacked the National Institute of Construction Technology, Uromi, Esan Northeast Local Government Area of Edo State and abducted yet-to-be-ascertained number of teachers and students. It learnt that the kidnappers invaded the institute on Wednesday night, amid sporadic gunshots. The development, it was gathered heightened tension in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has condemned all those advising government to arrest him because of the meetings he holds with bandits. Relating such people as clowns, Gumi revealed that government officials also attend the meetings with the bandits. Speaking further on the matter, the cleric revealed that he’s not the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Leo Irhabor, has led other military chiefs to hold a meeting with the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde. The military chiefs were said to have first visited the 2 Division first and they are said to be on their way to the Governor’s Office at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Government has announced an indefinite suspension of the monthly environmental sanitation exercise It reports that the last Saturday of the month environmental sanitation exercise between 7am and 10am was introduced over 20 years ago by the then military government to inculcate in the populace the culture of cleanliness. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 100 miners operating between Anka and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara have been abducted by bandits The Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad , who is also the Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its allies will on Wednesday, embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged attempts by some elements at the National Assembly to remove the Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List. A statement from the NLC headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police station located at Ishinweke in Ihitte/Uboama local government area of Imo state as well as vehicles on Tuesday were razed down by some angry youths in the area. This is coming days after some hoodlums attacked and burnt down a police station in Aboh Mbaise local government area of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps Ogun State Command, Corps Commander Ahmed Umar, has said that legal actions will be taken against motorists who execute vicious acts against personnel of the Corps while discharging their duties. Reacting to a recent incident of hit and run against one of the Corps personnel […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has cautioned the Islamic Scholar Sheik Ahmed Gumi on a statement credited to him not to drag the image and reputation of the Nigeria Army into disrepute, saying it does not deploy troops along ethnic or religious lines in the ongoing operations in dealing with terrorism, banditry, and other […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Aare Ona Kankanfo of Yorubaland, Ganiyu Adams, has expressed disapproval over the arrest of Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) members involved in capturing the suspected kidnap suspect, Iskilu Wakilu, by the police. He said the arrest was unfortunate, recalling that major breakthroughs recorded by the police in Oyo State were through the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ms Zainab Mohammed, Adviser to Sen. Rochas Okorocha on Public Affairs, has appealed to agent of Imo state Government not to demolish properties belonging to the family of Okorocha. She made the call on Sunday while speaking with journalists in Abuja. Mohammed said the call followed the court order stopping the agent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some road users have condemned the deplorable state of the Abaranje-Okerube Road located in the Igando-Ikotun Local Government Development Council (LCDA) of Lagos State. They appealed to the government to urgently rehabilitate the road to alleviate the suffering of the residents of the area. In separate interviews with our correspondent on Sunday […]
