(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), has implored the Federal Government to make concerted efforts toward decongesting the Apapa-wharf port. Nzekwe made the call in an interview in Ota, Ogun. He said the Federal Government needs to make concerted efforts to decongest the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed the completion of the Third Mainland Bridge casting and will be opened to vehicular movement by 12 midnight Sunday, Jan. 31. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed in a statement in Lagos. The state government announced on Jan. 28 that the bridge would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is uncertainty in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the service exit date of the Inspector-General, Mr. Abubakar Adamu Mohammed. The suspense is based on the fact that it is not clear whether Adamu’s tenure will be extended by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some power brokers were said to be lobbying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Niger state Government has denied social media reports that some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) tested positive for COVID-19 at the ongoing orientation camp in Paiko. Dr Muhammed Makusidi, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in a statement in Minna “We wish to state that in line with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, says President Buhari should no longer be referred to as “Mr integrity” due to the recent report by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 report published by Transparency International. According to the report, Nigeria occupies the 149th position out of the 180 countries surveyed as well […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation has urged countries bickering over COVID-19 vaccine supplies to think about the situation of health workers in less developed countries. MIKE Ryan, WHO’s top emergency expert said “We all need to step into the place of them. Where they are today fighting on the front line” “Fighting over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has criticized the burning of a church pavilion conference in Zangon Kataf local government. Mr Samuel Aruwan, Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Kaduna, said in a statement on Friday that the Government of Kaduna received security report detailing the incident. He said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo emerges as the 21st indigenous Chief of Naval Staff. He was born on 22 April 1966 and hails from Nasarawa Local Government Area of Kano State. Gambo enlisted into the Nigerian Navy in 1984 as a member of the Regular Course 36 and was commissioned Sub-Lieutenant in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A second new variants of COVID-19 has emerged in African as new cases of deaths is recorded as more contangious variants is spreading to other countries says Dr Matshidiso Moeti of World Health Organization(WHO) Regional Director for African in Brazzaville Moetti, disclosed this in a virtual press conference, said over 175,000 new […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Interior Rauf Aregbesola has cautioned travel agencies never to engage in trafficking and smuggling into the country or outside the nation. He made the call during a joint stakeholders dialogue on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Smuggling of Migrants (SOM) in Abuja. Aregbesola, who was represented by the Comptroller General […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Benue State,Samuel Ortom has tested positive to COVID -19 His Chief Press Secretary, Terver Akase, announced this on Wednesday. Akase, in a statement made available to journalists in Makurdi, said: “The latest result of his (governor Ortom) COVID-19 test has returned positive. “This follows the test results of most […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examination Council (NECO) has fixed a new date for the senior secondary school certificate examination for external candidates. The council stated that due to candidates pleas it has extended the registration process . According to NECO, the examination which earlier scheduled to commerce on Monday 1st February 2021 and end […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal road Safety Corps (FRSC) has urged the Council of Works to call on governments at all levels to enforce the minimum 45.72 meters right of way regulation on all highways. The Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant Corps Marshal (ACM) Bisi Kazeem, said this in an interview in Abuja. Kazeem […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A house belonging to Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo a.k.a Sunday Igboho in Soka, Ibadan has reportedly been razed by suspected arsonists. The fire began around 3:00 a.m. on Tuesday morning. The incident occurs days after Mr Igboho led his followers and aggrieved residents to Igangan in Ibarapa area of Oyo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has threatened to close down any National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Orientation Camp across Nigeria that fails to comply with all the COVID-19 protocols. The Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr Sunday Dare, who made the disclosure at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 national briefing on Monday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, has disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive of the United Kingdom (UK) COVID-19 strain. Our correspondent reports that the UK COVID-19 strain is highly contagious and deadly. Speaking on Monday in Abuja at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, ), […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has imposed dusk to dawn curfew in 10 council areas in Imo to check further breakdown of laws in Orlu Local Government and other affected areas. The governor said in Owerri on Monday that the curfew would hold between 6am and 6pm daily till further notice. This […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said military and political leaders are addressing security challenges in the South-West. He pleaded with Nigerians and different ethnic groups to “lower the temperature.” He said since the beginning of the year, Armed Forces have neutralised 158 criminal elements across the country. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea Football Club have parted company with Head Coach Frank Lampard. The sack was contained in a statement issued today in London by the club. The statement reads: “This has been a very difficult decision, and not one that the owner and the Board have taken lightly. “We are grateful to Frank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), Save Our Heritage Initiative (SOHI), in Abuja on Monday urged government officials at all levels and members of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) to avail themselves of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to restore the people’s confidence. Nigeria is expecting 100,000 doses of the […]
