(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief John Aluya, Vice President, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Lagos Zone, has decried the double taxation imposed on manufacturing companies by Lagos State Government. Aluya criticised the act during the 7th Lagos Corporate Assembly, tagged: ”Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu (BOS) Meets Business”, organised by the Lagos State Ministry of Commerce, Industry and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Special Investigation Panel on the alleged indictment of Mr Abba Kyari, a deputy commissioner of police, has submitted its report to the Inspector General (I-G) of Police, Mr Usman Baba. The Force Public Relations Officer, Mr Frank Mba, announced this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Recalls that the Federal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Ondo has confirmed the attack on a bullion van in Ore by gunmen. The police also confirmed the killing of the bullion van driver and a policeman during the attack. The attack occurred on Wednesday evening in the Costain axis of the commercial town of Ore, Odigbo Local […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on Wednesday received accolades from the House of Representatives Committee on Finance for providing detailed explanations on some burning Oil Industry issues at an interactive session on the 2022-2024 Medium Term Expenditure and Revenue Framework (MTERF) and Fiscal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang started his season with a hat-trick as Arsenal forgot their 2021/2022 English Premier League (EPL) troubles to hit second-tier West Bromwich Albion 6-0 on Wednesday. The emphatic victory helped them to reach the third round of the 2021/2022 League Cup. Southampton went two better, dealing fourth-tier Newport County an 8-0 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UK Government has awarded Five Persons with Disabilities the prestigious Chevening Scholarship for the 2020 to 2021 session, to foster their inclusion in the society with equal opportunities as others. Ms Gill Atkinson, Acting Head of British High Commission in Nigeria disclosed this in Abuja, during a presentation to showcase the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has said that it had not and would not enlist former or repentant Boko Haram/Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) terrorists into the service. The Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Nwachukwu said an online video circulating in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some civil activists are pushing a petition to invoke the International Court of Justice to arrest and charge Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa for genocide, murder, rape and torture. A petition that has been started on Change.org and initiated by United States based Mark Patrick Themann seeks to gather 1500 signatures to force […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara, on Monday, presided over an emergency security meeting that lasted seven hours. The closed-door emergency meeting, called at the instance of the governor, was attended by stakeholders who looked at the security challenges facing the Northwest state. Those who attended the meeting which held at the Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has not declared interest in the 2023 presidential race. Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said videos, banners and other materials linking Osinbajo to the 2023 presidential […]
By Wole Arisekola (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In Africa, most especially the South-Western part of Nigeria, it is believed that when a mother hen is crying out to the world that an eagle stole its chic, it is not because it can do anything to retrieve it but to let the world hear its voice. It […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reassured regional institutions and leaders of the Central African States of its support and partnership in tackling their economic challenges. Managing Director of IMF, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva gave the assurance in Washington DC after her virtual participation in a Heads of State of Central Africa summit. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has harped on the need for Nigeria to maximize the progress that has been achieved in the digital technology space. Prof. Danbatta made the observation at the weekend while delivering the first Annual Lecture of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it will begin implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) on Monday (Aug. 23) to end the indefinite strike by Resident Doctors across the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen before a closed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A social cultural organisation Amokwe Development Foundation (ADF, in Udi Council Area of Enugu State, South East Nigeria, has empowered a blind man, Mr. Chukwuma Onyia, and 49 other indigent people of the Community to set up their own small scale business. Our Correspondent reports that they were given unspecified sums of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NCCSALE) has announced its partnership with the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS), and National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in order to get rid of illegal arms and light weapons, especially at the maritime and land borders of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are set to convene a meeting to brainstorm on how to effectively accelerate food systems transformation in Africa through agro-food MSMEs. The confab which was announced by the Alliance for Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) at the weekend, is a virtual independent dialogue of the United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the rising spate of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the Management of the University of Jos has suspended all academic activities in the institution till further notice. Mr Monday Danjem, the Registrar of the university, unveiled this development in a statement on Friday in Jos. According to Danjem, the decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s former President Goodluck Jonathan and former President of Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, met on measures to further promote initiatives fostering peace and political stability in West Africa. Sirleaf disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after her closed door meeting with Jonathan in Abuja. She said that the meeting was also to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Host Communities of Nigeria, Producing Oil and Gas (HOSCON) says it supports the Federal Government’s three per cent allocation provision in the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) recently passed into law. The National Chairman, HOSCON, Mike Emuh, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja, said “for 13 years, we have been waiting’’. […]
