(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Ltd’s new Executive Vice President, Upstream, Mr. Udobong Ntia, has called on upstream stakeholders in the nation’s oil and gas industry to strengthen corporate governance, transparency and efficiency in their operations. Ntia, spoke during an Upstream Governance, Risk and Compliance Workshop themed “Enhancing Governance, Risk and Compliance in Nigeria’s Upstream […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the National Population Commission, Nasir Kwarra, has stated that Nigeria will conduct its population and housing census in 2025, nearly two decades after the last census in 2006. Kwarra stated this in the 2024 anniversary of the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development held in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Finnish district court has scheduled May 2025 for the prosecution to file charges against separatist leader, Simon Ekpa. The African Examiner recalls that the pro-Biafra agitator was arrested last week Thursday by security operatives in the northern European nation and he was taken to prison by the district court of Päijät-Häme […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Petroleum Products Retail Outlet Owners Association of Nigeria (PETROAN) says the Port Harcourt Refinery Company Limited has not released any new purchase price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS). Dr Billy Gillis-Harry, National President, PETROAN made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jigawa State Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has concluded arrangements to refund over N95 million to 1,572 pilgrims, who performed the 2023 Hajj exercise from the state. The Director-General of the board, Alhaji Ahmad Labbo, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Dutse, on Wednesday. Labbo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Thursday began a two-day visit to France, with both sides seeking increased economic cooperation and Paris looking to boost ties in English-speaking Africa following a series of setbacks with former allies on the continent. Macron greeted his counterpart at the historic Invalides memorial complex, with the first official […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has sacked Edith Uduma, an inspector, for allegedly taking a bribe from Abraham Uzuobo, a sergeant, to hide a rape incident. It is worth recalling that Uzuobo was accused of raping a 17-year-old female suspect in a room inside South-Ibie police station in Edo state. The suspect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, November 24 2024, scores of people, including two elderly women, died following a stampede that occurred in the annual Christ the King Feast in Abia State. The terrible incident happened during a large Eucharistic procession organized by the Catholic Diocese of Aba. According to eyewitnesses, the large crowd contributed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hafsat Bakari, the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU), has stated that Nigeria has gathered more upgrades in the fight against money laundering. Bakari stated this in Abuja on Tuesday in a roundtable discussion organised by NFIU and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) with the theme, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a move to enhance oversight mechanisms, President Bola Tinubu has nominated three new members to fill existing vacancies on the board of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). According to a press release issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL)has advised Nigerians to concentrate on the enormous progress made in bringing the Port Harcourt refinery online and steer clear of “malicious claims” that it is not producing refined products ”We urge Nigerians to focus on the remarkable achievements being realized under the able and progressive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City’s winless streak extends to six games as Feyenoord pull off one of the all-time UEFA Champions League comebacks. Despite being down three goals in the 75th minute, the Dutch side were able to rally back to erase the deficit, thanks in part to some blatant defensive errors from the City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State Government is to spend N971,84,000,000 billion for the 2025 fiscal year as against N521,556,386,000 budgeted in 2024. Mbah who made this known during the 2025 budget presentation at the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said that the budget tagged: “Budget of Exponential Growth and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on Tuesday. The President acknowledged the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The three-day visit, which would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA have continued to intensify its operations in the SouthEast region, as they neutralize Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and Easter Security Network ESN Members, and discovered IED Making Factory along the Imo River in Isiala-Ngwa North […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Professor of Law and former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Agu Gab Agu, has decried the low level of reading culture among the Nigerian youth, saying it is worrisome. The university Don, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Enugu shortly after his remark […]
In this interview with the Registrar and Chief Executive of National Examination Council (NECO) Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, he talks about the ills of the examination malpractices, CBT as well as his vision to put NECO as the best and credible assessment organisation in the country. Excerpts: Q: One compelling reason for the establishment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has stalled a N50 billion suit filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. The matter, which was fixed for Monday, could not proceed because Justice Ekwo was on official engagement. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to fund its budget even though some Ministries, Departments and Agencies have surpassed their revenue target. Edun said this during an interactive session of the Senate Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning […]
