(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has okayed the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)’s application to freeze 24 bank accounts domiciled in different banks over allegations bordering on terrorism financing. Justice Nwite granted the application after EFCC’s lawyer, Martha Babatunde, moved an ex-parte motion to the effect. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has presented staff of office and certificates to four newly recognised monarchs in the state. Among the honourees is Mujahid Asari Dokubo, a former Niger Delta freedom fighter from the Kalahari extraction of the state. He was recognised as His Royal Highness, the Amanyanabo of Torusarama Piri […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has tasked Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu as he tries to fix the nation’s economy. Akpabio stated this during his Constituency Briefing/Empowerment at Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State on Monday as he explained that President Tinubu is trying his best to fix the battered […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Babafemi Ojudu, a former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has slammed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s leadership, saying that the country would have fared better under Yemi Osinbajo. Ojudu, speaking on Edmund Obilo’s State Affairs podcast on Monday, December 31, was disappointed with the leadership of Tinubu and he also questioned the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed satisfaction with the progress recorded so far in infrastructure development in the FCT in the last 12 months. Wike stated this after inspection of an ongoing road construction in Gishiri and construction of Judges’ Quarters in Abuja on Monday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Tajudeen Abbas, says continued over-reliance on oil by the country will only lead to inequality, greater poverty among Nigerians and mass unemployment. Abbas, while delivering the 14th convocation lecture of the Al-Hikmah University in Ilorin on Monday, said Nigeria should harness its abundant resources and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has signed the ₦1.054 trillion 2025 State Appropriation Bill into law. The signing, which took place at the Governor’s Office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, was witnessed by the Speaker of the House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Oludaisi Elemide, principal officers of the House, the Deputy Governor, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Tuesday tasked Bala Mohammed, the governor of Bauchi state, to withdraw his recent statement against President Bola Tinubu concerning the proposed tax reform bills. The African Examiner writes that Mohammed, who is the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, had kicked against the reforms, alleging that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The spiritual director of Holy Ghost Adoration Ministry, Uke, Anambra State, Rev Fr Emmanuel Obimma, better known as Father Ebube Muonso, has stated that the security situation in Anambra has broken down terribly. Obimma stated this as he [resented a priest simply identified as Rev Fr Nonso to his congregation, after he […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated that the restart of operation at the Warri Refinery on Monday has brought lots of joy to him and Nigerians. Bayo Onanuga, the spokesperson of Tinubu, made this known in a statement on Monday as he celebrated the kickoff of the state-owned refinery after years of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 170 young graduates have benefitted from the NCDMB/PETAN/SPDC JV Graduate Internship programme, in which they were attached to indigenous technical oilfield service companies in the upstream and downstream sectors for hands-on experience. This was revealed in a statement issued on Monday and signed by Shell Petroleum Development Company of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, is about to present the 2025 Appropriation Bill to the Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo. The group’s Speaker, Oko-Jumbo, read Governor Fubara’s letter requesting permission to present the appropriation bill today, at their plenary a moment ago. This will mark Governor Fubara’s second […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and authorities in the aviation industry have agreed to extend operational hours to 10 pm at sunset airports. The Sunset airports are those operating between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm due to the absence of night flying facilities. In the communique at the end […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, says the economic diplomacy carried out by President Bola Tinubu around the world is generating the desired results. The Minister said this while briefing State House Correspondents after a meeting with the president in Lagos on Sunday. Edun said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) on Monday said its members would start service shedding, if nothing was done to increase tariff. In a statement in Lagos, the Chairman of ALTON, Mr Gbenga Adebayo, said the Nigerian telecommunications industry was facing a critical challenge that required urgent attention. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is set to start releasing a $2.2bn fund for the development of Special Agro-Industrial Process Zones in Nigeria (SAPZ). “Specifically from next year (2025), we will see contracts signed and mobilization and construction on site will start in some states. Of course, not all the states will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, has died at age 100. Carter was “surrounded by his family” at his home in Plains, Georgia, in his final moments, the Carter Center said in a statement Sunday. President Joe Biden said Carter “stands as a model of what it means to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool thrashed West Ham United 5-0 at the London Stadium to stretch their Premier League lead to eight points on Sunday with Mohamed Salah once again in irrepressible form. The Egyptian has been enjoying a vintage season despite uncertainty over a new contract and scored once and provided two assists as Liverpool […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, says the Nigerian Army will remain committed to winning all land battles in defence of the territorial integrity of Nigeria The COAS said this on Saturday at a Christmas Luncheon with the troops of Sub Sector 5,Operation Fansan Yamma, Kachia, Kaduna State. Oluyede […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that God has proved himself worthy as the ultimate liberator of the State and its people because He ensured total triumph over the political crisis and those behind it. Governor Fubara spoke at the Christmas Ballad, which was hosted by the former Governor of […]
