(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The D’Tigress have reached the final of the FIBA 2023 Women’s AfroBasket championship. They overpowered hosts Rwanda 79-48 in the semi-final tie on Thursday to seal a fourth straight final appearance at the competition. Rena Wakama’s girls were dominant in the first quarter of the game, beating the hosts 22-6. Nigeria went […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued an ultimatum to the Federal Government to withdraw a lawsuit filed against the organised labour. It is threatening a nationwide strike on August 14, 2023, if the government fails to do so. The NLC reached the decision during its National Executive Council meeting held in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States has chartered a plane to evacuate its non-essential personnel from coup-hit Niger, a State Department official said Thursday. The flight, which is also open to American citizens wishing to leave the West African country, is scheduled to depart Friday afternoon from Niamey “if all things go right,” the official […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Thousands of people rallied Thursday in Niger’s capital in support of the coup that toppled the democratically elected government, as security concerns mounted among Western nations. Demonstrators in the heart of Niamey, some brandishing giant Russian flags, chanted anti-French slogans at the rally called to mark the anniversary of the west African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, says he will hit the ground running to ensure the victory of the ruling party in the November 11, 2023 governorship polls in Imo, Kogi and Bayelsa. Ganduje spoke on Thursday during his acceptance speech as the party’s chair after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, President Bola Tinubu, has dispatched a delegation to Niger Republic with a mandate to expeditiously resolve the current political impasse in the country. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Special Adviser to the President on Media […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, the immediate past governor of Kano State, has emerged as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sen. Abubakar Kyari, the APC acting National Chairman said this at the end of the 12th National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party on Wednesday in Abuja. Kyari said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has berated President Bola Tinubu’s administration for nominating 47 persons for ministerial appointments. Okonkwo, in a post on his Twitter account on Thursday stated that he was surprised why the administration will set up what he described as ‘the most bloated bureaucracy in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairperson of the Nigerian Women’s Football League (NWFL), Aisha Faloe, has stated that FIFA would still pay the 2023 Women’s World Cup (WWC) prize money through the country’s federations. Falode made this revelation when she spoke in a chat with Lagos Talks FM on Wednesday The African Examiner recalls that after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Laolu Akande, spokesman for former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has explained his principal’s absence at the caucus meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement, Akande said Osinbajo could not make it to the event on Wednesday because he was out of Nigeria for some engagements to which he had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Indian government has pledged to contribute $2 million to the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), housed and managed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). ADFI works to make digital financial solutions in Africa valuable, affordable, safe and accessible by breaking down systemic barriers to the growth of digital financial inclusion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) , a coalition of organizations from various sectors working collaboratively for the consolidation of democracy in Nigeria, has picked holes in the ongoing process of nomination and appointment of ministers by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The group has also accused the President Tinubu of marginalizing important […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – To strengthen the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) and firmly establish its stability as a governing party, President Bola Tinubu has called on the leadership of the party to embrace accountability in all forms, but especially with respect to financial discipline and in the active promotion of top-level women and youth participation in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, and that of Trade Union Congress, Comrade Festus Usifo, held a meeting with President Bola Tinubu Wednesday evening at the Presidential Villa. Consequent upon the fruitful and frank discussion with the President and their confidence in his ability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wife of the governor of Enugu State, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah, has made a case for exclusive breastfeeding of babies, saying it would help the children grow healthy. She made the case during a visit to the maternity ward of the Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT) Teaching Hospital, Park Lane, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights Organization, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of Law (Intersociety) has carried out fresh field studies with a revelation that estimated N2.8 trillion or $3.5billion belonging to self reliant and lawful citizens of Eastern Nigeria was lost at gunpoints in three years of July 2020 to July 2023, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. In the new list are former Governors Gboyega Oyetola (Osun), Simon Lalong (Plateau), Bello Matawalle (Zamfara) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi). Others are Abdullahi Gwarzo, Bosun Tijani, Maryam Shetty, Isiak Salako, Tunji Alausa, Yusuf Sununu, Ibrahim Geidam, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers in Enugu on Wednesday, joined the nationwide protest organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) against the recent removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government and the economic hardship it has brought on Nigerians. Members of the NLC, associate unions and civil society groups who gathered at the New Market […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has called on the government of the United Kingdom to deepen its partnership with Nigeria and Africa by investing more across sectors to see the African continent attain more sustainable and broad-based prosperity. A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Paradigm Initiative (PIN) has announced a Call for Applications for its Ajegunle Legacy Scholarship programme, which was inaugurated recently. PIN is a social enterprise that builds an ICT-enabled support system and advocates digital rights in order to improve livelihoods for underserved youth. PIN’s vision is for improved livelihoods for underserved youth aged […]
