(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kenyan Government of Kenya will host this year’s edition of African Climate Week scheduled to take place from 4th to 8th of the Africa Climate Week (ACW). The event, which is jointly organized by the African Bank, Development Bank (AfDB), UN Climate Change, African Union (AU) and other development partners, will […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing political face off between governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, and his Deputy, Comrade Philip Shaibu, has gotten messier, as the governor has announced the immediate disbandment of the press crew of the number two Citizen in the state. Our Correspondent writes that the political giants, have been on each […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Nigerian singer, Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk, better known as Iyanya, has opened up on how he almost committed suicide after he became bankrupt in 2020. Iyanya made this revelation when he featured on the Tea With Tay podcast hosted by actor Temisan Emmanuel Ahwieh, aka Taymesan. According to him, he lost his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election Peter Obi, has denied the claim made by Reno Omokri that he sponsored the burial ceremony of the father of Arise Television journalist, Rufai Oseni. The African Examiner recalls that Omokri, the spokesperson to former President Goodluck Jonathan recently claimed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Government has frowned at the response of the Federal Government to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s statement concerning the economic policies of President Bola Tinubu. The African Examiner recalls that on Thursday, Obaseki while addressing journalists in Benin stated that the removal of fuel subsidy and foreign exchange reforms of Tinubu’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of a broader effort to reduce the cost of governance in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs to freeze the processing of visas for all government officials seeking to travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly without proof of direct participation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has charged ministers to look beyond titles and offices and stay focused on the day-to-day task of their individual and collective contributions to the transformation of the economy for the upliftment of Nigerian households. Tinubu spoke on Monday at the inaugural meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu administration on Monday said it inherited a bad economy with an unacceptable high rate of employment The administration, however, assured Nigerians that it would not rely on borrowing to raise funds to fix the country while pledging to be transparent, honest and accountable to the people. Briefing State House […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Monday said it has no intention to borrow from any local or foreign organisation with its removal of subsidy on petrol and exchange rate harmonisation. Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, disclosed this at the end of the inaugural Federal Executive Council meeting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says contrary to speculation, Nigeria’s Ambassador to Niger Republic Mohammed Sani Usman was not expelled from the country. “The attention of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been drawn to news making the rounds on social media that the Nigerian Ambassador to the Republic of Niger, H. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – French authorities are to ban the wearing in school of abaya dresses worn by some Muslim women, the education minister said Sunday, arguing the garment violated France’s strict secular laws in education. “It will no longer be possible to wear an abaya at school,” Education Minister Gabriel Attal told TF1 television, saying […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There are conflicting statements on the National Youth Service (NYSC) status of the Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa. While a statement purportedly released by the Minister on Sunday quoted her as not breaching Nigerian law by being appointed as minister while still undergoing the compulsory NYSC, another statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State government has expressed disappointment at the manner certain petroleum dealers in the state are exploiting consumers through deliberate manipulation of metres while dispensing fuel inaccurately. It warned that filing stations found culpable in such sharp practices will be severely sanctioned to serve as deterrent to others. While frowning at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A community based Organization, (CBO), operating under the plartform of Health Care Support Services HCSS, in Partnership with foremost Civil Society Group, Women’s Aids Collective WACOL and ActionAids Nigeria, have taken the message of fight against elimination of harmful cultural practices to Ikem Etiti Community in Isi Uzo Council area of Enugu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has declared that servicing debt with 90 per cent revenue would be a path to destruction. According to him, Nigeria would not sustain failed economic theory that sees to the wastage of 90 per cent of its scarce revenue in the servicing of external debts in the midst of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser (NSA), Malam Nuhu Ribadu, on Saturday, stated that Nigeria is still losing 400,000 barrels of crude oil daily to local and international thieves irrespective of the efforts by the federal government to stop the menace. Ribadu stated this when he led a presidential delegation to inspect oil and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – According to him, fairness, equity and justice in the distribution exercise will thwart security threats and build confidence in the system. Some residents of Bauchi, Gombe and Dutse have urged the state governors not to politicise the Federal Government’s palliative to facilitate successful implementation of the programme. They also called for engagement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to use his “good offices and leadership position to immediately reverse the unlawful ban on 25 journalists and media houses from covering the presidential villa and restore the accreditations of those affected.” SERAP urged him “to publicly instruct the officials in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was formally confirmed dead on Sunday following genetic analysis, investigators said, as anger and questions over what caused his plane to crash earlier in the week continued to mount. Speculation that the Kremlin may have been involved in the crash has been rife, with the incident coming […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Victor Bala Kona, is dead. He died in the early hours of Sunday in Abuja after a brief illness. A press statement from the media aide to Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State, Emmanuel Bello confirming the Bala Kona’s death, […]
