(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The world’s best football clubs will discover their group stage opponents for the inaugural 32-club FIFA Club World Cup at the draw on December 5 in Miami. The date was highly anticipated as many questions still surround this competition, whose revenues and benefits for the clubs remain a mystery — its TV […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lakurawa terror group in some parts of northern Nigeria is not new, a security expert and a chieftain of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) have said. A few weeks ago, the Defence Headquarters said a new terrorist group ‘Lakurawa’ had emerged in the North-Western part of Nigeria. “The group that is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The clip showed the naira freely sprayed at a wedding in Kano last month. However, the anti-graft agency said claims attributing the development to Goje’s daughter were untrue. “As a responsible and accountable anti-corruption agency campaigning against currency mutilation and dollarization of the economy, the EFCC swung into action by analysing the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) has called on the federal government and state authorities to enforce strict monitoring and regulatory measures against illegal mining activities to prevent further avoidable tragedies across the nation. It stated this in a statement it made available to newsmen at the weekend, in response to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, special adviser on information and strategy to the president, has slammed Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, for his continuous criticism of President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies. The African Examiner recalls that in May, Atiku stated that Nigeria’s economy has suffered under Tinubu. According to the former presidential candidate of the Peoples […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies, saying that they are worsening the hardships of Nigerians. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Atiku refuted the accusation of jealousy aimed at him […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, convened to address the current situation in the Middle East, President Tinubu expressed deep concern […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Nigeria Labour Congress has given state governments an ultimatum of Dec. 1, to implement the new minimum wage. The NLC made this known on Sunday in a communique signed by its President, Mr Joe Ajaero at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, held in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. Ajaero, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the National Assembly, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has expressed confidence that the controversial tax reform bills presented by President Bola Tinubu will be passed into law. The bills have generated a lot of controversies, meeting some resistance from the Northern part of the country, with the National Executive Council also advising […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National President of the Nigerian Institute of Town Planners, Dr Chime Ogbonna has declared that the full implementation of the first indigenous town planning law is the panacea for equity in the ecological system and the sustainable development of Nigerian cities and towns He disclosed this in a statement to Commemorate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Enugu East Magisterial District has remanded one Mr. Anthony Onyeukwu, over the death of an 11-year old houseboy, Goodluck John. This, the Enugu State Government said, was in line with its sustained war against all forms of child abuse. According to the Commissioner for Children, Gender […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu first lady, Mrs. Nkechinyere Mbah’s Non governmental organization NGO, Custos Care Foundation (CCF) has condemned in strong terms the alleged dehumanizing and brutal treatment of a student in uniform at the Federal Government College, Enugu, as depicted in a viral video currently circulating online. It said “we unequivocally condemn this act […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC JV) – Operator of the NNPC Limited, SPDC, TotalEnergies and Nigerian Agip Oil Company Joint Venture– has, announced the donation of US$1 million to support efforts to provide relief to over half a million people displaced in flood impacted communities of Borno State. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA) has identified high level of importation of finished products into Nigeria as the key reason for the continuous depreciation of the naira, even as it threw its weight behind the Dangote Refinery. It said the organization is committed towards supporting the growth […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Liverpool opened up a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League as Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah struck in a 2-0 win over Aston Villa. The Reds took full advantage of Manchester City’s latest defeat at Brighton earlier on Saturday to surge further clear of the champions. Liverpool failed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joe Biden will meet with President-elect Donald Trump at the White House on Wednesday after the US leader pledged an orderly transfer of power back to the Republican he beat in elections just four years ago. Trump — who never conceded his 2020 loss — sealed a historic comeback to the presidency […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has emerged as the sole candidate for the role of director-general at the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The WTO said the former Nigerian finance minister agreed to a second term for the organisation’s top job. “Nominations for Director-General closed; Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as sole candidate,” the WTO said in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, which would focus on the current situation in the Middle East. According to a press release issued on Saturday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on Thursday said it does not deal with adulterated petrol. NNPCL Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye, disclosed this in a statement. “NNPC Retail Ltd does not deal in adulterated products as it adheres to rigorous standards and quality control measures at every stage in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, Senator Sani Musa, has hailed President Bola Tinubu’s economic reforms, especially the floating of the naira and removal of fuel subsidy. After he came to office in May 2023, President Tinubu ended a long-standing fuel subsidy that cost the government billions of dollars a […]
