(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stock market investors traded 1.525 billion shares worth N43.006 billion in 51,156 transactions this week on the floor of the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. This is in contrast to 2.094 billion shares valued at N52.967 billion that exchanged hands last week in 64,612 deals. Consequently, the value of transactions traded by investors on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday asked Christians in the country to use the Holy Week and Easter to reflect on the enduring values of sacrifice, redemption, love, and hope. The President made the call in a message he signed on Good Friday, two days to the Easter celebrations. According to Tinubu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bimbo Ademoye, Nollywood actress and producer, has warned those pirating her movie to desist from it. She described as an intellectual property theft the unauthorised use of her movie. The renowned actress took to her Instagram page to express how she felt over the unauthorised use of movie title and poster by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has debunked a publication in some newspapers dated April 17, 2025 asserting that hundreds of Boko Haram suspects have been apprehended in Lagos. The command’s spokesperson, CSP Benjamin Hundeyin refuted this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. He said that following the publication, the Commissioner […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency of Nigeria has stated that President Bola Tinubu will continue to pilot the affairs of state from Europe, irrespective of the fact that he is outside the country. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Thursday by Mr Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, who stated that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to use modern technology to boost it’s services, especially in the University Communities, First bank Nigeria limited, has launched a Digital Xperience Centre, at the University of Nigeria Nsukka UNN, saying the system is self service and would address issue of queues inside the banking halls. Speaking Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it is eyeing the generation of 8,000 megawatts of electricity before the end of President Bola Tinubu’s first term in 2027. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, said this on Thursday during the sixth edition of the 2025 Ministerial Press Briefing Series in Abuja. “Now that we have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – More than 130 international students across the United States have joined a federal lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of unlawfully canceling their visas, jeopardising their legal status in the country, court documents show. The students allege the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency abruptly and illegally terminated their status in the government’s Student […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The immediate past Chairman of the All progressives Congress APC in Enugu State, and Former Federal Commissioner representing South East has resigned his membership of the ruling party. Nwoye, was also former Secretary Forum of APC State Chairman andPublicity Secretary Forum of the party. He announced his resignation on Thursday during a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The exchange rate for US dollar to Nigerian nairas is currently 1,600.7991 today, reflecting about -0.432% change since yesterday. Over the past week, the value of the US dollar has remained relatively stable, with a -2.094% decrease compared to its value 7 days ago. During the past week, the exchange rate of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gambia’s Supreme Court has commuted the death sentence of a government minister convicted of killing the finance minister to life in prison. This is one of few to be convicted of crimes committed during the 22-year rule of ex-dictator Yahya Jammeh. The case has been closely watched in the tiny West African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Dangote Refinery has announced another reduction in the gantry price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from N865 to N835 per litre. Anthony Echiejina, the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer of Dangote, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Echiejina said that the price […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza died on Wednesday at the age of 28 when he fell from the 11th floor of a building in China, according to the national football federation (Fegafoot). “The Gabonese international died following a fall from the 11th floor of his building in China, where he was playing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings Plc. says it generated N642.22 billion as profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. This is a 3.7 per cent increase from the N619.32 billion it generated in 2023. The company made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Group on Wednesday in Lagos. It also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan , on Wednesday ordered that a 27 – year-old housewife, Rukayat Sodiq shoule be remanded in Agodi correctional facility over the alleged murder of her husband. The Magistrate, Mrs T. G. Daodu, who did not take Sodiq’s plea for want in jurisdiction, ordered her remand, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, that his planned visit to Benue State to give humanitarian assistance to Internally Displaced Persons was sabotaged by the Benue State government has sparked social media reactions. Obi in a statement uploaded on Monday on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As predicted by economists,Nigeria’s headline inflation rate rose to 24.23% in March 2025, according to the official government data source, the Nigeria Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The rise in the country’s inflation rate, from 23.18% back in February 2025 to 24.23% in March 2025, reflected a major increase in the rising commodity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Tuesday inaugurated a 21-member ad hoc committee that will oversee the emergency rule in Rivers state. Speaking during the inauguration, Tajudeen Abbas, speaker of the house, stated that the move shows the parliament’s “dedication to transparent governance and the rule of law in our country”. It could […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the recent spate of killings in Plateau and Borno states, describing them as evidence of the deteriorating security situation under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In a statement shared via his X account on Tuesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Odeiga Jideonwo, President of Enugu Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ECCIMA), has said the 36th edition of the Enugu International Trade Fair is the most successful in recent time. He stated this on Monday during the closing ceremony of the Fair, which kicked off April 4. According to him, the […]
