(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona secured a 28th La Liga title with a 2-0 win at 10-man Espanyol. Despite Real Madrid’s late win over Mallorca on Wednesday night, Hansi Flick’s side knew victory at the RCDE Stadium would secure them the championship with two games remaining. After a goalless first half, Lamine Yamal broke the deadlock […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Less than one year after the National leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made the incumbent Vice Chairman of the Enugu state chapter, Barrister Steve Oruruo, Caretaker Committee Chairman of Ebonyi state branch, the party has given him another assignment to serve as Chairman of its South East Zonal Disciplinary Committee. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will travel to Rome, Italy, on Saturday to attend the inauguration of Pope Leo XIV, after his invitation from the new Catholic leader. The ceremony will mark the beginning of Pope Leo XIV’s leadership as the 267th Bishop of Rome; it will be held on May 18 at St. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The house of representatives says it will look into the technical error that affected the results of the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The lower house on Thursday passed the resolution in a plenary after the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance which was sponsored by Adewale Adebayo, a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, has opened up concerning the misunderstanding that recently happened between him and Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed and his Deputy, Muhammad Auwal Jatau. The African Examiner had earlier reported the incident, which reportedly took place on April 19 during Vice-President Kashim Shettima’s visit to Bauchi […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Government on Thursday prohibited the distribution of food items and other gifts to street beggars in public areas especially under the Aroma Bridge in Awka, the state capital, and other locations. The state government also placed a ban on all forms of public begging, loitering, and street trading under […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Russia and Ukraine traded insults on Thursday as negotiators were due to meet in Turkey for the first direct peace talks in more than three years. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky slammed Russia for sending a “dummy” delegation, as he touched down in Ankara for a meeting with Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Richard Montgomery, the British High Commissioner to Nigeria, has urged Nigerians to remain vigilant against visa fraud. He made the call while speaking to journalists at the UK-Nigeria Economic Growth Conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Montgomery advised applicants to use official channels and submit accurate documentation when applying for a UK visa. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A law professor at the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), Joy Ezeilo, has faulted the manner in which the leadership of the joint Admission and Matriculation Board Jamb introduced and implemented a new Technology that students were unfamiliar with during it’s just concluded examination which led to mass failure. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has admitted that errors affected candidates’ performance during the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination, which was held across different centres in the country. The Registrar of the board, Ishaq Oloyede, who disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, also broke down in tears […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner for Establishments and Training, Afolabi Ayantayo, has stated that 30% of civil servants that are sent abroad for training don’t come back to Nigeria. Ayantayo made this revelation known in a press briefing on Wednesday, to celebrate the second anniversary of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s second term in office. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has created a high-level committee to simplify and standardise the processes of fee payment across the various tertiary institutions in the country. This is part of plans to improve the financial operations between Nigerian universities and the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said Nigeria needs $10 billion annually for 20 years to have a steady electricity supply. Speaking at the inauguration of a 2.5 megawatt solar hybrid power project at the Nigerian Defence Academy in Kaduna State, the minister identified inadequate maintenance, insufficient investment, and the inability […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has transmitted a proposed ₦1.783 trillion statutory appropriation bill for the FCT to the Senate for consideration and approval for the 2025 financial year. In his communication to the upper chamber on Wednesday, President Tinubu urged the Senate to give the bill expedited consideration, noting that its passage was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has stated that former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, should publish a book on why politicians move from one party to another. The former governor of Edo made this known on Tuesday when he appeared on ‘Politics Today’, a programme aired on Channels Television. According to the former […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, has challenged former presidential spokesman and the co-host of Arise Television’s breakfast, Reuben Abati to a former combat. Oshiomhole was commenting on a response to what he termed “mischievous” questioning by Abati in a recent television programme. Speaking on Tuesday on Politics Today, a Channels Television […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunshine and thunderstorms from Wednesday to Friday across the country. NiMet`s weather outlook released in Abuja envisaged sunny skies on Wednesday over the northern region with prospects of isolated thunderstorms over parts of Taraba, Borno, Kaduna, Kebbi, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe and Adamawa during the afternoon/evening […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State recorded a 45 per cent growth in revenue to N1.3 trillion in 2024, from N895 billion recorded in 2023. This was revealed by the Commissioner for Finance, Abayomi Oluyomi, in a statement to mark the second year of the second term of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat’s administration. While […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A bill seeking to convert the Yaba College of Technology in Lagos State into a full-fledged university has scaled the second reading in the Senate, marking a significant step toward upgrading the institution’s academic status. The proposed legislation, titled a ‘Bill for an Act to establish the Yaba Federal University of Technology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Sports Commission (NSC) has constituted the Local Organising Committee (LOC) for the 3rd combined African U18/U20 Athletics Championships, slated for Abeokuta, Ogun. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the championships will hold from July 16 to July 20. The LOC comprises 15 distinguished professionals with proven expertise in […]
