(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has named Edo State Arena after Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema. Obaseki revealed this in a post he made on his X handle on Thursday. The groundbreaking for the 6000-capacity arena which will be called “Rema Dome”, was held in Benin City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season’s final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday. Every team will play eight games against eight different opponents in the new format of Europe’s elite […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress have been placed eighth in the world in the latest FIBA rankings. In the list released on Thursday by the world basketball governing body, the six-time AfroBasket champions jumped four spots to become one of the top 10 teams globally. With its eight position in the latest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted against the #Endbadgovernance protesters, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Department Of State Services (DSS), and the Chiefs of Army and Defence Staff. The suit filed by 17 Nigerians against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday granted “Approval-in-Principle” for two Digital Assets Exchanges to commence operation under its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). The commission said the move would deepen the capital market while guaranteeing the protection of investors. Five firms were also admitted to test their models and technology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded impressive growth in the first half of 2024, generating 2.7 billion dollars in revenue. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this while presenting progress report on Nigeria’s non-oil export performance on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayeni said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Ten foreigners were killed when a bus they were traveling in overturned in South Africa’s Limpopo Province Tuesday night, local authorities said Wednesday. The bus was en route to Johannesburg from neighboring Zimbabwe when the accident happened on the N1 highway near Makhado, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Transport and Community […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has stated that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will have to wait till 2031 if he wants to contest for President again. It is worth recalling that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Ltd has flagged off the third edition of the Vision First Programme, as part of comprehensive community-focused healthcare outreach targeted at the Ilaje community and its environs in Bariga, Lagos State. The Vision First programme is a continuation of NNPC Ltd/ SNEPCo Production Sharing Contract (PSC) commitment to advancing health […]
By Temitope Ajayi (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – By his advanced age and eminent status as a former Vice President of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is by no means qualified to be an elder statesman. Statesmen are highly venerated and revered people to whom we go for advice, guidance and direction. But sometimes, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar behaves […]
By Alu Deborah Oluronke (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is saddening how religion has taken cardinal point in the hearts of many Africans. Religion ought to be a tool to guide the moral behavior of people in a society, however, an average African sees religious activities as answer to all its problems. Most African countries are […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) is uncomfortable with the present interest rate on loans for its members and needs a further reduction to one per cent, an official has said. Chief Bioku Rahman, the outgoing Chairman of MAN in Kwara and Kogi, disclosed this in Ilorin on Tuesday while speaking during […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 125,928 of the 184,438 newly printed Permanent Voters’ Card (PVCs) have been collected in Edo, ahead of the Sept.21 Governorship election in the state. Mr Sam Olumekun, INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman of Information and Voter Education Committee, said this in a statement on Tuesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Alex Otti of Abia says his administration is determined to continue to expand the frontiers of opportunities for the state and its citizens to thrive. Otti said this on Tuesday in his goodwill message to mark the 33rd Anniversary of the Creation of Abia in Umuahia. Abia was created on August […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Moji Adeyeye, says the agency has not advised Nigerians not to eat bread. In a statement on Tuesday, Adeyeye labelled as false, a video circulating on social media, which claims that the agency has raised concerns about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ola Olukoyede, has asked the National Assembly (NASS) to enact a law which supports the whistle-blower policy of the government. Olukoyede made this call on Tuesday at the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) conference in Lagos which had the theme, ‘Lawyers in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A foundation member and first National Auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), George Moghalu, has formally resigned his membership of the party, hinging his decision on personal reasons. The former Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) made this known in his resignation letter addressed to the chairman Uruagu Ward […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), says the FCT Administration (FCTA) is constructing three world-class bus and taxi terminals to improve transportation system in the territory. Wike stated this while inaugurating the construction of a bus and taxi terminal for the Central Business District, Abuja, on Monday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some residents of Kogi have expressed mixed feelings on the state government’s commitment in actually delivering its mandate to the citizens based on its monthly allocations and revenue. A cross section of the residents that spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Monday, were divergent in their views […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) hon Monday unveiled a global Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan ( SPRP)to tackle human-to-human transmission of mpox. This is contained in a statement issued by the world health body. The plan which will run from September 2024 to February 2025, requiring 135 million U.S. dollars in funding. […]
