(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the fact that Nigeria accepted grains from Ukraine does not make Nigeria a weak or failed state. “Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine. The fact that Egypt gets about 60% of its grains from Ukraine does not make it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A student pilot and instructor died on Tuesday when their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over the Kenyan capital Nairobi, police said. The mid-air incident between local carrier Safarilink and the 99 Flying training school occurred Tuesday morning, Kenyan authorities said. Nairobi police Adamson Bungei confirmed the deaths to AFP via […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pep Guardiola said Tuesday it is “getting tougher” to win the Champions League as he targets a second consecutive treble with his all-conquering Manchester City team. Defending champions City, unbeaten in 19 games in all competitions, take on Copenhagen in the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Etihad on Wednesday, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senators, on Tuesday, awaited the Abuja Electricity Distribution PLC to restore electricity supply before the commencement of sitting. The development threw the Red Chamber into partial blackout as the lawmakers awaited the restoration of power supply. President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio would later commence plenary after power was restored some minutes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bank of Ghana has suspended the foreign exchange trading licences of two Nigerian-owned banks operating in the neighbouring West African nation — Guaranty Trust Bank and First Bank — over “fraudulent documentation” in their forex operations. In a statement on Monday, the Ghanaian regulator said the suspension will become effective from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, on Tuesday, restated the commitment of the Nigerian Army to defend the nation’s choice of government, democracy. Addressing participants at a seminar on career planning and management organised by the Army headquarters, the COAS said the Army has no plans to truncate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Governor of Bauchi State, Isa Yuguda, has stated that the federal government still pays subsidies on petroleum products. In his inaugural speech last year, President Bola Tinubu announced the five famous words “The fuel subsidy is gone,” adding that the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned its hearing to Monday, 14th March 2024. This followed the Court of Appeal Abuja Judgement which had set aside the inspection order earlier granting the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muritala Ajaka. At the day’s proceedings, Jibrin […]
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was an emotional night when friends, captains of industry, family members, and associates gathered at the Eko Hotel in Lagos on Monday to pay their last respects to the late former Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings Plc Herbert Wigwe. Wigwe died on February 9, 2024, in a helicopter crash […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal entered the record books as a 6-0 demolition of Sheffield United on Monday kept the Gunners on Liverpool and Manchester City’s tails in the Premier League title race. Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle’s own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben White rounded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkey’s annual inflation rose again in February, reaching 67.1 per cent despite a string of interest rate hikes, official data showed on Monday. The Turkish central bank held its key interest rate at 45 per cent last month, pausing after eight straight increases aimed at taming consumer prices that had remained stable […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has faulted the Central Bank of Nigeria over its recent increment of the Monetary Policy Rtae (MPR) by 22.75 per cent. Obaseki argued that the decision is not the solution to the current economic crisis in the country. Instead he advocated for an increase in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Works David Umahi has described as unpatriotic the national protests by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). His comment, made on Monday while inspecting the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road, is in reaction to the recent protests by the NLC over the precarious economic situation in the country. Soaring inflation, at 29.9 per […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United boss, Erik Ten Hag, believes his side put in a very good performance against Manchester City on Sunday but were unlucky not to get a point out of the game The Red Devils had a bright start as early as the eight-minute with a 26-yard screamer from Marcus Rashford to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osita Chidoka has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comment on bribe-seeking officials in government, describing it as “unfortunate”. Tinubu had during a meeting in Qatar told a gathering of investors to report any Nigerian official asking for a bribe, saying the country is removing all roadblocks to investments. But Chidoka who is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has passed away. A close associate of the family confirmed to African Examiner that the ace actor died on Saturday afternoon after he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Evercare Hospital, Lekki a few days ago. He died of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Labour Congress has asked President Bola Tinubu to focus on governance rather than politicking, adding that it was not after the President’s job. This came less than 24 hours after Tinubu blasted the NLC for embarking on a protest nine months into his administration, terming it unfair and unacceptable. Tinubu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has fixed dates and venues for the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test for General Duty applicants in the ongoing 2022 recruitment of police constables. The command said the successful applicants shortlisted in the conducted physical and credentials screening had been slated for Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former federal lawmaker, Senator Binta Masi Garba, has alleged that someone she knows was asked to pay N3m to gain admission into the Nigeria Police Force Academy in Wudil, Kano State. The ex-lawmaker, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu […]
