(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa has said he will rid communities that have been stifled by insurgents and bandits. General Musa made this declaration Brief on Monday , where he called for support from the public to meet this goal. “We are working with the state government to identify […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and everyone of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our hands to Almighty God, in gratitude, for his grace and benevolence to our country and our lives in the year 2023 that has […]
Alamu said that farmers in Oyo, Niger and Kano states had been exposed to diversity of seeds of cowpea, sorghum accessions and other seeds conserved in the genebank. The National Centre For Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), says Nigeria will soon witness sufficiency and price reduction in food commodities. The NACGRAB Acting Director, Dr Anthony […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has stated that the subsidy was not completely removed but only reduced. Rewane made this known when he featured on Channels Television on Sunday evening. In the programme, he also spoke about the effects of the reduction in fuel subsidy and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly has taken a different dimension on Sunday as the factional speaker loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ehie Ogerenye resigned as speaker and quitted as a member of the Assembly. Ehie in a letter addressed to the National Chairman, Independent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Sunday his country’s economy had weathered a storm and grown “more resilient and dynamic” this year, in a speech to the nation marking the new year. Xi also promised in an address broadcast on state-run channel CCTV that China would “surely be reunified” — a reference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and the service chiefs on Sunday visited Plateau State shortly after a fresh attack by gunmen. The visit comes hours after assailants killed no fewer than two persons, including a father and his son, in a fresh attack which occurred in Bokkos Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – DR Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi was expected to be announced on Sunday as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a “sham”. Partial results released so far leave little doubt that Tshisekedi won the single-round presidential ballot, with the National Independent Electoral Commission (Ceni) saying it planned to announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, concerning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido has sparked social media reactions on the internet. The African Examiner writes that Henshaw, in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, stated that she is not a fan of Davido as the singer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Alex Otti of Abia has called on indigenes of the state to invest at home, assuring that his government is creating a conducive environment for their enterprise to flourish. Governor Otti was speaking at the grand civic reception organized by the Abia State Government in honour of the Deputy Speaker of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has released his 25-man list for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with captain Ahmed Musa making the cut while Enyimba’s Olorunleke Ojo is the only home-based player. The list, which was released on the team’s social media platforms Friday evening, is headlined by Victor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have visited ginger farms ravaged by a strange fungi to ascertain the damage in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Southern Kaduna is one of the largest producers of ginger in the world. The NEMA team led by Hajiya Aisha […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed the budget 2024 bill into law where he promised to ensure full implementation for the benefit of the state. The total approved budget stands at Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Billion, Nine Hundred and Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand Naira and Four Hundred and Ten […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he was sworn in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has extended the interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission ((INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice Okorowo extended the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of Edo State House of Assembly, Blessing Agbebaku, has stated that N354m appropriated to the Office of the Deputy Governor is enough as Philip Shaibu is not expected to carry out too many functions in 2024. The African Examiner recalls that in the budget which was signed into law by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner for Infrastructure, Lands and Housing in Ondo State, Raimi Aminu, has resigned his appointment. He announced his resignation in a letter dated December 28, 2023, and addressed to the Secretary to the State Government (SSG). His resignation comes barely 24 hours after the death of his principal, the late Governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the February 3, 2024 by-elections, the Labour Party (LP) has released a timetable and schedule of activities for the contestants into Senatorial, House of Representatives and State Assemblies seats. According to the National Secretary of the Labour Party, Umar Ibrahim, the collection of forms commences on December 28, 2023, to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, signed into law the 2024 appropriation Bill with an assurance that his administration is fully prepared to implement the budget for the realisation of his administration’s shared prosperity agenda. The 2024 Appropriation, Christened ‘Budget of Sustainable Growth and Development’ was presented to the governor by […]
