(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, has met with wives of state governors in Abuja. Addressing the governors’ wives on Thursday in a statement signed by her SA Media, Busola Kukoyi, Senator Tinubu noted that it has become imperative for the forum to be held so that she can update them […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Thursday received the trophy of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), ahead of the opening of the tournament in the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire in 2024. The trophy, arriving from Morocco, touched down in Lagos on Thursday. The trophy was presented to Sanwo-Olu by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Thursday said the country’s inflation rate and the pressures on the exchange rate will reduce in the coming year. While the country’s inflation rate jumped to 27.33% for November – the highest in 18 years, the apex bank’s governor Yemi Cardoso projects a slump in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi and Aitana Bonmati were named as finalists for the FIFA best players of the year awards by world football’s governing body on Thursday. Messi was awarded a record-extending eighth Ballon d’Or crown in October in Paris, while Bonmati took the women’s prize after starring for Spain in their Women’s World […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation minister Festus Keyamo has ordered sacked directors of agencies in his ministry to hand over to the most senior officers. He said this in a statement signed by the ministry’s spokesperson, Odutayo Oluseyi, on Thursday. Mr Keyamo said the action was to effect reorganisation in the agencies under the ministry. According […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former governor of Rivers State, Chief Rufus Ada George has called on politicians to embrace peace and cease using provocative comments in the interest of the state. The elder statesman, who presided over the state in the 3rd Republic between 1992 and 1993, made the appeals via a statement he signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the main opposition candidates for Congo’s presidential election next week, Moise Katumbi, suspended part of his campaign on Wednesday after violent clashes at one of his election rallies. Live rounds were fired and several people were injured as Katumbi addressed supporters in the coastal town of Moanda on Tuesday, marking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Israeli army will keep up its air and ground campaign to crush Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, in spite of growing calls for a ceasefire and the calamitous humanitarian situation in the Palestinian territory. “We are continuing until the end. There is no question whatsoever about […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sacked the six Managing Directors and Directors-General of parastatals in the Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Ajuri Ngelale. The affected directors include the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, on Wednesday said there is no division in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to warrant the members of the Rivers State House of Assembly to dump the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). On Monday, 27 lawmakers said to be loyal to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has assured that the projections on crude oil production and price benchmark for the 2024 Budget were realistic and realizable. The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Company, Mr. Mele Kyari, gave the assurance during an interactive session with the Senate Committee on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 48 pips to 7.1126 against the dollar on Wednesday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. In China’s spot foreign exchange market, the yuan is allowed to rise or fall by two per cent from the central parity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has arrived in Nigeria after a month of working vacation outside the country. Disclosing this in a statement on Wednesday, Adeleke’s spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, disclosed that the governor, who arrived at the Murtala International Airport in an elated mood, said he feels refreshed and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has presented a budget estimate of N2.2 trillion for the 2024 fiscal year to the state House of Assembly. The governor presented the budget titled, ‘Budget of Renewal’, on Wednesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly Complex in Alausa, Ikeja, the state capital. The proposed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima has thrown his weight behind the burgeoning Nigerian creative and entertainment industry, pledging substantial support through the Investment in Digital and Creative Enterprises (iDICE) programme. According to a statement by the media aide to the Vice President, Stanley Nkwocha on Wednesday, Shettima was speaking at a meeting with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag has expressed his disappointment at Manchester United Uefa Champions League exit on Tuesday night. In a must-win match to keep United hopes alive in Europe, Ten Hag’s men fell to Kingsley Coman’s only goal condemning them to finishing bottom of Group A. Fielding questions during a post-match conference at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide has, again appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, made the appeal in a statement on Tuesday in Enugu. Iwuanyanwu said incarceration of Kanu had “created […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a joint effort between the Federal Government and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), a total of 281 stranded and detained Nigerians were successfully repatriated from different camps in Libya on Tuesday, December 12, 2023. Kabiru Musa, the Charge d’Affaires En Titre of the Nigerian Mission in Libya, revealed this significant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress on Tuesday urged the Federal Government to pay all federal civil servants their ₦35,000 wage award immediately as agreed during a meeting that was held following the removal of fuel subsidy Briefing journalists in Abuja after the congress’ emergency National Executive Council meeting, the TUC President, Festus Osifo, […]
(AFRIAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has said African countries, including Nigeria, need partnerships for a new green economy, emphasizing the efforts against climate change would only be successful through a cooperative approach. A statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale stated that […]
