(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sixth edition of the Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO) Fashion Weekend has been scheduled for Nov. 11 and Nov. 12. Segun Agbaje, Group Chief Executive Officer of Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. Agbaje said that GTCO Fashion Weekend was an annual consumer-focused fair designed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the Yuan, strengthened 3 pips to 7.1733 against the U.S. Dollar on Tuesday, 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 […]
1 STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HIS EXCELLENCY, BOLA AHMED TINUBU, GCFR PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AT THE GENERAL DEBATE OF THE 78TH SESSION OF UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY, 18TH SEPTEMBER 2023. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) -Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called on world leaders to affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people, saying military coups are wrong. Tinubu said this in his inaugural statement to the 78th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is set to address world leaders at the ongoing 78th session of the high-level General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York. Tinubu will deliver his statement around 6 pm (11 pm Nigerian time) to the world leaders in his first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has visited the family of the singer mohbad house and promised to support his child’s upbringin .Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State said this on his X account on Tuesday, saying the delegation was led by his deputy and other government officials. Today I sent a delegation led […]
By Mark Longyen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Analysts believe that the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is strategic to not only achieving the nation’s economic development but also to ensuring national security. That explains why many stakeholders argue that the Service can be radically enhanced through collaborative engagements and international partnerships. The NCS is tasked with three […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Congolese Government has quashed rumours of a coup attempt against President Denis Nguesso. Thierry Moungalla, the country’s Minister of Information, spoke via a tweet on the X platform, formerly Tweeter on Sunday. Earlier, some social media accounts and news reports claimed a coup attempt was underway in the country as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI) said the oil and gas industry generated over $23billion in 2021. The Executive Secretary of NEITI, Dr Orji Ogbonnaya-Orji said this while presenting highlights on the 2021 Oil and Gas report unveiled on Monday in Abuja. According to Ogbonnaya Orji, the revenue sources included sales […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian rapper and songwriter, Folarin Falana, popularly known as “Falz”, has bagged the Social Media Awards (SMA) for ‘fellow with the best use of social media in a crisis’. Also, Nollywood Actress, Bimbo Ademoye, won the most engaging actress on social media while Stan Nze emerged the most engaging actor. During the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed, has proposed some actions to Nigeria Governors’ Wives Forum to help stem migration flows and ensure that Africa’s youths have right conditions to fulfil their dreams. Mohammed made the call at the New York 2023 Nigeria Economic Growth and Trade Summit with the theme“ Stemming Migration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh details and real reasons on the agitation for the impeachment of the Senate President Godswill Akpabio have emerged. Our correspondent gathered that the disaffection on committee appointments was only diversionary. The real angst of the group of senators is the suspicion of the incapacity of the Senate President to checkmate what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avert an imminent strike action ended on Monday without a concrete resolution to the union’s demands. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong; and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, met with the NLC President, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday held what has been described as a very fruitful cross-sectoral discussion with his counterpart of South Africa, President Cyril Ramaphosa, in New York. Tinubu, who arrived in the city of the UN headquarters Monday, joins other world leaders in the United States to attend the 78th United […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Sokoto has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle, challenging the outcome of the March 18 governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The meeting between organised labour and the Federal Government is set to be held at 1:00 pm today. While the meeting, aimed at halting labour’s planned strike over fuel subsidy removal and the attendant hardship in the country, was scheduled for 11:00 am, it was later moved to 1:00 pm. Journalists were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian track queen Tobi Amusan has won the 100m hurdles at the Diamond League in Eugene, Oregon, US. The Sunday feat is her third consecutive Diamond League trophy. Amusan achieved this after finishing in 12.33 seconds to see off competition from Puerto Rico’s Jasmine Camacho-Quin in 12.38 seconds. US Kendra Harrison came […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State Governor and Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya CON, will be accompanying President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on a trip to New York, United States of America to attend the United Nations General Assembly ( UNGA). The 78th session of the UNGA, with the theme “Rebuilding trust and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in New York for the high-level meetings of the 78th session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu arrived at the JF Kennedy International Airport in New York at about 6:45pm local time. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres says he cares less about who comes to New York and more about what gets done, especially as it concerns reviving the lagging Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Guterres told journalists on Sunday in New York as some high-profile world leaders opted out of the UN General Assembly’s […]
