(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A late Saturday night fire gutted leather products, raw materials and machines estimated at over N3 billion in Aba, Abia state. The fire affected over 30 shops at the Mansion Zone block of Powerline Leather Products Industrial Cluster. The Chairman of the affected block in the industrial cluster, Mr Ugochukwu Nwachukwu told […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Tinubu was endorsed on Sunday at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government, in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. Tinubu, who is the latest entrant into the exclusive club of Heads […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has emerged as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). “We will take democracy seriously, Democracy is very tough but it is the best form of government,” he said upon his emergence on Sunday in Guinea-Bissau. Tinubu’s emergence was announced at the 63rd […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – England won the under-21 European Championship for the first time since 1984 as Curtis Jones’ goal beat Spain 1-0 in Saturday’s final. In a dramatic finale in Batumi, Spain captain Abel Ruiz had a 99th-minute penalty saved by Manchester City goalkeeper James Trafford to preserve England’s record of not conceding a goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – David de Gea announced Saturday he is leaving Manchester United after 12 years, saying “it’s the right time to undertake a new challenge”. The long-serving Spanish goalkeeper, who won the Premier League Golden Glove award for most clean sheets last season, was criticised for a number of high-profile errors in the final […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court in Kano has issued an interim order restraining the Nigeria Police, Kano Public Complain and Anti Corruption Commission from harassing, arresting, inviting, or detaining the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, his family members, or any appointee who served under his administration. Also restrained by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In consonance with his promise to remove all barriers impeding business growth in Nigeria, President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of a Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms. According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced that the 2023 Hajj pilgrims from the state will begin their return journey back home today (Friday). In a statement, the Lagos State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board said the Amir-ul-Hajj, Anofiu Elegushi, made the announcement during a press briefing on the Hajj operations. The Amir-ul-Hajj disclosed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Controversial Nollywood actor, Yul Edocchie has again stirred the hornet nest after he prayed that God should give President Tinubu long life. The African Examiner writes that Yul Edochie, who is the son of veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, on Wednesday, took to his social media account praying that God grant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mmesoma Ejikeme, the Anambra student who was accused of inflating her 2023 UTME result by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board on Wednesday disclosed that she received an automated text message from JAMB showing that her score was 249. Mmesoma disclosed this in an interview with Sunrise Daily on Channels Television. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Miss Ejikeme, erstwhile student of Anglican Girls Secondary School, Nnewi in Anambra, had celebrated her emergence as candidate with the highest score in the year 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). JAMB, in a statement on Sunday signed by its Spokesperson, Dr Fabian Benjamin, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced the principal officers of the 10th Senate, whom he says emerged by consensus. The new officers are Senator Opeyemi Bamidele from Ekiti State as Senate Leader, Senator Dave Umahi from Ebonyi State as Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Ali Ndume from Borno State as Chief Whip, and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A delegation of the Bank of America led by its President of International, Mr Bernard Mensah, says it is excited by the early decisions taken by President Bola Tinubu. Briefing journalists on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Mensah lauded Tinubu for the initial steps taken by his administration to improve […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenith Bank Plc has retained its ranking as the Number One Bank in Nigeria by Tier-1 Capital in the 2023 Top 1000 World Banks’ Rankings, published by The Banker Magazine. For the fourteenth year in a row, the Bank has held its position as the number one Tier-1 bank in Nigeria, emerging […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Edo North senatorial district, Adams Oshiomhole, has said his blood pressure would have increased if he wasn’t elected to the national assembly. Medically, a normal blood pressure level is less than 120/80 mmHG, while 180/120 is considered a hypertensive crisis and requires immediate medical attention. Oshimhole, who spoke at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a request by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, for a supplementary budget to be approved, the Rivers State House of Assembly has deliberated on the matter and it has passed the first reading. Fubara, earlier this month, made a N200bn supplementary budget request to the House in order to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of the Lekki Deep Seaport has announced that Rimbaud has become the first transshipment vessel to berth at the port. Making this known in a series of tweets on Friday, the port management said the ship operated by CMA CGM, has a Length Overall of 270m, a breadth of 42.8m […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sustained advocacy of the Mohammed Bello Koko- led Management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the decongestion of the Ports to pave way for efficient operations received a boost on 23rd June, 2023, when Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Transportation Dr. Magdelene Ajani led an inter-agency team consisting of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Retired staff of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) have expressed deep concern over the manner a former Acting Director-General of the Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, has gone to the public without due regard to in-service rules and regulations. A statement issued under the aegis of Dolphin Retired Staff Association and signed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The naira has appreciated by 0.68 per cent against the United States dollar on the Investor & Exporter forex window. The local currency closed at N763/$ on Tuesday, compared to N768.17/$ at the close of trading on Monday. There was no trading on Wednesday owing to the two-day public holiday to mark […]
