(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said that the first malaria vaccine recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), will be administered in four doses to 5-month-old babies. WHO also said the vaccine will be effective against the deadliest parasite, especially common in Africa and it’s not for adults. The Minister of Health, Dr […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German Regionalliga club, SV Straelen has stated that Sunday Oliseh has resigned his appointment as head coach of the team. Oliseh took the decision after the team did not get a win in all five outings under his care. SV Straelen scored just a goal in the five games and also lost […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Festus Keyamo, minister of state for labor and employment, says he can drive from Abuja to Kaduna without a security escort. Keyamo stated this on Tuesday in a pre-recorded interview aired on Channels TV. The African Examiner writes that the 155km Kaduna-Abuja highway is one of the feared roads as it has […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid, a frontline international not-for-profit organization, with funding from The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF), has launched an 18-month project targeted at improving access to safe water, sanitation and hygiene services in four communities within and around the Maiduguri Metropolis in Borno State. WaterAid currently works in 28 countries to change the lives of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo, and spokesperson for the Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has stated that talks concerning the removal of fuel subsidy will begin next year. Keyamo stated this on Tuesday during the unveiling of The Progressives Forum in Abuja, He stressed that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied media reports that he will hand over federal universities to state governments if elected president in 2023. The media adviser to the former vice president, Paul Ibe, in a statement issued on Monday night in Abuja, described the report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Executive Council of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities will meet on Sunday, August 28, 2022 to take a decision on whether to suspend or continue with the industrial action. Sources among the union’s NEC members told our correspondent on Monday that the meeting will hold at the union’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Libya’s oil production is running at 1.211 million barrels per day (bpd), according to the country’s National Oil Corp (NOC). This is contained in a statement by the corporation. On July 23, NOC, which is being run a new chief appointed by the Government of National Unity last month, said production had […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mali has appointed an interim prime minister to act in place of leader Choguel Maiga, who is resting amid media reports he had been hospitalised. Col. Abdoulaye Maiga, currently government spokesman and minister of territorial administration, is the new acting prime minister, a government statement said. Earlier this month, Paris-based Jeune Afrique […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angolan presidential candidates on Monday wrapped up a month-long campaign ahead of this week’s election which is likely to be a tense standoff between a ruling party in power for decades and an opposition with growing appeal among youth. The MPLA, led by João Lourenço since 2017, has governed Africa’s second-biggest oil […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The number of children facing severe drought across the Horn of Africa has increased by more than 40 per cent within two months, the UN children’s agency UNICEF said. UNICEF said on Monday that between February and April, the number of children facing the impact of drought – including acute hunger, malnutrition, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United produced an utterly unexpected 2-1 victory over old rivals Liverpool in the English Premier League (EPL) at Old Trafford on Monday. It helped to turn fan protests against the club’s owners into a rare night of celebration. Manchester United’s vastly-improved performance for their first points of the campaign, thanks to […]
By Kasimu Sani Tanko (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Normally, an interview on prime time television is a golden chance for a politician or candidate to reel out his party manifesto or plan of action if and when elected into office thus decisively connecting with the electorate on whose votes he is counting on to emerge victorious […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zambian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Chipoka Mulenga, has sought the assistance of the President, Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote in the development of his country’s agricultural sector. Chipoka Mulenga, who led a delegation from Zambia on tour of the 3.00 million metric tonnes Dangote Fertiliser plant at the weekend, called […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured Nigerians that the electronic transmission of election result has come to stay. The commission gave the clarification in a statement titled: “Clarification on Electronic Transmission of Election Result” signed by Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, in Abuja […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two children have died following the collapse of a building in Bariga, Lagos. The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA) on Sunday confirmed that bodies of the two children were recovered in the incident. The incident occurred around 9:40 p.m. at Adeleye Street, Lady Lark in Bariga. The Permanent Secretary of LASEMA, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State is currently being confronted with a deluge of promises by the People’s Democratic Party and its gubernatorial candidate. But historical antecedents is, however, a classic compass in adjudging these promises as fairy bubbles that will soon burst into emptiness. Before Governor lnuwa Yahaya assumed office on the 29th of May […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An aide of the Oshodi-Isolo Local Government Area chairman, Kehinde Oloyede, has died from gunshot wounds, the police in Lagos State have said. Francis Oguntulu was shot at a birthday party in Oshodi on Friday and he died two days later, Benjamin Hundeyin, the police spokesperson in Lagos stated. Mr Hundeyin added […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria bowed out of the FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup after a 2-0 loss to The Netherlands on Sunday. The Falconets could not reenact earlier round performances, which saw them winning all three group phase matches, in this their quarter-final match in Alajuela, Costa Rica. Flourish Sabastine, who scored Nigeria’s winning goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria Ltd. has announced plans for the fifth edition of its Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Week. The bank’s Group Head, Marketing and Corporate Communications, Mrs Folake Ani-Mumuney, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The statement said that the event slated for Aug. 22 to 27, […]
