(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s under-20 football team, the Flying Eagles, has been drawn to face Egypt, South Africa and Morocco in the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire. The Nigerian team was drawn with the two North African teams and South Africa in the Group B which is considered as the ‘group […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly on Thursday passed the ₦54.99trn 2025 Appropriation Bill. The bill was passed separately by the Senate and the House of Representatives. A breakdown of the budget showed N3.645trn for statutory transfers, N14.317trn for debt servicing, N13.64trn for recurrent expenditure and N23.963trn capital expenditure (development fund), with fiscal deficit put […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s most prestigious music award show, The Headies, has announced its highly anticipated 17th edition of the awards, marking a return after a year’s hiatus. The list released on Wednesday features an array of both local and international artists who have been recognised for their contribution to the music scene in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national grid has collapsed again, plunging millions of Nigerians into darkness. The collapse which happened on Wednesday is the first in 2025. Confirming this in a post on X, the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company reported that the system outage happened at 11:34 am local time. “Please be informed that we experienced […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the implementation of a 50% tariff hike by telecommunication companies, demanding immediate reversal of the old tariff. The NLC and the Federal Government had earlier constituted a 10-man committee to deliberate on the tariff hike within two weeks and report back before any final decision […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following intense opposition from stakeholders, the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the suspension of the implementation of a 4% Free-on-Board (FOB) value on imports. Customs’ spokesman, Abdullahi Maiwada, in a statement on Tuesday, said the suspension would enable comprehensive engagement and consultations between the Minister of Finance Olawale Edun and other stakeholders. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bishop Isaac Idahosa, the 2023 Vice Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), says the appropriate punishment should be meted out to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and public officials for electoral failures. According to the ally of former Kano governor and the 2023 NNPP presidential candidate Rabiu Kwankwaso, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives on Wednesday began debates on the four tax reform bills transmitted to the National Assembly in 2024 by President Bola Tinubu. The bills are scheduled for a second reading on the floor of the Green Chamber some six months after the President transmitted them to the National Assembly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has taken full ownership of Keystone Bank. This is according to a statement by the bank posted on its X handle on Tuesday evening. It read, “Keystone Bank Limited wishes to clarify media report of a judgement by the Lagos State Special Offences Court, sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has expressed confidence that nothing will stand in the way of his victory in 2027 should he decide to seek a second term. Governor Fubara made this assertion on Tuesday during a solidarity visit by the three Local Government Areas that make up the Kalabari Ethnic Nationality. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Embattled former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai says he won’t opt for exile despite the many rumours that he might be arrested and tortured by the Bola Tinubu administration. El-Rufai, who has been embroiled in a battle of words with the Presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), said he won’t […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says charges will now apply anytime customers use the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) of banks other than theirs. This was contained in a circular dated February 10, 2025, and addressed to all banks and financial institutions, the apex bank’s acting Director of Financial Policy and Regulation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria has been ranked 140th position out of 180 countries in the world on the 2024 corruption perceptions index, according to a report by Transparency International. The TI’s latest ranking released on Tuesday sees the continent’s most populous nation move up 5 spots when compared with 2023 ‘s report and 10 spots […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osun government has stated that the Court of Appeal judgment in Akure on Monday did not reinstate the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) local government chairmen and councillors. Mr Kolapo Alimi, Osun Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, explained in a statement that the dismissed case was the PDP’s summons challenging the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Is-haq Oloyede, says the autonomy of public universities can be better achieved if the National Universities Commission (NUC) is left to manage the budgets of tertiary institutions in addition to its role as the regulator that accredits courses in schools. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A five-man panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji has dismissed the appeal filed by the Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, challenging the leadership of the Rivers State House of Assembly led by Martin Amaewhule. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji while dismissing the appeal awarded a cost of two million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu, on Monday, questioned the jurisdiction of his alleged terrorism case when he re-appeared before Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court for the resumed hearing of his protracted case. Despite Kanu’s insistence that Justice Nyako has no jurisdiction over […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Monday led a delegation to meet with his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo at the hilltop residence of the former Nigerian leader in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The former vice president was accompanied by former Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke and Senator Aminu […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has hailed US President Donald Trump’s widely criticised plan to move Palestinians out of the war-battered Gaza Strip, saying Israel is willing to “do the job”. In a Fox News interview aired late Saturday as the premier was wrapping up a visit to Washington, Netanyahu defended Trump’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Elon Musk, the world’s richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok’s operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday. “I’ve not put in a bid for TikTok and I don’t have any plans for what I […]
