(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s new President, Bola Tinubu says the era of subsidy payment on fuel has ended. He said the 2023 Budget made no provision for fuel subsidy and more so, subsidy payment is no longer justifiable. “The fuel subsidy is gone,” Tinubu declared in his inaugural speech at the Eagle Square on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erling Haaland has won the 2022/2023 Premier League Player of the Season following a record-breaking debut term in England’s elite championship. The Manchester City forward bagged an incredible 36 league goals in just 35 games– shattering a 29-year record for the most strikes in a Premier League campaign. There could only be […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina has decried the fuel subsidy regime by the Federal Government, saying it only benefits the rich. Speaking during the presidential inauguration lecture in Abuja on Saturday, Adesina said the continued payment to subsidise petroleum products is killing the Nigerian economy. According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Vice President-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima on Saturday has addressed concerns that he and his principal, Bola Tinubu, have an agenda to islamise Nigeria. Since Tinubu announced Shettima as his running mate last year, there have been divergent views by different groups and individuals with some alleging that the Muslim-Muslim ticket of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat gear up for their inauguration on Monday, the state government says both have submitted their Asset Declaration Forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB). The Media Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Gboyega Akosilen, made the disclosure in a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – With the presidential inauguration just two days away, the Senate is convening an emergency session. It is unclear at the moment what the upper chamber intends to handle during this session. Lawmakers are gradually trickling into the chambers but the Senate President is yet to arrive. This is the second time in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United sealed qualification for next season’s Champions League with a 4-1 thrashing of beleaguered Chelsea on Thursday. Casemiro, Anthony Martial, Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford were on target as the Red Devils moved up to third in the Premier League. A miserable night summed up Chelsea’s season despite spending over £500 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nine years after their last album together, the Nigerian musical duo, Peter and Paul Okoye, known are P-Square, are working on a new album. The identical twins made this known to CNN recently where they also hinted at releasing the album within the year. Since reuniting in 2022, the duo released two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria defeated Italy in an end-to-end encounter at the FIFA U-20 World Cup Argentina 2023 on Wednesday, courtesy of Salim Fago Lawal’s diving header and Jude Sunday’s last-gasp finish. The result means the Flying Eagles qualify for the knockout stage on six points while the Azzurri are on three points after two […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Brighton ended Manchester City’s 12-game winning run in the Premier League as a 1-1 draw on Wednesday secured the Seagulls a place in next season’s Europa League. Phil Foden fired the English champions in front, but Brighton were well worthy of the point given to them by Julio Enciso’s stunning long-range strike. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was some tension between the Speaker of the House of Representatives Femi Gbajabiamila and his deputy, Idris Wase at close of plenary earlier on Wednesday. Both men openly disagreed over the duration of Thursday’s plenary as the speaker insisted that proceedings should be short enough to allow him and other members […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik ten Hag said Manchester United must strive for more even though his team look set to clinch a place in next season’s Champions League. United need just one point from their final two Premier League games against Chelsea and Fulham to secure a top-four finish after a season out of Europe’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has raised the interest rate from 18 percent to 18.5 percent. The apex bank governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the decision on Wednesday after the policy-setting committee meeting at the CBN headquarters in Abuja. The development is the third consecutive time the apex bank will be raising […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly, the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has denied joining the race for the Senate presidency. Lawan, a former Majority Leader, was elected as the Senate President in 2019 after enjoying the backing of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the position. The APC […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The anti-graft agency, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Kaduna Zonal Command has secured the conviction of a jeweller, Ibrahim Dabai, at the Federal High Court sitting in Kano State before Justice M.N Yunusa. Dabai was convicted on a charge bordering on tampering with Nigerian currency. According to EFCC on twitter, he was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United Kingdom has put in place a new law that will see Nigerian students and others studying in the UK from bringing their family as dependents except “under specific circumstances.” This is as the UK government aims to bring immigration into the country that stands at around one million down, Sky […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Election Petition Court has consolidated all the petitions filed by the three petitioners, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM), and their presidential candidates. The Chairman of the Tribunal, Justice Haruna Tsamani, made this known on Tuesday while presenting the court pre-hearing report. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain Adamu Garba says the next government will remove subsidies. The former Deputy Director, Media, APC Independent Campaign Council, spoke as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. “It is a stand that the next administration is going to remove subsidies. It was made very […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Flying Eagles on Sunday defeated the Dominican Republic 2-1 in the FIFA U-20 World Cup opener. Nigeria won the opener at the Estadio Malvinas Argentina in Mendoza in Argentina. The Flying Eagles will face Italy next in their Group D ties before playing Brazil in the last group game. The Dominicans […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was all glitz and glamour as the ninth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards (AMVCA) was held on Saturday to honour some of the finest in the African film industry. The event was held at the Eko Hotel Convention Hall, Victoria Island, Lagos, with media host presenter Ik Osakioduwa […]
