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Monday, September 1st, 2025
In the light of recent insinuations, half-truths and fake information being circulated, we find it expedient to make it abundantly clear that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration has been guided, at all times, by the principles of fairness, justice, and equity in the distribution of federal government projects, appointments, and opportunities across all six geopolitical […]
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Monday, August 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Health, they say, is wealth, and no nation can be developed, nor rural communities attain its desired goals without a healthy manpower. To this end, any responsible government ought to prioritize and take the issue of the health sector very seriously by providing its citizens, including rural dwellers quality and affordable health […]
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Monday, August 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On the surface, it is another exam season in Nigeria — the stress, the supervision, the silence in classrooms. But beneath that surface lies a digital underworld of leaked questions, fintech-fueled payments, and WhatsApp groups selling success to the highest bidder. Investigations show that there are WhatsApp groups where National Examinations Council […]
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Monday, August 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – How long can the euphoria that greeted the recent official adoption of African Democratic Congress (ADC) as the platform for the 2027 general elections by some key opposition figures in Nigeria last? This is the germane question agitating the minds of some analysts and watchers of the unfolding political events in the […]
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Friday, July 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The news that President Tinubu has renamed the University of Maiduguri after former president Muhammadu Buhari has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner had earlier reported that President Tinubu, during a special session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) held on Thursday in honour of the late Nigerian leader, who […]
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Monday, July 14th, 2025
By Oche Echeija Egwa (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rio de Janeiro is reputed for cultural tourism, nature’s beauty and hospitality. This old city in the Republic of Brazil easily dwarfs the political capital, Brasilia, and the sprawling commercial hub, Sao Polo, in hosting international events. Indeed, from July 6 to 7, 2025, the beautiful and serene […]
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Saturday, May 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management (MHHM) remains a global recognized public health issue that needs serious attention, especially in developing clans such as Nigeria, the acclaimed giant of Africa where cost of materials to manage the biological natural phenomenon is on the high side. Aside from the high cost, an alarming number […]
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Saturday, May 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without mincing words, the two main opposition parties – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party (LP) – have been embroiled in multi-faceted crises which are currently threatening their chances of bouncing back into relevance before 2027 general elections. While PDP, which ruled the country for 16 uninterrupted years after the return […]
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Tuesday, May 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The gale of defections by Nigerian politicians from one political party to another has dominated political discourse in the country lately. While some schools of thought consider it normal, others say such defections are for power pursuit instead of upholding party ideology. According to proponents of defection, it is a reflection of […]
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Friday, April 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – When the Federal Military Government, under the leadership of Gen. Yakubu Gowon (retired), set up the NYSC post-Civil War in 1973, many Nigerians praised the scheme. The mandatory, post-tertiary scheme was part of efforts to “reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country” after the Nigerian civil war. Today, 52 years later, the programme […]
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Tuesday, April 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Recently, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) directed the full implementation of the Naira-for-Crude policy for local refiners. The Naira-for-Crude policy, introduced in 2024, entails the sale of crude oil to domestic refineries– Dangote Refinery and others in naira instead of U.S. dollars. FEC’s resolution on the policy was conveyed by Wale Edun, […]
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Tuesday, April 1st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – We will not flog a dead horse in this article. However, as always, we will contribute to the efforts at documenting perspectives on some past and ongoing events hoping that the future will finally need them as archival materials. This means that all the acts by a person or group (past and […]
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Insecurity, be it in an advanced, or advancing nation’s of the globe, such as Nigeria, the lamed acclaimed giant of Africa, remains a major threat and cog in the wheel of progress of development. The monster, which creates room for all manner of atrocities and criminalities affects, and devastates every sector of […]
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2025
By John Collins Nwobodo, Esq. INTRODUCTION: (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Wikipedia defines “state of emergency” as a situation in which a government is empowered to put through policies that it would normally not be permitted to do, for the safety and protection of its citizens. Consideration for the safety and protection of its citizens is the […]
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Sunday, March 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In literature, an oxymoron refers to placing two opposing ideas side by side, such as “old news” or “deafening silence.” This concept mirrors the paradox in Anambra, where a state predominantly Christian, particularly Catholic, has seen a significant rise in the practice of traditional spirituality and native medicine. According to Catholic Hierarchy, […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Like every other year, the 2025 international Women’s Day (IWD), an annual event commemorated every 8th day of March across the globe, including Nigeria, has come and gone, with women insisting on the need for relevant authorities and policy makers to address their several demands aimed at empowering them for a brighter […]
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Saturday, March 1st, 2025
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen. Benin (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Without necessarily going into a detailed history of the eventual establishment, in 1983, of the Brundtland Commission, formerly the World Commission on Environment and Development (chaired by Dr. Gro Harlem Brundtland, former prime minister of Norway), will define “sustainable development” using some words from the 1987 report […]
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Thursday, February 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In today’s digital world, social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, WhatsApp, and Instagram have transformed the way young people connect, communicate, and form relationships. While these platforms offer convenience and instant connectivity, they also come with serious risks, including unrealistic expectations, cyberbullying, and emotional detachment. A recent tragic incident in Ilorin, […]
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Thursday, February 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recent months, Nigerians have been grappling with rising data prices as telecommunications companies increase their tariffs. This shift has ignited widespread concerns, especially among small business owners who rely on affordable and reliable internet services to sustain their operations. Moreover, the soaring costs are not only affecting everyday consumers but are […]
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Saturday, February 1st, 2025
By Andrew A. Erakhrumen (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It should not be news anymore to the discerning Federal Government of Nigeria’s 2024 Appropriation Act (like most others in the past) performed poorly regarding capital expenditures. Observations have been raised “…..on the huge discrepancies in the size of the recurrent expenditure relative to capital expenditure….” Simply, based […]
