(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Lagos residents say they regret collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from commercial banks after the Supreme Court judgment validated them as legal tender till Dec. 31. They told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that it had been challenging spending the old notes as Nigerians were […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barring any last-minute change, the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress will meet with the President-Elect, Bola Tinubu; his running mate, Senator Kashim Shettima; senators-elect and members of the House of Representatives-elect on its platform. The African examiner gathered that the meeting will be held on Monday, March 13 at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor, Hope Uzodimma, of Imo state on Saturday, sacked his Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr. Ford Ozumba. It was gathered that the development may not be unconnected with the ongoing Nigeria Labour Congress NLC Industrial Action that has paralyzed government and economic activities in the state. The sack was contained in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dispelled rumors that the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ladi Adebutu has been delisted from the Commission’s list of candidates for the March 18 election. While reports on social media claimed INEC has not recognised Adebutu as the gubernatorial candidate of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- Chelsea continued their mini-revival on Saturday with a 1-3 win over Leicester City in a Premier League tie. Leicester remain rooted in the relegation battle, just one point above the drop zone after a fifth consecutive defeat. Ben Chilwell put Chelsea ahead early on against his former club before Patson Daka levelled. But […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has stated that it has seized 150 smuggled drums of petrol in Akwa Ibom. Speaking during a press briefing on Saturday, Yusuf Imam, the NSCDC commandant in the state, stated that the civil defence corps arrested two suspects on Thursday and seized five engines […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party has stated that it will call on its members to occupy offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission nationwide as the electoral body is allegedly undermining its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. The spokesman for the Presidential Campaign Council of the party, Dr Yunusa Tanko, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo has reacted to the call made by the presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi for residents of the state to vote massively for his party’s House of Assembly candidates in the forthcoming election. The African Examiner recalls that Obi had on Friday night met […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is going after the footsteps of Nnamdi Azikiwe, Arthur Nzeribe, for calling for the cancellation of a free and fair election. Fani-Kayode, a Tinubu, Shettima Presidential Campaign Council member, made this known on Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has described Malawi’s cholera outbreak as the largest in Africa. This came up as the country has so far contributed nearly 40 per cent of total cases recorded in 12 countries across the continent. WHO Regional Health Security Advisor, Ambrose Talisuna said this during his presentation in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina State, say they are fully ready to defend their votes during the forthcoming governorship and house of assembly elections in the state. The Atiku/Lado campaign Director General, Dr Mustapha Inuwa, who disclosed this on Friday in Katsina, said they would do that in […]
The United Nations on Friday commemorated the first-ever International Day to combat Islamophobia with a special event in the General Assembly Hall at UN headquarters, New York. The wikipedia online dictionary says “Islamophobia is the fear of, hatred of, or prejudice against the religion of Islam or Muslim in general, especially when seen as a geographical […]
Iran and Saudi Arabia have agreed to resume diplomatic relations and re-open embassies within two months, state media in both countries reported on Friday. The Foreign Ministers will first meet to arrange the exchange of Ambassadors and discuss ways to enhance ties, according to a joint statement carried by state media in Iran and Saudi […]
The Naira on Friday lost to the dollar as it exchanged at N461.50 at the Investors’ and Exporters’ window. The rate represented a decrease of 0.11 per cent, compared to the N461 for which it exchanged to the dollar on Thursday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.50 to the dollar on Friday. An exchange […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, representatives of the Beninese government and stakeholders are poised to collectively tackle the challenges facing the country’s textile industry. This resolve was demonstrated at a workshop facilitated by the AfDB Group’s country office in the Republic of Benin, which was aimed at building the capacity of stakeholders […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, says that lovers of former President Olusegun Obasanjo are oppressors and they must end up in hell. Seun made this assertion when he uploaded a video lamenting the corruption and manipulation of Nigeria’s natural resources for selfish interest as he pointed out that Obasanjo’s administration was the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira gained further on Thursday as it exchanged at N461 to the dollar at the Investors and Exporters window. The rate represented an increase of 0.05 per cent, compared to the N461.25 for which it exchanged to the dollar on Wednesday. The open indicative rate closed at N461.25 to the dollar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six people have been declared dead from the accident involving a train and a Lagos state staff bus. The African Examiner reports that the accident happened on Thursday morning around the Shogunle and Ikeja axis after the staff bus veered into the rail track and was crushed by an oncoming train. Many […]
(AFRKCAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on Thursday decried the rejection of old naira notes by traders and business owners in the state. Akeredolu in a statewide broadcast in Akure, said the rejection of the old naira notes was a flagrant disobedience of the law. The governor explained that rejecting the old […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), has expressed concern over the number of associations applying to register as medical laboratory science operators. The Registrar-General of CAC, Alhaji Garba Abubakar, in a statement said this when he received the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN), Dr Tosan Erhabor in […]
