(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sevilla crashed out of the Champions League on Wednesday, throwing away a two-goal lead in a 3-2 defeat by PSV Eindhoven. Leading through goals from Sergio Ramos and Youssef En-Nesyri, Sevilla winger Lucas Ocampos was sent off for two bookings in four minutes and it opened the door for PSV’s fightback. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a sum of N15,000 wage award per worker in the state. The governor also approved a sum of N10,000 for each pensioner in the state in the same regard. This was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A senior Hamas official said on Wednesday the Islamist movement was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a truce over Gaza. Hamas official and former Gaza health minister Bassem Naim said the group was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some Nigerians on social media are not finding it funny with the decision of a branch of the Celestial Church of Christ in Lagos State for inviting Fuji singer, Pasuma, and street-hop artiste, Portable, to its praise night event. The African Examiner writes that on Wednesday, a flyer emerged for the event […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State in the just concluded November 2023 election, Senator Dino Melaye, has stated that he would not go to the tribunal concerning the alleged election fraud that characterised the poll. Melaye made this known on his Facebook page saying that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party says the N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly is “deceitful, strangulating, and hopeless”. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday stated that if the budget is allowed to pass, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed gratitude to Stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. This was contained in a statement Issued […]
..,…To Honour Ebonyi Governor (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Coal City University (CCU), Enugu, South East Nigeria says a total of 33 graduands of the institution will be awarded first class honours degrees during her maiden Convocation ceremony scheduled to take place on Saturday 2nd December, 2023. The thirty three graduands are amongst the 502 graduates of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of their commitment towards promoting education in Enugu state, a leading global Broker firm, FBS in collaboration with a charity organization, Helpers Social Development Foundation (HSDF), weekend put smile on the faces of School children in Community Primary School Imezi-Olo, Ezeagu Council Area of Enugu state, as they donated assorted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu during his presentation of the 2024 ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’ on Wednesday pegged oil price at $77.96 and the naira at N750/$1. The President presented the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5trn before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. He said, “Distinguished members of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed his desire that the 2024 Appropriation Act come into effect on January 1, 2024. The President, who addressed a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, charged both arms of the legislative arm to work assiduously and “conclude with reasonable dispatch”, their deliberations on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afreximbank says about 43.7 billion dollars worth of trade and investment deals were sealed at the just concluded Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Egypt. Kanayo Awani, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank Executive Vice-President, said this at the Post-Event Virtual News Conference held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Awani said the 43.7 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and the Nigerian government has visited Freetown, Sierra Leone, following a plot by some individuals to acquire arms and “disturb the peace and constitutional order in the country”. According to a statement by the commission, the delegation met with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Tuesday assured foreign investors of low production costs in the country’s mining sector. Speaking at the Mines and Money Conference in London, Alake said that President Bola Tinubu has embarked on reforms to boost investment by streamlining procedures and reducing hurdles to attract […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the promised automation of the passport application process will begin “in the next one week”. “In fact, we’ve done the testing and we should be going live in the next week or so. As I said, that will ensure that Nigerians, all they need to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona came from behind to beat Porto 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League knock-out rounds for the first time in three seasons. Brazilian winger Pepe sent Porto ahead but Barcelona’s Portuguese duo Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix both netted to turn the game on its head. The former Benfica pair […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, freed 37 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre and the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ahoada, Rivers State, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, disclosed this during a release ceremony held at the Port Harcourt Maximum Security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, has claimed that the Supreme Court failed to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, stated that the apex court only read judgment on the appeal filed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Osun State University has refuted claims on social media advertising that the institution was inviting applications for both academic and non-academic staff vacancies. A statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, on Tuesday, disclosed that the institution’s advertisements were not placed on social media, but in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says it makes no sense for the country to export crude on Forward Contract and not supply indigenous firm, Dangote Refinery. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Tuesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said by […]
