(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City’s winless streak extends to six games as Feyenoord pull off one of the all-time UEFA Champions League comebacks. Despite being down three goals in the 75th minute, the Dutch side were able to rally back to erase the deficit, thanks in part to some blatant defensive errors from the City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Peter Mbah led Enugu State Government is to spend N971,84,000,000 billion for the 2025 fiscal year as against N521,556,386,000 budgeted in 2024. Mbah who made this known during the 2025 budget presentation at the Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday, said that the budget tagged: “Budget of Exponential Growth and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on the successful revitalization of the Port Harcourt refinery, marked by the official commencement of petroleum product loading on Tuesday. The President acknowledged the pivotal role of former President Muhammadu Buhari in initiating the comprehensive rehabilitation […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday to begin a state visit to France in honour of an invitation from President Emmanuel Macron. This was contained in a statement issued on Tuesday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. The three-day visit, which would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Troops of the Joint Task Force South East Operation UDO KA have continued to intensify its operations in the SouthEast region, as they neutralize Suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous people of Biafra IPOB and Easter Security Network ESN Members, and discovered IED Making Factory along the Imo River in Isiala-Ngwa North […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Professor of Law and former Dean, Faculty of Law, Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), Enugu, Agu Gab Agu, has decried the low level of reading culture among the Nigerian youth, saying it is worrisome. The university Don, who spoke to newsmen weekend in Enugu shortly after his remark […]
In this interview with the Registrar and Chief Executive of National Examination Council (NECO) Prof. Ibrahim Dantani Wushishi, he talks about the ills of the examination malpractices, CBT as well as his vision to put NECO as the best and credible assessment organisation in the country. Excerpts: Q: One compelling reason for the establishment of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ECOWAS Court of Justice (ECCJ) has pledged to enhance its performance and efficiency by 2025, even as it deals with notable financial and operational hurdles. Justice Ricardo Gonçalves, the President of the court, said this at the opening of the 2024 Judicial Retreat in Abuja on Monday, with the theme ‘Judicial […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said that the number of children recruited into armed groups in Haiti has increased by 70 per cent over the past year. The unprecedented spike also reveals the alarming deterioration of child protection amid escalating violence in the Caribbean nation. According to the latest estimates, children […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Windsor Gallery, an art firm, has commenced establishment of contemporary art galleries across major cities of Africa to drive creative thinking on the continent. The Chairman of Windsor Gallery, Mr Richard Vedelago who made this known in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the aim was to drive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has stalled a N50 billion suit filed by leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, against the Federal Government. The matter, which was fixed for Monday, could not proceed because Justice Ekwo was on official engagement. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, says the Nigerian government needs more borrowings to fund its budget even though some Ministries, Departments and Agencies have surpassed their revenue target. Edun said this during an interactive session of the Senate Joint Committees on Finance and National Planning […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Monday expressed excitement at the economy’s third-quarter growth statistics as revealed by the National Bureau of Statistics. According to the report Nigeria’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 3.46 per cent in real terms in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024 on a year-on-year basis. “I am excited […]
(AFRICAN ECAMINER) – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tweak some of its policies adopted from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Ultimately, what’s the value of the policies that the people do not support?” The octogenarian diplomat […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance. This was contained in a press release issued on Sunday and signed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total of 9,000 youths in the Niger Delta have acquired entrepreneurial skills in the LiveWIRE programme of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) since it was introduced in 2003 as part of efforts to boost employment opportunities among people aged 18 – 35 years. The recipients were trained […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), have arrested a 50-year-old businessman, who allegedly ingested 90 wraps of cocaine at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, (AIIA), Enugu. The Director, Media and Advocacy, (NDLEA), Femi Babafemi made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said that the suspect […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, has stated that Nigeria has saved $20 billion from petrol subsidy removal and also market-based pricing of the foreign exchange rate. Edun stated this during a ceremony recently held to mark the first 100 days in office of Esther Walso-Jack, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dangote Refinery on Sunday reduced the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) price for marketers to N970 per litre. This was announced by the spokesperson of Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, who stated that the 650,000 barrels per day refinery slashed the petrol price by N20 from N990 per litre to N970. This development is […]
