(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it paid approximately $2 billion across various sectors, including manufacturing, aviation, and petroleum in its bid to clear the backlog of outstanding foreign exchange liabilities. The apex bank said it has also cleared up the entire liability of 14 banks and started settlements with foreign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mexico has abandoned its bid to host the 2036 Olympics, more than half a century after first staging the Summer Games, a senior official said. “We had a talk with the International Olympic Committee and we saw that the competition is very tough,” Mexican Olympic Committee head Maria Jose Alcala told reporters […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has stated that there was a plan to cancel the 2023 presidential election. The playwright stated that history almost repeated itself in the election period because according to him, some people tried to cancel the election like General Ibrahim Babangida did in 1993. Soyinka, while speaking on Channels […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Trade Organization’s chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on Wednesday said she was “less optimistic” about world trade in 2024, pointing to tensions in the Red Sea. She said weaker global economic growth, “worsening geopolitical tensions, the new disruptions we see in the Red Sea, on the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal” meant […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has blamed illegal miners for the explosion that rocked the Bodija area of Ibadan, the state capital on Tuesday. Makinde, who visited the scene of the explosion Tuesday night, said preliminary investigations by security agencies revealed that the explosion caused by explosive devices stored by illegal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – British inflation unexpectedly rose in December, data showed Wednesday, dashing expectations of a slowdown, dimming hopes of an early interest rate cut and prolonging a cost-of-living squeeze before an election. The Consumer Prices Index accelerated slightly to four percent last month, as rising alcohol and tobacco prices sparked the first increase since […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was panic in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday evening as loud explosion rocked the ancient city, with buildings collapsing due to terrific vibration. “We heard a loud bang around 07:30pm. Dominos shattered, Ace Mall in Bodija destroyed,” a panic-stricken resident told our correspondent over the phone. The number of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL has stated that it uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta in the last seven days. The NNPCL announced this on its X handle on Tuesday. According to the company, it found 15 illegal pipeline connections in the same period. “In […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, Femi Gbajabimila, the Chief of Staff of President Bola Tinubu, was accused of fraudulent act as a letter emerged on social media which showed that Gbajabimila collaborated with the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, to make use of 300 billion naira from the COVID […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles skipper, William Troost-Ekong, has stated that the Super Eagles can’t make use of the harsh weather condition in Abidjan as an excuse to churn out disappointing results at the ongoing 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The African Examiner recalls that Nigeria head coach, Jose Peseiro, complained about the weather after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, says his ex-principal, former President Muhammadu Buhari, is not a bigot, adding that those who labelled the retired military general as religiously prejudicial do not know him. The launch of the book, ‘Working with Buhari: Reflections of A Special Adviser, Media, and Publicity (2015-2023)’ was graced by his […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodimma, on Tuesday, dissolved his cabinet, a day after he was sworn in for a second term as the governor of Imo State. The governor disclosed this during a meeting at the Sam Mbawke Executive Chambers at the Government House, Owerri. The governor thanked all the cabinet members and all […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Mourinho’s time at Roma came to an end on Tuesday after the Serie A club sacked the “Special One” midway through what has been a deeply disappointing third season in the Italian capital. Mourinho departs Roma after an emotional two-and-a-half years in which he won Europa Conference League in 2022, ending […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Donald Trump is expected to be back in court Tuesday in New York for a civil case in which he has already been found liable for sexually abusing and defaming the writer E. Jean Carroll. A jury in May of last year concluded that Trump sexually assaulted her in the dressing room […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has blamed the escalating kidnappings and insecurity in the country on what he described as worsening poverty and hunger in the land. On January 5, gunmen abducted six young girls in the Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja, a situation that has generated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell said it has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, the Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), to Renaissance. Renaissance is a consortium of five firms made up of four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and also an international energy group. “Completion of the transaction […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Multi Choice Nigeria and Africa Magic have called on all African film makers to submit their movies and films publicly exhibited or broadcast for the 10th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA). Head of Content and Channels West Africa, MultiChoice, Mrs Busola Tejumola, said this in a statement in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Due to the rising insecurity, kidnapping, and incessant attacks on residents in Abuja by bandits, The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Commissioner for Public Complaint Dalhatu Ezekiel has asked the Federal Government to prioritize the the area’s security situation and immediately declare a state of emergency. Dalhatu was speaking on Monday at a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi won FIFA’s “The Best” award for the third time on Monday as the Argentine pipped Manchester City’s Erling Haaland to the prize for best men’s player in 2023. Haaland was favourite to win after scoring 52 times in his debut season with Manchester City, but Messi edged the vote after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Monday struck out a suit filed by internet celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha, popularly known as Mompha, seeking to vacate an order made for his arrest. Justice Ayokunle Faji, who presided over the court, struck out Mompha’s suit for lack of diligent prosecution. Mompha, who currently […]
