(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Falcons sealed a spot in the round of 16 of the 2023 Women’s World Cup after a goalless draw with their European contingents, Northern Ireland Randy Waldrum’s team needed a draw to be sure of the next round passage The Falcons had to endure an early minute of pressure from the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has commenced the screening of the first batch of ministerial nominees forwarded by President Bola Tinubu. The screening commenced at the upper chamber around 1pm today (Monday) upon the arrival of Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The African examiner reliably gathered that 20 of the 28 today ministerial nominees completed their […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Children’s fund UNICEF, has stressed the need for nursing mothers to embrace exclusive Breastfeeding method and 0-6 months water practice, saying it is critical to long term health and wellbeing of both mother and child. The international child friendly Organization, frowned at a situation where a huge number of nursing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s new junta on Monday accused former colonial ruler France of wanting to “intervene militarily” to reinstate deposed President Mohamed Bazoum. “In its search for ways and means to intervene militarily in Niger, France with the complicity of some Nigeriens, held a meeting with the chief of staff of the Nigerien national […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast to the nation at 7 p.m. According to a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leaders of pro-Biafra groups in Enugu State, Sunday, threw their weight behind incarcerated Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) letter directing a permanent end to sit-at-home in South-East. The groups made the call while addressing newsmen in Enugu on their readiness to carry out the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Peter Esele, says the Federal Government has not done enough to stop organised labour from embarking on strike and protest over the fuel subsidy removal. Following the removal of fuel subsidy, Labour has been pushing for palliatives for Nigerians to cushion the impact […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Adamawa State Deputy Governor Prof Kaletapwa Farauta says the hoodlums that attacked some warehouses in the state did not break the doors. She was speaking on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics hours after hoodlums attacked several warehouses in the state including that of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). The attackers looted […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the state after hoodlums looted warehouses of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) and others. The Governor’s spokesman Humwashi Wonosikou disclosed this in a Sunday afternoon statement. “The Governor of Adamawa State, the Rt Hon Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri has declared […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) is joining forces with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to advance implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) in Africa. The framework sets out an ambitious pathway to reach the global vision of a world living in harmony with nature by 2050. The AfDB and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, has tasked senators of the 10th Assembly not to confirm the former governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai as a minister. Sani, in a statement he issued on Sunday, the former lawmaker stated that is surprising that El-Rufai’s name reflected on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed a Special Investigator to probe the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Related Entities. In a letter signed by Tinubu dated July 28, the Chief Executive Officer, Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRCN), Jim Osayande Obazee was appointed as the investigator. According to the letter, the President […]
–Threatens Force To Restore Bazoum As President (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja ordered the closure of land and air borders between ECOWAS countries and Niger. The ECOWAS leaders also imposed no fly zone on all commercial flights to and from Niger. These were part of the […]
By Nnene Bassey Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities (JONAPWD) has donated educational materials to five special schools in the state. The leadership of JONAPWD in the state visited and distributed the items for students and pupils with and without disabilities in the different benefitting schools. JONAPWD is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Pension Commission (PenCom) has refuted claims that Aisha Dahir-Umar, its director general (DG), was paid “millions of dollars” for estacode during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.The African Examiner writes that reports circulating online also claimed that there were documents showing how the monies were paid into her account. However, in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union (EU) has stated that it has suspended its budget support in Niger Republic over the military coup. The African Examiner recalls that Amadou Abdramane, a colonel-major, announced the removal of President Mohamed Bazoum from office in a late-night address on Wednesday. Also, Abdramane dissolved the country’s constitution and suspended […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same. Niger’s military leaders have warned against any armed intervention in the country as West African leaders are set to gather in Nigeria’s capital on Sunday for an emergency summit to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has said that approximately 14.3 million Nigerians are involved in drug abuse. The agency said the 14.3 million Nigerian drug abusers are within the age range of 15 and 64 years, adding that more women are now involved. The Ogun state Commander of the NDLEA, Ibiba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On day four of its total and indefinite strike action, the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has restated its position as it insists that the Federal Government has yet to accept its demands. The NARD President, Dr Emeka Oji, during a press conference in Lagos State on Saturday to review the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has approved the payment of another batch of half salary arrears owed by the administration of one of his predecessors, Rauf Aregbesola. The move is part of efforts by Adeleke to settle the salary debts of state workers and support them in line with […]
