(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria has ordered banks to start collecting the old N500 and N1,000 notes from the public with immediate effect. It, however, pegged the maximum amount the banks can collect at N500,000. The CBN maintained that the old currencies were no more legal tender. A source from the bank […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunshots were reportedly heard in the area with many scampering for safety, according to footage on social media. Some suspected louts in the area – Mile 12, Ojota, Ketu ,ikorodu garage – took over the Lagos-Ikorodu Expressway, attacking some commuters in the process. But the Lagos State Police Command spokesman Benjamin Hundeyin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has stated that until the Supreme Court says otherwise, the old naira notes still remain legal tender in Kaduna State. In a statewide broadcast on Thursday night, El-Rufai appealed to Kaduna residents to continue to make use of the old naira notes alongside the new notes. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona and Manchester United shared a gripping 2-2 draw at Camp Nou on Thursday as the two European heavyweights traded blows in an intense Europa League play-off first leg. Marcos Alonso sent Barcelona in front with a header but the superb Marcus Rashford drilled home to level for the visitors and helped […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States of America on Thursday in Abuja stated that it would return to Nigeria a sum of $954, 807 seized from the late former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Solomon Peter Alamieyeseigha. The decision of the American government to repatriate the money to Nigeria was announced by the USA Ambassador to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria has directed executives of commercial banks to make the old 200 naira notes available. Emefiele stated this to State House correspondents shortly after he attended a meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and the House of Representatives Special Ad Hoc Committee on Naira […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives’ Congress (APC) presidential candidate has appealed to Nigerians not to take the law into their hands through destructive protests because of the current naira scarcity. He made the appeal in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja while reacting to violent protests that occurred in some parts of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure aimed at achieving a free open defecation Enugu state, WaterAid Nigeria, and her implementing Civil Society Organization (CSO), South Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO partner, have enjoined Monarchs in Igboeze North Council Area of the state, and the local government leadership to enact sanitation bye laws prohibiting the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). According to a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the theme of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has opened a second Information and Communications Technology Centre of Excellence at the United States International University-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya. This marks an important milestone for the Bank’s Coding for Employment programme and its growing partnerships with higher education and technical and vocational education and training […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s energy sector sits on the precipice of many exciting opportunities for expansion and development. There is great purpose and benefit for both individuals and organizations alike in staying abreast of the most recent developments and trends that are shaping the industry’s future. By now, most people know that African nations are, […]
NATIONAL BROADCAST BY HIS EXCELLENCY MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE CHALLENGES OF THE CURRENCY SWAP AND STATE OF THE NATION, ON 16th FEBRUARY, 2023 My Dear Compatriots, I have found it necessary to address you today, on the state of the nation and to render account on the efforts of our […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the validity of the old N200 notes till April 10, 2023. The president announced this in a national broadcast on Thursday morning. “I am addressing you as your democratically elected president to sympathize with you over the hardship being experienced as a result of the naira redesign […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City earned a crucial 3-1 win against title rivals Arsenal as the resurgent champions knocked the Gunners off the top of the Premier League on Wednesday. Pep Guardiola’s side showed they are not ready to surrender the title with a ruthless display of finishing that lifted them above Arsenal on goal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will address Nigerians on Thursday by 7am, presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina has said. The President’s nationwide broadcast is coming amid strong reactions and protests to the lingering cash crunch experienced by millions of Nigerians across the country in the last few weeks. Adesina, however, did not state the subject […]
….Seeks 1 Billion For Damages (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Dr. Peter Ndubusi Mbah, has filed a libel suit against the Embattled Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Chief Ugochukwu Agballah, and the Lagos based Daily Independent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has assured Nigerians of its readiness and competence to tackle vote buying and other acts of electoral fraud to make the 2023 elections transparent, free and fair. EFCC Spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, quoted the commission’s Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, […]
Emefiele Is Frustrating Us, Governor Akeredolu Speaks On Naira Redesign Policy (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, has stated that the rating of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is no longer as it used to be due to the effects of the naira redesign policy on Nigerians. Speaking on the policy on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the implementation of socio-economic reforms in Tunisia in order to enable the north African nation, achieve its targets. The EU said Tunisia is undergoing a delicate transitional phase and grappling with difficult political and economic challenges. EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general polls, the National Leadership and Enugu State Executives of the Polling Booth Vanguards, led by Comrade Adolphus Ude; and members of the Enugu State All progressive Congress APC Mainstream, have declared that governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the Senatorial flagbearer of the PDP for Enugu North Senatorial district remains […]
