(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Fund (ADF), the concessional arm of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group, has approved a grant of around $25.65 million to help Zimbabwe enhance domestic food production and supply. The funds were drawn from the Transition Support Facility (TSF), although the Board of Directors of the Bank Group provided a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan on Thursday said that the Federal Government saves about N2 billion annually following the implementation of the Integrated Personnel Payroll Information System (IPPIS) She disclosed this at the 43th session of the State House Briefing organized by the Presidential Communications Team According to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government is considering restriction on the use and distribution of motorcycles as well as mining activities in the country as part of the measures to tackle insecurity in the country. This was disclosed on Thursday by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation,, Abubakar Malami, while briefing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said it will make provision for subsidy in 2023 to the tune of N6.72 trillion. Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed made this disclosure in Abuja on Thursday during the 2023 – 2025 Medium Term Expenditure Framework and Fiscal Strategic Paper (MTEF and FSP) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders in the digital transformation space in Nigeria are set to converge in Abuja next week to discuss the need for a major Data Protection Law in the West African nation. Stakeholders from across the country will participate in the Policy Dialogue organized by the Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, with support from […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the protracted internal crisis bedeviling the Enugu State Chapter of the All progress Congress APC continues unabated, it’s foundation members and Stakeholders have passed a vote of no confidence on the embattled State Chairman, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa. They insisted not to rest on their oars until Agballa, whose membership of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has adopted 140 as the minimum cut-off mark for degree awarding institutions for the 2022 admission process. The minimum cut-off marks for polytechnics is 100 while colleges of education is 100. This was made known at the ongoing Policy Meeting on Admissions presided by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has stated the clerics at the unveiling of his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima were not fake. He said they were at the event, which was open to all, as genuine well-wishers. The former Lagos Governor, in a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The appearance of many unidentified clerics in the unveiling of Ibrahim Shettima as the running mate of Bola Tinubu has set the internet ablaze. African Examiner recalls that many Christians are against the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the ruling All Progressive Congress. To them, it is a sign of marginalization and as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Grid on Wednesday suffered another system collapse resulting in a blackout in many parts of the country. It was the 18th time a nationwide blackout would be recorded this year. While some collapses were not made public because they lasted for a short period, many others were made public and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rapid growth trajectory of African American owned community of Mental Health Professionals in the Unites States has increased to 20,000 members. The group known as Clinicians of Color is a community of mental health professionals whose mission is to connect BIPOC mental health communities to services. Clinicians of Color was founded […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has urged all its Ministries, Departments and Agencies expedition action on the on-going implementation of the digitalisation process being championed by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. The Head of Service of the Federation, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan gave the charge while declaring open […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank Group President, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina has applauded Africa50 for its crucial role in helping to bridge Africa’s infrastructure financing gap. Dr. Adesina gave the commendation while speaking at the opening session of Africa50’s General Shareholders Meeting in Marrakech on Tuesday. The meeting took place on the eve of a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Christian Association of Nigeria on Wednesday dissociated itself from Bishops who attended the unveiling of the vice presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, saying they were desperados who went there for themselves. The organisation said that although the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was free […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Soccer enthusiast, and Enugu West Senatorial district flag bearer of New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP in 2023, Air vice Marshal AVM Cletus Nwannebuike Udeagulu (Rtd), has applauded the gallant performance of Super Falcons in the ongoing Women’s Africa cup of Nation’s WAFCON, taking place in Morocco. While praising the girls, the retired […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of the acclaimed winner of June 12, 1993, presidential election, Moshood Kahimawo Olawale (MKO) Abiola, has stated that their father was never connected with narcotics as insinuated by investigative journalist, David Hundeyin. African Examiner recalls that Hundeyin had authored an article titled: “Bola Ahmed Tinubu: From Drug Lord To Presidential […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister for State Petroleum, Timipre Sylva, says that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd will establish a world-class structure that will enable it to become a game changer and make it take decisions quickly. African Examiner recalls that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Tuesday unveiled a new independent national company with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has stated that Nigeria is presently at moderate risk of importing Marburg virus disease. African Examiner had earlier reported that Ghana, a fellow West African neighbour, had confirmed it’s first-ever outbreak of Marburg virus disease July 17. This development has raised concerns for many Nigerians […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Equatorial Guinea, says increasing storage capacity of refined oil and gas products is a viable solution to resolving the challenge of fuel scarcity. Mr Gabriel Lima, Minister of Mines and Hydrocarbons of Equatorial Guinea, made this known on Wednesday, while responding to questions from journalists, during a Media briefing organised by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $1.4 million technical assistance grant to Export Trading Group (ETG) for the funding of women-owned businesses in three countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. ETG is one of the largest and fastest-growing integrated agricultural supply chain managers and processors in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project will enable […]
