(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a $1.5 billion facility to help African countries avert a looming food crisis. The approval of the AfDB’s $1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility by the Board of the Bank on Friday, is an unprecedented comprehensive initiative to support smallholder farmers in filling the food […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Abiodun Alabi, says the command is after foreigners operating as commercial motorcyclists in the state. Alabi disclosed this on Friday in an interview with in Lagos. He said that the command was aware of some foreigners operating as motorcyclists in the state and that they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – UN agencies on Friday reported that food rations for refugees and displaced people are being cut by half in parts of the Sahel due to a massive funding shortfall. It said millions would go hungry as prices rise and climate shocks hit yields. The UN humanitarian office (OCHA) estimates that some 18 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), joined the Muslim faithful to observe Jummah prayers, at which prayers were said for the repose of the soul of the late President of UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. A statement by the President’s media aide, Malam Garba […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Lagos High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square on Friday has sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen on two counts of murder brought against him by Lagos State Government. The judge sentenced Nielsen to death […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Coalition of Women groups in Enugu have appealed to governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to use his executive power to ensure implementation of the 35 percent affirmative during the forthcoming primary election of the people’s Democratic party PDP slated for May 21st 2022. The Women numbering over 200 made the appeal Thursday when […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated the country needs a leader driven by passion and “a touch of madness” to move forward. According to Obasanjo, He disclosed this when he hosted the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. The elder statesman stated that Nigeria […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A non- governmental organization NGO, Women Empowerment Education And Peace Building Initiative (WEPBI) has launched an online media TV aimed at encouraging female victims of rape, domestic violence among other inhuman treatments to share their stories and possibly seek redress in appropriate quarters. Called “Witness Experience” the platform would afford the women […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Intermediary cities are currently home to about 15 percent of Africa’s population, but their growth is accelerating, according to a new report co-authored by the African Development Bank (AfDB) and Cities Alliance. A major report entitled, “Dynamics of Secondary Cities in Africa: Urbanization, Migration and Development” which was released on Wednesday in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Men of the Ogun State Police Command have arrested a 36-year-old man, Kingsley Essien, for allegedly trafficking his wife to Mali for prostitution and selling her two-year-old son for N600,000. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abimbola Oyeyemi, in a statement on Thursday, said the suspect was arrested following a report […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics and Academic Staff Union of Universities as part of efforts to end ongoing strikes by the unions, The PUNCH has learnt. The National President of ASUP, Dr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says the seizure of commercial motorcycles by the Lagos State Task Force will continue, in spite the June 1 deadline. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State had on Wednesday issued a fresh total ban on Okada riders’ operations in six Local Government Areas, which are Eti-Osa, Ikeja, Lagos […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea defender Marco Alonso on Thursday scored a glorious equaliser to earn a 1-1 home draw with Leicester City, despite the hosts being wasteful on the night. The result meant that Chelsea effectively sealed third place in the English Premier League ahead of the final round of fixtures on Sunday. The draw […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the people’s Democratic party PDP primary election, Chairmen of the party in Enugu North Senatorial zone of Enugu State have denied endorsing Hon. Chijioke Edoga, the alleged preferred Governorship Aspirant of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. Mr Fabian Onah, Coordinating Chairman, of PDP Local Government chairmen in the District, who said the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former presidential aide under the administration of former President, Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri has stated that there is no way Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo will emerge as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the coming primary. He stated that the National Leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Florence Otedola, International Disk Jockey, better known as DJ Cuppy, has opened up concerning her rigorous academic journey in Oxford University, England. The Gelato singer stated that the race for her master’s degree in the prestigious varsity is about to come to an end and had become tougher. Taking to her Instagram […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi on Thursday said that the recent promotion of the former Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu, was approved after he retired from the Police. Speaking while fielding questions from State House Correspondents when he featured as a guest at the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the recently passed National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022, which repealed the National Health Insurance Scheme Act, Cap N42, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, the Emir of Kano on the conferment of the highest honour of the Republic of Senegal, the “National Order of Lion.” According to a statement issued Thursday by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has traced at least 17 properties to the Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris. This is just as the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, suspended Idris who is currently being investigated for fraud to the tune of N80bn. An official of the […]
