(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cross section of Nigerians on Twitter are criticising the plan of the government to lift 20 million Nigerian out of poverty in two years through a cash transfer scheme. African Examiner reports that Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) on Tuesday during the flag-off of the cash transfer scheme called Rapid Response […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – New elected President General of Apex Igbo umbrella body, the Ohaneze Ndigbo, Professor George Obizor on Thursday declared that the issue of the Igbo nation pulling out of Nigeria to form Biafra were above the capacity of leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, {IPOB}, Nnamdi Kanu to decide. The Ohaneze […]
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, Nigeria Bureau, Lagos (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Business institutions and budget specialists in the country have agreed to constitute implementation, monitoring and supervision body, so as to influence the economic policies makers to be more proactive, disciplined and efficient, as well as ensure excellent budget performance in every fiscal year. The Abeokuta Business […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Inspector-general of Police Mohammed Adamu, says that the force is already practicing the decentralization of the decision-making structure of the police adding that the Commissioners of Police in the 36 states of the country dont need his approval before taking decisions in the areas they operate. Adamu disclosed this on Wednesday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has extended the deadline for the synchronization of the National Identity numbers (NINs) with Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards to February 9. According to mobile network operators, the federal government shifted the date to enable Nigerians yet to sync their SIMs with their NINs to do so as the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Joe Biden has taken over as the 46th President of the United States of America after he took oath of office. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts conducted the swearing-in ceremony as Biden placed his hand on a family Bible. There ceremony took place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) — Zimbabwe’s Foreign Affairs and International Trade Minister Sibusisio Moyo, who became popular for announcing the November 2017 coup that removed the late President Robert paving way for incumbent Emerson Mnangagwa has died from Covid-19, government has confirmed. He was 61 years old. Moyo, known as SB, becomes the latest top government official […]
(AFRICA EXAMINER) – Technology has been a veritable gift to mankind, and over the years, it has been responsible for creating amazingly useful resources which put all the information individuals need at their fingertips. The development of technology has also led to so many mind-blowing discoveries, better facilities, and better luxuries, which has in-turn helped […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zamfara Government has denied an online media report that it gave Hilux trucks to “repentant bandits’’ in the state. Addressing journalists in his office on Tuesday, the state Commissioner for Security and Home Affairs, Alhaji Abubakar Dauran, described the report as “unfounded’’. “This is certainly untrue, a fabrication of the writer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,301 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 113,305. The NCDC disclosed figures on Tuesday on its official website. Reports say 1,191,866 people have so far been tested since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local government areas in Nigeria, a demonstration of FirstBank’s commitment to deepening financial inclusion and ensuring the unbanked are adequately catered for. In an interview with BusinessDay, Adesola Adeduntan, FirstBank’s CEO, noted that over N9.6 trillion had been […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Leicester City claimed top spot in the ongoing 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) on Tuesday with a 2-0 win against Chelsea at the King Power Stadium. Wilfred Ndidi fired the hosts in front after six minutes and James Maddison added the second four minutes before half time to secure the triumph. Leicester […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the National Unity Platform (NUP), Robert Ssentamu, aka Bobi Wine, says he and his family have run out of food items to sustain themselves. The musician turned politician disclosed this on Tuesday saying that he has been placed under house arrest for six days. According to him, the soldiers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has flagged off the Extended Special Public Works (SPW) programme tagged “temporary employment of 774,000 youths across the 774 Local Government Areas in the country.” The flag-off took place on Tuesday, at Peace Park Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital. The scheme entails temporary employment of 774,000 youths […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Tuesday banned fuel tankers and other articulated vehicles from plying flyover bridges in the state. Abiodun announced this decision during his assessment visit to the scene of tanker explosion, which occurred on Monday in Abeokuta, claiming three lives with many others injured. The News Agency of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, had defended Bishop of Sokoto Catholic Diocese, Dr. Matthew Kukah, concerning his Christmas homily, as he stated that the bishop does not deserve the attack on him by the federal government and some Islamic groups. He reported that the bishop in his Christmas homily had accused President […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Zimbabwe Health ministry on Monday reported 60 deaths due to Covid-19 as the country battles the worst wave of the pandemic which has killed 773 since the first case was detected in March last year. New cases and deaths have tripled to 27 892 and 773 from about 8 000 and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation NFF, has put in place a special COVID-19 task force charged with working with the various League bodies to monitor compliance with the pandemic protocols by all football clubs at all levels of the Leagues in the country, among other responsibilities. This was made known to Sports Writer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa has officially signed the Africa Fact Book whose objective is to dispel myths and western perceptions about the African continent, paving way for the document to be circulated among all 54 Heads of State in the continent. Mnangagwa on Monday morning signed the Fact Book which is published […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. The country has so far tested 1,172,234 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020 in the country. […]
