(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian authorities on Tuesday led top journalists from sub-Saharan Africa on a guided tour of the country’s new administrative capital, which has gulped 30 billion dollars so far. African Examiner reports that the ambitious project started seven years ago and it appears to be on course to be the best capital in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPC Ltd.) will be unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari on July 18, 2022. The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Malam Mele Kyari, said this on Tuesday while receiving the CEO of the Year 2021 Award of the Leadership Newspapers Group in Abuja. The Leadership […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) on Tuesday, lifted the suspension on lending. The suspension lifting was announced by President Emmerson Mnangagwa at the beginning of May but said companies being investigated for alleged financial misdemeanors would still not be allowed to borrow. Mnangagwa on May 7, announced a raft of measures […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s largest Cement manufacturer, Dangote Cement Plc Dangote Cement Plc has emerged the Best Performing Stock of the Year 2021 by the Nigeria Exchange Group (NGX). Dangote Cement pride as the most capitalized company on the Nigeria Stock Exchange was named the best stock ahead of BUA Cement Plc and CAP Plc, during the 2022 Nigerian Investor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the African Development Bank, Akinwunmi Adesina, will not be contesting the Presidency of Nigeria. A support group had purchased and submitted the N100m Presidential form of the All Progressives Congress for the top banker last week. Some had also reported that Adesina visited Mamman Daura, the influential nephew of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many were feared dead following an explosion along Court Road in Sabon Gari, Kano State on Tuesday. The explosion, which occurred near a private secondary school, Winners School, destroyed a residential building and affected part of the school. The explosion occurred around 9:30 am with many schoolchildren affected. Some parents were seen […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The promotion of former acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, to the rank of Assistant Inspector General of Police by the Police Service Commission has sparked social media reaction. African Examiner writes that eight commissioners of police were promoted by the PSC. “The eight Commissioners of Police […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media are reacting to the news that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF) Ahmed Idris over an N80 billion fraud. The African Examiner recalls that EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, confirmed the arrest of Idris in a statement issued on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rotimi Amaechi, an All Progressives Congress, APC, Presidential aspirant, has officially resigned as the Minister of Transportation. Amaechi stated that he resigned from Buhari’s cabinet to allow him concentrate on his presidential ambition. It could be recalled that President Buhari has directed Ministers and appointees with political ambition to resign. Many ministers […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dollar exchanged at N600 on Monday at the parallel market, heightening fears of a further devaluation of the nation’s currency. The rate at the Importers and Exporters Window was, however, N415.75 on Monday, widening the exchange rate spread to N184.25. At Zone 4 in Abuja, which is the hub of the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation (FMoT), has directed that the Abuja-Kaduna Train Service (AKTS) should resume on May 23. The Deputy Director, Public Relations of the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Mr Yakub Mahmood, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Monday. African Examiner reports that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – EFCC operatives have arrested the Accountant-General of the Federation, Mr Ahmed Idris, over alleged diversion and laundering of N80 billion. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, Head of Media and Public Information at the EFCC made the declaration in Abuja. He stated that verified intelligence reports showed that Idris raked off the funds through bogus […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday assumed duty as the new White House press secretary, acknowledging the historic nature of her role and pledging to maintain a transparent dialogue. Jean-Pierre, 44-year-old daughter of Haitian immigrants, made history as the first black woman as she took over from Jen Psaki. Her father worked as a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ghanaian Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has applauded Africa Emergency Food Production Plan proposed by the African Development Bank (AfDB) to mitigate the current food crisis in the continent. With the disruption of food supplies arising from the Russia-Ukraine war, Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tons of food, […]
(African examiner) – Barely 24 Hours after unknown gun men killed a police man in Aguata Council area of Anambra State, the Headquarters of Idemili North Local Government Area of the State situated at Ogidi, Anambra state was in the early hours of Monday, 16th, May 2022 set on fire by unknown hoodlums. It was […]
…..Appoints Ogbonnaya Amadi, Bala Senchi As Digs (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Service Commission has confirmed the promotion of Ex- Acting Chairman of Nigeria’s anti- graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, Mustafa Ibrahim Magu as an Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), along with five others. The Commission says Magu who is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 general election, a former president of the Nigerian Senate, and Presidential Aspirant under the platform of the ruling All progressive Congress APC, Senator Ken Nnamani has put in place a support group known as Senator Ken Nnamani (SKN), Grassroots presidential Campaign Movement. In his remark at the inauguration […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church has kicked against the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student who was recently mobbed by her colleagues for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad. Bakare stated that he has read the Qur’an, the Muslims’ holy book from cover to cover, saying that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The General Overseer of Omega Power Ministries, Chibuzor Chinyere, has given “automatic scholarships” to the seven siblings of the late Deborah Samuel. African Examiner recalls that Deborah, a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, was stoned and burnt on the school campus last Thursday after she allegedly blasphemed Prophet […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, an All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential aspirant, says fighting insecurity in Nigeria is his major priority if voted as president. Amaechi made the pledge in a statement on Monday in Abuja, following his visit to the Bayelsa State Traditional Rulers Council in Yenagoa on Sunday, while on nationwide consultations […]
