(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday in Abuja unveiled the new Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited), affirming that the company was mandated by law to ensure that Nigeria’s National Energy Security is guaranteed. According to a statement issued and signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the gallant display of Nigeria’s Super Falcons against the Moroccan female national football team in the second Semi-finals of the African Women’s Cup of Nations. This was contained in a statement issued and signed on Tuesday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Concerned about the prolonged strike embarked upon by the four university-based unions, President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu to resolve the issue and report back to him within two weeks Buhari issued the directive on Tuesday after he received briefings from the relevant government Ministries, Departments […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Ademola Adeleke has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for his role in winning the Osun state guber elections recently conducted. Speaking to Channels TV in an interview, Adeleke, while reacting to the president’s congratulatory message said: “I felt good. It is good for our country. Democracy is at play here. I’m sure […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has declared that climate change is the biggest security problem in the world today. The minister made the observation while speaking ahead of the Petersberg Climate Dialogue in Berlin on Monday. The Petersberg Climate Dialogue is central to paving the way for a successful 2022 United Nations […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The youth wing of apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has kicked against the alleged killing of seven wedding guests by Ebubeagu security outfit in Imo State. African Examiner writes that Ebubeagu is a state security outfit. According to available information, the ugly incident happened on Sunday when the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced the death of two persons from the country’s first-ever outbreak of the Marburg virus disease. The development was announced in a statement issued on Monday. According to the statement, two deaths have been recorded and at least 98 contacts have been traced and quarantined. African […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has called on political office holders to emulate Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo by seeking medical treatment in the country. According to African Examiner, Uche Ojinmah, the association’s national president, said this in a ‘Get-Well Wish’ message on Monday in Abuja. It could be recalled that Osinbajo underwent surgery […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has opened up concerning the new tax regime in the state stressing that the goal is not to hurt anyone but rather to bring about sanity and accountability in the system. The governor made this known as he reacted to the protests trailing the development as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A breakaway faction of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)- Congress of Nigerian University Academics (CONUA), has dissociated itself from the ongoing strike in Nigerian universities. In a statement signed by its national coordinator, ‘Niyi Sunmonu, and the national publicity secretary, Ernest Nwoke, CONUA noted that it is not part of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Aero Contractors Company Nig. Ltd., said it would temporarily suspend scheduled passenger services operations from Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by the company and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday. According to the statement, the suspension does not affect Aero’s other businesses. ”These businesses […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved $73.5 million to finance a programme that will boost Tanzania’s food production by a million tonnes in the next three years. The programme tagged, “Tanzania Agricultural Inputs Support Project”, spanning September 2022-June 2025, was designed under the AfDB’s African Emergency Food Production Facility to tackle […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rwandan Government has embraced the Remote Appraisal, Supervision, Monitoring and Evaluation (RASME) initiative, which is supported by the African Development Bank (AfDB). The RASME is a tool that enhances project-related data collection in remote areas. Rwanda is the first East African country to join and the seventh overall in the continent. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has called on the Federal Government to immediately take measures to ensure the execution of the judgment of the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice on the Twitter Ban Suits. The ECOWAS Court ruled on July 14 that the indefinite suspension of access to Twitter in Nigeria by Federal […]
……Says Security Forces Killed 1,360 Persons In Eastern Nig (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule of law (InterSociety), has alleged that Soldiers of the Nigerian Military and other security agents deployed in Eastern Nigeria raided 150 Communities in the Past 20 Months (Oct 2020-June 2022), burnt or destroyed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Oyo Assembly has impeached Deputy Governor Rauf Olaniyan. The decision was reached after the lawmakers presented and considered the recommendation of the seven -man panel by Chief Judge, Munta Abimbola to investigate the Deputy Governor over allegations of gross misconduct. The impeachment, according to the Assembly, takes immediate effect. According to the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha have commiserated with the Nelson family on the demise of frontline politician and advocate of the womenfolk, Chief Kemi Nelson. According to a statement issued and signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President also sent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular actress, Ada Ameh is dead. She died in Warri, Delta State around 11 pm on Sunday, a source who pleaded anonymity said on Monday morning. Ameh was said to have been a guest of an oil company topshot and his family when she suddenly collapsed. African Examiner gathered that several movie […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A renowned and highly esteemed African American physician, Dr. Hassan Akinbiyi has announced his partnership with Hanger Clinic, to provide Virtual Prosthetic Clinics to help amputee patients in the United States and beyond. Hanger Clinic is a leading prosthetic care provider in the U.S. With over 800 locations across the country, it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said that it would embark on a nationwide protest on July 26 and 27 in solidarity with the trade unions in the Nigeria public universities and others. The NLC President, Mr Ayubaa Wabba said this in a circular jointly signed by Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary […]
