(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The redesigned Naira, an official legal tender issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has been unveiled by President Muhammadu Buhari during the weekly Federal Executive Council at the Presidential Villa on Wednesday. Bashir Ahmad, Special Assistant on Digital Communications to President Muhammadu Buhari, shared photos of the currency after it […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya has approved the appointment of Alhaji Yakubu Muhammad Kwairanga as the new Emir of Funakaye. The appointment was contained in a letter signed by the Commissioner, Ministry for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Dasuki Jalo. According to the Commissioner, the appointment is in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has re-arraigned a former governor of Kaduna State, Mukhtar Yero, on money laundering charges. Mr Yero was re-arraigned along with his co-defendants at the Federal High Court in Kaduna, on eight counts, according to a statement by EFCC. The statement by EFCC’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Cristiano Ronaldo kissed goodbye to £16million after it was confirmed that he has left Manchester United with immediate effect. Ronaldo’s exit has been agreed by mutual consent, African examiner revealed that United have not paid any compensation for the remaining seven months of his £500,000-a-week contract at Old Trafford. Ronaldo’s exit was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday said it would be constitutionally and legally impossible to resume voter registration before the 2023 elections. INEC had ended the registration exercise in July but civil society groups have kicked, arguing that the move would disenfranchise millions of Nigerians. On Tuesday, a Federal High […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Acting Chairman of the Police Service Commission, (PSC), Justice Clara Bata Ogunbiyi, Justice of the Supreme Court (rtd), has decried the rampant cases of the garnishee of the accounts of the organization by Courts on matters directly related to the operational duties of the Police which has nothing to do with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Youth Foundation (IYF) partners Google.org to provide young individuals in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria with digital and entrepreneurial skills to enable them secure alternative sources of livelihood. IYF stands by, for, and with young people. Founded in 1990 through a generous grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, IYF is a […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The people of Ishiagu Village, Ugwuaji Awkunanaw in Enugu South Council area of Enugu State, has petitioned Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, the State Traditional Rulers Council, and the Police Service Commission (PSC) over alleged criminal encroachment, malicious damage and conduct likely to cause breach of peace in the locality by the traditional ruler […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has risen in defense of Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo over his recent epistle against Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate, insisting that the Ex- Central bank of Nigeria boss has not committed any crime. Soludo […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has flagged off the Kolmani Integrated Development Project (KIPRO) located in the boundary of Bauchi and Gombe states. African Examiner writes that KIPRO is an oil prospecting licence (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site situated in the Gongola Basin of the Upper Benue Trough. The ceremony […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The visit of controversial Nollywood actress, Nkechi Blessing, to the Ooni of Ife has sparked social media reactions. African Examiner recalls that Nkechi Blessing had earlier posted on her Instagram account that she would love to get married to the monarch. The actress revealed this when the monarch married six women within […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There will be a public holiday tomorrow, November 23, in Saudi Arabia, the kingdom announced on Tuesday to celebrate its historic win in the Fifa World Cup. The holiday applies to all employees in both public and private sectors and students across the country. African Examiner writes that recalls that Saudi Arabia […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari will unveil the newly redesigned naira notes on November 23, 2022. Godwin Emefiele, CBN governor, announced this on Tuesday while answering questions from journalists at the monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting in Abuja. African Examiner recalls that on October 26, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – King Charles will host his first state visit since his accession to the British throne when he welcomes South African President Cyril Ramaphosa to Buckingham Palace on Tuesday. Charles, 74, has played a leading role in many of the recent official visits by the 112 foreign heads of state during the record-breaking […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State Commissioner for Sports and Youth Development, Mr Bamidele Ologun, says the state government is ready to sell off Sunshine Stars Football Club. Ologun said this during a press briefing to end a four-day partnership scouting programme between Sunshine Stars and Moyero Football Club. He explained that with the right […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to immediately resume the continuous voters registration (CVR) until 90 days before the 2023 general elections. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, also directed the INEC to ensure that eligible Nigerians are not deprived the opportunity to have […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ACADEMIC Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to skip backlog of academic sessions halted by their seven months strike if federal government persists on the no work no pay rule. ASUU members, mainly of University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) Chapter, Rivers state, after a special congress and protest rally on Monday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure to ameliorate the suffering of the affected persons of the devastating 2022 flood disaster in Imo State, South- East Nigeria, the federal government through the National Emergency Management Agency(NEMA) has presented assorted relief materials valued several millions to the state government for onward distribution to the victims. Aside […]
…..As Stakeholders Accuse State Chairman Agballa Of Pocketing N238m (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national convention and presidential primary of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) may have come and gone, but the rumpus in some state chapters of the party over the alleged pocketing of the largesse allegedly doled out by presidential aspirants is far […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bitcoin price is slowly moving lower towards $15,500. BTC remains at a risk of more losses unless it settles above the $17,000 resistance zone. Bitcoin started a fresh decline below the $16,500 and $16,400 levels. The price is trading below $16,500 and the 100 hourly simple moving average. There is a key […]
