(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Ade Omole, Director, Directorate of Diaspora, All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC} says more than 1.6 million Nigerians with Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are in the diaspora. He said this on Monday in Abuja while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat. Omole, who is also the leader […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The APC presidential campaign council has blasted the presidential flag bearer of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar over his “inconsistent” positions on the new monetary policies of Nigeria’s central bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Director, Media & Publicity of the APC presidential council, Mr Bayo Onanuga described Alhaji Abubakar […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea manager, Graham Potter, has said he will not budge on his tactics and philosophy as this is what has gotten him to this stage in his coaching career. The London club fell to a 1-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge courtesy of Southampton’s captain, James Ward-Prowse classic. This will be the first […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The insecurity ravaging Anambra State on Monday worsened, as four policemen attached to the state Command paid the Supreme price during a gun battle with suspected members of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra IPOB and Eastern Nigeria Network IPOB/ ESN. Police public Relations Officer PRO in the state, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has written to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), demanding details of the amount of new naira notes disbursed to commercial banks. In the letter dated February 16, 2023, Falana also demanded that the apex bank provide the list of customers who might have withdrawn more […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Pioneer and mainstream members of the Enugu state chapter of the All progressive Congress APC, have thrown their weight behind the recent 1 billion naira libel suit filed against the Embattled State Chairman of APC, Chief Ugochukwu Agballa, by the people’s Democratic party PDP Governorship Candidate, Barr. Peter Mbah. The PDP Governorship […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fresh protests have erupted in Sagamu, Ogun State due to the naira scarcity, with videos emerging online showing two banks set ablaze. The African Examiner writes that videos emerged online on Monday, showing many residents watching Keystone and Union banks being set ablaze as some youths held planks in protest. On Friday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The body of the former Premier League player Christian Atsu, who was killed in the devastating earthquake in Turkey, arrived in Ghana, on Sunday. Atsu’s death was announced on Saturday by his agent Nana Sechere, who said the footballer’s body was found 12 days after the disaster hit Turkey and Syria, claiming […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Erik Ten Hag has insisted that Manchester United players are not thinking about a possible title race despite closing the gap on league leaders Arsenal. United beat Leicester with a convincing 3-0 win to continue their good run but Ten Hag remained coy on talk of the title. United are five points […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria counts down to its 2023 general election, rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and rule of law, Intersociety, has identified eleven critical areas and issues most likely to mar the February 25th, presidential poll, and push Nigeria Into Post Election Complex Uncertainties if not urgently addressed. It stressed the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the 2023 General Elections, the Police Service Commission, PSC, the Federal Executive Body constitutionally empowered to discipline Police Officers except the Inspector General of Police, among other responsibilities, has appointed National, Zonal and State Coordinators for the exercise. It said the Commission has already approved the participation of over 360 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck in Abeokuta on Saturday as a middle-aged woman, popularly known as Mama Dada, set herself ablaze in her rented apartment at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta. An eyewitness, Rasheed Aina, who spoke with newsmen on Sunday, said that the woman was burnt beyond recognition, as the entire building was also […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japanese government on Friday announced that it would establish a new, simplified track for granting special visas to high-income earners and graduates of high-ranking foreign universities. It said this was necessary as the global race for talented workers intensifies. The government said the new method for highly-skilled professionals would be implemented in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, says it has recovered an additional sum of N900,000,000 (Nine Hundred Million Naira) for the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS. It disclosed that the sum was part of monies which some Commercial Banks fraudulently withheld since 2015, and refused to remit into the NHIS’ Treasury […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economist has stated that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the best choice for Nigeria. The publication in a recent article titled ‘Nigeria desperately needs a new kind of leadership’, stated that Obi x-rays the country’s failings with more precision than his rivals. However, the London-based newspaper stated […]
…Says He’s Aware Of Hardship Nigerians Are Facing Over Naira Scarcity (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday sent a message to Nigerians from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, saying he was fully aware of hardship some policies of government, “which are meant to bring overall improvement to the country” had caused and appealed for further […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra Government has signed a sports marketing partnership deal worth N1.5 billion with Brunnuel and Winston Ltd, a financial consulting firm to drive the Anambra Solution Sports Initiative. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the partnership is a bold move to realise the Prof. Chukwuma Soludo administration’s determination to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the party’s Presidential Candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, is committed to improving access to quality healthcare services, when elected. Spokesperson for the APC PCC, Festus Keyamo stated this at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship progamme, NAN forum in Abuja on Sunday. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some customers of various banks in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried the inability of most banks to dispense the old N200 notes in spite of President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari had on Thursday directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to allow […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have decried low patronage in their business due to the scarcity of Naira notes. Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Sunday, said the scarcity of the notes was a threat and had crippled […]
