(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ahead of the Bayelsa State Governorship election, a former Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Daniel Iworiso-Markson and his supporters have returned to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), declaring total support for the second term ambition of Governor Douye Diri. Iworiso-Markson had in July, 2022 left the PDP for the Social Democratic Party […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Argentina have been eliminated from the FIFA Under-20 World Cup on their home soil as Nigeria emerged triumphant in San Juan. The Flying Eagles won 2-0 thanks to two second-half goals, dampening the night and stunning a vocal home crowd that had gathered in large numbers to cheer on their national team. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At the end of a long, dramatic, ugly night in Budapest, another slice of European history for Sevilla. It took more than 130 minutes, eight penalties, at least a dozen bookings and innumerable rounds of whingeing and warring between both benches. But eventually Sevilla did as they always do. They triumphed in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the World Bank Group, David Malpass, has warned that Nigeria’s parallel exchange rate is harmful as it worsens future debt service payments and increases the risk of debt distress. Malpass said this in a blog post titled ‘Parallel Exchange Rates: The World Bank’s Approach to Helping People in Developing […]
…..Reverse Fuel Subsidy Removal, Labour Insists (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After hours of deliberation on Wednesday between the Federal Government and Labour Unions in the country over removal of fuel subsidy, both sides could not reach a decision. Spokesperson of the government side, Mr. Dele Alake, said deliberations on the matter would continue at a later […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ayodele Fayose, on Wednesday, reacted to the removal of the fuel subsidy regime by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It could be recalled that Tinubu had, during his inaugural speech on Monday, stated that subsidy is no longer sustainable in Nigeria. Reacting to this, Fayose, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham, has issued an open letter addressing the newly inaugurated President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. In the heartfelt letter, the actress stated that her support for the present administration was not hinged on religious or ethnic considerations, but rather on her trust in his leadership abilities. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The national spokesperson of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Yakubu Suleiman, has stated that over 100 petrol stations have been sanctioned for increasing pump prices. The African Examiner writes that just after President Bola Tinubu’s speech on May 29 that the petrol subsidy has been cancelled, it resulted to […]
