(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Afreximbank says about 43.7 billion dollars worth of trade and investment deals were sealed at the just concluded Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF2023) held in Egypt. Kanayo Awani, Intra-African Trade Bank, Afreximbank Executive Vice-President, said this at the Post-Event Virtual News Conference held in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday. Awani said the 43.7 billion […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A high-level delegation from the ECOWAS Commission and the Nigerian government has visited Freetown, Sierra Leone, following a plot by some individuals to acquire arms and “disturb the peace and constitutional order in the country”. According to a statement by the commission, the delegation met with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, on Tuesday assured foreign investors of low production costs in the country’s mining sector. Speaking at the Mines and Money Conference in London, Alake said that President Bola Tinubu has embarked on reforms to boost investment by streamlining procedures and reducing hurdles to attract […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the promised automation of the passport application process will begin “in the next one week”. “In fact, we’ve done the testing and we should be going live in the next week or so. As I said, that will ensure that Nigerians, all they need to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barcelona came from behind to beat Porto 2-1 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League knock-out rounds for the first time in three seasons. Brazilian winger Pepe sent Porto ahead but Barcelona’s Portuguese duo Joao Cancelo and Joao Felix both netted to turn the game on its head. The former Benfica pair […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, through the Ministry of Interior, freed 37 inmates from the Port Harcourt Maximum Security Custodial Centre and the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Ahoada, Rivers State, on Tuesday, November 28, 2023. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, disclosed this during a release ceremony held at the Port Harcourt Maximum Security […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party, LP, has claimed that the Supreme Court failed to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its National Secretary, Umar Farouk Ibrahim, stated that the apex court only read judgment on the appeal filed by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The management of Osun State University has refuted claims on social media advertising that the institution was inviting applications for both academic and non-academic staff vacancies. A statement issued by the university’s Public Relations Officer, Ademola Adesoji, on Tuesday, disclosed that the institution’s advertisements were not placed on social media, but in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says it makes no sense for the country to export crude on Forward Contract and not supply indigenous firm, Dangote Refinery. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Tuesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole is still his father despite all that transpired between them during the 2020 governorship election in the state. Shaibu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday, said he would find time to apologise to the ex-governor over certain inappropriate […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc in France. The MoU, which was signed by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, and the French Minister for Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1, 2023: The composition is as follows: (1) Chief Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a splendid display, Zenith Bank heralded the Christmas and Yuletide seasons with the Light-Up of Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday, 25 November 2023. The Light-Up ceremony was performed by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu. This year’s Light Up Ceremony, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to the National Assembly on Wednesday, Channels Television can report. Meanwhile, the Federal Executive Council has approved a 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion. This followed the review of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework earlier passed by the National Assembly which benchmarked the exchange rate at […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, approved a 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion. This followed the review of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework earlier passed by the National Assembly which benchmarked the exchange rate at N700 to $1 and crude oil price at $73.96 cent per barrel. Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement credited to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, that God ordained President Tinubu to lead Nigeria. The African Examiner writes that the Oba of Benin disclosed this when he paid a visit to Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday as he tasked […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has announced his interest in contesting the forthcoming 2024 governorship election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, announcing that nobody can interrupt his ambition. The deputy governor, who made his declaration at the Bishop Kelly Centre, Benin, stated that he is a homeboy […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sierra Leone has imposed a nationwide curfew after unidentified gunmen attacked a military barracks and attempted to break into an armoury in Freetown, the capital city. The order is contained in a statement by Chernor Bah, information and civic education minister, conveyed via https://statehouse.gov.sl, on Sunday According to Bah, President Julius Bio […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two financial experts have commended the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for its plan to further recapitalise Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) in the country. They gave the commendations in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Ota, Ogun. NAN reports that Mr Olayemi Cardoso, the CBN Governor, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State believes Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government which, according to him, inherited an “almost comatose” administration. Tinubu came to power in May – taking over from Muhammadu Buhari – and quickly introduced economic reforms aimed at restoring public finances and attracting more foreign […]
