President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will make a New Year’s Day broadcast to the nation on Monday, January 1, 2024, at 7 am. This was disclosed by Special Adviser to the President, Chief Ajuri Ngelale on Sunday in a statement made available to the Press According to the statement, television, radio stations, and other electronic media […]
Alamu said that farmers in Oyo, Niger and Kano states had been exposed to diversity of seeds of cowpea, sorghum accessions and other seeds conserved in the genebank. The National Centre For Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), says Nigeria will soon witness sufficiency and price reduction in food commodities. The NACGRAB Acting Director, Dr Anthony […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Derivatives Company, Bismarck Rewane, has stated that the subsidy was not completely removed but only reduced. Rewane made this known when he featured on Channels Television on Sunday evening. In the programme, he also spoke about the effects of the reduction in fuel subsidy and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has enjoined the Federal Government to promote effective policies that will provide succour to the economic hardship Nigerians are going through in 2024. Atiku, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer in the 2023 presidential election, stated this in his New Year’s message to Nigerians. In a statement […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has enjoined the Federal Government to desist from interfering in the internal affairs of states especially in circumstances where national security is not threatened. Obi stated this in a statement in his 2024 New Year message on Sunday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ongoing crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly has taken a different dimension on Sunday as the factional speaker loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Rt. Hon. (Barr.) Ehie Ogerenye resigned as speaker and quitted as a member of the Assembly. Ehie in a letter addressed to the National Chairman, Independent […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chinese leader Xi Jinping said on Sunday his country’s economy had weathered a storm and grown “more resilient and dynamic” this year, in a speech to the nation marking the new year. Xi also promised in an address broadcast on state-run channel CCTV that China would “surely be reunified” — a reference […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle and the service chiefs on Sunday visited Plateau State shortly after a fresh attack by gunmen. The visit comes hours after assailants killed no fewer than two persons, including a father and his son, in a fresh attack which occurred in Bokkos Local Government […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – DR Congo’s president Felix Tshisekedi was expected to be announced on Sunday as the winner of elections that opposition leaders have dismissed as a “sham”. Partial results released so far leave little doubt that Tshisekedi won the single-round presidential ballot, with the National Independent Electoral Commission (Ceni) saying it planned to announce […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo bisy, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has expressed sadness over the demise of former governor of Ondo state, Rotimi Akeredolu who passed on few days ago. It said the group “received with grief the sad news of the passing of an Angel of history; a robust visionary, purveyor of morals, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Media Rights Agenda (MRA) has expressed deep concern over the poor level of funding in the Federal Government’s 2024 budget for the implementation of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and FOI-related activities by public institutions, saying the situation signals the Government’s lack of commitment to make the Law effective. The organization […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement made by veteran Nollywood actress, Kate Henshaw, concerning Nigerian singer, David Adeleke better known as Davido has sparked social media reactions on the internet. The African Examiner writes that Henshaw, in an interview with media personality, Chude Jideonwo, stated that she is not a fan of Davido as the singer […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa Government has invited parents of a four-year-old girl and the 54-year-old man allegedly involved in a marriage in Akeddei community in Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the government’s intervention is coming on the heels of media reports of a December […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Alex Otti of Abia has called on indigenes of the state to invest at home, assuring that his government is creating a conducive environment for their enterprise to flourish. Governor Otti was speaking at the grand civic reception organized by the Abia State Government in honour of the Deputy Speaker of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Super Eagles coach Jose Peseiro has released his 25-man list for the delayed 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with captain Ahmed Musa making the cut while Enyimba’s Olorunleke Ojo is the only home-based player. The list, which was released on the team’s social media platforms Friday evening, is headlined by Victor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles captain, Austine Jay Jay Okocha has slammed the timing of the Africa Cup of Nations. The African Examiner writes that the competition is usually played in the middle of the European season and its has sparked heated debate between clubs and participating countries. Okocha, who won the 1994 AFCON […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has stated that he has what it takes to be the president of Nigeria. Adeleke stated this in a recent interview with Arise News. The governor who is also known as the “dancing governor” said: “I’m qualified to be the president of Nigeria, so why not?” […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) have visited ginger farms ravaged by a strange fungi to ascertain the damage in Kaduna State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Southern Kaduna is one of the largest producers of ginger in the world. The NEMA team led by Hajiya Aisha […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ademola Adeleke has signed the budget 2024 bill into law where he promised to ensure full implementation for the benefit of the state. The total approved budget stands at Two Hundred and Seventy-Three Billion, Nine Hundred and Eight Million, Nine Hundred and Ninety Seven Thousand Naira and Four Hundred and Ten […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, says President Bola Tinubu has asked him to take charge and pull everybody together to spur the development of the state. Aiyedatiwa disclosed this while speaking with journalists after a visit to the President in Lagos on Thursday, a day after he was sworn in […]
