(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities, on Tuesday, lamented that most departments and units in Nigeria’s public universities were short-staffed because of the resignation of lecturers looking for greener pastures. The Chairman of the University of Ibadan Chapter of ASUU, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, who made this known in Ibadan, Oyo State, stated […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NNPC Ltd. has expressed its commitment to work with global partners in the march towards reducing methane emissions in oil and gas operations. On the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, taking place in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, the Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chapter stated that Akeredolu must abide by the advice he offered the late President Umar Yar’Adua then and transmit power to Aiyedatiwa in the interest of the state. Ondo State chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Tuesday, called on Gov Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to prevent further rot in the state by […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has directed thorough and full-fledged investigation into the bombing mishap in a village at Tundun Biri in Igabi local government area of Kaduna state. While sympathising with families of victims, Tinubu appealed for calm while the authorities look diligently into the mishap. In a statement issued on Tuesday and […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential aircraft, Falcon 900B, has been put up for sale, with the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) asking interested persons to submit their bids for the purchase of the aircraft. This was disclosed in a Monday tweet on NAF’s X page where it said the aircraft was put up for sale following the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Niger’s military leaders said Monday that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia. The Nigerien foreign ministry said that it was ending the agreement between Niger and the EU regarding the Niamey-based civilian capacity-building […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Britain’s embattled Conservative government unveiled a raft of measures Monday aimed at cracking down on record levels of migration — a key battleground in a general election expected next year. The UK announced it would raise the minimum salary threshold for a skilled worker visa and prevent overseas health and social care […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Nutrition Officer, Mrs Henrietta Ugwu has advocated establishment of Community Management of Acute Malnutrition(CMAM) centers in all the Local government areas of the state. She said when the centers are established in the local government areas, more women will be in a better position to access the facilities for […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Chairmanship Aspirant for the forthcoming February 24, 2024 Enugu State local government election for Ezeagu Council area , Ozor Eke Joel Chinedu has promised to make Agriculture and Security top most priority if given the mandate to serve. He assured that his administration would ensure that agriculture thrived in the Council […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group operating under the platform of Nation Building Imperatives (NBI) has cautioned against the dangers of politicizing the Nigeria’s security apparatuses, warning that such would not bode well with the efforts to bind the country together and ensure internal and external security. They made the call against the backdrop of what […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has faulted a N15bn allocation for the construction of a new residence for the nation’s Vice President (VP). In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the ex-governor of Anambra State said Nigerians need leaders willing to make sacrifices for the nation’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s corruption trial resumed on Monday, despite the country’s continuing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The trial was suspended two months ago due to the Palestinian militant group Hamas’s bloody October 7 attack on southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 240 more kidnapped, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The president of Guinea-Bissau on Monday dissolved parliament ahead of fresh elections saying an “attempted coup” had plunged the West African nation into a new crisis. President Umaro Sissoco Embalo issued a decree closing down the opposition-dominated parliament and announced that legislative elections would be “set at the opportune moment, in line […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has stated that the Nigerian Army has accepted responsibility for dropping a bomb on Tudun Biri in Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State which killed no less than 30 villagers on Sunday. The African Examiner recalls that scores of villagers in Tudun Biri in Igabi LGA of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Debt Management Office (DMO), on Monday, offered two Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) savings bonds for subscription at ₦1,000 per unit. The first offer is a two-year FGN savings bond due on December 13, 2025, at an interest rate of 12.287% per annum. The second offer is a three-year FGN savings […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media have berated the federal government’s large delegation to COP28. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28 which is the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, is presently […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Sokoto State Command has discovered a cannabis sativa plantation located in Sanyinna, Tambuwal Local Government Area of Sokoto State. Parading the suspect arrested in connection with the plantation on Saturday, the Sokoto State Commandant Iro Mohammed of the NDLEA said the arrest was possible through […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Newcastle shrugged off an injury crisis to beat Manchester United 1-0 on Saturday thanks to Anthony Gordon’s second-half winner. Victory took Eddie Howe’s men above United into fifth in the Premier League table and was the very least the home side deserved for a dominant display that should have been rewarded with […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The inclusion of Toke Makinwa, IBD Dende and Seyi Tinubu as just “item 7” on President Bola Tinubu’s list of 1,411 participants for the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai has sparked reactions among Nigerians. The African Examiner writes that COP28 also known as 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC is […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A US federal appeals court ruled Friday that former president Donald Trump can be sued over the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol that saw his supporters attempt to thwart certification of his election loss to Joe Biden. Trump could now face civil action over the violent clashes which saw […]
