(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-President Kashim Shettima has announced that the Federal Government’s healthcare reforms have attracted over 4.8 billion dollars in potential investments. Speaking at the commissioning of Sahad Hospitals in Abuja, Shettima outlined a comprehensive strategy to address longstanding challenges and propel Nigeria’s healthcare system into the future. He emphasised the need for unity […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has heaped praises on former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar for the manner he reacted to Amaka Patience Sunnberger’s threat to poison Yoruba and Bini people in Canada. It is worth recalling that Sunnberger, in a one-minute 50-second viral audio clip, vowed to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Cross River State governor, Donald Duke, on Friday stated that its leadership failure led to the acquisition of a new presidential jet by President Bola Tinubu at a time when many Nigerians are hungry. It is worth recalling that Bayo Onanuga, a media aide to the president, had confirmed the arrival […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has dismissed over 200 military personnel from the Rwanda Defense Force (RDF), including 21 senior and junior officers, the military announced in a statement on Friday. Among those dismissed were Martin Nzaramba and Etienne Uwimana, alongside 19 other senior and junior officers, according to the statement issued […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has stated that the labour movement is worth dying for. Ajaero made this known on Thursday after he answered a police invitation over terrorism financing allegations charged against him. The NLC President also stated that he would not be distracted in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has given a one-month moratorium to traders and other market stakeholders involved in exploitative pricing to crash the prices of goods. The newly appointed Executive Vice Chairman of the FCCPC, Mr Tunji Bello, said this at a one-day stakeholders engagement on exploitative pricing on Thursday […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has fixed Sept. 12 for the signing of Peace Accord for the Edo Governorship election in Benin City. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at an extraordinary meeting with political parties on the 2024 Edo governorship election on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu said […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved a 50% electricity subsidy for public hospitals across the country. Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Tunji Alausa, announced this on Thursday at the National Neo-Psychiatric Hospital in Barnawa, Kaduna State. The minister commissioned the Electronic Health Records and Alternative Power Supply at the Lawal […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has named Edo State Arena after Afrobeats singer, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema. Obaseki revealed this in a post he made on his X handle on Thursday. The groundbreaking for the 6000-capacity arena which will be called “Rema Dome”, was held in Benin City […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season’s final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday. Every team will play eight games against eight different opponents in the new format of Europe’s elite […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s female basketball team D’Tigress have been placed eighth in the world in the latest FIBA rankings. In the list released on Thursday by the world basketball governing body, the six-time AfroBasket champions jumped four spots to become one of the top 10 teams globally. With its eight position in the latest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court Sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit instituted against the #Endbadgovernance protesters, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Department Of State Services (DSS), and the Chiefs of Army and Defence Staff. The suit filed by 17 Nigerians against the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday granted “Approval-in-Principle” for two Digital Assets Exchanges to commence operation under its Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme (ARIP). The commission said the move would deepen the capital market while guaranteeing the protection of investors. Five firms were also admitted to test their models and technology […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says Nigeria’s non-oil export sector recorded impressive growth in the first half of 2024, generating 2.7 billion dollars in revenue. The Executive Director of NEPC, Nonye Ayeni, said this while presenting progress report on Nigeria’s non-oil export performance on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayeni said that the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, says the lady that posted the viral video “Poison Yoruba and Edo” on social media is not Igbo. The group said there was no sufficient evidence that the lady who posted the video was Igbo, adding that she did not in any way portray the Igbo character of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Ten foreigners were killed when a bus they were traveling in overturned in South Africa’s Limpopo Province Tuesday night, local authorities said Wednesday. The bus was en route to Johannesburg from neighboring Zimbabwe when the accident happened on the N1 highway near Makhado, the Limpopo Provincial Department of Transport and Community […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Bode George, has stated that former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, will have to wait till 2031 if he wants to contest for President again. It is worth recalling that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general elections, was […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abdul Rasheed Muhammad, Nigerian Navy personnel, has been nabbed by the Nigerian police for the death of Aminu, the son of former Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral I. I. Ibrahim (retd). The Federal Capital Territory Commissioner of Police, Bennett Igweh, stated this on Wednesday when he paraded the suspect in Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has uploaded the picture of a Canada-based Nigerian woman who threatened to poison her fellow Nigerians in the country. The woman whose name was Amaka Patience Sunnberger threatened to poison Nigerians from the Southwest region (Yorubas) and Edo State (Binis) because they […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) stated that it has ordered the immediate repatriation of Eben Nhiwatawi, a Zimbabwean bishop, for violation of immigration protocols. This was announced in a statement issued by Kenneth Udo, NIS spokesperson, saying that Nhiwatawi was arrested in Yola, Adamawa’s capital, on August 24. “The Bishop […]
