(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French Institute in Nigeria, also known as Institut Français du Nigéria, has announced the reopening of its rehabilitated and fully equipped library. The reopening of the library is coming after the completion of the renovation work in the building which started a year ago. The Press Officer of French Embassy in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A frontline Civil Society and not-for-profit group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has urged the Federal Government to allow the Court of law to conduct the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), without any form of interference. The IPOB leader was re-arrested […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has approved $130 million additional financing for the Kenya COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project. The grant is to facilitate affordable and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for Kenyans. This is the second additional financing for the East African country’s COVID-19 Health Emergency Response Project. Together with the $10 million […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has announced its provision of additional $97 million humanitarian support to countries in Africa to enable them tackle the impact of COVID-19 pandemic. USAID Assistant to the Administrator, Sarah Charles disclosed this during the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Humanitarian Affairs Segment. Charles said nearly […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corruption is amongst the top three factors responsible for the failure of government policies and programmes in Nigeria, according to a study conducted by Nextier, a policy think-tank firm. Nextier is a multi-competency public service advisory organization with experience bringing diverse actors together to address governance problems in highly complex environments. Its […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Mohammadu Buhari has urged the National Steering Committee (NSC) of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS) to commence work immediately so that the Technical Working Group (TWG) would also begin putting the nuts and bolts together. The NPRGS is aimed at addressing the underlying causes of poverty on the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has pledged to make $33 billion available for African nations to boost their reserves and liquidity. The Managing Director of IMF, Kristalina Georgieva made the pledge in her paper, entitled, “The Ahead for Africa – Fighting the Pandemic and Dealing With Debt”, delivered at the Annual Meeting Africa […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in conjunction with the International Trade Center (ITC) has launched a new initiative aimed at boosting the export capacity of women entrepreneurs in Egypt. Dubbed, “Women in Global Trade: SheTrades”, the initiative which is implemented by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, in conjunction with the International Trade Center (ITC) has launched a new initiative aimed at boosting the export capacity of women entrepreneurs in Egypt. Dubbed, “Women in Global Trade: SheTrades”, the initiative which is implemented by the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Doctors Without Borders, also known as Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has applauded the decision of the World Health Organization (WHO) to establish its first COVID-19 mRNA vaccine technology transfer hub in South Africa. The hub which is aimed at boosting the supply of vaccines to the rest of the continent, offers established […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Director-General of World Trade Organization (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has said that Africa is currently working with the European Union (EU) and other partners to help create regional vaccine manufacturing hubs in South Africa, Senegal and Rwanda, with Nigeria under consideration. Dr. Okonjo-Iweala disclosed this during a virtual meeting. She harped on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo has said that people clamoring and waiting for the disintegration of Nigeria will be solely disappointed as that may never be allowed to happen. The Vice President stated this while speaking during the maiden Progressive Youth Conference organized by the youth wing of the All Progressive […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Five Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and four journalists have filed a suit against the Federal Government at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice in Abuja over the recent ban on Twitter in Nigeria. The applicants are asking the court to declare the indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria a violation of their human […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, Africa Development Bank (AfDB), Atsuko Toda has said that the bank has supported African countries with $10 billion in their fight against COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. Toda disclosed this in a statement distributed by APO Group on behalf of AfDB and endorsed […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa’s Tourism Minister, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has expressed her delight over the announcement that the annual Africa Oil Week will be hosted in Cape Town from 2022 and beyond. Africa Oil Week is the meeting place of choice for the continent’s upstream oil and gas sector. Now entering its 27th year, the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The frontline Civil Society and not-for-profit group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the United Nations (UN) and global leaders to intervene and rescue students kidnapped by terrorists in Nigeria. The association said it is only in Nigeria globally that terrorists have made it a hobby with the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Nigerian government to step up efforts aimed at strengthening the country’s tax administration to mobilize additional revenues and help address priority spending pressures on the economy. The global monetary body gave the charge at the conclusion of its virtual meetings with the Nigerian authorities to […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Government of Japan has pledged to provide approximately $39 million in emergency funds to United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the development of vaccine cold chains in Nigeria and 31 countries in Africa and Latin America affected by COVID-19. The support from the Japanese government complements the work of the COVAX […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sequel to the statement issued on Wednesday by the Creditor Committee for Chad under the Common Framework for Debt Treatments, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has ignited a flicker of hope for the West African country. Managing Director of IMF, Ms. Kristalina Georgieva has applauded the statement by the Committee’s statement, noting […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Development Bank has approved a $1.4 million grant from the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme to improve household food security in Zambia. The grant which is aimed at reducing malnutrition among the Southern African nation’s most vulnerable households in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. The Mitigating Impacts of Covid-19 on […]
