(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders and residents affected by climate change issues on Tuesday proffered ideas on local adaptation plans for climate change within Enugu State. They unanimously agreed that current climate change activities are negatively impacting on the environment and entire residents, while the people are feeling the impact in various ways, which included: agriculture […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States Embassy in Nigeria has announced updates to its immigration visa process, effective January 1, 2025. pplicants with scheduled interviews will now need to visit the Consulate General in Lagos twice as part of the application procedure. The embassy shared on its official X page that “For applicants with interviews […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malaria mortality has fallen back to levels seen before the Covid-19 crisis, the WHO said Wednesday, but called for faster progress against the disease that killed nearly 597,000 people last year. In a new report, the World Health Organization estimated that there were 263 million cases of malaria worldwide in 2023 — […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defence from ECOWAS Member States are meeting in Nigeria for the 53rd Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Mediation and Security Council (MSC) at the Ministerial Level. The meeting is held at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Headquarters in Abuja. The 52nd meeting of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, has granted an order of interim injunction, restraining Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi whether acting by himself or his representatives, from further publishing, selling, circulating, advertising, or distributing the physical/hard/digital or soft copies of the book: “Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System”. Justice […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Wednesday, Jarrett Tenebe, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo, attracted social media attention after he defended Monday Okpebholo, governor of the state. The African Examiner recalls that on Tuesday, Governor Okpebholo struggled before lawmakers while reading figures from his 2025 budget proposal. The governor stated that the N605 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has rubbished the importance of a potential alliance between former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and former Anambra Governor Peter Obi, saying that it would not prevent the re-election bid in 2027 of President Bola Tinubu. The ruling party’s National Publicity Director, Bala Ibrahim, described the alliance as […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has stated that politics should be about meeting the needs of people no matter where their loyalties or allegiances lie. Fubara stated this during the inauguration of Okocha road in Rumuolumeni community, Obio Akpor LGA. The African Examiner writes that Nyesom Wike, the present minister of […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State says some financially less-buoyant states may not survive if the tax reform bills before the National Assembly are passed and signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. “Some states may not be able to survive so it is something that must be carefully studied so that […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States offered a $10 million reward on Tuesday for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan Province, according to the State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to commit […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Tuesday, a former Central Bank Governor and Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, sparked social media reactions after he stated that he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. Emir Sanusi, who is the 16th emir […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Mr Shamseldeen Babatunde Ogunjimi as Acting Accountant General of the Federation (AGF). Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Tuesday said Ogunjimi’s appointment is effective immediately following the pre-retirement leave of the incumbent AGF, Dr. (Mrs.) Oluwatoyin […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Maryann of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, has remanded the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, in Kuje Correctional Centre pending his bail application. Justice Anenih also adjourned the hearing in the N110bn money laundering case brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A member of the House of Representatives Dalyop Chollom has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, adding to the growing list of lawmakers who have teamed up with APC in recent weeks. The Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajudeen Abbas read Chollom’s resignation letter from the LP during plenary on […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Arewa Consultative Forum and the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, coupled with some stakeholders have berated the Presidency for commenting that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. The ACF had stated that President Tinubu should concentrate on delivering the dividends of democracy instead […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Executive Council of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has appointed Emmanuel Ehumadu as the Chairman, Interim Caretaker Committee of Abia chapter. Dr Emeka Rollas, National President of AGN, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, in Lagos. Rollas also said that Moira Mba would serve as the Secretary. He […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) will engage with Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) nationwide on the implications and opportunities of the proposed Tax Reform Bills. The Director-General of SMEDAN, Mr Charles Odii, on Monday in Abuja said the initiative aimed to educate SMEs, which constituted over 90 […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has backed ongoing calls for the amendment of the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) to accommodate the Nigerian Law School in its interventions. Wike announced the support at the inauguration of the construction of 10-unit housing staff quarters for the Nigerian Law school, Bwari, Abuja, […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Opposition figures Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi have learnt their lessons in the 2023 presidential election and would unite to kick out the “incompetent and clueless” administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Ibe has said. Atiku and Obi of the Labour Party scored over six million votes each in the […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, has granted bail to rights activist and legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi. Farotimi was granted bail on Monday morning. The court granted him bail for ₦50m with a surety in the same amount. The surety must also provide a landed property as collateral. The […]
