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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A group, the Western Region Organisation (WRO) has urged President Bola Tinubu not to give in to blackmail and harassment over his efforts to reform tax administration in Nigeria. The WRO, a global movement advocating for a return to regional government in Nigeria, made this plea in response to the controversies surrounding […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State, on Thursday, signed an Executive Order No. 1, 2025, designating some areas in the state as urban areas as well as Land Use Regulation 2025. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mbah exercises his powers under the Land Use Act of 1978. By the […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State has approved the payment of the third phase of N5 billion to clear the backlog of gratuities owed 2,000 retirees in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor announced this during the commencement of payment to categories of retirees at the […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Boundary Commission (NBC) has called for peaceful coexistence among border communities of Abia and Cross River States amidst escalating tensions over boundary disagreement. Violent clashes erupted between the Isu community in Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia and the Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community in Odukpani Local Government Area of […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has ordered the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, to show cause why the implementation of the proposed expatriates taxation regime should not be stopped. Ruling on a motion ex-parte moved by counsel who appeared […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESiRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has lauded the people of the state for their exemplary tax compliance in 2024, attributing the state’s developmental strides to this fruitful partnership. Speaking during a Holy Mass to start the new work year, held at the ESIRS […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Against the backdrop of the alarming insecurity, and human rights violation bedeviling South East zone of Nigeria, a group, Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) has reviewed the situation in the region and rated Enugu as the safest state to live in the geo-political zone. It said this is due to […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has promoted President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-de-Camp, Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf from Lieutenant Colonel to the rank of Colonel. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Thursday said Tinubu congratulated Yusuf, for his promotion, describing him as a reliable officer, deserving […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has expressed dissatisfaction with contractors handling road projects for failing to deliver on their obligations, which has hindered development and brought untold hardship to Nigerians. Speaking to newsmen during an inspection tour of ongoing projects in Rivers State, the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, vowed to sanction contractors who […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two police personnel have been killed as Boko Haram terrorists attacked a police station in Gajiram, Nganzai Local Government Area of Borno State. One other police officer was critically injured as the terrorists exchanged fire with police on duty at the station before they were eventually overpowered and repelled with the assistance […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last election, Peter Obi, has kicked against the increase of crime, especially kidnapping, in the country, adding that the situation is becoming a pandemic. Obi, who was the former governor of Anambra State, was reacting to recent cases of killings and kidnapping and also […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Perry Brimah, a columnist and Nigerian activist based abroad, has called for the implementation of Sharia law in the country. According to Brimah, adopting Sharia law includes hand amputation as a penalty for politicians convicted of embezzlement and this would help curtail corruption in the country. The activist stated this while speaking […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – China’s minister of foreign affairs, Wang Yi, has stated that the Asian country will give African countries Y1 billion – over $130 million – for strengthening their military and police forces. Yi stated this on Thursday through an interpreter after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock villa. The […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda has dismantled nine illegal refining sites and destroyed 20,000 litres of crude oil and 15,000 litres of illegally refined diesel in the Obenla community, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Commander of the Base, Navy Captain Aliyu Usman, disclosed this to […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country is not under “serious threat for now” for the Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV). While there have been concerns over the outbreak of the virus in certain parts of the world, the NCDC has assured Nigerians that the country is safe and there is […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mele Kyari, a geologist and Group CEO of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), has dug his way into the tunnel of history. Within a space of two months, he announced the successful revamp of two refineries. In November 2024, Port Harcourt refinery came on stream. The following month, December, Warri […]
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, says the Progressives Governors’ Forum (PGF) can’t do anything about the ministerial nomination ordeal of former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai. Sule, who is a member of the PGF, the governors’ forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC), also said El-Rufai has not left the ruling party […]
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has raised concerns over the significant imbalance between recurrent and capital expenditure in the 2024 budget, highlighting the insufficient release of funds for capital projects in Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This was made known during a joint session involving the chairpersons of the Senate and House Committees on […]
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Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has confirmed plans to increase telecoms tariffs but assured Nigerians it won’t be by 100% as requested by operators. The Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijan, made this known at a stakeholders’ meeting in Abuja on Wednesday. He said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) would come […]
