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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, approved about N10.3 billion for the procurement of antiretroviral drugs for HIV treatment, diabetes diagnostic kits, and other essential health commodities. Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Dr Ali Pate, who briefed State House correspondents on the approvals, noted that the move is aimed at […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Crude oil prices continue to slip as the naira maintains its stability against the dollar in the foreign exchange market. Oil prices fell about two per cent to a 12-week low this week amid reports that OPEC+ will proceed with a planned oil output increase in April. Brent futures fell $1.19, or […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has once again brought before the Senate a petition alleging sexual harassment from Senate President Godswill Akpabio. But this time, it was signed by her constituents. During the plenary on Thursday, Senator Natasha was asked whether the matter was already before any court of law. But she said it […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The capture of Nigerian Afrobeat sensation, Divine Ikubor, popularly known as Rema, on the cover of Dazed Magazine for the second time has attracted global attention. In this new edition, the renowned singer delved into his creativity, highlighting the ancestral influences that have shaped his sound and artistry. The 24-year-old, who posed […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The rumours that the Chief justice of Rivers State, Hon. Justice Simeon Chibuzor Amadi, is set to go for a one-year vacation and has caused uproar among netizens on X. The African Examiner writes that Rivers State has been engulfed in political crisis after Governor Simi Fubara fell out with his erstwhile […]
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Thursday, March 6th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo, has filed a lawsuit against social media critic, Martins Vincent Otse better known as VeryDarkMan (VDM) for alleged defamation. It is worth recalling that a few months back, VDM, in a series of Instagram post, accused Chinwo of diverting funds from shows without remitting to her former […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State Independent Electoral Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has fixed August 9, 2025, to conduct a fresh Local Government (LG) poll in the state. The Chief Electoral Commissioner, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (rtd), announced this at a stakeholders meeting for Wednesday, March 5, 2025. This followed the Friday judgment of the Supreme Court, […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has filed a charge against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, for allegedly violating regulatory directives and obstructing an ongoing inquiry. The three counts filed before the Federal High Court Lagos, bordered on willful implementation of a price hike contrary […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FIFA will pay total prize money of one billion dollars to participants in the Club World Cup taking place in the United States this year, a source close to negotiations told AFP on Wednesday. The figure is significantly more than the prize money offered for either the last men’s or women’s World […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of two new Permanent Secretaries to fill existing vacancies.in the Federal Civil Service Mrs Eno Olotu, Director Information and Public Relations, office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (HCSF) announced this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. The newly appointed […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau has congratulated former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on his 88th birthday anniversary celebration. This is contained in a congratulatory message by Dr Gyang Bere, the Director of Press and Public Affairs to the governor, issued on Wednesday in Jos. Mutfwang described the former president as a reservoir of […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian Christians have joined their counterparts around the world to celebrate Ash Wednesday which officially heralds the commencement of the Lenten season. Lent is one of the most significant periods in the Christian liturgical calendar. The 40-day season, excluding Sundays, is dedicated to penance, fasting, prayer, and almsgiving, leading up to the […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President Godswill Akpabio has denied allegations of sexual harassment brought against him by Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. He reacted to the allegations on Wednesday at the resumption of plenary in the Senate, after a week’s recess. Dismissing the allegations, Senator Akpabio said, “At no time did I ever harass any woman. I […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Olajide Adediran, popularly known as Jandor, says he doesn’t have to consult with the strongman of Bourdillon, President Bola Tinubu, to become the governor of Lagos, Nigeria’s economic nerve centre. Jandor’s political history started with the All Progressives Congress (APC) before he left the party with his Lagos4Lagos Movement, a bloc within […]
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Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The US economy is set to experience some “disturbance” from tariffs, President Donald Trump said Tuesday, as trade tensions flare after he imposed sweeping levies on Mexico, Canada and China. Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress came after he pushed forth with tariff hikes on the three countries over illegal […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has clarified the circumstances surrounding the death of a former Comptroller-General of the Nigerian Immigration Service, Mr David Parradang in Abuja. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, SP Josephine Adeh, said Parradang was not […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Tuesday cracked down on illegal sachet water production in Dutse Alhaji and Dawaki, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The enforcement exercise led to the confiscation and closure of multiple facilities producing sachet water in unsafe environments, using substandard equipment, and failing […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Idiroko Command, and its counterpart from the Republic of Benin have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral trade ties and combating trans-border smuggling. Speaking with newsmen on Tuesday in Idiroko, after emerging from the closed-door meeting, said that the engagement aimed to foster a secure and seamless […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The former Local Government (LG) Chairmen in Rivers who were sacked in 2015 under Gov. Nyesom Wike administration have vowed to return to take over LG councils in the 23 local government. The former Chairman of Andoni Local Government Area (LGA), Benson Imie, disclosed this on behalf of the 23 LGAs Chairmen […]
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Catholics world wide begins their Lenten season that would culminate into the Easter celebration, the Bishop of Enugu diocese of the church, Most Rev Callistus Onaga has urged officials of the Nigerian government, politicians, individuals especially christian faithfuls to abstain from sin. He harped on the need for total repentance during […]
