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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN ECAMINER) – Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof Ibrahim Gambari, former Chief of Staff to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the administration of President Bola Tinubu to tweak some of its policies adopted from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Ultimately, what’s the value of the policies that the people do not support?” The octogenarian diplomat […]
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Monday, November 25th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government through the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS) and Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV) of Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to advance private sector development in fertiliser production, hybrid seed technology, and agricultural finance. This was contained in a press release issued on Sunday and signed […]
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Sunday, November 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has approved the formation of a 14-member State Assets Verification Committee to investigate the administration of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said the committee, which will be inaugurated on Tuesday, […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has accredited additional foreign schools to write the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) and the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). This is contained in a statement by NECO’s Acting Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Azeez Sani, on Saturday in Abuja. Sani said the development was aimed […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal got their Premier League title challenge back on track with a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Saturday as Chelsea moved up to third by beating Leicester 2-1. Champions Manchester City are aiming to snap a four-game losing streak when they host Tottenham later. Arsenal were expected to be contenders to […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice-president of Dangote Industries Limited, Edwin Devakumar, has said that the refinery and other local refiners have been unable to secure enough crude oil supplies despite the federal government’s plan to sell crude priced in the local currency. To address challenges in accessing foreign currency, FG in July said it would sell […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is reviewing the outcome of the Ondo governorship election. This is according to the PDP Governors’ Forum which met in Jos, the Plateau State capital on Saturday. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the election by a landslide to earn a […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Palace of Oba of Benin has distanced itself from a planned dramatisation of the Igue Festival by the Association for Cultural and Economic Renaissance of Edo (ACERE). This is contained in a statement on Saturday, by Osaigbovo Iguobaro, Chief Press Secretary to the Oba of Benin. The News Agency of Nigeria […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named billionaire Scott Bessent as his Treasury secretary, choosing the hedge fund manager to help execute an agenda promising tax cuts and tariffs. Bessent, who is chief executive officer of Key Square Group, has called for an extension of tax cuts from Trump’s first term, wants […]
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Saturday, November 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ace Nigerian Artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new Spotify record for the biggest streams by any song. The superstar’s recently released album titled “Morayo” has claimed the number 1 spot on the Apple Music Nigeria Chart, with all his tracks dominating the charts to positions. One of […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says its Ahoada-Yenagoa 132kV line, which is currently under repair due to previous vandalism, was again targeted by vandals on Tuesday. In a statement released by its spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah, on Friday, the TCN said the attack, which affected towers 29 to 31, resulted in the […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court has nullified the National Lottery Act 2005 enacted by the National Assembly. In a unanimous judgment of a seven-member apex court, read by Justice Mohammed Idris, held that the National Assembly lacked the powers to legislate on issues relating to lottery and games of chance. The court held that […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, said he had not given a serious thought about becoming the next governor of the state as was already being speculated. Obasa said his major concern has been to strengthen the party in the state adding that this is […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker, Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr Mudashiru Obasa, says the lawmakers will not delay the passage of the 2025 budget estimate of N3.005 trillion. Obasa gave the assurance shortly after Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu presented the 2025 budget estimate to the assembly in Ikeja on Thursday. It comprises total revenue of […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Officials of the Department of State Services (DSS) Thursday in Abuja arrested one Kennedy Tabukoi, for allegedly leading an unregistered Non Governmental Organization (NGO), Niger Delta Development Initiative (NDDI) to blackmail certain high profile officials of government. According to security sources, when such government officials fail to meet Tabukoi’s demands, he would […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Nigerian County Department of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Abdul Kamara, has emphasised the need to boost agriculture production and value addition to transform the Nigerian economy. Kamara, in a statement said this at the Groundbreaking Ceremony of the Eruwa Agribusiness Industrial Hub in Oyo State on Thursday, He […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER0 – A former House of Representatives member Dachung Bagos has questioned Nigeria’s borrowings, wondering how the country is going to pay back. President Bola Tinubu recently sent a ₦1.77 trillion ($2.2b) loan request to the National Assembly. Days after the move, the Senate approved the request, prompting questions from many Nigerians including Bagos […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The absence of the counsel representing convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, also known as Evans has stalled his re-arraignment before Justice Adenike Coker of the Lagos State High Court, Ikeja. When the matter came up before the court on Thursday, Justice Coker asked the defendant, Evans, about his lawyer. Evans simply responded, […]
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Friday, November 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters has applauded the arrest of separatist leader, Simon Ekpa by Finnish Police. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, and the Director of Defence Information, Brigadier General Tukur Gusau in their separate statement, described the arrest as a key victory in the anti-terror fight. The spokespersons […]
