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Tuesday, September 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has said bank executives are complicit in aiding money laundering in the country, adding that it would commence prosecution soon. Speaking at the 17th annual conference of the Chartered Institute Bankers of Nigeria, the Chairman of the EFCC, Ola Olukoyede said the commission will soon […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) and its Joint Venture (JV) partner, Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL), have concluded the conversion of five of its JV assets into the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) terms. The NNPC Ltd. said the development was in line with the PIA 2021 provisions of transiting assets […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, has announced the scrapping of the state’s Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs. He stated this during the swearing-in of three newly appointed commissioners and the Chief Security Adviser to the governor, on Monday in Bauchi. Mohammed said the measure was sequel to the Supreme […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Forestry and WildLife in Borno Ministry of Environment says a herd of elephants that allegedly strayed from the neighbouring Cameroon has invaded and destroyed some community farmlands in the state. A Director in the ministry, Mr Ayuba Peter, confirmed the ugly incident in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called on the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) to give a special foreign exchange rate to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). The TUC said with the NNPCL granted a special forex rate of about ₦1000/$ instead of the […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muda Yusuf says the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has exhibited lack of enthusiasm about the Dangote Refinery. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Yusuf, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Center For The Promotion Of Private Enterprise (CPPE), described the development as worrisome. “I am worried that the NNPC is not showing […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Super Eagles head coach, Finidi George, has stated that Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen has not apologized for the social media rant which disrespected him.The African Examiner recalls that Osimhen slammed Finidi George on social media after the latter reportedly accused the former Napoli hitman of not wanting to play for […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Joe Ajaero was on Monday morning arrested by officers of the Department of State Services (DSS) because he failed to honour an invitation by the agency, The Authority has learnt. DSS sources told The Authority that they had invited Ajaero last week. The invitation, it […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Worldwide has expressed optimism that the recent petrol price hike will soon change for the best, following the economic policies being implemented by the the Federal Government This is contained in a statement in Abuja on Sunday by the Acting National Leader of the group, Mazi Chukwuma Okpalaezeukwu. Okpalaezeukwu […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja forecast isolated thunderstorms over parts of Katsina, Sokoto, Kano, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, Adamawa and Taraba states in the northern region during the Monday ‘s morning […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Labour Party governorship candidate in the upcoming election, Olumide Akpata, has criticised the outgoing governor of the Godwin Obaseki, saying his administration had brought untold hardship to the people. In a statement on Sunday, Akpata the suffering of the Edo people had reached unprecedented levels under the Obaseki government, which began […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State First Lady, Betsy Obaseki, has urged women waiting for the fruit of the womb not to see themselves as barren but as fruitful and proud mothers of children that would come in God’s time. She spoke during a Zoom meeting with Edo women in the Diaspora over the weekend. She […]
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Monday, September 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foremost Professor of Political Science, Bolaji Akinyemi, has cautioned President Bola Tinubu’s administration to be careful with Chinese deals. “Of course, we should be careful but don’t isolate the debt to China. There are also debts we owe the United States, there are also debts we owe even some of the medium-power […]
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Sunday, September 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Tragedy struck on Sunday when 48 people lost their lives as a result of a petrol tanker explosion that occurred along Bida-Agaie-Lapai- road in Niger. Alhaji Abdullah- Baba-Arah, Director-General, Niger Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed this in a statement in Minna on Sunday. He said the agency received a report of a […]
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Sunday, September 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Algeria’s incumbent President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been re-elected with almost 95 per cent of the vote, the country’s electoral authority ANIE said Sunday. “Out of 5,630,000 voters recorded, 5,320,000 voted for the independent candidate Abdelmadjid Tebboune, accounting for 94.65 per cent of the vote,” ANIE head Mohamed Charfi told reporters in the […]
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Sunday, September 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has kicked against plans by the President Tinubu’s government to increase the value-added tax (VAT) from 7.5 percent to 10 percent. Atiku, taking to his social media accounts on Sunday described the move as a “regressive and punitive policy”. “President Bola Tinubu, alongside his coterie of advisers, has […]
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Sunday, September 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says miracle water, soap and other products being sold to the public by one Prophet, Jeremiah Omoto are unregistered. This is contained in a statement by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Olusayo Akintola, in Abuja on Sunday. According to Akintola, Omoto […]
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Saturday, September 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has denied undermining the recent launching and marketing of the petrol produced by the Dangote Refinery Limited (DRL) even as it said that the corporation is not the sole off taker in the industry. This is contained in a statement issued and signed by the […]
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Saturday, September 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel was still in detention on Friday in spite of being released for a few hours a day earlier, his campaign team said. Zammel is one of three candidates approved by Tunisia’s electoral commission to run in a presidential election on Oct. 6 which opposition critics say […]
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Friday, September 6th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has stated that only buyers with National Identification Numbers would be considered as it begins the sale of 30, 000 metric tonnes of milled rice to Nigerians at a reduced cost of N40,000 per 50kg bag. President Bola Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Agriculture and Food […]
