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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to withdraw the circular directing financial institutions to commence implementation of the 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy, describing it as “ambiguous”. Members of the House of Representatives on Thursday asked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to […]
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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Siminalayi Fubara on Thursday stormed the Rivers State House of Assembly quarters amid the political crisis rocking the state. There was tight security around the area as the Rivers State governor visited the quarters where the Martin Amaewhule-led legislators met. The governor said he was at the place as the governor […]
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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed deposit money banks and financial institutions to suspend processing fee on deposits till September 30, 2024. In a circular, the apex bank ordered that financial institutions suspend processing charges imposed on cash deposits above N500,000 for individuals and N3,000,000 for corporates. The circular to […]
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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN health agency, World Health organisation (WHO) says the H5NI avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow human-to-human transmission. So far, one human case has been reported in the United States since the outbreak of bird flu among the millions of dairy cattle across the […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the weather condition gets harsher with the temperature going as high as 40 degrees Celsius sometimes, many women in Abuja have abandoned their wigs and opt for low cut hair. For some of them, wigs remain fashion items that should be seasonal and so they can do without them for now […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa described as “treasonous” a campaign advertisement by an opposition party that depicts a burning national flag, as antagonism between political parties rose three weeks before an election. The campaign advertisement released on Monday by the Democratic Alliance uses the burning flag as a metaphor for what it […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has threatened a massive protest that will shut down the Nigerian economy should the Federal Government fail to cancel the controversial cybersecurity levy recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria. The TUC in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, on Wednesday, slammed the directive […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A loyalist of Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, Chijioke Ihunwo, has asked the Rivers State House of Assembly not to contemplate a fresh impeachment proceeding against the governor because such ambition will not succeed. Ihunwo, who is the Chairman of the National Youth Council of Nigeria in Rivers State, said the […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Fulani Waziri family of Rafin Sarki village in Fatika District of Giwa Local Government Area, Kaduna State, has accused some soldiers of unlawful seizure of 518 cows, 177 sheep and rams on March 9. In a petition made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja, the […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, has frowned on the Bola Tinubu-led government for imposing a cybersecurity levy on Nigerians. Obi took to his X account to argue that the government’s decision to impose a cybersecurity levy would drain the economy and halt its revival and expansion. The African Examiner […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inflation-battered Argentina on Tuesday introduced a 10,000-peso banknote, worth the equivalent of about $11 — five times the face value of the previous biggest 2,000-peso bill. The new note, which will allow people to carry around fewer bills, will be available at banks and ATMs from Tuesday, the South American country’s central […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is expected to return to the country tomorrow, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga said on Tuesday. Concerns over Tinubu’s whereabouts have been growing as he is yet to return to the country after travelling to Saudi Arabia for a World Economic Forum in Riyadh from […]
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Wednesday, May 8th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Naira on Tuesday depreciated at the official market, trading at N1,416.57 to the dollar. Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market (NAFEM), showed that the Naira lost N62.36. This represents a 4.60 per cent loss when compared to […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Togolese President, Faure Gnassingbe, has promulgated the constitutional amendment, formally switching Togo from a presidential to a parliamentary system, said a presidency statement. Gnassingbe promulgated law number 2024-005 revising the Togolese Constitution, “marking a new stage in institutional life,” said the statement issued by the Togolese presidency. On April 19, Togo’s […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Veteran Nollywood actor, Jide Kosoko, on Tuesday mourned Elizabeth Evoeme, popularly known as Ovularia in the 1980s TV sitcom, ‘The New Masquerade’, who died at the age of 81. Kosoko, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, described the late actress as a disciplined woman who […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) Borussia Dortmund will play the Champions League final for the fist time in 11 years after they defeated Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in France on Tuesday. PSG hit the woodwork four times, while Dortmund needed only Mats Hummels’ header in the 50th minute to seal their spot in the final at London’s […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, over the passing of his brother, Salihu Ahmadu Ribadu, who died on Sunday in Yola, Adamawa State. This was contained in a statement issued and signed by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale The President was represented by his […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Benue State Government has decided to begin production of beer brands to stop capital flight to other states. The Managing Director of Benue Investment and Property Company, Dr Raymond Asemakaha, made this known to journalists on Tuesday. According to Asemakaha, the beer’s name will be revealed in its launch in December. Asemakaha, […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decision by the Central Bank of Nigeria to introduce a 0.5 per cent cybersecurity levy to be charged on all bank transactions has sparked reactions on social media. The African Examiner writes that the Central Bank of Nigeria on Monday, issued a circular to all commercial, merchant, non-interest, and payment service […]
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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the nationwide supply and distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, continues to improve, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has once again called on motorists to shun panic buying of the product. In filling stations monitored across several states, including Lagos and the FCT, the queues […]
