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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State says governors will demand the review of the current revenue allocation formula once state police is adopted. Sule also said the the deaths of two students of the Nasarawa State University during a palliative distribution stampede last Friday was not as a negligence or poor planning […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) has increased the fare for the year 2024 pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia by N1,918,032.91. This is according to a statement released on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, Fatima Sanda Usara. The Commission also set March 28, 2024 as deadline for intending pilgrims to make their payments. It […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senegalese go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president in an unpredictable race after three years of turmoil and political crisis. Some 7.3 million voters are registered in the West African nation where two favourites have emerged: the ruling coalition’s former prime minister Amadou Ba and anti-establishment candidate […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The events ended with a parade of all the participating countries’ flags while music from Nigerian hip-hop star Tiwa Savage was played from the sound system much to the delight of the crowd. On the final day of the competition, perennial champions Egypt claimed two more gold to take their gold medal […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has raised the alarm that their son is critically ill in the custody of the Department of State Services. The family claimed that he urgently needed a cardiologist, and urged President Bola Tinubu not to allow him to die […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Scores of schoolchildren abducted from Kuriga, Kaduna State have been released, two weeks after they were taken away in what was one of Nigeria’s largest mass kidnappings in years. The students, about 287, were kidnapped when the gunmen on motorcycles rode through their school, taking them away in an incident that sparked […]
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Sunday, March 24th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The minister noted the government’s commitment to enhancing the sector’s performance through substantial investments in infrastructure and efficient customer response. The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has reiterated the Federal Government’s plan to raise electricity generation from 3,500 Megawatts (MW) to 6,500MW within the next three to six months. The News Agency […]
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Defence Headquarters in Abuja have declared one of the leaders of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa wanted. Ekpa’s name was published on the Military’s wanted list alongside 96 others from various parts of the country. In a banner displaying the pictures of the suspects, the Defence Headquarters […]
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria has disclosed that Nigeria’s public debt rose to ₦97.34trn ($108bn) as of the fourth quarter of 2023. DMO made this known in a statement made available to journalists on Friday. This increase in debt levels was basically attributed to new domestic borrowing initiatives undertaken by […]
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced a three-hour traffic diversion in the Ikeja area of the state on Saturday and Sunday. This is according to a Friday statement from the Lagos State Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation Oluwaseun Osiyemi. “For the safety of pedestrians on Ikeja Along connecting with the Ikeja Train […]
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Saturday, March 23rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the clamour for state police grows stronger, the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has faulted 16 governors’ submission of a report on the matter to the National Economic Council (NEC). NEC confirmed receiving memoranda from 16 governors who expressed their support for establishing state police to address the myriads of security […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister also said that the new tax incentives being implemented had the potential to attract up to 10 billion dollars in new oil and gas investment. The Minister of Information and Culture, Mohammed Idris says the Federal Government has attracted 30 billion dollars Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) to the real sector […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Friday stated that President Bola Tinubu-led Federal government would save N5 billion quarterly after the government placed a ban on foreign trips for ministers, chiefs of government agencies, and other official travels paid with public funds Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, stated this while addressing […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the continuous disappearance of Segun Olatunji, the editor of FirstNews, the media organization has written a formal letter to the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Chris Musa, demanding to know the whereabout of the Lagos based journalist. In the letter titled “Arrest and Detention of Mr Segun Olatunji, Editor FirstNews” and […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, on Friday arrived in Geneva, Switzerland as head of Nigeria’s delegation to the 148th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva, Switzerland. Akpabio was accompanied on the trip by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Benjamin Kalu and Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong. […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kremlin on Friday warned the European Union against plans to impose tariffs on its grain exports and use profits from frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine. Ukraine has heaped pressure on Europe to cut off all sources of revenue for Russia, as Kyiv grapples with routine air strikes and hold ups […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Rivers State House of Assembly has ruled against Governor Siminalayi Fubara to enact the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA) Service Commission Law. The House took the decision on Friday after convening an impromptu sitting. This makes it the second time the Rivers State House of Assembly will override the governor […]
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Friday, March 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency believes patronage of made-in-Nigeria products is key to strengthening the naira and wants citizens to buy goods produced in the country to make that happen. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a press briefing with the State House Correspondents on Friday. […]
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Thursday, March 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director of the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, Dr Richard Somiari, has told the Coroner inquiring into the cause of death of late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba popularly known as Mohbad, that the results of an autopsy conducted on the deceased body would be ready in the next three to […]
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Thursday, March 21st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army says troops will not leave the creeks in Delta State until culprits in the killing of 17 military personnel are caught. Last week’s killing of the personnel in what is a major blow to the Nigerian Army drew outrage have continued to generate conversations in the country. Okuama community […]
