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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has passed away. A close associate of the family confirmed to African Examiner that the ace actor died on Saturday afternoon after he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Evercare Hospital, Lekki a few days ago. He died of […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Labour Congress has asked President Bola Tinubu to focus on governance rather than politicking, adding that it was not after the President’s job. This came less than 24 hours after Tinubu blasted the NLC for embarking on a protest nine months into his administration, terming it unfair and unacceptable. Tinubu, […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has fixed dates and venues for the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test for General Duty applicants in the ongoing 2022 recruitment of police constables. The command said the successful applicants shortlisted in the conducted physical and credentials screening had been slated for Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former federal lawmaker, Senator Binta Masi Garba, has alleged that someone she knows was asked to pay N3m to gain admission into the Nigeria Police Force Academy in Wudil, Kano State. The ex-lawmaker, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former deputy prime minister and current member of the parliament of Somalia, Fawzia Yusuf Adam, has announced her candidacy for the post of Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the executive arm of the continental body. “I am announcing here that I am a candidate who will run for the African […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has announced revocation of operational licenses of 4,173 Bureaux De Change (BDCs) for failure to observe some regulatory provisions. According to a statement issued by CBN’s Acting Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mrs Hakama Sidi on Friday in Abuja, the move is in exercise of the powers […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A popular Nollywood actor, Tolani Quadri Oyebamiji, better known as Sisi Quadri is reportedly dead. The death of the actor was announced by some of his colleagues in the Yoruba movie industry. Announcing his death, Nollywood actress, Abiola Bayo took to her Instagram handle, she writes: “You will be greatly missed, Sisi […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the narrative on the current hardships would be different within the next one year. Idris spoke at the 50th anniversary lecture of PUNCH Nigeria Limited held at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. The minister, […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government may ask for over $10bn from Binance as a penalty as part of plans to salvage the value of the naira. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday during an interview with the BBC. According to Onanuga, Binance profited substantially from […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the purported probe of former Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Dhikrullah Hassan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as fake news. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “An online media […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have threatened to disrupt industrial peace in universities should the government fail to release the withheld salaries of members. The salaries were seized by the administration of former President Muhammadu […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to review the Stephen Oronsaye Report before implementation. President Tinubu had recently ordered the implementation of the report targeted at restructuring Federal Government parastatals, departments, commissions, and agencies. But during plenary on Thursday, the House of Reps called for a review of the […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Jose Peseiro has left his role as the coach of the Super Eagles after taking the team to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The team lost to Cote d’Ivoire in the final of the competition. His contract with the team expired in February. Although there were reports […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has paid $120m out of the $1.3bn owed gas firms for the supply of gas for the running of power plants in Nigeria. Nigeria’s power generation has dropped in recent weeks. According to the Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the development was due to gas suppliers […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has lamented the condition the state was in when he took over reins of power last May, saying that it was left in a very bad shape by his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. When asked if he met the state in bad shape, he replied, “Absolutely, […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line project isn’t just about improving the city’s mobility, but about reshaping the urban landscape and setting a new pace for development. In a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Lagos State governor also noted that by connecting critical […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that if the Federal Government addresses the issues of insecurity appropriately, then the country will see a great increase in the production of food and oil. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Mr Obi noted that […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has voiced concern over the recent decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 22.5% and the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 45%. Mr Obi warned that this move is likely […]
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has issued a directive to telecom service providers to bar subscribers who have failed to link their phone numbers to their National Identification Numbers (NIN) on or before February 28, 2024. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Aminu Maida, who gave the directive through the Director […]
