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Thursday, June 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has fixed Aug.16 for the conduct of outstanding by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this during the commission’s quarterly meeting with political parties on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the commission would deploy 30,451 officials for the by-elections […]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Jigawa, Kebbi Government has declared Friday a work-free day to commemorate the Islamic New Year 1447 AH. This is contained in a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday by the state’s Head of Civil Service, said the holiday would allow residents in the state to participate in the Islamic New […]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has confirmed several nominees appointed by President Bola Tinubu to serve on the boards of Regional Development Commissions across the country. Among the confirmed nominees is Chibudom Nwuche, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, who will serve as chairman of the newly established South-South Development Commission (SSDC). […]
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Thursday, June 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assented to the four tax reform bills recently passed by the National Assembly. The short ceremony which took place at the Presidential Villa on Thursday was attended by the leadership of the National Assembly and some legislators, governors, ministers, and aides of the President. The four bills: the […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayo Onanuga, special adviser to the president on information and strategy, has slammed Nasir el-Rufai, former governor of Kaduna, concerning his comment against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. El-Rufai, speaking in an interview with Arise Television programme, had stated that Tinubu would require a miracle to be re-elected in 2027. According […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – MultiChoice Nigeria has reduced the price of its DStv decoder by 50 per cent, dropping it from ₦20,000 to ₦10,000. The company stated that this move is targeted to attract more customers and reduce declining subscriptions. According to the firm’s Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, in a statement issued on Tuesday, the […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After 31 years, the Federal Government has eventually fulfilled its three-decade-old promise of house allocations to members of the 1994 Super Eagles squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in Tunisia. This was announced in a statement posted on the ministry’s website on Wednesday. One of the beneficiaries, former striker Efan […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has confirmed receiving letters of intent from 110 associations seeking registration as political parties. Chairman of the Commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this on Wednesday, noting that the requests are being processed in line with the relevant laws and the Commission’s Regulations and Guidelines. “As of […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reinstated Samuel Anyanwu as the National Secretary of the party, following its meeting with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday. The party has also suspended its planned National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for June 30th, and instead, the planned meeting will be an […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Development and the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), has commenced the training of selected Youth Corps members to drive National Identification Number (NIN) enrolment to all the wards in the federation. A statement by NIMC’s Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There was commotion on the floor of the Senate following the submission and consideration of the ad-hoc committee report on the emergency rule in Rivers State, particularly regarding the screening and approval of the Chairman of the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC). The session became contentious after lawmakers argued on the […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – NATO leaders are set to sign off Wednesday at their Hague summit on a defence spending pledge to satisfy US President Donald Trump’s demand for a headline figure of five per cent of GDP. Here are the details of what NATO is signing up to: Trump has insisted NATO countries hit the […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police command in Nasarawa State said there will be traffic diversion in Lafia, the state capital, due to the scheduled official visit by President Bola Tinubu. The state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Rahman Nansel, stated this in a statement to journalists in Lafia on Tuesday. The PPRO also said that […]
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has enjoined the presidency to clarify the recent statement of President Bola Tinubu, who stated that Belarusian businessman, Alex Zingman, was a former classmate at Chicago State University (CSU). As there are inconsistencies in the timeline and the background of the businessman. The request was contained in […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi faces a tantalising reunion with former club Paris Saint-Germain in the Club World Cup last 16 after both sides on Monday progressed to the knockout phase. Miami drew 2-2 with Palmeiras to go through second in Group A, after the Brazilian side fought back from two goals down […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo House of Assembly on Tuesday approved a N100 billion loan for Gov. Monday Okpebholo to carry out infrastructural development across the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the approval followed Monday’s letter, addressed to the Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku. The letter, signed by the Secretary […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda’s ruling party said Tuesday that the country’s long-running president Yoweri Museveni will seek re-election in polls due early next year. The 80-year-old had been widely expected to try and extend his almost four-decade rule over the East African country. The opposition has faced a mounting crackdown ahead of the general election […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An angry Donald Trump berated Iran and Israel Tuesday for violating a ceasefire deal, adding that he was “really unhappy” with Israel in particular. The two countries have been “fighting so long and so hard that they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing, do you understand that?” the US president told […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), has projected N1.279 trillion revenue for the 2025 fiscal year which is 40 per cent higher than N865 billion projected for 2024 and even surpassed. Managing Director of NPA, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho made this known during the authority’s 2025 budget defence before the Senate Committees on Marine […]
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that Iran and Israel have agreed to a ceasefire after close to two weeks of violent conflict between the two countries. Trump took to his Truth Social on Monday evening to announce that both countries had agreed to a “complete and total ceasefire”. According to him, […]
