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Friday, September 24th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Command, (CP) Hakeem Odumosu, has reiterated that obtaining a driver’s licence is a civic responsibility of all drivers, including police officers plying Lagos roads. This was contained in a statement, signed by the Route Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), and the Public Education Officer, Mrs […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Superintendent of Police (SP) has been shot dead and two other cops allegedly injured after commercial motorcyclists went wild in Lagos. The incident occurred between 5pm and 6pm Thursday at Ajao Estate in Isolo while the policemen were trying to impound motorcyclists. It was gathered that the cops had succeeded in […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dakuku Peterside, former director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, has censured Governor Nyesom Wike for blaming Rivers people over flooding in the state, accusing him of ineptitude. He urged him to reactivate the drainage master plan put in place by ex-Governor Rotimi Amaechi. Peterside mentioned that “this is the […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Federal lawmaker, Shina Peller (APC-Oyo), has berated the Northern Elders Forum concerning comments that the region has what it takes to always produce the president of the country. African Examiner writes that Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, NEF’s spokesman during an interview with Arise TV stated that the North has what it takes to dominate […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corps members from Nigeria will be among the youths from across the globe that will travel to New Delhi, for the celebration of the 75th Independence Anniversary of India in January 2022. This was disclosed by the High Commissioner of India to Nigeria, Mr Abhay Thakur, when he paid a courtesy visit […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has called for full investigation into alleged leakage of classified security documents to the public This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Samuel Adejare (APC-Lagos) on the floor of the House on Thursday in Abuja. The House subsequently mandated the Committee on National Security and Intelligence […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday finalised a rule that will slash the use of a potent climate-warming gas commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners by 85 per cent over the next 15 years. This move will help halve greenhouse gas emissions this decade. The rule aims to phase out […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Political economist Prof Pat Utomi has debunked rumours that he, alongside other prominent Nigerians, are planning to announce the formation of a new political party on October 1. Utomi has recently been linked in the media with a “third force,” called Rescue Nigeria Project (RNP) to give the electorate an alternative platform […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A residential building has just collapsed in Woji, outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State leaving One person dead, two injured , Apparently the dead and injured persons were said to be working on the building when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses said that the incident might have been triggered by the recent flooding’s […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has announced diversion of traffic from Yaba for the first phase of the construction of the Red line railway project. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos that the diversion would last for three months from midnight of Friday, Oct. […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) will continue to collect Value Added Tax (VAT) following the ruling of the Court of Appeal on the matter. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, confirmed in New York while speaking on the disagreement over the […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Lee Maeba, former chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum Resources, has dissociated himself from a purported plan to float a new political party ahead of the 2023 general elections. Maeba made the clarification in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, while reacting to a report on the inaugural caucus meeting of the […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Elders Forum on Wednesday said it regretted backing then candidate Muhammadu Buhari in the 2015 presidential election, instead of the then incumbent Goodluck Jonathan. It claimed that Buhari had, since succeeding Jonathan, let down a majority of Nigerians who trusted in his leadership before the 2015 polls. NEF’s Director of […]
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Banking & Finance, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Across Nigeria
Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The director of Information Technology, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Rukiya Mohammed, said the apex bank has concluded plans to launch the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on October 1. African Examiner reports that Mohammed disclosed this in a webinar, themed “Digital currency and the prospects of CBDC in Nigeria”, organised by […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government may file a fresh action against Yoruba secessionist agitator, Sunday Adeyemo ( Sunday Igboho), following the judgment of Oyo State High Court which awarded N20 billion in damages in his favour. The Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed in New York that the […]
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Thursday, September 23rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has succeeded in blocking terrorism financing in Nigeria, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami stated. Malami disclosed in New York that the federal government had also succeeded in identifying and detaining “high profile individuals” responsible for funding terrorists’ activities in the country. […]
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress has rescheduled its nationwide state congresses to Saturday, 16th October, 2021. An updated timetable/schedule of activities and guidelines for the conduct of the state congresses will be released to the public in due course, the party said. This is contained in a terse statement released by the National […]
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Ben Nwosu, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Development Studies, University of Nigeria, Enugu, on Wednesday decried the 90, 000 out-of-school children in Anambra State, describing the situation as worrisome. Nwosu said this at a project close-out and unveiling of Data Management System, organised by the Evidence and Collaboration for Inclusive Development […]
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Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State on Wednesday warned motorists to desist from driving without valid driver’s license or face the full wrath of the law. Mr Ezekiel SonAllah, State Sector Commander of FRSC, made the disclosure while speaking on the command’s preparedness towards Ember Months flag off . […]
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Entertainment, Featured, Latest Headlines
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari, has congratulated Nigeria’s music legend, King Sunny Ade as he clocks 75 today. The president via a statement posted on a Facebook page of his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, noted the many achievements of the veteran musician as he celebrates his birthday. The […]
