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Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular human rights activist, Aisha Yesufu, says the civil war analogy used by President Buhari referring to dealing with persons misbehaving in the country was “insensitive”. She disclosed this in a video statement on Wednesday as she reacted to a statement made by the President on Tuesday after meeting with the Chairman […]
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Thursday, June 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has urged the Federal Government to engage various separatists groups in the country to douse tensions and agitations. Falana made the appeal while speaking at the South-West Zonal Public Hearing of the House of Representatives Special Committee on the Review of the 1999 […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The federal government has lashed out at social media giant, Twitter, for playing alleged double standards on issues concerning Nigeria’s domestic issues, describing the company’s role in Nigeria as suspect. Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, reacting to questions over the reported deletion of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweets reminiscing Nigerians’ […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Social media giant, Twitter, has deleted a controversial post by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the Biafran war of 1967-1970 wherein many lives were lost. The tweet, which was posted on Tuesday, read in part, “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded UNICEF $9,978,800 over three years to support the Nigerian government’s initiative to improve water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in Kebbi, Sokoto and Zamfara States in north-west Nigeria. The funds will provide lifesaving WASH services to more than 300,000 people in need of […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling All Progressives Congress has stated that the insurgency which its government is facing was inherited from the administration led by the People’s Democratic Party. According to APC, the seed of insurgency was sown by the PDP “when it handled the Boko Haram insurgency in an inept and incompetent manner”. The […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(African examiner) – THE Senate, on Wednesday, passed a bill seeking to abolish the gulf between the Higher National Diploma certificate and the university degree holders in the country. The piece of legislation, sponsored by Senator Ayo Akinyelure, passed the third reading on the floor of the Senate at plenary. The Chairman, Senate Committee on […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has transmitted an Executive Bill to the Senate, seeking extension of retirement age for teachers from 60 to 65 years. Senate President, Ahmad Lawan read the letter on the floor of the senate at Wednesday’s plenary. Lawan explained that the bill would harmonised the retirement age for teachers in […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gunmen have killed retired AIG Christopher Dega, Senior Special Assistant on Security to Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue. ASP Ubah Ogaba, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Plateau Police Command confirmed the incident on Tuesday in Jos. He said that the incident occurred on May 31st at a restaurant in Jos […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – First Bank of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to disregard the news making the rounds that its South East branches are closed. The rebuttal was contained in a statement sent to African Examiner and signed by Folake Ani-Mumuney, Group Head, Marketing & Corporate Communications of the bank. The statement simply reads: “Public Announcement […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The demand for camel milk has gone up in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda in the past year, amid a quest to boost immunity against COVID-19, Industry leaders said on Tuesday, as World Milk Day was observed. Bashir Warsame, founder of the Nairobi-based camel milk and camel yoghurt producer, Nuug Camel Milk, said […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zambia has approved five COVID-19 vaccines to be administered on citizens as a preventive measure against the pandemic, a government official said on Tuesday. The vaccines include China’s Sinopharm, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca Covishield, AZD 12225-Korea AstraZeneca, and Pfizer Biotech. Kennedy Malama, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health in charge of […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Comptroller-General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr Muhammad Babandede, has extended the commencement of the new Passport regime earlier scheduled for June 1 by one week. Spokesperson for the agency, Mr Amos Okpu, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The service had announced the suspension of receiving and […]
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Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
…Heirs Insurance, Heirs Life To Offer Reliable Insurance To Nigerians (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Heirs Holdings (HH) announced the Group’s transformative insurance industry play, with the launch of Heirs Insurance Limited (HIL) and Heirs Life Assurance (HLA), on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the companies’ Victoria Island headquarters in Lagos. Heirs Holdings will bring a dynamic, […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has passed a Bill upgrading the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro in Ogun to a University of Technology. This followed the consideration of the report of the Senate Committee on Tertiary Institutions and TetFund at plenary on Tuesday. Presenting the report, a member of the committee, Sen. Sadiq Sulaiman(APC- Kwara) said there […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has enjoined the nation’s security and intelligence agencies to expedite efforts in ensuring the recovery of the 200 children kidnapped from an Islamic school in Niger State. It could be recalled that bandits attacked Islamiyya School at Tegina in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State at the weekend […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Health Organization on Tuesday approved the Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use — the second Chinese jab to receive the WHO’s green light. “WHO today validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, funders, procuring agencies and communities the assurance that it meets international standards for safety, efficacy […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Malaysia on Tuesday began a two-week total lockdown, with only essential services and some sectors allowed to operate on a limited basis as the country struggled against a surge in COVID-19 infections. The government had mobilised some 70,000 members of the police force and the agencies under the Home Ministry to ensure […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Non-doctors under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), University College Hospital, Ibadan Branch, on Tuesday commenced an indefinite strike. The union, made up of professionals in the health sector such as; Medical Laboratory Scientists, Physiotherapists, Radiographers, Dieticians and Dental Technologists, embarked on the strike to protest the […]
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Tuesday, June 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – American rap artiste, Lil Loaded, the voice behind the 2019 viral summer hit song “6locc 6a6y” has died at 20. The Dallas County medical examiner’s office confirmed his death on Monday to USA TODAY that the young rapper, who’s legal name was Dashawn Robertson, had died. However, the officials did not reveal […]
