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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved the extension of National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) integration exercise deadline to June 30. This is contained in a statement co-signed by Director, Public Affairs, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Head, Corporate Communications,Mr Kayode Adegoke National Identity Management Commission(NIMC). The […]
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Tuesday, May 4th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari is presiding over the continuation of a security meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The meeting, which was summoned by Buhari last Friday, was adjourned to Tuesday Those at the meeting are Vice President Yemi Osinbajo; Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – School reopened on Monday in South Sudan after closure for more than one year due to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Hussein Abdelbagi Akol, Vice President in charge of Service Cluster, said the decision came in the wake of the recent drop in COVID-19 infections since March. “COVID-19 is still with us but […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
…Impacting Hundreds of Thousands of Lives and Communities Across Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – If you live in Lagos, Abuja or Port Harcourt, or you reside in any of the other state capitals, you probably take for granted that you actually live in the better of the two worlds that make up Nigeria when it comes […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have raided some eateries in Jos, the Plateau capital and recovered freshly baked cakes made with cannabis Sativa. The Agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said additional 48.726 kilograms of assorted psychotropic substances […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akwa Ibom’s Gov. Udom Emmanuel on Monday decried the murder of a job seeker, Miss Iniubong Umoren, in the state last Thursday. Iniubong was allegedly murdered by one Uduak Akpan, who offered the deceased prospects of a job. Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Ini Ememobong, said in a statement issued in […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Kaduna State has announced the arrest of four suspects, who allegedly kidnapped and murdered a six-year-old child. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Muhammad Jalige made the disclosure at a press briefing on Monday in Kaduna. Jalige said that the suspects would be charged to court for criminal […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has called on those clamoring for secession to discard such idea. Speaking at the Special Ramadan Prayer Tafsir (Lecture) for Lagos State and Nigeria, held at the Lagos House, Marina on Sunday, Tinubu said that the country was better together than […]
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At the backdrop of rumors of possible hike in electricity tariff, the Minister of Power, Engr. Sale Mamman, has indicated that the ministry is focusing on increased efficiency and not tariff. In a statement made available , Mamman said, ‘‘instead of significant hike in electricity tariff, Nigerians should expect an increase efficiency […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kylian Mbappe should be fit to face Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino says. The France star sat out the 2-1 Ligue 1 win over Lens on Saturday after sustaining a calf injury in the first-leg loss to Pep Guardiola’s side earlier […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United’s 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL) clash against Liverpool on Sunday was called off after their fans broke into Old Trafford and invaded the pitch during a protest. The protest was against the Glazer family, who are the club’s owners. The Red Devils were among 12 clubs which last month signed […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission has said that its office in Essien Udim Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State has been set ablaze. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye Esq. The statement said the security […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Electricity consumer groups on Sunday, kicked against the planned review of electricity tariffs for the 11 power Distribution Companies (DisCos) by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC). They maintained that there was no justification for any upward review of electricity tariffs due to the current economic realities and challenges being faced by […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some suspected armed hoodlums on Saturday attacked Abaomege Police Division in Onicha Local Government Area of Ebonyi and carted away valuables and destroyed property. The Ebonyi Commissioner for Internal Security, Mr Stanley Okoro-Emegha, however confirmed the incident in Abakaliki on Sunday. Okoro-Emegha described the attack as ‘worrisome’. “The police division was attacked […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seven youths were on Saturday morning killed in an accident along the Lekki-Epe Expressway, the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) has said. The accident, it was gathered, occurred around 1am at Shapati (Fragend). The deceased comprising two men and five women, all occupants of a Lexus Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) with registration […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s Dangote Cement Plc is expected to pay a total of N40.39 billion in taxation to the nation’s treasury from its operational result in the first quarter of 2021. According to the financial result published by the country’s largest cement manufacturer on Friday, April 30, 2021, the amount is due from corporate […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC), says the government of Uganda has officially received the Nigerian delegation of Technical Aid Volunteers (TAV), in a grand ceremony. Mr. Mohammed Shehu, Special Assistant to the Director-General (D-G), of DTAC, Dr. Pius Olasunkanmi, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday, in Abuja, […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A train loaded with water pipes from Lagos to Zaria has derailed in Kaduna, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. NAN gathered that no one was injured in the accident which occurred at about 5:50pm on Saturday around Unguwar Kanawa axis, opposite Sultan Bello Mosque in Kaduna. “There was no casualty […]
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Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
By Etim Etim (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The banking industry will make a huge donation of cash, vehicles and equipment to the Nigerian Army, Police and other law enforcement agencies in the next few weeks to support the federal government’s fight against insecurity, Herbert Wigwe, Access Bank’s Group Managing Director & chief executive announced to shareholders […]
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –As Bodija market traders are still counting there loss, men of Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Federal Operation Unit (FOU) Zone A invaded Oja Oba Market in Ibadan in the early hours of Saturday and carted away truckloads of foreign bags of rice African Examiner gathered again that the officers broke into shops and […]
