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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Kano State Government on Tuesday ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the state with immediate effect, Mr Sanusi Kiru, Commissioner for Education announced. Kirk, who gave the directive in a statement issued in Kano, urged parents to take their children from their various schools. “Parents whose children are […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has registered 758 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country bringing the nation’s total of confirmed cases to 74,132. The country has conducted about 848,194 tests since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced. The public health […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dhieue Mathok, South Sudanese Minister of Investment, said on Monday that the government had declared 2021 as a year for investment in a bid to woo foreign investors to the world’s youngest country. South Sudan in Juba on Monday, launched a plan to woo investors into the east African country, with the […]
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 201 new infections of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Monday. The country has conducted about 848,194 tests since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced. The public health agency […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – One of the students abducted by unknown gunmen from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State, Osama Aminu Maale, has said that that 520 students of the school were abducted by the bandits last Friday. The 18-year-old Maale disclosed this while narating how he escaped from […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he was not scheduled to be vaccinated against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), after a media report indicated he could receive a jab as early as Monday. Earlier in the day Bloomberg reported Trump could be vaccinated “as soon as Monday,” and other top White […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 418 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Sunday. It said the new cases were recorded in 16 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The health agency said that Lagos State topped […]
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Monday, December 14th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Mauritanian counterpart Mohamed Ould Ghazouani discussed on Sunday, joint cooperation in combating terrorism and the repercussions of the crisis in Libya. Egyptian Presidential spokesman Bassam Rady disclosed this in a statement. Rady said both leaders also discussed ways to enhance joint military and security cooperation as […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 617 new infections of the COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC made this known on its verified website on Saturday. COVID-19 cases began to surge around the globe with Nigeria recording over 3, 502 new infections in six days, making it a significant […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – World boxing heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua knocked out Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev near the end of the ninth round on Saturday to retain his IBF, WBO and WBA belts. The 31-year-old Nigerian-born Briton was close to winning when he floored Pulev in the third round after a sweet right hand at the Wembley […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, says that Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has tested positive for COVID-19. Abayomi, who disclosed this through series of tweets on his official Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi on Saturday evening, however, expressed optimism for Sanwo-Olu’s swift recovery. He said that the governor was doing well with […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr Effiong Okon Akwa as Interim Administrator to oversee the affairs of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Saturday. The presidential aide stated that Akwa, who is the acting […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The reports that bandits invaded a school in Katsina State, Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, in Kankara Local Government and kidnapped some students have sparked social media reactions. African Examiner reports that President Buhari had embarked on a week-long trip to Daura on Friday. The attack of the bandit happened on Friday […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu will go into self-isolation immediately after one of his close aides tested positive for COVID-19 on Dec. 10, the Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said. Abayomi, in a statement on Friday, said that Sanwo-Olu and some members of his cabinet would remain in isolation until the […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Friday registered 796 new cases, highest single -day COVID-19 infections in 24 hours, the Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) said on its verified website. The new infections showed an increase of 51 cases over the previous record of 745 registered cases, almost six months ago on 19 June, 2020. […]
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of State for Industry, Trade and Investment Mariam Katagum, says that the federal government has signed a deal with Czech Republic over technology transfer deal. Katagum disclosed this on Friday while discussing with State House correspondents in Abuja after the inaaugration of Implementation Committee of Memorandum of Understanding between Czech […]
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Friday, December 11th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned that the country might just be on the verge of a second wave of COVID-19 pandemic with the increasing number of cases daily. Speaking at the PTF daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the Minister Of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said that Nigeria […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – TTOG and Global Village Extra (GVE) in collaboration with GLDYNAMIC Solutions is set to hold an hour long health and wellness conference via Zoom with the theme “Eating The Right Foods”. In a statement signed on Wednesday by GVE Publisher, Taiye Olayemi, the conference is expected to promote awareness of all aspects […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 474 new infections of the coronavirus in Nigeria, taking the country’s total to 70,669 cases. The NCDC made the disclosure via its verified website late on Wednesday. Last week, the country’s COVID-19 infections tally recorded yet another increase. The NCDC record table shows […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Northern Elders Forum, (NEF) on Wednesday issued a fresh warning against any form of attack on northerners’ living in any part of southern, Nigeria, saying enough is enough. African Examiner reports that the Professor Anglo Abdullahi led association gave the warning in Enugu, Southeast, Nigeria when the Elders met with representatives […]