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Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct by-elections to fill the vacant seats in Edo Central and Anambra South Senatorial Districts. Senate President Godswill Akpabio announced this during plenary on Tuesday, officially declaring the vacancies. The upper chamber had declared the Edo Central seat vacant in 2024, […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a motion of urgent public importance, the House of Representatives has passed a resolution calling for the suspension of the increase in Automated Teller Machine (ATM) transaction charges and the stoppage of free ATM withdrawals for customers from other banks in Nigeria. The motion moved by a member, Marcus Onobun, drew […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) has blamed the current power outages being experienced by over 20 areas in the FCT on a technical fault in the feeder that supplies electricity to the affected places. A statement released by the firm on Monday listed the affected areas as; Jabi, Kado, Life Camp, Idu, […]
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Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has blasted some of his troubled club’s stars as “not good enough” and “probably overpaid”. Ratcliffe made his scathing assessment after enduring a dismal start to his reign at Old Trafford since taking charge of football operations in February last year. The British billionaire named Rasmus […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The First Lady of Cape Verde, Mrs Debora Carvalho, on Monday called on foreign investors to take advantage of the abundant investment opportunities offered by her country. Mrs Carvalho made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Praia, the country’s capital. According to her, Cape Verde […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) as key drivers of regional economic growth and development. ECOWAS Commissioner for Economic Affairs and Agriculture, Mrs Massandjé Toure-Litse, stated this during a meeting of the ECOWAS Small-Scale Business Coalition (ESBC) in […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) on Monday attributed poor power in Lagos to a fault on the 330kV transmission lines supplying power to the region. A statement signed by the company explained that the reduced power allocation from the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has led to load-shedding across its network. […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Obiora Egwatu of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the suit filed by the Senator Representing Kogi Central Senatorial District, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to March 25, 2025. Senator Natasha had approached the Federal High Court, seeking an Order restraining the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges of the Senate from investigating […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chief Tony Okocha, the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers, has called on Gov. Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers to resign within 48 hours, or face impeachment. Okocha made the remark in a press briefing in Port Harcourt on Monday. He said that the Supreme Court judgement is sacrosanct and […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said it has concluded the registration process of over two million candidates for the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) holding in April. 8, 2025. The Board also noted that this figure excludes candidates registered for the examination at foreign centres. The registration process, which […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some telecommunication users in Jos on Monday expressed frustration over the poor quality of services in spite of the recent hike in tariff. Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), complained of frequent call drops, slow internet speed, and unreliable connections, even as they were paying more […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Petrol imports surged by 105.3%, hitting ₦15.42 trillion in 2024. The latest data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on the foreign trade statistics, revealed that the increase was from N7.51trn recorded in 2023. The development comes despite current increasing domestic refining capacity, and the ongoing rehabilitation of state-owned refineries. In […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has invited the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, and other lawmakers for a meeting. The meeting is scheduled to be held at the Governor’s Office in the Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday. The letter was signed by the Secretary to the State […]
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Monday, March 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of the late Sani Abacha has rejected claims made by a former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, concerning the annulment of the June 12, 1993, presidential election. Babangida had in his recently unveiled memoir, ‘A Journey in Service’, blamed the annulment on his then Chief of Defence Staff, Abacha. However, in […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world celebrates International Women’s Day 2025, Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) continues to reinforce its unwavering commitment to gender diversity, equality, and empowerment. This year’s IWD global theme, “Accelerate Action”, aligns perfectly with UBA’s drive to champion inclusion and create meaningful opportunities for women in the workplace. […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bukola Saraki, former senate president and former Kwara State governor, has enjoined Senate President, Godswill Akpabio to “face reality and do what is right.” Saraki was reacting to the comments made by Akpabio, on Friday, when the senate president played host to some Niger Delta youth leaders. Akpabio had stated that there […]
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Sunday, March 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The family of Late Gen. Sani Abacha has stated that former military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida (IBB) was in charge of the annulment of the June 12 presidential election and their late father has nothing to do with it. The family in a statement issued Sunday by Mohammed Abacha made […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The case filed against Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has been reassigned to another judge. This is contained in two separate letters by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, and Chief Justice (CJ) of Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho. The two letters […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bode George, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has slammed the Lagos state house of assembly concerning its decision to reinstate Mudashiru Obasa as speaker. It is worth recalling that Obasa was impeached from office by a majority of lawmakers after allegations of financial misconduct but was later brought back […]
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Saturday, March 8th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Idris Bugaje, the executive secretary of the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), has opened up concerning the clamour for polytechnics to award bachelor’s degrees. According to Bugaje, the move would eliminate the long-standing discrimination against higher national diploma (HND) holders. It is worth recalling on Tuesday, the bill seeking to award […]
