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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025. The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of their deserved career progression. In a […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – TikTok restored service in the United States Sunday after briefly going dark, as a law banning the wildly popular app on national security grounds came into effect. TikTok credited President-elect Donald Trump, who retakes power on Monday, for making the reversal possible — though the outgoing administration of President Joe Biden had […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ogun Police Command has confirmed the shooting to death of a prophet of Celestial Church in Idiroko by gunmen during Sunday’s service. The command’s Spokesperson, CSP Omolola Odutola, confirmed the incident in a statement issued to newsmen in Ota. Odutola explained that “some unidentified gunmen entered into the church during Sunday’s […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The death toll in the Dikko tanker explosion has risen to 86, with 80 of the victims buried in a mass grave. Alhaji Abdullahi Baba-Arah, the Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency (NSEMA), disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Minna on Sunday. He said five of […]
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Sunday, January 19th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President of African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina, has called for accelerated efforts to increase food production and reduce the cost of food in Nigeria. Adesina made the call on Saturday at the inauguration of a soybean plant and refinery by the Called Servant to Service (CSS) Global Integrated Farms in […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Special Anti-Cultism Squad Enugwu Ukwu of the Anambra state police command while on morning patrol have intercepted three occupants of a black-coloured Lexus 330 SUV without a plate number at Kwata junction, Awka. The command’s spokesman, SP Tochukwu Ikenga disclosed this in a statement he made available to newsmen […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A total sum of N 1.424 trillion, being Dec. 2024 Federation Account Revenue has been shared to the Federal Government, states, and the Local Government Councils (LGCs). This is according to a statement by Bawa Mokwa, Director, Press and Public Relations, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF). Mokwa said […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The UN World Health Organisation (WHO) says Gaza ceasefire could boost aid deliveries to 600 trucks daily amid reports that Israel’s security cabinet has given the green light to a ceasefire deal with Hamas. Dr Rik Peeperkorn, WHO representative in the occupied Palestinian territories (OPT), expressed the optimism in a statement on […]
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Saturday, January 18th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Seventeen days into 2025, it has ushered in a bit of hope as the prices of some food items have nosedived in Kaduna State. Checks by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) showed that the prices of grains and other staple food items were steadily coming down in markets across the state, […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – US President-elect Donald Trump said Thursday the ceasefire and hostage release agreement between Israel and Hamas would have never been reached without pressure from him and his incoming administration. The agreement, which would exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, awaits approval by Israel’s security cabinet before taking effect, after which the terms […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sequel to an outbreak of yet another communal misunderstanding between Ifon and Ilobu communities, the State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has ordered that a curfew be imposed in the two warring communities with immediate effect. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Oluomo Kolapo Alimi made this known today in a Press […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Amad Diallo struck a 12-minute hat-trick in a dramatic finish as Manchester United came from behind to snatch a 3-1 win over Premier League basement boys Southampton at Old Trafford. United’s first-half performance seemed to undo much of the good work from their 2-2 draw at Liverpool and Sunday’s FA Cup penalty […]
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Friday, January 17th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State government has facilitated a peace accord between the national executive members and Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). Mr Sola Giwa, Special Adviser to the Lagos State governor on Transportation, confirmed this in a statement on Thursday. He noted that facilitating the peace […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State on Thursday said it would not participate in the local government council elections slated for January 18. This was announced in a statement by the PDP Director of Media and Publicity in the state, Leye Igbabo. He said the party took the decision after […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A heated exchange erupted in the National Assembly on Thursday during the 2025 budget defence session as Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, presented the Nigeria Police budget. Tensions rose when two lawmakers raised concerns that the IGP’s presentation did not align with the documents they had received. The committee chairman’s attempt to […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) says it will host the South Africa-Nigeria Film Week from March 15 to March 19 in Johannesburg. Its National President, Emeka Rollas, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. Rollas said that the programme would be done in partnership with the Pan-African Film Development […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has remitted ₦10 trillion to the federation account, making it the highest taxpayer in the country and remains the only company in Nigeria that publishes 100% of its account statements annually. This is according to the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Malam Mele Kyari, who […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has reiterated that the Federal Government would not allow telecoms companies to increase tariffs by 100 per cent. For some years now, the telecoms companies have been asking for an increase in tariff, citing rising operational costs, inflation and naira devaluation among […]
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Thursday, January 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the Federal Government battles to overcome multiple economic and security challenges, it will not get any help from one of the country’s most prominent traditional rulers, the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. The Emir, a former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, made his position and plans concerning the economy […]
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) Ogun Chairman, Adeyanju Francis, has refuted the allegation that protesting ogun students attacked the convoy of the deputy governor in Abeokuta. He claimed that the policemen attached to the convoy of the deputy governor were the ones who shot at the students first. Francis. further […]
