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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Youth Service Corps has debunked social media reports suggesting that Prospective Corps Members who have not received their Call-Up Numbers should visit State Secretariats to obtain them. NYSC Acting Director of Information and Public Relations, Caroline Embu, in a statement on Tuesday asked the general public to ignore such claims, […]
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following a backlog of unpaid debts, the Nigerian Communications Commission has authorised telecommunications companies to disconnect the Unstructured Supplementary Service Data codes assigned to nine financial institutions. The regulator did not, however, state the amount of the debt owed by the nine banks. According to the NCC public notice, nine out of […]
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Wednesday, January 15th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) says it recorded 3,555 seizures in 2024 with a 100.92 percent increase in the Duty Paid Value (DPV) of seizures from ₦17.56 billion in 2023, to ₦35.29 billion in 2024. The Comptroller-General (C-G) of NCS, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja. Adeniyi […]
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Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday, sentenced a teacher to 21 years at the correctional service, for attempted sexual assault on a 13-year-old student. The convict, Oladosu Sakiru, an arabic teacher, was re-arraigned before Justice Rahman Oshodi, on an amended two-count charge of attempted sexual assault by penetration, […]
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Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Catholic Reverend Sisters, Vincentia Nwankwo and Grace Okoli abducted in Anambra have regained their freedom after six days in captivity. The Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Onitsha confirmed their release in a Statement signed by Sr Sabina Mary Ikeotuonye, the Secretary of the congregation. Sr. Vincentia Maria is the […]
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Tuesday, January 14th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has sanctioned some Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) for failing to make Naira notes available through automated teller machines (ATMs), during the yuletide season. According to a statement by Hakama Sidi-Ali, CBN’s Director, Corporate Communications Department, this is a clear message of zero tolerance for […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sao Tome and Principe’s President Carlos Vila Nova has issued a presidential decree on Sunday appointing Americo D’Oliveira dos Ramos as the country’s new prime minister. Before the appointment, Americo Ramos served as the governor of the country’s central bank. This decision followed the resignation of former Prime Minister Ilza Amado Vaz, […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury said Monday he had retired from boxing. “I’m going to make this short and sweet,” the British fighter said in a social media post. “I’d like to announce my retirement from boxing. “It’s been a blast, I’ve loved every single minute of it.” Asked after the […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate and House of Representatives have resolved to remove the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from the Federal Government’s 2025 budget grant, citing concerns over the board’s financial management. Lawmakers argued on Monday that it is unjustifiable for JAMB to remit N4 billion to the federation account while receiving N6 […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a historic move, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda has emerged as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the southwest state. Meranda’s election followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa during the House’s plenary session on Monday. Before her emergence, […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s health sector expenditure and institutional review report showed that 36 states depend on external funding for 16 per cent of their health budgets. The state-level report obtained on Monday noted that “State governments depend on 16% of their health budgets from external sources, including aid, grants, and loans. […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “Our industries and Farms will be positioned to contribute to food security and meet up with this laudable goal of Mr. President, “he said. Nwakuche said that the service had strengthened its partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to enhance inmate rehabilitation. He said that the partnership […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by the commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Capital Territory Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) has urged private companies, government’s Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and other employers of labour in the territory to file their employee annual tax returns for 2024. The acting Executive Chairman, Mr Michael Ango, who made the call in a statement in Abuja on […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) is set to host the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit in collaboration with the World Bank Group, the African Union (AU), and the Tanzanian government. The bank said in a statement posted on its website that the summit, scheduled for Jan. 27 and Jan. 28, in […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – FA Cup holders Manchester United will face their former striker Ruud van Nistelrooy’s Leicester at Old Trafford in the FA Cup fourth round. Van Nistelrooy worked as Erik ten Hag’s assistant at United from the start of this season and then served as interim boss following the Dutchman’s sacking. He left Old […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dolapo Bright, a former Special Adviser on Agriculture to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that President Bola Tinubu was misled by his advisers that the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food staples through land and sea borders would reduce inflation. He said, “I don’t think it happened. […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday and Friday at […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to various command, staff and instructional positions. In a statement, Army spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said the redeployment is a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports of a national grid collapse on Saturday, calling the claims inaccurate. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah explained that earlier on Saturday, at approximately 1:41 p.m., the Osogbo-Ihovour […]
