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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Confederation of African Football has revealed the nominees in the men’s categories for the CAF Awards 2025 as the football body celebrates the continent’s top performers among players, coaches, clubs, and national teams. The awards highlight the relevance of players and coaches in African and global football from the period from […]
Posted by Babatunde Okeowo
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Benue State House of Assembly has elected Mr Alfred Berger (APC/Makurdi North) as the new Speaker, following the resignation of Mr Hyacinth Dajoh. A motion to elect Berger was moved by Mr Douglas Akya (APC/Makurdi South) and it was seconded by Mr Abu Umoru (PDP/Apa). The Deputy Speaker, Mrs Lami Danladi, […]
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Access Holdings Plc. says it generated N642.22 billion as profit for the year ended Dec. 31, 2024. This is a 3.7 per cent increase from the N619.32 billion it generated in 2023. The company made this known in a corporate disclosure through the Nigerian Exchange Group on Wednesday in Lagos. It also […]
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Monday, March 24th, 2025
…Solid core earnings drive growth in profitability and returns. (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s Global Bank, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has released its audited financial results for the full year ended December 31, 2024, with all its major indicators witnessing significant improvement. The 2024 financials, filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGx) on Monday, […]
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) has announced a $15 million grant to support 3,000 budding entrepreneurs from 52 African countries. TEF Founder, Mr Tony Elumelu, made this known in Abuja during the unveiling of the 2025 cohort of the foundation’s Entrepreneurship Programme. He said that each beneficiary would receive a $5,000 seed […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The African Development Bank (AfDB) group is to launch the Debt Management Forum for Africa (DeMFA). DeMFA is a new platform aimed at promoting high-level dialogue on debt productivity and sustainability across the continent. A statement by the bank on Sunday added that the launch will take place on Monday and Tuesday […]
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Thursday, December 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was a moment of excitement for the 17 host communities to Dangote Cement, Ibese Plant in Ogun State as the management reeled out 25 multi-million Naira Social Investment projects successfully executed for the people of the communities in the outgoing 2024 year, with an assurance of bigger investment projects in 2025. […]
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Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) says its members can’t load petrol from the Dangote Refinery in Lagos despite having paid ₦40bn to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). IPMAN President Abubakar Garima stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Wednesday. Garima expressed surprise that the owner […]
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Tuesday, October 22nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a surprising twist of events, the Dangote Group says it will withdraw its ₦100bn suit against the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) for granting import licenses to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Matrix Petroleum Services Limited, AA Rano Limited, and four other companies despite local production […]
