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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) – 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) – 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. […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, December 12th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The World Bank has projected that the number of poor people in Nigeria will increase by 20 million by 2022. According to the bank’s Nigeria Development Update (NDU), an average Nigerian may experience setback due to setbacks of decades of economic growth and Nigeria could enter its deepest recession since the 1980s. […]
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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) – Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has rejected the results of Monday’s general elections in Ghana, saying he is unwilling to accept the “fictionalised and flawed” results declared by the Electoral Commission (EC). Speaking at a press conference on Thursday night, Mahama accused the Electoral Commission (EC) and government of manipulating the results. […]
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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 […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, December 11th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) has announced its plan to launch a new initiative aimed at strengthening health security and resilience in Africa. CCA is the leading U.S. business association focused solely on connecting business interests in Africa. It also serves as a neutral, trusted intermediary connecting member firms with the essential […]
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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) – Zimbabwe’s prime tourism town of Victoria Falls has been upgraded to a city, a development which the country expects will make enhance competitiveness and boost tourism. Victoria Falls was born in 1904 when the first structures were built by the Rhodesian government which started constructing the Victoria Falls Bridge, now a tourist […]
Posted by African Examiner
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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 […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Enugu, South- East Nigeria, presided over by Justice Rosemary Dugbo Oghoghorie has convicted and sentenced one Mr. Okoro Tochukwu Joseph to eight months imprisonment for impersonation and obtaining by false pretence to the tune of $15,000 (Fifteen Thousand US Dollars). The convict, who is a final […]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ghanaian electoral commission on Wednesday declared incumbent President Nana Akufo-Addo the winner of the country’s presidential election. The 76-year-old Akufo-Addo from the center-right New Patriotic Party (NPP) beat his opponent and predecessor John Dramani Mahama of the center-left National Democratic Congress (NDC) with 51.59% of the vote. It is expected that […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, December 10th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has stated that the national assembly has no constitutional authority to invite President Buhari. African Examiner recalls that the House of Representatives had passed a resolution inviting President Buhari concerning the rising insecurity in the country. The president has scheduled to appear before […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Champions League clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir was abandoned on Tuesday night after both sets of players walked off amid allegations of racism by fourth official Sebastian Coltescu. The Group H encounter was suspended midway through the first half after an incident on the touchline involving Pierre Webo, Basaksehir’s […]
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Wednesday, December 9th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has relieved Dr Nasiru Argungu of his position as the Director-General of the National Directorate of Employment (NDE). The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The presidential aide revealed that the president’s directive on […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has stated on Tuesday that Nigeria’s borders with other neighbouring countries in West Africa would soon be reopened. This was disclosed in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, during the security meeting with the 36 state governors held at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. President […]
