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Monday, September 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a disbursement of US$67.38 million to assist Equatorial Guinea in addressing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and accidental explosions. The fund which is approximately (30 percent of quota), was approved by the IMF under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI), following the request for emergency assistance by […]
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Monday, September 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a pregnant woman, a fake soldier and an Italy-bound lady for drug offences. NDLEA Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement in Abuja, noted that the operatives had continued their nationwide “offensive action” against drug traffickers […]
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Monday, September 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Foundation members of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State have sent a “Save Our Soul“ (SOS) message to President Muhammadu Buhari over the alleged hijack of the party by members who joined recently. The state APC Publicity Secretary, Mrs Kate Ofor, disclosed this while speaking to journalists in Enugu on Sunday […]
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Monday, September 20th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Salihu Lukman, Director-General, Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has explained why some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are protesting against the defection of Mr Femi Fani-Kayode to the party. He gave the explanation in a statement on Sunday in Abuja while reacting to the recent defection of Fani-Kayode to the […]
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Sunday, September 19th, 2021
The Group Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Kennedy Uzoka, has said that the bank recorded significant improvement in its operational and financial performance as a result of its unending commitment towards delivering products and services aimed at meeting customers’ demands. Uzoka said this during the Investors/Analysts Conference Call at the […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Sunday, September 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has removed the ban placed on flights coming into the country from India. THEWILL had reported that the government had banned passengers, who visited India, Brazil, South Africa, and Turkey in the last 14 days from entering the country as part of precautionary measures to contain the virus in […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, September 19th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Climate Reality Project (ACRP) in conjunction with Global Initiative for Food Security and Ecosystem Preservation (GIFSEP), has trained 40 young Nigerians on advocacy-based campaign relating to climate change and transition to renewable energy sources. The training which drew participants from climate impacted states and communities impacted by fossil fuels across Nigeria, […]
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Thursday, September 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is representing Nigeria at the 2nd Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Governments on the political situation in the Republic of Guinea. Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President disclosed this in a […]
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Thursday, September 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A top UN official, Nicholas Haysom, said South Sudan had made history with the appointment of two women to senior leadership positions within its Transitional National Legislature. Haysom, UN Special Representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), said this while briefing Security Council virtually at UN headquarters, New […]
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Wednesday, September 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Goodluck Jonathan Foundation (GJF) has enjoined African leaders to safeguard democracies. Ann Iyonu, Director of the organization founded by the ex-President, disclosed this in a statement on the 2021 International Day of Democracy. African Examiner writes that The day is observed in countries across the world every September 15. GJF tasked […]
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Monday, September 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Moroccan truck drivers were killed and another injured by armed men in Didieni commune, 300 km from Malian capital Bamako, Moroccan official news agency MAP reported on Sunday. The truck drivers were heading towards Bamako carrying goods before they were attacked on Saturday afternoon by a group of armed men hiding […]
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Monday, September 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, (PDP-Enugu), Chairman, Senate Committee on Cooperation and Integration in Africa, has called for an end to the ‘sit-at-home’ order, by the proscribed IPOB in the South East. Nnamani, who made the call in a statement he issued to newsmen, on Sunday, in Abuja, noted that the order had brought […]
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Monday, September 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency says President Muhammadu Buhari’s comment on Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo at the meeting with South East Leaders has been quoted out of context. Buhari wss quoted as saying that “I’ll be careful with your future invitations” at end of his speech at the occasion. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s […]
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Monday, September 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Fidelity Bank Plc has posted a profit before tax (PBT) of N20.6 billion for the six months ended June 30, 2021. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Fidelity Bank, Mrs Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, disclosed this in the bank’s audited half-year (H1) results released to the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) Limited on Sunday in Lagos. […]
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria on Saturday recorded two additional fatalities from the COVID-19 with 547 fresh cases reported across 15 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This was disclosed in an update shared on the Facebook page of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Sunday morning. The additional 547 COVID-19 infections on Sunday […]
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aspire Coronation Trust (ACT), a grant making non-profit organization, has announced the hosting of the 5th edition of its annual Breakfast Dialogue on the role of innovation in national development. Established in 2016 to support local, national and regional non-profit organizations working to address challenges and associated vulnerabilities across the African Continent, […]
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has stated the federal government has spent N6 trillion on the war against insurgency since 2008, and lost N5.4 trillion to tax evasion by multi-national corporations operating in the country between 2011 and 2021. This was disclosed in a statement According to a statement by […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kebbi states are top of the list of schools involved in examination malpractices in Nigeria. This was announced by the Registrar of the National Examinations Council, Dantani Wushishi. According to Wushishi, examination malpractices are rampant in northern states and high in Bauchi, Borno, Kano and Kebbi States in […]
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Sunday, September 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, on Friday, has stated that the All Progressives Congress, (APC) is not interested in Igbo presidency but a Nigerian President. Uzodinma said this as he refuted claims of APC zoning its presidential ticket to the Southeast. Appearing on Channels Television, the Imo governor stated that APC […]
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Saturday, September 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria mission in Johannesburg, South Africa, has vowed to remain vigilant against all forms of cyber-criminal activities, including the fake website for passport applications. Mr Abdukmalik Ahmed, Consul-General of Nigeria to South Africa, stated this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday. He observed that […]
