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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
By Chidi Onwuachu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria took a very critical decision to close its land borders on August 19, 2019. This was after sessions of focused discussions on matters bordering on the economy and national security. It was not an easy decision to make – not after analysing the pros […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Violence and resistance Wednesday marred the reopening of the 10 grant-aided missionary schools closed down about a month ago, by the Kwara state government over the controversy that trailed the use of Hijab. Recall that the schools were closed on Friday, February 19, 2021 over misunderstanding in the usage of Hijab (Islamic female […]
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The West African Examination Council has delisted 42 schools in Benue over examination malpractices. The State Commissioner for Education, Prof. Dennis Ityavyar, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Makurdi. “Let me inform the public that WAEC has delisted 42 schools in the state and most of […]
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Honourable Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite has disclosed that foreign investors are excited about the juicy mining prospects in Nigeria. The minister said the Federal Government of Nigeria had discovered gold along the Abuja-Nasarawa axis through the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project (NIMEP), programme undertaken by the ministry. Adegbite added that […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says it has vaccinated 5, 222 people with the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine after the rollout of the vaccine in the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made this known in a statement while giving an update on the state’s COVID-19 vaccine administration Tuesday in Lagos. Recall that […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of its continuous effort to catalyse the growth and sustainability of Small and Medium-Scale businesses in Nigeria and Africa, Pan Africa Financial Institution, United Bank for Africa, (UBA) Plc will be hosting its next Business Series on Wednesday, March 17th, 2021. The UBA Business Series, which is held quarterly, is a […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A human rights and Non-governmental organization, African Law Foundation (AFRILAW), has raised concern over the alarming rate of irregular migration and human trafficking in Nigeria, especially among the youths, calling on relevant authorities to rise up in combatting the menace. Founder and Chief Executive officer (CEO) of the organization, Barrister Chiwinke Okereke, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Uganda main opposition figure, Robert Ssentamu, better known as Bobi Wine has been arrested by security forces. Last week, Bobi Wine had enjoined Ugandans to “rise up peacefully and unarmed” in protest against President Yoweri Museveni, who have been in power as president for the East African country for nearly four decades. […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Monday, March 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The deputy speaker of the house of representatives, Idris Wase has come under heavy attack for questioning the eligibility of Nigerians living abroad to submit petitions to the National Assembly. Wase, who presided over house plenary session on Thursday, rejected a petition from “Mutual Union of the Tiv in America,” saying Nigerians […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, March 14th, 2021
By DAVID MICHAEL TERUNGWA As African countries steps up efforts to revise and submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC there is the urgent need to include the carbon fee and dividend policy otherwise referred to as climate income as the continents carbon pricing policy to build back better post COVID19, reduce poverty and […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Governor of Lagos, Bola Tinubu, has enjoined the federal government to convene a stakeholder meeting to resolve the issue of farmer-herder crisis in the country. The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made this known on Saturday in a statement he issued to the press saying that farmers and herders […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The newly elected director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has arrived in Nigeria for a one-week working visit. This will be her first visit to the country since she assumed office as the first female and first African WTO DG on March 1. Okonjo-Iweala was welcomed by the permanent […]
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former chief of army staff, Tukur Buratai, has refuted the claim that he embezzled funds meant for the procurement of military equipment. African Examiner had reported that the national security adviser, in an interview with BBC Hausa, had stated that the federal government is not aware how the funds approved for the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, March 13th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Traders at the new Artisan Goat Market Enugu, have cried out to Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the state over concluded plans by government officials and an individual to Eject them from the place, urging him to urgently intervene in the matter. Our correspondent reports that the said private individual in collaboration with […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Security Adviser Maj.-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd.) has denied saying that money budgeted for purchase of arms were missing under the immediate past service chiefs. A statement issued by the NSA office at the presidency said that General Monguno was quoted out of context by reporters. The statement reads in parts: […]
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria and 18 other African countries would benefit from World Bank’s 22.5 million dollars additional financing for the Regional Off-Grid Electricity Access Project (ROGEAP) in Western and Central Africa. The World Bank announced this in a statement issued on Friday in Washington D.C., adding that its board of Executive Directors had approved […]
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 10- year conviction on Former Plateau Governor, Joshua Dariye. The 10-year imprisonment was for the offence of criminal breach of trust. A five-member panel of justices, led by Justice Mary Odili, in a unanimous judgment, held Dariye’s appeal in part, by setting aside the one-year […]
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Friday, March 12th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Suspected gunmen have abducted some female students of The Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation in Mando area of Kaduna State. Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Mohammed Jalige confirmed the incident. His words: “They were abducted last night; we have no details of the number of students.” He said the […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, East/Central Africa, Latest Headlines, World News
Friday, March 12th, 2021
By ERIC OJO (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chair of the United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Africa, Karen Bass has expressed her worry over alleged cases of human rights violation in the Tigray region of Ethopia. Bass said there has been an escalation of ethnic violence in the country where extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, March 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Prime Minister of Ivory Coast, Hamed Bakayoko, is dead Authorities disclosed that Bakayoko passed on in an hospital in Germany, while receiving treatment for cancer on Wednesday, just days after his 56th birthday. He was appointed prime minister in July, following the sudden death of his predecessor Amadou Gon Coulibaly. Aside […]
