Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed Aisha Garba, an international development specialist, as the Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education (UBEC). Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga announced the appointment in a press release issued on Tuesday. Garba, a Senior Education Specialist with the World Bank, brings more […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged the media to support his administration’s proposed tax reforms, describing them as a critical step toward building enduring national wealth and prosperity for all Nigerians. Represented by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, the President spoke Sunday evening at the 2024 Nigerian Media Merit […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, December 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has officially renamed the University of Abuja as Yakubu Gowon University. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed the decision on Monday at the last Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting for the year, presided over by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja. While speaking on the rationale […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved free transportation nationwide ahead of Christmas celebration. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced this while briefing State House correspondents shortly after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by the President on Monday. He said the Federal Government will commence nationwide free train services from the 20th […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council has given final approval to the 2025 budget to be presented by President Bola Tinubu. Speaking to State House correspondent shortly after the FEC meeting chaired by President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa on Monday, the Minister of Budget and Economic Planning, Atiku Bagudu said the total 2025 […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and impending vacancies in some states and geo-political zones. This was contained in a press release issued on Monday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. It was the […]
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has commended Shell and its partners’ announcement of the Final Investment Decision (FID) on the Bonga North Deep Offshore Field. According to a press statement issued on and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanugqa, this landmark development, Nigeria’s first deepwater oil project […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo), a subsidiary of Shell plc, has announced a final investment decision (FID) on Bonga North, a deep-water project off the coast of Nigeria. Bonga North will be a subsea tie-back to the Shell-operated Bonga Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) facility which Shell operates […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Poultry farmers in Oyo State have expressed concern over the potential decline in chicken sales during the forthcoming Christmas season. The chairman, Livestock and Poultry Farmers Union (LPFU), Oyo State Chapter, Mr Josiah Adebola, aired his worries on Sunday in a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan. Adebola […]
Posted by Isah Kabir
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has threatened to sue persons behind an online media, Daily Excessive, over an alleged fake report targeted at causing a strained relationship between him and President Bola Tinubu. The decision to sue the purveyors of the news was made known in a statement signed by Michael […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted dust haze and cloudiness from Monday to Wednesday across the country. NiMet’s weather outlook released on Sunday in Abuja envisaged dust haze on Monday in the northern region with visibility ranges of 1km to 3km. It anticipated localised visibility of less than 1km throughout the […]
Posted by Isah Kabir
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The authority of ECOWAS heads of state and government on Sunday set Jan. 29, 2025 to July 29, 2025 as a transitional period to keep ECOWAS doors open to Burkina Faso, Republic of Mali and the Republic of Niger. Dr Omar Touray, President of the ECOWAS Commission, said this while reading the […]
Posted by Ganiyu Nasirudeen
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, on Sunday asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently declare a state of emergency on roads in the South-South region. In a letter addressed to the president, Clark decried the deplorable condition of roads in the oil-rich region, describing it as a critical issue causing immense hardship to […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former Kano State governor Ibrahim Shekarau says Nigeria should be bothered about the credibility of its president instead of where he comes from. For some months now, there have been debates about power returning to the northern part of the country in 2027. Those against the calls, however, argue that the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is concluding his four-day trip to Africa with a visit to Lesotho on Saturday. Steinmeier’s visit is the first by a German president to the small mountainous country, which is situated within South Africa. The trip follows an invitation from King Letsie III, extended during a visit to […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Monday, December 16th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu state Governor, Peter Ndubusi Mbah, has declared that the State remains the safest for foreign investors and Nigerians to do business, live and come to spend leisure time. He stated this Saturday in Enugu at a Town Hall Meeting with a cross section of various professionals, associations, unions and bodies as […]
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Sunday, December 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has urged leaders in West Africa to draw inspiration from Ghana’s recent peaceful elections as a model of democratic maturity and commitment to national unity. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press statement said Tinubu spoke at the opening of the 66th […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Sunday, December 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), Aisha Rimi, has said that the commission is committed to several initiatives aimed at driving further economic growth through investment. According to her, the initiatives align with the 8-Point agenda of President Bola Tinubu, stressing that they are designed to accelerate Nigeria’s progress […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Sunday, December 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Editor-in-Chief of Premium Times, Mr. Musikilu Mojeed, and other newly elected leaders of the Nigeria chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI). This was contained in a press statement issued on Sunday and signed by Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga. Members […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, December 14th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has explained the reason for the absence of former Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello from past court trials. Quoting Bello’s counsel, J.B. Daudu (SAN) during trial on Friday, a statement by EFCC’s Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, said his absence was “a procedural move”. The former Kogi […]
