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Thursday, May 2nd, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Kashim Shettima says the President Bola Tinubu’s administration is determined to eradicate corruption without fear or favoritism. He stated this on Thursday at the Second Edition of The Chronicle Roundtable in Abuja where he said the government is also working to reduce the unemployment rate in the country. The event […]
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says although the Tripartite Committee On National Minimum Wage is yet to conclude its negotiations, workers will not lose anything as the new minimum wage will take effect from May 1, 2024. The Minister of State Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, stated this on Wednesday while addressing Nigerian workers at the […]
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the world celebrates Workers Day, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and state governors have appealed to workers to remain steadfast, and make sacrifices that will move the nation forward in the face of the present economic challenges. Akpabio has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive arm of […]
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved a salary increase of between 25% and 35% for civil servants on the remaining six Consolidated Salary Structures. This move is coming on the eve of the 2024 Workers’ Day event and is contained in a Tuesday statement by the Head of Press at the National Salaries, […]
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vinicius Junior scored twice as record winners Real Madrid came away from Bayern Munich with a 2-2 draw in their Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday. The stalemate sets up a mouthwatering second leg in Spain next Wednesday. Brazil’s Vinicius grabbed the leveler from the spot on 83 minutes after Harry […]
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Wednesday, May 1st, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A serving Deputy Director in the Enugu State Water Cooperation, Mr. Emeka Edoh, has been arraigned before a Magistrate court in Enugu North Magisterial District over alleged false pretense with intent to defraud some residents of Enugu the sum of N150,000 Mr. Edoh was arraigned before Chief Magistrate Joseph Agu, Tuesday. The […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 30 for ruling in a bail application filed by the detained leader of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore, Bello Bodejo. Bodejo, who was accused of unlawfully establishing an ethnic militia group to promote terrorism, has been in the custody […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government had declared Wednesday, May 1st, 2024 as a public holiday to mark this year’s Workers’ Day event. Nigeria’s Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo made the declaration, according to the ministry’s Permanent Secretary Aishetu Ndayako. “The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, 1st May 2024 as a Public Holiday to commemorate […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Navy (NN) says personnel of Naval Security Station (NSS) 023, deployed along Cawthorne Channel in Rivers, have rescued more than 250 passengers on board a capsized passenger boat. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in a statement on Tuesday, said the passengers were rescued at about 10:00 pm […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Association of Nigerian Students has stated that it would organise a nationwide protest on May 7, 2024 because of the ongoing fuel scarcity and electricity crisis. The student body in a statement on Tuesday also lamented the failure of the government to address the challenges affecting the power sector. According […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a move to deregulate the metre supply and pricing market, released an order on Monday on the deregulation prices for metres deployed under the Meter Asset Provider (MAP) Scheme. According to the order, the commission said the move was necessitated after MAPs and other operators […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), has threatened to cripple the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, over non-payment of ₦200bn bridging claims. The threat comes following current nationwide scarcity which has seen prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, surge to between […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sympathised with the victims of the gas explosion at Ita-Oshin in the Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The explosion from a solitary gas truck rippled through the community, resulting in the loss of life and property. In a statement by his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released modalities for the checking of the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results via SMS. JAMB’s registrar Ishaq Oloyede confirmed the release of the 2024 UTME results in a press conference in Abuja on Monday. How to Check 2024 UTME Results Via SMS […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Rivers State says Port Harcourt and other surrounding areas are unlikely to face the fuel scarcity hitting some parts of the country. Queues have resurfaced in major cities like Lagos and Abuja, snaking into the roads and leaving millions of commuters stranded. The […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – )The Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), has denied allegation of shooting at pro Yahaya Bello protesters at its headquarters on Monday in Abuja Spokesman for the commission, Dele Oyewale said this while responding to a video trending on social media on the allegation of attack by the. EFCC operatives on protesters […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nasarawa State House of Assembly says it is working on a proposal to regulate the activities of telecommunications operators in the state. The Speaker of the House, Mr Danladi Jatau, said this during the proceedings on Monday in Lafia, when he received a report of the Joint Committee on Information/Housing and Environment, […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A UN spokesman on Monday said that the world body is against the taxes on aid deliveries and peacekeeping operations imposed by South Sudan. “Obviously, this goes against the agreements that we had with them (the South Sudanese authorities),” said Stephane Dujarric, chief spokesman for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. In spite of […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – ) The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. has assured Nigerians that the ongoing fuel scarcity and queues will be cleared out by Wednesday, April 31. Mr Olufemi Soneye, Chief Communications Officer, NNPCL, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Soneye, the company currently has an availability […]
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Tuesday, April 30th, 2024

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has appointed Finidi George as the new Super Eagles head coach. Finidi George beat Emmanuel Amuneke to the job. He spent 20 months as an assistant to José Santos Peseiro before the Portuguese voluntarily resigned after their outing at the Africa Cup of Nations […]