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Saturday, January 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has successfully arranged a syndicated US$3.3 billion crude oil prepayment facility sponsored by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). An initial disbursement of US$2.25 billion has been made. A second tranche of US$1.05 billion is expected to be disbursed subsequently. United Bank for Africa Plc (UBA) acted […]
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Saturday, January 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, on Friday said the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed his electoral victory is proof that Nigeria can get it right. A five-member panel led by Justice Emmanuel Agim reversed the decision of the appellate court which sacked him. He tagged the verdict perverse because the issue of […]
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Saturday, January 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Dangote Refinery has started production. The largest single-train refinery in the world located in Nigeria’s commercial hub began operations in the early hours of Friday. This followed the delivery of six million barrels of crude supply to the refinery. Although it was supposed to begin operations in June 2023, the oil […]
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Saturday, January 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has implored governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to design and implement policies that prioritise all Nigerians and to always consider the national interest above political affiliations. The President, who received members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) at the State House in Abuja, […]
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Saturday, January 13th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has suspended all administered programmes by the National Social Investment Programme Agency (NSIPA). Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Segun Imohiosen, disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. According to the statement, the action was taken following ongoing […]
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Friday, January 12th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Supreme Court on Friday has affirmed Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the duly elected Governor of Kano State. The African Examiner writes that Yusuf’s victory in the 2023 Governorship Election was challenged after the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Kano […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says all gates removed from the Lekki area are intact and will be returned to the various zones of the residents association immediately after an amicable agreement is reached on modalities for re-installing the gates. Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, on Tuesday, said […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – South Africa on Thursday accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, arguing that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it launched a landmark case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday, charged the newly appointed Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and directors of the aviation agencies to optimally carry out their duties in the best possible way as outlined in the ministry’s key performance indicators. He also told the CEOs and directors to […]
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Thursday, January 11th, 2024
By George Elijah Otumu Facts have now emerged on the ignoble and shameful roles played by some highly placed traditional rulers in last year’s 2023 gubernatorial elections in Sokoto State. A well documented report compiled from a series of thorough investigations conducted by the Sokoto State government has revealed several high-handedness, manipulative, abusive and usurpation […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of members of board of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC): A statement issued on Wednesday by Presidential Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, listed the board members to include: Colonel Aloche Adole — Chairman Dr. Stephen Adegbite — Secretary Omowumi Olubunmi Ogunlola — Member, South West Clement […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new board and management for the National Hajj Commission (NAHCOM), pending confirmation by the Nigerian Senate. A statement issued on Wednesday by Tinubu’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said the President, in his resolve to ensure hitch-free and seamless 2024 Hajj operations, appointed the following […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has stated that he feels betrayed by his principal, Godwin Obaseki, for not supporting his candidature in the forthcoming 2024 governorship election in the state. Shaibu disclosed this when he appeared on Arise TV on Wednesday, alleging that he was persuaded to be the […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian businessman and philanthropist, Olufemi Peter Otedola, better known as Femi Otedola, has donated the sum of ₦1 billion to the Lagos State Security Trust Fund (LSSTF).Nigerian Otedola, who was represented by her daughter, Ms Tolani Otedola, visited the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Wednesday, January 10, 2023, to give the […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned the former Minister of Power and Steel, Mr Olu Agunloye, before Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High court, over allegations of fraud. Mr Agunloye was brought before the court on Wednesday where he pleaded not guilty to the charges read against him. […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu should fish out the accomplices of suspended minister Betta Edu, Phrank Shaibu has said. Shaibu, aide to ex-Vice President Atiku Abubakar, said the suspension of the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation caught in a disbursement scandal was commendable but not enough. In a statement on Tuesday, Shaibu […]
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Wednesday, January 10th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The crisis rocking Rivers State took a new twist on Tuesday as the lawmakers accused the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of not presenting the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework and the 2024 Appropriation Bill to the lawmakers. The Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Martin Amaewhule, stated this during the first plenary […]
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In order to cut down on the cost of governance, President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday approved the slashing, by 60% of the official entourage on local and international travels. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed his while briefing State House Correspondents at the Presidential Villa on […]
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Ibadan (UI) branch, has decried the move by the National Assembly to create additional 47 federal universities. UI ASUU Chairman, Prof. Ayo Akinwole, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ibadan on Tuesday on the sidelines of its […]
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Tuesday, January 9th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Globacom Ltd, a Nigerian Telecommunications Company on Tuesday denied reports making the rounds that it was owing MTN interconnect charges. A reliable source in Globacom told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that the amount due for payment was ₦1.6 billion and it had been paid without controversy. NAN reports […]
