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Monday, December 4th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians on social media have berated the federal government’s large delegation to COP28. The African Examiner had earlier reported that the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC, more commonly referred to as COP28 which is the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, is presently […]
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Sunday, December 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The inclusion of Toke Makinwa, IBD Dende and Seyi Tinubu as just “item 7” on President Bola Tinubu’s list of 1,411 participants for the COP28 Climate Summit in Dubai has sparked reactions among Nigerians. The African Examiner writes that COP28 also known as 28th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC is […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The senator representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, claims ex-President Muhammadu Buhari played a lesser supervisory role, unlike incumbent President Bola Tinubu. “The President here is in charge. He takes charge, unlike our former President. That President will just give you an assignment, he will not look over you,” Ndume, who is also […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will freeze accounts without a Bank Verification Number (BVN) or National Identification Number (NIN) from April 2024. This is according to a Friday circular by the apex bank which instructed banks to place a “Post no Debit” restriction – which prevents customers from making […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In view of the trending letter asking the Igbo to vacate Lagos, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has enjoined Nigerians to support the Igbo people against the bitter experience of wrong profiling and threat to their lives and property. Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, President of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, stated this in a news conference as […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says gunmen have attacked the residence of its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lokoja, Kogi State. The commission, in a post made available on X, said the attack happened around 3:30 am today, Friday, December 1, 2023. It noted that the armed men engaged security personnel […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has asked the Federal Government to withhold statutory allocations to any local government councils not democratically elected. The upper chamber unanimously resolved that this move would deter the dictatorial tendencies of any state Governor. This resolution comes against the backdrop of a motion moved by Sen. Abba Moro on the […]
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Friday, December 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 2024 appropriation bill has scaled second reading in the House of Representatives after two days of debate. Some lawmakers were concerned about the plan of the government to generate revenue from heavy tax, fearing that it would greatly affect importers. Others say the proposed 1.7 million barrels per day of crude […]
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Thursday, November 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The political impasse in Edo State took another turn on Thursday when Governor Godwin Obaseki said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will determine his deputy Philip Shaibu’s fate following the latter’s governorship ambition. Shaibu on Monday threw himself into the race for Dennis Osadebay House, ending months of speculations about his intention […]
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Thursday, November 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change opened on Thursday in Dubai, with a call to accelerate collective climate action. The conference is taking place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in a year climate scientists said is the hottest ever […]
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Thursday, November 30th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says Nigerians are not interested in budgetary figures if the prices of basic commodities like rice, bread, and garri don’t go down. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Thursday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said, […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, has said the sit-at-home order declared by the proscribed members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is no longer in force in the South-East. The governor stated this on Tuesday after visiting President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, the nation’s capital. “We no […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measures to cushion the harsh effects of fuel subsidy removal, the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has approved a sum of N15,000 wage award per worker in the state. The governor also approved a sum of N10,000 for each pensioner in the state in the same regard. This was […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State in the just concluded November 2023 election, Senator Dino Melaye, has stated that he would not go to the tribunal concerning the alleged election fraud that characterised the poll. Melaye made this known on his Facebook page saying that the […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party says the N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year as proposed by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly is “deceitful, strangulating, and hopeless”. The PDP, in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday stated that if the budget is allowed to pass, […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Malam Mele Kyari, has expressed gratitude to Stakeholders and Nigerians for their enthusiasm regarding his reappointment by the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR. This was contained in a statement Issued […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu during his presentation of the 2024 ‘Budget of Renewed Hope’ on Wednesday pegged oil price at $77.96 and the naira at N750/$1. The President presented the 2024 budget proposal of N27.5trn before a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja on Wednesday. He said, “Distinguished members of the […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday expressed his desire that the 2024 Appropriation Act come into effect on January 1, 2024. The President, who addressed a joint session of the National Assembly in Abuja, charged both arms of the legislative arm to work assiduously and “conclude with reasonable dispatch”, their deliberations on the […]
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Wednesday, November 29th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, says the promised automation of the passport application process will begin “in the next one week”. “In fact, we’ve done the testing and we should be going live in the next week or so. As I said, that will ensure that Nigerians, all they need to […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Renowned economist, Bismarck Rewane, says it makes no sense for the country to export crude on Forward Contract and not supply indigenous firm, Dangote Refinery. Rewane, the Managing Director of Financial Derivatives Company Limited, made this known on Tuesday during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Business Morning show. He said by […]
