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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, says ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole is still his father despite all that transpired between them during the 2020 governorship election in the state. Shaibu, who spoke on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday, said he would find time to apologise to the ex-governor over certain inappropriate […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Zenith Bank Plc has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French Government to establish a subsidiary of Zenith Bank Plc in France. The MoU, which was signed by the Founder and Chairman of Zenith Bank Plc, Jim Ovia, CFR, and the French Minister for Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad, […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In compliance with Section 59 (2) of the Petroleum Industry Act, 2021, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) with effect from December 1, 2023: The composition is as follows: (1) Chief Pius Akinyelure — Non-Executive Board […]
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Tuesday, November 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a splendid display, Zenith Bank heralded the Christmas and Yuletide seasons with the Light-Up of Ajose Adeogun Street and Roundabout, Victoria Island, Lagos, on Saturday, 25 November 2023. The Light-Up ceremony was performed by the Group Managing Director/CEO of Zenith Bank Plc, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu. This year’s Light Up Ceremony, the […]
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Monday, November 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will present the 2024 budget to the National Assembly on Wednesday, Channels Television can report. Meanwhile, the Federal Executive Council has approved a 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion. This followed the review of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework earlier passed by the National Assembly which benchmarked the exchange rate at […]
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Monday, November 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Executive Council, on Monday, approved a 2024 budget of N27.5 trillion. This followed the review of the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework earlier passed by the National Assembly which benchmarked the exchange rate at N700 to $1 and crude oil price at $73.96 cent per barrel. Briefing State House Correspondents shortly after […]
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Monday, November 27th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The statement credited to the Oba of Benin, Omo N’ Oba N’ Edo, Uku Akpolokpolo, Ewuare II, that God ordained President Tinubu to lead Nigeria. The African Examiner writes that the Oba of Benin disclosed this when he paid a visit to Lagos State governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Sunday as he tasked […]
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Sunday, November 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State believes Nigerians should be patient with President Bola Tinubu’s government which, according to him, inherited an “almost comatose” administration. Tinubu came to power in May – taking over from Muhammadu Buhari – and quickly introduced economic reforms aimed at restoring public finances and attracting more foreign […]
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Sunday, November 26th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Air Force says airstrikes by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai have killed a key Boko Haram figure Abu Asad and other top terrorists. These airstrikes were carried out on Friday on the Mandara Mountains in Borno State, NAF spokesperson Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet said. Describing it as “one […]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The decision of the Nigerian Law School to ban Baze University in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, from admitting students into its Law Faculty for consistently violating its admission quota of 50 students per session as approved by the Council of Legal Education (CLE) has raised eyebrows in the social media. The […]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has called on the President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem, to shed light on the situation behind the “embarrassing situation” from the court recent judgment on the outcome of the Kano State governorship election. Addressing the controversy […]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has stated that he will not be contesting against President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election. Wike, the former Rivers State Governor disclosed this during an interaction with journalists in Abuja on Friday, November 24, 2023. Appreciating President Tinubu for appointing […]
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Saturday, November 25th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In his bid to restore political stability in Ondo state, President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the crisis between factions loyal to the state governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, and his Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This followed marathon negotiations between the President and the Deputy Governor, representatives of Akeredolu, federal and state […]
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Friday, November 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of eight new permanent secretaries in the Federal Civil Service following the recently concluded selection process by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation. Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a Friday statement. “President Tinubu anticipates that the new […]
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Friday, November 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Coordinator of Southeast Progressives Front, Dr. Donald Chidi Otuonye, has lashed out at the Minister of Innovation, Science and technology, Chief Uche Nnaji over his opposition to the appointment of Dr. Ben Nwoye as Chief of Staff to the Deputy National Chairman of the party, Alhaji Ali Burkar Dalori. Nnaji had […]
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Friday, November 24th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has commended the on-going reforms at the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd, saying that the legislature is very pleased with the company growth from a loss-making company into a profit-making commercial entity. The commendation came from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Anambra State, Prof Charles Soludo, has stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration inherited a dead economy from its predecessors. Soludo made this assertion on Thursday while commenting on policies of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme. “This economy inherited a […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely a few days after berating his aides over what he described as poor misrepresentation of his administration, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed the freezing of all state and local government accounts with immediate effect. In a statement on Thursday, the Commissioner for Finance, Asiru Idris, said no imprest […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER)- The Governors’ Forum of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) believes that the Supreme Court will do justice to the sacking of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and his Zamfara State counterpart, Governor Dauda Lawal by the appellate court. The PDP governors at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday described as “temporary setbacks” […]
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Thursday, November 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Appeal Court on Thursday reversed the sack of the Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule by the State Election Petitions Tribunal in its judgment delivered on October 2. The Appellate Court held that Tribunal headed by Ezekiel Ajayi acted in grave error in using witness statements on oath not front loaded as required […]
