Posted by Eric Ojo
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Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Africa’s premier development finance institution, has signed a new agreement with ILX Management B.V. (ILX), an Amsterdam-based fund management firm, to raise additional capital for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change projects across Africa. ILX is an emerging market focused private credit fund that invests in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, April 23rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Discussions of a ceasefire in Sudan raised hopes on Saturday that foreign nationals stranded in the country amid heavy fighting between rival military groups could soon be evacuated. Sudan’s de facto president and commander-in-chief of the army, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, said he has agreed to facilitate the evacuation of foreign civilians and […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has commenced the payment of the 40 per cent pay rise arrears for civil servants. Our correspondent who spoke to some federal civil servants on Saturday learnt that workers started receiving bank alerts of the arrears on Saturday, April 22, 2023. A high-ranking civil servant who spoke to our […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari and the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Friday morning exchanged eid greetings during a phone call to mark the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. This was contained in a statement signed by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu and […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senate President, Ahmed Lawan has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) would work with the opposition political parties in the 19th National Assembly to in the interest of the progress of the nation Lawan spoke with State House Correspondents on Friday after he joined residents of the FCT to pay […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
—-Says May 29 Handover Sacrosanct (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday said the future of democracy as a system of government was bright, adding that as he prepares to leave office in a little over a month, he feels satisfied and duly assured that Nigerians would defend the system against all threats. A […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, April 22nd, 2023
—-Says We Are All Human (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – At an occasion to mark his final outing as President on a Sallah Day, before handing over, President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday thanked Nigerians for the honour to serve for two terms, 2015-2023, asking for pardon from those he might have hurt while discharging his duties. With […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, April 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Atiku Abubakar, the former vice-president, has stated that he is worried about how the outcome of the presidential election as the poll has deeply divided Nigeria. The African Examiner recalls that Atiku Abubakar is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the election and he came second to Bola Tinubu […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Friday, April 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Twitter’s blue tick removal tsunami has affected Peter Obi, Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar, and others’ verification badges. A check on the handles of the Labour Party, All Progressives Congress, and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate’s Twitter handles late Thursday shows that the blue tick has disappeared. Owner Elon Musk, who […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Friday, April 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the peaceful outcome of the 2023 general elections would go down on record as one of the proudest achievements of his administration in addition to neutrality in the conduct of the elections. In his goodwill message to Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-el-fitr celebration to […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, April 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 20.2 million people in Germany have immigration background, according to a new report released on Thursday by the German Federal Statistics Office. This amounts to 24.3 percent of the total population of the European nation. Nearly one in four people living in Germany, according to the report, have an […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Friday, April 21st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Shawn Carter Scholarship Fund (SCSF), which is founded by rapper turned business mogul Jay-Z and his philanthropist mother, Gloria Carter, has urged eligible students to apply for the annual scholarship. This is coming as the deadline for this year’s scholarship is fast approaching. The SCSF helps students advance their education by giving […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine, has invited Sen. Bola Tinubu, the President-elect for a state-visit to Ukraine after his official inauguration on May 29. Mr Tunde Rahman, the media officer of the President-elect said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. Rahman said that the invitation was part of a congratulatory […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, has slammed the presidency for blaming his administration for the killings in the state. It could be recalled that Benue has been in the news because of the violence on residents by suspected bandits. On Wednesday, the presidency stated that Ortom should be blamed for the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The apex Igbo socio-cultural bist, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has selected Elder Statesman and punisher of Champion newspapers, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu as the new president General of the Organization. The development followed the demise of the former president General, professor George Obiozor who hailed from Imo state and died last year,. 2022 Until his […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday arrived Abuja after his eight-day official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he also performed the Umrah (Lesser Hajj). A statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the Presidential aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has enjoined the Police to investigate the controversial situation surrounding the Adamawa Governorship rerun. Tinubu in a statement he personally issued on Wednesday, tasked aggrieved candidates to pursue legitimate means of addressing their grievances. Tinubu said: “The supplementary elections have now brought the 2023 general elections to a […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has declared Friday and Monday as public holidays for Muslims in the country to celebrate the end of Ramadan fasting. In a statement on Tuesday, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Shuaib Belgore, said the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the announcement on behalf of the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on Sudan’s warring parties to immediately cease hostilities Monday as his envoy to Khartoum said at least 185 people had been killed by the fighting. The UN chief said any further escalation of the conflict between the army and paramilitary forces, led by rival generals, “could […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency on Wednesday said President Muhammadu Buhari has taken due notice of judgment by the Federal High Court, Abuja, restoring Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as the non-executive Chairman of Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). A statement signed by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina stated […]
