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Friday, April 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Farmers and other stakeholders have cried out over the negative economic impact that will hit the Nigeria’s economy following the suspension of the Anchor Borrowers Loans scheme mismanaged by the Nigeria Incentive Based Risk Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (NIRSAL). African Examiner reports that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) had recently […]
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Friday, April 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has clarified the issue of payment to Cartil Construction Nigeria Limited in respect of the rehabilitation of Ife-Ifewara road in Osun. The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) had alleged that payment was made to the contractor by the ministry for rehabilitation of the […]
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Friday, April 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, have been thrown into darkness, following an explosion that shattered a transformer at the transmission station. The management of the Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHEDC) confirmed the incident in a statement by spokesperson Chioma Aninwe. The statement listed the areas affected as […]
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Friday, April 16th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government on Thursday said nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. Minister of Power, Sale Mamman, said this in series of tweets via his official Twitter handle, while his ministry also disclosed this in a statement issued in […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has lifted the ban on new Subscribers Identification Module (SIMs) card registration. The effective date for implementation, the government said, is Monday, April 19, 2021. It however placed NIN registration as mandatory for registering new SIM cards. The latest development was contained in revised National Digital Identity Policy for […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom (UK) 16 days after he left for a medical check-up. The President left Nigeria on Tuesday, March 30 briefly after a security meeting with defense and intelligence chiefs, as well as other security sector managers. The President’s aircraft touched on ground […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Delta has apprehended five suspected cultists at Eyara Community in Otu-Jeremi, Ughelli South Local Government Area of the state. The acting Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of the Command, DSP Edafe Bright, said this in a statement on Thursday in Warri. Bright said the suspects were arrested between […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says leaders must apply the principle of fairness in addressing challenges in distributing the COVID-19 vaccine. Osinbajo stated, “It means a world that does not impose unfair burdens on developing countries when global cooperation is required. “For example, if you look at what is happening with COVID-19 and […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress,( APC) , has zoned the 2023 governorship ticket in Enugu State to the Enugu East Senatorial zone. This was disclosed by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the Party in the State, Dr. Ben Nwoye on Thursday. Nwoye stated this during a meeting between the membership registration and revalidation […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, has berated the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, for refuting the claim that the Federal Government printed N60 billion in March to support allocation to states. Governor Obaseki, who had accused the Federal Government of “monetary rascality’, stated that the finance minister is […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Acting Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, has ordered the immediate disbandment of the IGP Monitoring Satellite Offices in Lagos and Port Harcourt over complaints of harassment and operating beyond their briefs by Nigerians. Speaking at his maiden meeting with Command Police Commissioners and zonal AIGs, in Abuja , Baba said the IGP […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The French embassy in Pakistan on Thursday advised all French nationals and companies to temporarily leave the country, after violent anti-France protests paralysed large parts of the country this week. “Due to the serious threats to French interests in Pakistan, French nationals and French companies are advised to temporarily leave the country,” […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Greece plans to lift its one-week quarantine requirement for tourists from European Union countries from Monday. The government’s plan still requires approval by epidemiological experts on Friday, the daily newspaper Kathimerini reported on Thursday. The prerequisite would be that the tourists were either fully vaccinated or have a current, negative PCR test. […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Akwa Ibom State, Uwemedimo Nwoko. Nwoko, an alleged accomplice in the N1.4bn money laundering charge against Paul Usoro, a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association had been at large […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ponder on this irony: On the same day that microblogging site, Twitter, announced the decision to situate its Africa operational base in Ghana (to the chagrin of Nigerians), Pornhub, described as the world’s leading free pornography site, hinted that the University of Ibadan might be its African headquarters. To be sure, no […]
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Thursday, April 15th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Communications and Digital Economy Minister Dr. Ali Isa Pantami has vowed to sue a national daily for publishing a report that he has been placed on the watch-list by the United States (U.S.). Pantami made the threat in a statement by his lawyer, Michael Jonathan Numa, Senior Partner of the Karina Tunyan […]
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As a way of assisting government in conserving wildlife in the country, a philanthropist, Mr Innocent Onwubiko, has formally adopted three lions from the Imo Zoological Garden and Wildlife Park, Owerri. Speaking with newsmen on Wednesday in Owerri shortly after signing a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the management of the […]
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular blogger and social media influencer, Japhet Omojuwa, has stated that he got the “full consent” from former minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, before making her a director in his company, Alpha Reach Limited. African Examiner reports that Ezekwesili had spoken out on her alleged role in the company after the controversy […]
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal, Benin Division, set aside the dissolution of the Edo State Law Review Commission for the past 13 years over failure to follow due process. The commission was dissolved in 2008 by the administration of Governor Adams Oshiomhole. In a unanimous judgment, the court ordered that the commission’s members […]
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Security has been beefed up in Benin ahead of the 20th National Sports Festival closing ceremony on Wednesday evening. This is seen in an increase in security personnel’s presence, though African Examiner could not get the actual figures. The security measure may not be unconnected with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who is […]
