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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital and its environs have been hit by the persistent blackout following the destruction of one of the towers supplying electricity to the ancient city from the national grid. Reports said the blackout, which has lasted for a week, has grounded many businesses relying on power. Even those […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Labour is pushing for a 40 per cent reduction following September’s increase by the Federal Government. There is a stalemate in the push for electricity tariffs reversal championed by Organised Labour. Labour’s argument is based on findings that gas, a major component of the Distribution Companies (Discos), should not be sold in […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), has implored the Federal Government to make concerted efforts toward decongesting the Apapa-wharf port. Nzekwe made the call in an interview in Ota, Ogun. He said the Federal Government needs to make concerted efforts to decongest the […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidency has expressed concern over reports of non-compliance with the recently-signed Executive Order that makes mask wearing and observation of social distancing in the public mandatory. A statement issued by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, in Abuja appealed to Nigerians to give their maximum cooperation for the success of the […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former U.S. president Donald Trump has hired a new defence team shortly before his second impeachment trial is due to start. The defence will be led by David Schoen and Bruce Castor, Trump’s office said late on Sunday. Trump’s initial defence team of five lawyers would not be representing the Republican after […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has confirmed the completion of the Third Mainland Bridge casting and will be opened to vehicular movement by 12 midnight Sunday, Jan. 31. The Lagos State Commissioner for Transportation, Dr Frederic Oladeinde, disclosed in a statement in Lagos. The state government announced on Jan. 28 that the bridge would […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the demand for oxygen by coronavirus patients has increased to 400 cylinders per day. Sanwo-Olu made this known on Sunday in a statement in which he updated residents on the management of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state. He reiterated that oxygen was free in […]
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Monday, February 1st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Nigeria’s president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has refuted claims that he made a sick Umaru Yar`Adua as his successor saying that he checked his medical records and saw that Yar`Adua had a kidney transplant and was as good as a normal person. The former president disclosed this during an interview Responding to […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The ruling People’s Democratic Party PDP in Enugu state on Sunday suffered a setback, as a former Deputy state Chairman of the party Chief Emma Okenwa, alongside his ex- lawmaker son, Barr. Obinna Okenwa, and their supporters defected to the All-Progressives Congress (APC). African Examiner reports that Chief Okenwa was also a […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Chelsea secured the first win of Thomas Tuchel’s tenure as manager on Sunday with a 2-0 win over Burnley at Stamford Bridge. Meanwhile, Patrick Bamford delivered an outstanding performance with a goal and two assists as Leeds United stunned third-placed Leicester City in a 3-1 triumph on the road. German manager Tuchel took […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, on Sunday paid his first operational visit to the Theatre Command in Maiduguri. He was accompanied by the Chief of Army Staff, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshal Isiaka Amao and the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Gambo. […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria says the first batch of 100,000 doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine against COVID-19 is delayed because of “politics and logistics due to no fault of Nigeria.” The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed who disclosed this in Abuja on Sunday, said the issue of vaccine was a serious one […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – There is uncertainty in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) ahead of the service exit date of the Inspector-General, Mr. Abubakar Adamu Mohammed. The suspense is based on the fact that it is not clear whether Adamu’s tenure will be extended by President Muhammadu Buhari. Some power brokers were said to be lobbying […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The Niger state Government has denied social media reports that some members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) tested positive for COVID-19 at the ongoing orientation camp in Paiko. Dr Muhammed Makusidi, the state Commissioner for Health, disclosed this in a statement in Minna “We wish to state that in line with […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government has issued an order for the immediate suspension of all approvals of land extensions into the lagoon at the Banana Island and Osborne Foreshore axis of Ikoyi, Lagos. The government also said all construction and dredging activities on the axis must stop, as erring firms stood the risk […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Association for Orphans and Vulnerable Children NGOs in Nigeria (AONN) has appealed to the Police to investigate alleged camping of under-aged girls for trafficking and prostitution Lokoja. Mr Nathaniel Abaniwo, Coordinator of the Kogi chapter of AONN, made the call in a press statement on Saturday in Lokoja. Abaniwo, who was […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,883 new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) infections, bringing the total number of infected people in the country to 130,557. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Saturday. The country has so far tested 1,270,523 people since the first confirmed case of […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it would do everything within its powers to ensure the timeous completion of the $3.6bn Integrated Gas Processing and Methanol Plant in Odioma, Brass Island, Bayelsa State. The Group Managing Director of NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari, made the commitment at the signing of the Final […]
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Sunday, January 31st, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Anambra State has frowned at the governor of Imo State. Sen.Hope Uzodinma, concerning his comments about the All Progressives Congress, APC, taking over Anambra State with “seen and unseen forces”. Uzodinma in an event in Awka meant to kickstart Anambra APC programme had made the statement. […]
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Saturday, January 30th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former Ekiti governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, says President Buhari should no longer be referred to as “Mr integrity” due to the recent report by the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2020 report published by Transparency International. According to the report, Nigeria occupies the 149th position out of the 180 countries surveyed as well […]
