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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has announced new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa and the UK where a new variant of the virus has been discovered. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja, during a media […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tunisian Coast Guard on Thursday recovered 20 bodies of illegal migrants whose boat capsized off Sfax port in central Tunisia, according to a Ministry of Defence spokesman. He said that five migrants were rescued by National Guard units assisted by fishing boats that were on the scene. Contacted by PANA, the […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cautioned churches against violating the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the federal government, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The governor disclosed this on Thursday while answering questions on annual cross-over services that are usually organised by churches on December […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has stated that it will soon publish the passport numbers of 100 travellers who refused to do the compulsory COVID-19 test after returning to the country. The African Examiner recalls that travellers are mandated to run the test seven days after their arrival. At its […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 1,133 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922. NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. Reports that more than 903,800 samples have been tested by the public health agency since the […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has announced December 25, 28, 2020 and January 1, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The announcement was made via a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore. Dr Belgore explained that Minister […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) has dismissed the purported takeover of Kidney Island asset of the SPDC Joint Venture in Port Harcourt by the Rivers State Government in the exercise of rights purportedly acquired through a court auction process that is still the subject of ongoing appeals at […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After 47 years of marriage, a 71-year-old mechanic, Mr Mojidi Osho, approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday to nullify his marriage because his wife denied him sex. The petitioner said that his wife, Tolu, with whom he had 10 children in marriage denied him his matrimonial right to sleep […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its nine months old strike. ASUU National President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the suspension early hours of Wednesday during a news conference at the end of the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting Wednesday in Abuja. Prof. Ogunyemi, stressed that ASUU NEC […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Palace of the Olu of Warri has debunked claims that the monarch, Ogiame Ikenwoli, is dead. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief Clement Maleghemi, Director of Palace Administration, which was issued to the press on Tuesday in Warri. African Examiner reports that news had emerged that the monarch died […]
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save lives of citizens. However, he said the ministry needs about N400 billion to vaccinate the whole country. Ehanire made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing the Senate […]
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Commissioner of police, Amad AbdurRahman, on Monday confirmed the escape of 17 criminal suspects remanded in police custody by court for various offences, directing his men to intensify efforts to rearrest them. He equally ordered for thorough investigation into the development, urging members […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has passed into law the 2021 budget totalling N13.5 trillion. The budget is based on oil benchmark of $40 per barrel, N3.324 trillion for debt servicing, N4.1 trillion for capital expenditure, N5.6 trillion for recurrent, N496 billion for statutory transfer and has an increment of N505bn. African Examiner recalls […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited Jakana, one of the major towns along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, during which he expressed serious anger what has become routine attacks on travelers and villagers by Boko Haram, part of which was Friday’s abduction of over 30 travelers. Zulum said it was disappointing that […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday in Minna. Idris who did not give more details on the […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 501 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. Since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 874,617 samples have been tested by NCDC, out of which […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(African Examiner) – Zimbabwe has launched a National Dress which government says will help promote unity among the “not so friendly to each other” ethnic groups in the country. While there is no war in Zimbabwe, the country is divided along tribal lines with the majority Shona and Ndebele groups in no real peace following […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As teeming unemployed Nigerian youths continue to roam the streets in search of unavailable white-collar jobs, the Technology Incubation Center (TIC) Enugu, of the Board For Technology Incubation (Federal Ministry of Science and Technology) has advised such citizens to avail themselves of the various training opportunities provided by the agency. The Enugu […]
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Sunday, December 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Bayonile Ademodi, Ondo State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, died on Saturday, an official has said. Mr Donald Ojogo, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Sunday in Akure. Ademodi was 68 years […]
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Sunday, December 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 920 new infections of COVID-19 in the country, with six deaths in 24 hours. The NCDC made the disclosure via its verified website on late on Friday. Since the outbreak of the disease last February, over 874,617 samples have been tested by the NCDC, […]
