Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa, North Africa
Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the search for safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines gather momentum, African countries are signing up to a new initiative, which aims to secure at least 220 million doses of the vaccine for the continent, once licensed and approved. All 54 countries on the continent have expressed interest in COVAX, a global […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Friday, September 4th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians have condemned the Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, for declaring has come under attack following the declaration that former Aviation minister, Femi Fani- Kayode will become Nigeria’s president one day. It will be recalled that the Chairman of the body in Lagos, Apostle Alex Bamgbola, has pronounced that the ex-minister will […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two Nigerians and three other nationals were apprehended on Wednesday by the Surat Crime Branch for allegedly hacking into a bank account which belong to a builder and transferring Rs 1.71 Crore through net banking. The Nigerians are Raphael Yinka (38) and Kelvin Ozombe (38). Others are Nevil Shukla, who lives in […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Aviation authorities are now allowing arrivals in Beijing after serious Covid-19 precautions from Thailand, Cambodia, Pakistan, Greece, Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Canada, these are countries considered low-risk for cross-border infections. According to reports, authorities allowed arrivals in Beijing under as there were lots of footage from state broadcaster CCTV as an Air […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Spanish footballer and Real Madrid captain, Sergio Ramos, on Thursday has reacted concerning the planned move of Barcelona captain, Lionel Messi to another football club. The African Examiner recalls that the Argentine captain had informed the club of his exit as he plans to reunite with former manager, Pep Guardiola. This development […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government said on Thursday that the country “is not ready for full-scale re-opening of the economy.” The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 said this at the 63rd joint national briefing of the taskforce […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Two clergies on Thursday appeared in Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, over alleged criminal breach of trust and cheating. The police charged Joe Abraham, 39, and Afolabi Michael, 35, with criminal conspiracy, breach of trust and cheating. The Prosecution Counsel, Dabo Yakubu, told the court that the complainant, Sokwo Nyachi, who lives […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government of Nigeria said it is working towards actualizing its aspiration to have 50 mines in operation in Nigeria by 2023. Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and largest oil producer is banking on mining to diversify its income and revive its finances following a collapse in crude prices, which earlier […]
Posted by Eric Ojo
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -A global pharmaceutical company, Novartis and the African Union (AU) through the Africa Medical Supplies Platform (AMSP) have announced a new collaboration to facilitate the supply of medicines from the Novartis Pandemic Response Portfolio to the AU member states and Caricom countries. The collaboration aims to help alleviate supply and logistical constraints in […]
Posted by Oludare Fase
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 4 deaths and 216 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections in the country to 54, 463. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated […]
Posted by African Examiner
Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Africa’s leading financial institution, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, has announced its audited financial results for the half year ended June 30, 2020, showing commendable growth across key performance indices as well as increased contribution from its African subsidiaries. Notwithstanding the challenging business and economic environment occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic, […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Local Government Elections Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu has adjourned to September 14th, 2020 for ruling on a petition brought before it by the councillorship candidate of the All Progressive Party in the last council polls held in the state, just as the opposition party expressed hope for victory. African Examiner […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The police in Anambra state, Southeast, Nigeria, has apprehended a middle-aged woman identified as Nkechi Odinye over alleged child trafficking operations. According to police detectives attached to the State Command which carried out the operation, the suspect was arrested alongside three female suspects who were nabbed at Nkpor market/Tarzan junction in Idemili North […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mozambique has banned the importation of cultured fish from neighbouring Malawi, following the outbreak of a lethal disease in fish reared in captivity in Malawi. The decision was announced in Maputo by the Minister of Sea, Interior Waters and Fisheries, Augusta Maita, the country’s largest newspaper, Noticias, reported on Wednesday. Authorities, mainly […]
Posted by Daniel Jones
African News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News Around Africa
Thursday, September 3rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Zimbabwean government has re-opened the tourism industry ending a five-months closure as a result of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. The country’s tourism minister recently said the sector has taken a painful nosedive as a result of the pandemic with arrivals expected to falls from around 2.5 million per annum recorded […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Akon has set his sights on building a sprawling $6 billion city in his Senegal homeland to welcome Africans in the diaspora to their “home back home.” The R&B star, who boasts two multi-platinum albums, told a news conference Monday he had laid the first stone for the city in the Atlantic […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
Business News, Featured, Latest Headlines, News
Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC), says the price of petrol has again increased to N151.56 per litre. This was announced in a memo released by the Pipelines and Product Marketing Company (PPMC) and signed by D.O. Abalaka. It reads: “Please be informed that a new product price adjustment has been […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Osun State Government has directed principals and heads of public elementary schools to revert to the old names of their various schools before the ‘’re-classification’’ introduced by the administration of the immediate past Governor Rauf Aregbesola. The directive was contained in a circular signed by the Coordinating Director, the State’s Ministry […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Comrade Adams Oshiomole, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, has escaped death by the whiskers as truck ran through his convoy at Oluku Junction in Edo State. According to report, the accident happened as the APC was preparing for its campaign rally on Tuesday at Usen, ahead of the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Plateau state has continued to lead in Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed 239 new infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Tuesday. The health agency said that 10 deaths were recorded in country. It said that […]
