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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate and House of Representatives have resolved to remove the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) from the Federal Government’s 2025 budget grant, citing concerns over the board’s financial management. Lawmakers argued on Monday that it is unjustifiable for JAMB to remit N4 billion to the federation account while receiving N6 […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In a historic move, Mojisola Lasbat Meranda has emerged as the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, becoming the first female to take charge of the legislative body in the southwest state. Meranda’s election followed the impeachment of Mudashiru Obasa during the House’s plenary session on Monday. Before her emergence, […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As another election cycle gradually comes upon Nigerians, there have been speculations as there have been pretenders and contenders and the rumours that Seyi Tinubu, son of President Tinubu will be running for the position of governor of Lagos State come 2027 has continue to be a thing of debate among many […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Governors’ Forum’s health sector expenditure and institutional review report showed that 36 states depend on external funding for 16 per cent of their health budgets. The state-level report obtained on Monday noted that “State governments depend on 16% of their health budgets from external sources, including aid, grants, and loans. […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – “Our industries and Farms will be positioned to contribute to food security and meet up with this laudable goal of Mr. President, “he said. Nwakuche said that the service had strengthened its partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to enhance inmate rehabilitation. He said that the partnership […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has approved four airlines as official air carriers to transport intending pilgrims for the 2025 hajj pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Executive Chairman, National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by the commission’s Assistant Director, Information and Publication, […]
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Monday, January 13th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Dolapo Bright, a former Special Adviser on Agriculture to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that President Bola Tinubu was misled by his advisers that the suspension of duties, tariffs, and taxes on the importation of food staples through land and sea borders would reduce inflation. He said, “I don’t think it happened. […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has seized a total of 338,200 bottles of codeine-based syrup worth more than N1.1billion in street value. NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Babafemi said the seizures were made between Thursday and Friday at […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Explosions In Nigeria, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), and law professor, Ngozi Joy Ezeilo, has expressed concerns on the incessant explosions of improvised explosive device IED in Nigeria, with particular reference to the recent incident at an Islamic school in Abuja which claimed two lives. The human rights crusader, posited that […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers of the Nigerian Army (NA) to various command, staff and instructional positions. In a statement, Army spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said the redeployment is a strategic move to enhance operational effectiveness […]
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Sunday, January 12th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has denied reports of a national grid collapse on Saturday, calling the claims inaccurate. TCN’s General Manager of Public Affairs, Mrs Ndidi Mbah, made the clarification in a statement issued in Abuja on Saturday. Mbah explained that earlier on Saturday, at approximately 1:41 p.m., the Osogbo-Ihovour […]
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Saturday, January 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) announced that it exceeded its revenue target for 2024, generating a total of N71.6 billion. The Customs Area Controller (CAC), Comptroller Effiong Harrison, said in a statement on Friday that its target for 2024 was N56.861 billion. Harrison expressed […]
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Saturday, January 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has issued an order to transfer regulatory oversight of the electricity market in Niger to the State Electricity Regulatory Commission (NSERC). The commission in a statement on its X handle in Abuja on Friday said that the transfer was in compliance with the Constitution and […]
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Saturday, January 11th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has congratulated Senator John Azuta-Mbata on his election as the president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. Tinubu wished the newly elected Ohanaeze Ndigbo president success as he takes on this onerous yet noble and lofty task. President Tinubu also congratulated the Igbo Socio-cultural group on the successful leadership transition and […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian government has received $52.88m recovered Galactica assets, linked to a former Minister of Petroleum Diezani Alison-Madueke from the USA. The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi disclosed this at the formal signing ceremony of the asset agreement between Nigeria and the United States of America in […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu is set to attend the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in the United Arab Emirates. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, said the summit will take place from January 12 to 18. Tinubu’s planned trip to the Middle East is at the […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After nearly three years of controversy and litigation, a new Alaafin has been approved by the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde. This was disclosed in a statement on Friday by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade. He said Prince Abimbola Akeem Owoade after thorough consultations and divinations, has […]
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Friday, January 10th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 105 individuals, including four Chinese nationals, at a business apartment in the Gudu area of Abuja. EFCC’s Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. “In its ongoing efforts to clean the nation of internet […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Executive Chairman of the Enugu State Internal Revenue Service (ESiRS), Emmanuel Ekene Nnamani, has lauded the people of the state for their exemplary tax compliance in 2024, attributing the state’s developmental strides to this fruitful partnership. Speaking during a Holy Mass to start the new work year, held at the ESIRS […]
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Thursday, January 9th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has promoted President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-de-Camp, Nurudeen Alowonle Yusuf from Lieutenant Colonel to the rank of Colonel. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release issued on Thursday said Tinubu congratulated Yusuf, for his promotion, describing him as a reliable officer, deserving […]
