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Sunday, March 3rd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Osita Chidoka has faulted President Bola Tinubu’s comment on bribe-seeking officials in government, describing it as “unfortunate”. Tinubu had during a meeting in Qatar told a gathering of investors to report any Nigerian official asking for a bribe, saying the country is removing all roadblocks to investments. But Chidoka who is a […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government, on Saturday, said train services on Port Harcourt to Aba route will start operation by the end of March. The Port Harcourt-Aba rail project is part of the larger Port Harcourt-Maiduguri railroad project initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. Fidet Okhiria, Managing Director, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) disclosed this […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nollywood veteran actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu has passed away. A close associate of the family confirmed to African Examiner that the ace actor died on Saturday afternoon after he was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Evercare Hospital, Lekki a few days ago. He died of […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Labour Congress has asked President Bola Tinubu to focus on governance rather than politicking, adding that it was not after the President’s job. This came less than 24 hours after Tinubu blasted the NLC for embarking on a protest nine months into his administration, terming it unfair and unacceptable. Tinubu, […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Police Command has fixed dates and venues for the JAMB-administered Computer-Based Test for General Duty applicants in the ongoing 2022 recruitment of police constables. The command said the successful applicants shortlisted in the conducted physical and credentials screening had been slated for Tuesday, March 5, and Wednesday, March 6, […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A former federal lawmaker, Senator Binta Masi Garba, has alleged that someone she knows was asked to pay N3m to gain admission into the Nigeria Police Force Academy in Wudil, Kano State. The ex-lawmaker, who represented Adamawa North Senatorial District from 2015 to 2019, was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – In recognition of the critical role of power supply in driving enterprise and industrial development, and as a part of comprehensive efforts to reform the power sector and ensure energy security for all Nigerians, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new members of the management team of the FGN Power […]
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Saturday, March 2nd, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of his diligent efforts to substantially enhance the quality and quantity of electric power supplied across the nation’s power grid, President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of four Nigerian professionals to serve as Executive Directors of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), for a renewable term of four years. […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, on Thursday, assured Nigerians that the narrative on the current hardships would be different within the next one year. Idris spoke at the 50th anniversary lecture of PUNCH Nigeria Limited held at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos. The minister, […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government may ask for over $10bn from Binance as a penalty as part of plans to salvage the value of the naira. Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this on Friday during an interview with the BBC. According to Onanuga, Binance profited substantially from […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described the purported probe of former Chairman of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) Dhikrullah Hassan by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as fake news. Prof. Ishaq Akintola, the Executive Director of MURIC, stated this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “An online media […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Friday, the inmates at the Jos Correctional Center, Plateau State staged a protest concerning the economic hardship facing the country. According to available information, the protest started immediately and the inmates were informed of the downward review of sizes of food in the correctional center. The inmates also refused to take […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions have threatened to disrupt industrial peace in universities should the government fail to release the withheld salaries of members. The salaries were seized by the administration of former President Muhammadu […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives has asked President Bola Tinubu to review the Stephen Oronsaye Report before implementation. President Tinubu had recently ordered the implementation of the report targeted at restructuring Federal Government parastatals, departments, commissions, and agencies. But during plenary on Thursday, the House of Reps called for a review of the […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ohaneze Ndigbo youth Council Worldwide has warned against any attempt by those it reffered to as fift Columnists to doctor the recommendations of the Steven Oronsanye’s Report, saying such negative action if allowed will be counter productive to the nation. It said “The directive by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it has paid $120m out of the $1.3bn owed gas firms for the supply of gas for the running of power plants in Nigeria. Nigeria’s power generation has dropped in recent weeks. According to the Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu, the development was due to gas suppliers […]
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Friday, March 1st, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has lamented the condition the state was in when he took over reins of power last May, saying that it was left in a very bad shape by his predecessor, Okezie Ikpeazu. When asked if he met the state in bad shape, he replied, “Absolutely, […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the commissioning of the Lagos Red Line project isn’t just about improving the city’s mobility, but about reshaping the urban landscape and setting a new pace for development. In a brief statement on X (formerly Twitter), the Lagos State governor also noted that by connecting critical […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, is of the opinion that if the Federal Government addresses the issues of insecurity appropriately, then the country will see a great increase in the production of food and oil. In a statement shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Mr Obi noted that […]
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Thursday, February 29th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 poll, Mr Peter Obi, has voiced concern over the recent decision of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to increase the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to 22.5% and the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) to 45%. Mr Obi warned that this move is likely […]
