Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has stated that the appointment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission chairman from the same geopolitical area is unlawful and against the Federal Character Principle. Falana made this known when he […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has presided over his second Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting and sworn in the three newly appointed ministers. The brief swearing-in ceremony took place at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, Abuja, before the commencement of the FEC meeting, which is the second in Tinubu’s administration. The ministers who were […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Workers of the Nigerian Postal Service (NIPOST) have shut down the head office of the service in Abuja as they protested against the appointment of Tola Odeyemi as Chief Executive Officer/Postmaster-General. The African Examiner recalls that Ajuri Ngelale, a Presidential spokesman, announced last week that President Bola Tinubu changed the leadership of […]
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government on Monday ordered the reopening of Mile 12 International Market after it was sealed on Friday. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said the market was reopened after a thorough assessment, covering various aspects of environmental compliance, waste management practices, and general cleanliness within […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The video of APC chieftain, Joe Igbokwe, requesting for a selfie from Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election has sparked social media reactions from many Nigerians. The African Examiner writes that Joe Igbokwe is the special adviser, drainage and water resources to the Governor of […]
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The graduates of the 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 academic sessions will be receiving their First degrees, Postgraduate degrees and Diplomas. “The programme is full of ceremonies over three days, holding at the university’s Main Auditorium from Friday to Oct. 23,” he said. Akogun stated that the ceremonies begin on Friday with a Special […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Bayelsa Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) Obo Effanga maintains that polling unit results will be uploaded on the INEC Result Viewing Portal (IReV) for the Bayelsa, Kogi, and Imo governorship polls. While the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Mahmood Yakubu had reportedly said results won’t be uploaded on the […]
Posted by Samson Kankan
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Monday, October 16th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government said traders ignored its notices before the recent wave of shutdown of markets and other businesses. Mile 12 and Owode Onirin were the most recent markets closed over what the Lagos State Government described as environmental infractions and filth. While there have been outcries over the move with […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government says it is targeting to increase crude oil production to two million Barrels Per Day (bdp) and beyond by the end of the year. Mr Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), made this known in a meeting with the Abuja Energy Correspondent Association on Friday in […]
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu will not go above statutory limits in obtaining budget support facilities from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) through the Ways and Means Advances. The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr Wale Edun, said this on Saturday in Marrakech, at the ongoing World Bank/International Monetary […]
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ahmed Audi, has ordered the immediate deployment of undercover security agents to schools and host communities in the North-West zone and other parts of the country to protect the schools from attacks by bandits and other criminal elements. The Commandant […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidency has conferred a meritorious award of recognition on digital governance and innovation on the Executive Chairman of Nkanu East Local government area of Enugu state, Hon. Okechukwu Sydney Edeh, even as the recipient dedicates the award to the state Governor, Dr. Peter Mbah, saying he led the pace of the […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
A land developer, Mr. Chukwuemeka Oliver Omeke, and officials of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority ECTDA, have dared governor Peter Mbah of Enugu state, as the developer resumed erection of an Illegal structure in an area marked: “Green Area” in Enugu city after the state government, had ordered the demolition of similar structure constructed […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As Nigeria joins the global community to mark this year’s Day of the Girl Child, a non governmental organization NGO, Women Empowerment Education and Peace building Initiative (WEPBI), has educated young school girls and out of school ones on issue of knowing their fundamental rights and when violated. Executive Director of the Organization, Mrs. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ondo State House Assembly has debunked what it described as “some distorted news story” stating that it had suspended the impeachment of the state Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The House said it will carry the impeachment through to a logical conclusion in order to determine the veracity or otherwise of the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) says the party’s candidate in the Nov. 11 Imo State Governorship election, Sen. Samuel Anyanwu will remain the party National Secretary. The party made the clarification in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Friday. Ologunagba said that […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Saturday, October 14th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Governing Board and Management team of the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA) for a renewable term of four years, in accordance with Section 2(3) of the FERMA Amendment Act, 2007 According to a statement issued on Friday and signed by Special Adviser to […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC), has postponed the flag-off of its Bayelsa Governorship Campaign earlier scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 14, in Yenagoa. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, announced this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. He said that a new date would be communicated to the public in […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has removed the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Administration from the Treasury Single Account (TSA), effectively giving the FCTA more control over its finances. The President also approved the establishment of the Civil Service Commission (CSC) in the FCT Administration. The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, who made this […]
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Friday, October 13th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Coroner inquiring into the death of the late Nigerian singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, has summoned music artistes, Abdulazeez Fashola, also known as Naira Marley, Owodunni Eletu known as Sam Larry and Owodunni Ibrahim, known as Primeboy over the death of the 27-year-old artiste. The Coroner, Magistrate Adedayo […]
