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Friday, August 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Anambra State Government has banned the writing of assignments by students in textbooks, describing the practice as wasteful and unsustainable. The Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, issued the directive to schools on Friday in Awka, during a workshop organised for private school proprietors and teachers in the state. Chuma-Udeh said […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ebonyi state Civil servants are in jubilation, following the announcement of a new minimum wage ofN 90,000 as against the previous N70,000. This comes a few days after Governor Hope Uzodinmma of Imo state announced a new minimum wage of N104,000 for workers in the state. Ebonyi State Commissioner for Information and […]
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Friday, August 29th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) — Rabiu Kwankwaso, former governor of Kano, has refuted claims of his “impending defection”, as he affirmed his loyalty to the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). Kwankwaso stated this during the party’s national executive committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Thursday, as he stated that the NNPP is doing well in Kano and […]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Enugu state have resolved to set up a committee to Liaise with the Authorities of the University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN), to investigate the authenticity of graduation and National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificates being paraded by the Minister of Innovation Science and Technology, […]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has pledged to fast-track Nigeria’s development through technology and food security, aligning with the success models of emerging economies like Brazil. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga said Tinubu spoke on Tuesday when he met with a cross section of Nigerians resident in Brazil […]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
(AFRICANEXAMINER) – Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi State has stated that the decision of the Peoples Democratic Party to zone its 2027 presidential ticket to the south is because of the need to sacrifice for unity. On Monday, the PDP national executive committee (NEC) which is the party’s highest decision-making organ, made the contest for […]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mike Ozekhome, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has slammed Lateef Fagbemi, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), for the controversy concerning the withholding of Osun state local government funds. It is worth recalling that Osun sued the AGF and alleged that the federal government did not release the statutory allocation due to […]
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday met with the Director-General of the Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Emomotimi Agama, and the Board of Directors of the Nigerian Exchange Group in Brazil during his state visit. A statement by the Presidency on Wednesday morning said the President praised the “remarkable growth” of Nigeria’s capital […]
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Japan has refuted claims of planning to establish a special visa category for Nigerians who intend to relocate to Kisarazu, a city it recently designated as “hometown” for Nigeria. In the 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9) last week in Yokohama, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) disclosed the launch […]
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it is prepared for “mother of all strikes” until its demands regarding the 2009 agreements with the Federal Government are implemented The University of Calabar (Unical) chapter stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Calabar. The chapter’s chairman, Dr Peter Ubi, said […]
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State chapter of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) has lampooned Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, for saying that Nigeria has become a “killing field” with over 10,000 deaths recorded during the stewardship of President Bola Tinubu. The party, in a statement issued on Tuesday by its spokesperson, Mogaji Seye […]
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has stated that the Bola Tinubu administration is desperate for good headlines after Japan refuted claims of creating a special visa category for Nigerians. Abdullahi was reacting to the Japanese government’s statement that it is not establishing a special visa […]
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Monday, August 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State on Monday assented to the bill creating 13 new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the state. Yahaya said with the new law, Gombe now has 24 administrative units, comprising 11 existing Local Government Areas and the 13 LCDAs. He said the LCDAs and their headquarters […]
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Monday, August 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMININER) – The Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar, has cautioned that the integrity of the judicial system in Nigeria is being undermined by corruption and inequality, saying “today, justice is increasingly becoming a purchasable commodity.” He said: “the poor are becoming victims of this kind of justice, while the rich commit all manner […]
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Monday, August 25th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu arrived in Brasília, Brazil on Monday to commence a state visit. Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a press release said Tinubu flew in from Los Angeles, United States and was received by senior Brazilian government officials at the Brasília Air Base. The […]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Benue State House of Assembly has elected Mr Alfred Berger (APC/Makurdi North) as the new Speaker, following the resignation of Mr Hyacinth Dajoh. A motion to elect Berger was moved by Mr Douglas Akya (APC/Makurdi South) and it was seconded by Mr Abu Umoru (PDP/Apa). The Deputy Speaker, Mrs Lami Danladi, […]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu state government is partnering with The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), towards addressing all forms of child malnutrition issues in the state. According to the UNICEF report ,152,243 under the age of five are affected. As 64 percent of children between 0 -5 months are denied the benefits of exclusive […]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes on Russia on Sunday, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant as it celebrated Ukrainian Independence Day against a backdrop of fading hopes for recent peace efforts. After a flurry of diplomacy and a push by US President Donald Trump to broker a summit […]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos Metropolitan Areas Transport Authority (LAMATA) says its strategic alliance with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and its affiliate unions is yielding results to transform the transportation sector in Nigeria’s commercial hub. She said, “It is not about throwing away what exists. We work with the yellow buses […]
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Sunday, August 24th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum on Saturday warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and others against derailing the national convention of the party scheduled to hold in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15, 2025. In a communiqué at the end of its 7th meeting held on […]
