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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has a 2027 target for transitioning its examination system to 100 per cent computer-based testing (CBT). Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, disclosed this during the inauguration of the Committee on Improvement of Quality Examinations in Nigeria in Abuja on Thursday. Alausa said that the committee was tasked with […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Air Sierra Leone, has started its scheduled flight operations from Lagos and Freetown after over 15 years of inoperation. The airline returned to Nigeria in partnership with a Nigerian airline, XEJet. According to available reports, while XEjet will provide technical support to the airline, it will also provide three operational aircraft for […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) has slammed the Federal Government and telecommunications companies for the 50% increase in data and airtime tariffs in the country. According to the NLC, the increase is an assault on the welfare of Nigerians due to the increase in the cost of living. Joe […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The special adviser to the president on energy, Olu Verheijen, has stated that a total of $6.7 billion was invested in Nigeria’s energy sector in 2024. This was disclosed in a report titled ‘Presidency Energy Sector Wrap-Up 2024,’ released by the office of the special adviser, the oil and gas sector accounted […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have expressed support for the recent court ruling that nullified the party’s congresses in Rivers State. The NWC members made their position known during a visit to Governor Siminalayi Fubara at the Government House in Port Harcourt on […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has tasked the court to move his case to a federal high court in the south-east if no judge in Abuja is willing to take charge of it. The African Examiner recalls that oOn September 24, Binta Nyako, a federal […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former military president, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida (IBB), on February 20, launched his autobiography titled ‘A Journey In Service’. It could be recalled that seven years ago, IBB was not certain about writing an autobiography as he stated that he was uncertain if Nigerians would “want to read about a dictator”. According to […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A cross section of students in Enugu State, on Wednesday, appealed for the reversal of the 50 per cent hike in tariff in telecommunication services due to prevailing socioeconomic hardship. They were of the view that telecommunication services, such as internet data service, have enhanced learning and research work; making its usage […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that about 14.3 million or Nigerians are victims of drug abuse. Adeyeye stated this at the inaugural ceremony of the agency’s youth programme, tagged, ‘’Catch Them Young,’’ held at the Government Secondary School, Rumuokwuta, Port […]
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Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor Peter Mbah led government in Enugu state has said that the motive behind its current land reform policies in the state is aimed at putting in place a seamless land transaction services delivery geared towards building investors confidence and enhancing land value. Commissioner for lands and Urban Development in the […]
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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ohha Microfinance Bank Limited, has instituted a suit at the Enugu State High Court, Enugu, against the Government of Enugu State and the Attorney General of the State over the unlawful demolition and destruction of its’ movable and immovable assets without any compensation, seeking N20.4 Billion as compensation. The bank said the Governor […]
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Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Labour Congress has called for the resignation of the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu and other Ministry of Power officials over the frequent collapse of the national power grid. In a statement late Tuesday night by the NLC President, Joe Ajaero said the power sector was on the brink of […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has assured Ogoni leaders on Tuesday in Abuja that his administration would prioritise peace, justice, and sustainable development in the area. At a meeting held at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, Tinubu passionately called for unity and reconciliation, urging the Ogoni people to set aside historical grievances […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Joy Ngozi Ezeilo, has expressed concern over the alarming rate of suspected ritual killings of women in Nigeria, blaming the ugly development on get rich quick syndrome and quest for power. She described the act as a heinous crime which constitutes a form of gender-based violence […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State experienced a big boost in revenue during the festive season and generated $71.6 from the end-of-year activities better known as “Detty December”. Idris Aregbe, the Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts, and Culture, said this during the review of the ‘Lagos State Detty December 2024/2025 Report’. “Lagos […]
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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has said all visa applications will go online before March 1. Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, disclosed this on Monday when he was hosted on ‘X Spaces’ by an influencer, Dr Segun Awosanya. According to him, there is also now a centralised visa approval centre that has merged […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has fixed N8.7 million as the Hajj fare for the intending pilgrims from Southern States and N8.3 million for those from Borno and Adamawa Zone. The Executive Chairman of NAHCON, Prof. Abdullahi Usman, made this known in a statement by its Assistant Director, Information and […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, says his aggressive revenue drive has shot up the monthly earnings of the nation’s capital from about ₦9bn when he assumed office in August 2023 to an average of ₦25bn monthly. Wike, during a media chat on Sunday evening, said the nation’s […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Polytechnic workers in the country have announced a three-day warning strike from Wednesday, January 22 to Friday, January 24, 2025. The workers, under the aegis of the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnic (SSANIP), accused the authorities of marginalisation of non-teaching staff members and denial of their deserved career progression. In a […]
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Monday, January 20th, 2025
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – On Sunday, Bashir Ahmad, a former Special Assistant on Digital Communications to former president, Muhammadu Buhari, stirred the hornet nest as he called for the continuous detention of Separatist leader and leader of the Indigenous people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The African Examiner recalls that Nnamdi Kanu was re-arrested on June […]
