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Thursday, March 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Edo Government has received 81,080 doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines for distribution in the state. The Permanent Secretary, State’s Ministry of Health, Dr Osamwonyi Irowa, confirmed this Wednesday. Dr Irowa said that the vaccines were delivered alongside 81,080 syringes “We also received the adhesive code stickers of the same number. And […]
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Thursday, March 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, says that 5,000 Nigerians refugees have been repatriated to the state from Cameroon. Governor Zulum disclosed this on Wednesday in his Facebook page saying that the handing over took place on Monday and was led by Cameroon’s Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, and […]
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Thursday, March 11th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Government alongside Ebonyi and Anambra states, Thursday, took delivery of the first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines from the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. Our Correspondent reports that vaccines for Enugu State, which arrived the Enugu airport at about 2:50pm, […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that the state government may possibly commence the administering of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Thursday, March 11. Sanwo-Olu said this on Wednesday, when the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative to Nigeria, Dr Walter Mulombo paid a courtesy visit to the governor at Lagos […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A witness, Mrs Obiajulu Obiageli, confirmed that the letters of appointment presented by 56 sacked officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) were fake. It reports that the sacked 56 staffers of the NSCDC took the corps and Interior Minister before the National Industrial Court (NIC) demanding for their […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, says 2023 is the right time for the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s President. Okorocha, who is the senator representing Imo West made the remark on Tuesday in Abuja when he hosted a pressure group, Ndi Igbo Good Governance Initiative (NGGI) saying that the mood of […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Office of the Attorney-General of the Federation has stated that former Lagos State governor and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, is not under investigation. Malami said this during an interview with Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ programme on Tuesday. The AGF, however, disclosed that he could not say if […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The organised labour has rejected the partial implementation of the minimum wage by Kwara Government. The unions comprised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC). They criticised the planned partial implementation of minimum wage for workers on Grade Levels one to six by the state […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The House of Representatives Committee on Public Accounts on Tuesday, disagreed with the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on the interpretation of its Act. The disagreement was on the sections of the Act that dealt with remittance of funds to the Federation Account by the corporation. The committee invited NNPC Group Managing […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has concluded plans to reopen the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano for international flight operations. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said this when he received a high powered delegation from Kano State, led by Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje on Tuesday in Abuja. Sirika further said that all […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 100 miners operating between Anka and Maru Local Government Areas of Zamfara have been abducted by bandits The Emir of Anka, Alhaji Attahiru Ahmad , who is also the Chairman of the state Council of Chiefs, made this known in Gusau on Tuesday when the Chief of Defence Staff […]
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Operatives of the Oodua Peoples Congress arrested by the Oyo State Police Command for nabbing popular Fulani warlord, Iskilu Wakili, have been released on bail. Police released the three detained OPC operatives for them to seek medical attention. Rotimi Olumo, the OPC Coordinator in Oyo State, disclosed this in a telephone interview […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Secretary to the government of the Federation SGF), Boss Mustapha, has said the jettisoning of values and culture in contemporary Africa nation’s, Nigeria in particular, has left the areas in Economic , political and social disarray. He stated this Tuesday at the 4th, late professor Chinua Achebe’s international conference held at the […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Nigerian lady based in Kano, Saadat Aliyu, has created an android application ‘Helpio App’ for reporting sexual abuse cases.The app, ‘Helpio App’ was launched on August 6, 2020, on Playstore.She said: “You can go to the Play store, search for it and install it. After Installation, you can sign up using […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the violent clash between the factions of the Ondo State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers on Tuesday morning, the state government has announced the indefinite suspension of all activities of the union across the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Special Duties and […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Popular Yoruba rights activist, Chief Sunday Adeyemo popularly known as Sunday Igboho has cautioned security operatives to go after killer herders and not local hunters, security guards who use single or double-barrelled guns for protection. In the now-viral video posted by Chief Femi Fani-Kayode on his official Twitter handle , Igboho who […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its allies will on Wednesday, embark on a nationwide protest over the alleged attempts by some elements at the National Assembly to remove the Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List. A statement from the NLC headquarters, Abuja, on Tuesday stated […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A police station located at Ishinweke in Ihitte/Uboama local government area of Imo state as well as vehicles on Tuesday were razed down by some angry youths in the area. This is coming days after some hoodlums attacked and burnt down a police station in Aboh Mbaise local government area of the […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Sector Commander Federal Road Safety Corps Ogun State Command, Corps Commander Ahmed Umar, has said that legal actions will be taken against motorists who execute vicious acts against personnel of the Corps while discharging their duties. Reacting to a recent incident of hit and run against one of the Corps personnel […]
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2021
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Army has cautioned the Islamic Scholar Sheik Ahmed Gumi on a statement credited to him not to drag the image and reputation of the Nigeria Army into disrepute, saying it does not deploy troops along ethnic or religious lines in the ongoing operations in dealing with terrorism, banditry, and other […]
