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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has announced December 25, 28, 2020 and January 1, 2021 as public holidays to mark the Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year respectively. The announcement was made via a statement issued in Abuja Wednesday by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Dr Shuaib Belgore. Dr Belgore explained that Minister […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – After 47 years of marriage, a 71-year-old mechanic, Mr Mojidi Osho, approached an Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Wednesday to nullify his marriage because his wife denied him sex. The petitioner said that his wife, Tolu, with whom he had 10 children in marriage denied him his matrimonial right to sleep […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its nine months old strike. ASUU National President Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, announced the suspension early hours of Wednesday during a news conference at the end of the union’s emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting Wednesday in Abuja. Prof. Ogunyemi, stressed that ASUU NEC […]
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Wednesday, December 23rd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Palace of the Olu of Warri has debunked claims that the monarch, Ogiame Ikenwoli, is dead. This was disclosed in a statement by Chief Clement Maleghemi, Director of Palace Administration, which was issued to the press on Tuesday in Warri. African Examiner reports that news had emerged that the monarch died […]
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that the Federal Government was substantially ready for a successful COVID-19 vaccination to save lives of citizens. However, he said the ministry needs about N400 billion to vaccinate the whole country. Ehanire made this known on Monday in Abuja while briefing the Senate […]
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu Nigeria (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Enugu State Commissioner of police, Amad AbdurRahman, on Monday confirmed the escape of 17 criminal suspects remanded in police custody by court for various offences, directing his men to intensify efforts to rearrest them. He equally ordered for thorough investigation into the development, urging members […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Assembly has passed into law the 2021 budget totalling N13.5 trillion. The budget is based on oil benchmark of $40 per barrel, N3.324 trillion for debt servicing, N4.1 trillion for capital expenditure, N5.6 trillion for recurrent, N496 billion for statutory transfer and has an increment of N505bn. African Examiner recalls […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Borno Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum on Monday visited Jakana, one of the major towns along Maiduguri-Damaturu highway, during which he expressed serious anger what has become routine attacks on travelers and villagers by Boko Haram, part of which was Friday’s abduction of over 30 travelers. Zulum said it was disappointing that […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Speaker of the Niger House of Assembly, Bawa Wuse and the Clerk, Mohammed Kagara, have gone into isolation after testing positive for COVID-19. Alhaji Mohammed Idris, the state Commissioner of Information and Strategy, confirmed the development to newsmen on Sunday in Minna. Idris who did not give more details on the […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC), has reported 501 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Sunday. Since the beginning of the outbreak in February, more than 874,617 samples have been tested by NCDC, out of which […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Kaduna State Government has directed all workers below Grade Level 14 to work from home as from Monday, Dec. 12 to prevent spread of Coronavirus COVID-19. This is contained in a statement by Mr Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser on Media and Communication to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Sunday in Kaduna. Adekeye […]
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Monday, December 21st, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As teeming unemployed Nigerian youths continue to roam the streets in search of unavailable white-collar jobs, the Technology Incubation Center (TIC) Enugu, of the Board For Technology Incubation (Federal Ministry of Science and Technology) has advised such citizens to avail themselves of the various training opportunities provided by the agency. The Enugu […]
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Sunday, December 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Prof. Bayonile Ademodi, Ondo State Commissioner for Regional Integration and Special Duties, died on Saturday, an official has said. Mr Donald Ojogo, the state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, disclosed this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Sunday in Akure. Ademodi was 68 years […]
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Sunday, December 20th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 920 new infections of COVID-19 in the country, with six deaths in 24 hours. The NCDC made the disclosure via its verified website on late on Friday. Since the outbreak of the disease last February, over 874,617 samples have been tested by the NCDC, […]
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Saturday, December 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – No fewer than 11 people sustained injuries when a tanker, loaded with diesel, exploded on the Otedola bridge on Lagos-Ibadan expressway on Saturday in Lagos. Olusegun Ogungbemide, Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement Saturday evening. Ogungbemide said that the explosion […]
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Saturday, December 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Mr Anthony Okungbowa, Head of Service (HoS) in Edo, was on Saturday evening kidnapped by suspected gunmen along Oza Road, in Orhionmwon Local Government Area. The gunmen reportedly killed his official driver, whose name could not be immediately confirmed, before abducting Okungbowa. A senior civil servant, who craved anonymity, said the incident […]
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Saturday, December 19th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – WaterAid Nigeria and Heineken African Foundation (HAF), in collaboration with the Enugu state Ministry of Water resources have launched an intervention programme, ‘Clean Family campaign’ aimed at changing the hygiene behaviour of citizens of the state According to the organizations, over 1.6 million people are to benefit from the intervention process which […]
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Friday, December 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan, has sentenced one Pastor Odenigbo Theophilus to seven years in prison for defrauding a retiree, Mr Ojo Gbadebo, of the sum of N1 million under false pretence. Justice Muniru Owolabi found the defendant guilty in a two-hour judgment delivered on Friday in Ibadan. Owolabi said […]
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Friday, December 18th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Adamawa State Government has directed that all schools in the state should be closed. The directive was given by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education Education and Human Capital Development, Aisha Abubakar. Although, no reason was given for the directive but it won’t be unconnected to the recent abduction of over 300 […]
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Friday, December 18th, 2020
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Lagos State Government says there is increase of positive cases of coronavirus, suggesting a likely possibility of the emergence of a second wave in the state. Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said in a statement on Friday, that this calls for caution among residents. Sanwo-Olu said that Lagos State was […]
