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Friday, December 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr Chikwe Iheakwazu, said the mutant strain of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the UK has not been found in Nigeria. Iheakwazu, who made the disclosure on Thursday in Abuja during the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) briefing on COVID-19, however, advised Nigerians to stay calm and safe. […]
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Friday, December 25th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 1,041 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic last February, more than 912,114 samples had been tested by the agency. NCDC said that the […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has announced new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa and the UK where a new variant of the virus has been discovered. The National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja, during a media […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Tunisian Coast Guard on Thursday recovered 20 bodies of illegal migrants whose boat capsized off Sfax port in central Tunisia, according to a Ministry of Defence spokesman. He said that five migrants were rescued by National Guard units assisted by fishing boats that were on the scene. Contacted by PANA, the […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The governor of Lagos state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has cautioned churches against violating the 12am to 4am curfew imposed by the federal government, in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The governor disclosed this on Thursday while answering questions on annual cross-over services that are usually organised by churches on December […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 has stated that it will soon publish the passport numbers of 100 travellers who refused to do the compulsory COVID-19 test after returning to the country. The African Examiner recalls that travellers are mandated to run the test seven days after their arrival. At its […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the wife of the Minister of Transportation, Dame Judith Amaechi, as she turns 50 on Thursday. In a congratulatory message by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja on Wednesday, the president lauded Judith for being a strong pillar of support for her husband who had […]
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Thursday, December 24th, 2020
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 1,133 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922. NCDC made this known via its verified website on Wednesday. Reports that more than 903,800 samples have been tested by the public health agency since the […]
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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
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
By STEVE ORURUO (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Historical records reckon with the youths as a formidable force for remarkable transformations and development in every society. All antecedent epoch-making inflexions, from the Industrial Revolution to domestic political uprisings, the World Wars to institutional reforms, and to the digital evolution, have the legible markings of adventurous youth. Contemporarily, […]
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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) – Zimbabwe has launched a National Dress which government says will help promote unity among the “not so friendly to each other” ethnic groups in the country. While there is no war in Zimbabwe, the country is divided along tribal lines with the majority Shona and Ndebele groups in no real peace following […]
