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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun on Thursday officially acknowledged before the Senate that Nigerian economy was technically in recession going by the two-digit inflation rate and other negative indices on ground. Adeosun who stated this while briefing the senate on strategies and policies being adopted by the federal government to address the […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerians love events and ceremonies. The engine of governance in fact runs on this special fuel, which in many ways has become an occasional excuse for waste and idleness. I have in the course of work attended and compered many of such events; one thing that I find curious is […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By IGNATIUS OKPARA ABAKALIKI NIGERIA, (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ebonyi state Command of the Nigeria Immigration Service NIS, has intercepted an Edo state bound 18-seater bus conveying suspected victims of human trafficking, who are mostly underage children. According to the agency, the bus took off from Bekwara in Cross River state en-route Edo state, South-South […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The sacked chairman of the house of representatives committee on appropriation, Hon. Abdulmumin Jibrin has opened a can of worms on the house leadership saying they unilaterally allocated N40 billion to their offices out of the N100 billion of the entire National Assembly. Jilbrin also insisted that he willingly resigned as the […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja Senate on Thursday received from the President Mohammadu Buhari the list of nominees into the management board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as well as two nominees as justices of the Supreme Court. The nomination of membership of the NDDC board came a week after a group of concerned elders in the Niger Delta under the aegis of […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The embattled Senate President Bukola Saraki Thursday debunked the speculation on his exit from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) . One of his media aides Bamikole Omishore in a statement, confirmed that the National Assembly (NASS) Chairman’s media team was very much aware about the report […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Benin EDO, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The dream of the opposition peoples Democratic party (PDP) to unseat the ruling All progressive Congress (APC) in the September 10 Governorship election in Edo State, has suffered a major set back, as the Campaign Director for the party’s candidate Pastor Osagie Ize-iyamu, Mallam Balarable Saidu, […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Non-Governmental organization, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has commended the Court of Appeal ruling on the use of Hijab in Lagos, saying it has restored hope in the judiciary as the last hope of the common man. MURIC which noted that the five judges who gave […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Seun Adebosin LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Court of Appeal in Lagos has upturned the ruling of a State High Court on its ruling which placed ban on the use of Hijab by female Students in the State’s public schools. The court in its unanimous ruling Thursday declared that the court’s ban on […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigerian young singer Davido’s collaboration with his American female counterpart, Tinashe has been confirmed. Tinashe is a songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress and former model. The confirmation was made on her official news twitter handle – Tinashe Direct. The incoming collabo appears to be the highpoint of picture sharing between […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU , NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Barely eight months the Enugu State House of Assembly summoned some former Commissioners and contractors that handled various projects during the administration of ex- Governor Sullivan Chime, the Legialative House has again, called on Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to revoke with immediate effect all contractual agreements […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted bail to a former ally of Ekiti State Governor Ayo Fayose, Mr. Abiodun Agbele who is being held by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on his alleged role in the handling of over N1.2 billion to […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Zenith Bank Plc has again been rated Nigeria’s most customer-focused bank by the leading Advisory and Consultancy firm, KPMG. In the 2016 edition of the annual banking industry Customer Satisfaction Survey recently released, Zenith topped other Nigerian banks in the Customer Satisfaction Index (CSI) with a total of 74.6 points to clinch the prime position […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
President Muhammadu Buhari has nominated a former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Nsima Ekere as Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Also nominated is the former senate leader, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba as the Chairman of the NDDC board. Senator Egba is from Cross Rivers state. Our correspondent reports that Mr Ekere […]
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Thursday, July 21st, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Senate has approved the sum of N241,455,285,471 billion as budget for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) for 2016 fiscal year. From the amount, the sum of N52,982,280,360billion is for personnel costs; N34,388,260,823billion for overhead costs while the balance of N154,084,744,288 is for capital expenditure, representing 64 percent. […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu ENUGU, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The National Agency for Food Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday confiscated a total 152 cartons of unregistered Dizapam tablets B.P. 10mg valued over N25million. Enugu State Coordinator of the agency, Ikechuku Okoye, disclosed this to newsmen before displaying the drugs in his office at the Enugu Federal secretariat. […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Niyi Adeyi LAGOS, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Muslim Right Concern (MURIC) has hailed the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) on the removal of erring judges, including an Osun jurist, Justice Oloyede Folahanmi, declaring that the judiciary will earn its deserved respect if all the bad eggs can be fished out and severely […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
BALTIMORE, MD (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Turkish authority has formally charged 99 Generals and Admirals with link to the last weekend’s foiled coup attempt in the country. As President Tayyip Recep Erdogan is having a closed door meeting with loyal Commanders and his cabinet in Ankara, authorities have banned all academics from travelling abroad, just as […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Strong indication that there is a major crack within the Leadership of House emerged Wednesday as the Speaker Rt. Hon Yakubu Dogara sacked the Chairman House Committee on Appropriation Hon Abdul Mumin Jibrin. Hon.Jibrin is a strong ally of Dogara and played a strong role in routing […]
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Wednesday, July 20th, 2016
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun is scheduled to attend the 2016 International Leaders Forum (ILF) during the United States Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania slated for July 25-28, 2016. This follows Chief Odigie-Oyegun’s acceptance of an invitation by the President of the National […]
