Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Federal Government has inaugurated an Inter-Ministerial Committee to enforce the Supreme Court judgment granting financial autonomy to Local Governments in Nigeria. Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), inaugurated the committee on Tuesday in Abuja. The SGF said the primary goal of the committee is to ensure […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has stated that it will begin a nationwide protest if the Nigeria Police arrest its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union disclosed this on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, after its emergency National Executive Council meeting which was about the invitation of the NLC President, […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Tuesday, August 20th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Police Command in Lagos State has confirmed the death of a 58-year-old man (name undisclosed) who was said to have embarked on a 19-day fast. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday in Lagos. Hundeyin said that the incident happened in the […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress APC in Oyo says its Chairman, Isaac Omodewu has died after a protracted illness in the United States. The party, in a statement on Monday in Ibadan by its Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, said that the chairman reportedly died in the late hours of Sunday. Sadare said Omodewu […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
…Targets 2mbpd Crude Oil Production by Dec 2024 (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The NNPC Limited has released its 2023 Audited Financial Statement (AFS), declaring a net profit of N3.297 trillion at the close of the financial year which ended in December 2023, an increase of over N700billion (28%) when compared to the 2022 profit of N2.548trillion. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa has approved the payment of N70,000 National Minimum Wage to workers in the state and local governments’ payrolls. Emmanuel Fashe, State Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) disclosed this to newsmen shortly after a closed-door meeting with Fintiri on Monday in Yola. According to him, state government workers […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Tinubu on Monday departed Abuja for Paris, using the new Airbus A330, which replaced the 19-year-old Boeing B737-700 (BBJ) bought under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo. A statement by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, said the new plane would save Nigeria huge […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of a new management team for the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC). According to a statement issued on Monday by Presidential Spokesman, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the new members of the management of the company include: (1) Engineer Jennifer Adighije — Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer […]
Posted by Rotimi Fadeyi
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Monday, August 19th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Bola Tinubu has sacked the Executive Chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), Jalal Arabi. A statement issued on Monday by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, said Professor Abdullahi Saleh Usman has been appointed as the new Executive Chairman of the commission. The […]
Posted by African Examiner
Latest Headlines, Sports News
Sunday, August 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Manchester City picked up where they left off last season with a 2-0 win at Chelsea to begin their Premier League title defence as Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United also got off to winning starts. Salah still top dog at new-look Liverpool Liverpool fans spent much of the summer mourning the departure […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, August 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Peoples Democratic Party in Bauchi State has won all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Local Government election conducted on Saturday. Mr Ahmed Makama, the Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission (BASIEC), announced the results in Bauchi on Saturday. He said that the polls conducted peacefully across the state, adding. […]
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Sunday, August 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The event played out like a rowdy parliamentary session, though, without a gavel to punctuate ruling or proclamation on a contentious educational issue. The occasion was a policy meeting, organised by the Joint Admission Matriculation Board (JAMB) recently in Abuja, which had in attendance the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir Mamman and […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Sunday, August 18th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It was clear, even before the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris ended for Team Nigeria, the knives would be out very quickly for whichever head available for cutting off. The reported12 billion naira approved for the Games by the Federal Government looked humongous, while the country was facing some form of discontent. […]
Posted by African Examiner
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The death from an Israeli airstrike on an area in southern Lebanon has risen to 10, among them two children, the Lebanese Health Ministry and state-media said on Saturday. Those killed were mostly Syrian nationals, the ministry said. The National News Agency said the raid hit a brick mill at the outskirts […]
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A payment processing platform, eTranzact, has emerged as Africa’s Most Innovative Payment Services Company of the Year 2024 at the African Brands Innovators Forum Adeyemi Opene, Head, Brand and Corporate Communications, eTranzact Plc, said this in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. Opene said that the award elevated the firm, which is […]
Posted by Niyi Adeyi
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has demobilised 54 “graduates” that were illegally mobilised for youth service by the University of Calabar. The Director-General, NYSC, Brig.-Gen. Yusha’u Ahmed said this in a statement issued on Saturday in Abuja by the Director, Information and Public Relations, Mr Eddy Megwa. According to Ahmed, this is […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As part of measure aimed at equipping youths of Enugu state in acquiring relevant knowledge on digital innovation and skills, necessary for sustainable development, a non governmental organization, South Saharan Social Development Organization SSDO, in partnership with Action aid Nigeria, has put together a training workshop for youths of the state. The […]
Posted by Nwa Diokpa
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Chief Afe Babalola (SAN), have stated that the distribution of food palliatives by President Bola Tinubu’s government is making Nigerians to become beggars. It could be recalled that in order to curtail the hardship of the Tinubu’s administration, the government gave out lots of […]
Posted by Ignatius Okpara
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Saturday, August 17th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Angered by the alarming rate of noise pollution in Enugu metropolis, the State government has said it has concluded a plan towards launching an anti zero noise policy aimed at combating the menace. Executive Chairman of the Enugu Capital Territory Development Authority (ECTDA), Chief Uche Anya, who disclosed this in Enugu weekend […]
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Thursday, August 15th, 2024
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Ndinne pair, recently evicted housemates of the ongoing Big Brother Naija ”No Loose Guard” edition, on Wednesday predicted the Mbadiwe twin pair as winner of the game. The duo, who made the prediction during a virtual interview session, said that the twins remained competitive in the house. “We feel the Mbadiwe […]
