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NEWS HEADLINES-25 NOV 20

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 168 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 66,607. 

HIV/AIDS killed 45,000 in Nigeria in 2019 - UN. 

WTO: Okonjo-Iweala may emerge unopposed as Korean Candidate drops. 

COVID-19 worsened violence against women, girls - Buhari. 

Buhari receives Chadian envoy, says Nigeria’ll always stand by Chad. 

Fear Allah, honor your oath, ACF reminds Buhari. 

Northern coalition backs ACF, says Buhari has failed. 

Nigeria’s constitution has outlived its usefulness. - CAN. 

Our aircraft, airspace are safe, says NCAA DG. 

APC National Convention: Forum endorses Yari for party’s National Chairman.  

2023 Presidency: Opposition too weak to wrest power from APC - Fashola. 

Rotation in APC, a gentleman agreement - Fashola, party leaders. 

UK, FG launch £235m Health Program for 5 Northern states. 

#EndSARS: UK Parliament berates FG. 

FG spurns UK Parliamentarians’ threat of sanctions over rights abuse. . 

Why FG stepped down restructuring of Nigeria - El-Rufai. 

Reps begin debate on new electoral law. 

Reps panel begins probe of abandoned Customs’ scanners in Apapa port. 

Reps want more security operatives deployed to Chibok, Damboa. 

Reps pass PIB for second reading. 

Senate approves Buhari’s request to refund N148.14bn to 5 states. 

INEC: Buhari asks Senate to confirm Yakubu for second term. 

#EndSARS: Senate rejects compensation request for states affected by violence, looting. 

Saraki heads PDP reconciliation committee. 

It’s insulting to ask if Umahi will contest for President. 

Court orders arrest of Maina’s son, Faisal, summons his surety. 

Northern youths seek Abaribe’s arrest, prosecution over Kanu. 

Kuje prison restricts access to Ndume as senators visit. 

Igbo’ll resist any attempt to arrest Abaribe over Kanu’s bail - MASSOB. 

2023: Buhari should be wary of people trying to market Tinubu - Bode George. 

US exempts Nigeria from Trump’s new $15,000 visa bond policy. 

South South leaders demand true federalism, restructuring. 

Troops repel bandits along Kaduna-Abuja Road. 

Police reject N1.9m bribe from cybercrime, defamation suspects. 

BUSINESS

Buhari to commission Waltersmith’s 5,000pd modular refinery. 

CBN retains lending rate at 11.5%. 

CBN flays those using parallel market to push for Naira devaluation. 

OPEC projects 6.2mbpd growth in oil demand in 2021. 

Air Peace resumes Dubai flights, begins operations in Jo’Burg, Jamaica. 

Tariff implementation: Nigeria’s power sector faces bleak future - GENCOs. 

Marginal oil fields output dips to 1.52mb. 

ing.Digital Nigeria wins NTITA awards for positive contributions to tech industry. 

ACROSS THE STATES

1,168,790 voters for Lagos East bye-elections - INEC. 

Sanwo-Olu appoints Olaleye as 11th LASPOTECH Rector. 

Ondo Assembly Deputy Speaker, Ogundeji, impeached. 

Stay away from Osun to avert breakdown of law, order, PDP warns Aregbesola. 

Prison officials, motorcyclists clash in Ibadan. 

Obudu Airport: Cross River conducts open bidding for project. 

Edo Rep empowers youths, women with skills, cash, tricycles, motorbikes, yam seedlings. 

Explosion rocks Shell, Agip oil fields, pipelines in Bayelsa. 

Your blackmail can’t stop me if I decide to run for President, Okorocha tells Uzodinma. 

Finally a bridge for Ibbi over River Benue. 

#EndSARS: Looters in Plateau return items. 

Gov Matawalle rescues 11 kidnap victims through dialogue with bandits. 

Gombe Assembly Speaker impeached, new one emerges. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Slain newspaper vendor’s family demands N500m from Gbajabiamila. 

#EndSARS: Police framed, detained me for 48 days, extracted 2 of my teeth, man tells panel. 

2 sisters jailed 10 years for stealing N1.7m. 

DCG immigration dies in Abuja hours after losing sister. 

I need to know why Civil Defence Officer killed my DSS agent husband - Widow. 

My wife sleeps with our pastor, church elder, man tells court. 

Man, 55 arrested with 4 human skulls, other body parts in Ogun. 

Gunmen kidnap secondary school teacher in Delta. 

I harvest human parts from Christian cemetery - 55-year-old suspect reveals. 

Carpenter docked over N25,000 stools contract. 

A-Q exits Chocolate City, sets up music incubator for African Artistes. 

Burna Boy gets another shot at Grammy with ’Twice as Tall’.  

INTERNATIONAL

Poorest must not be trampled in vaccine stampede - WHO. 

Burkina Faso awaits presidential election results. 

120 Algerian health workers have died from Coronavirus- Ministry. 

EU to sign deal for up to 160m Moderna vaccine doses. 

Germany braces for costly extended shutdown, hopes to save Christmas. 

SPORTS

Minister orders overhaul of Super Eagles. 

Nigerian athletes may miss Tokyo 2020. 

Guardiola, Klopp welcome Virus fan-return plan. 

Firmino is key player in Liverpool ‘orchestra’, says Klopp. 

Haaland continues record exploits as Dortmund beats Brugge. 

Neymar keeps PSG on course I’m Champions League with Leipzig win. 

Pulev can beat vulnerable Joshua, says Ruiz Jr’s former trainer. 

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