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NEWS HEADLINES- 27 NOV 20

 

NATIONAL

Nigeria Records 169 New Cases Of COVID-19, Total Now 66,974

Africa lacks preparedness for COVID vaccine roll-out ― WHO

COVID-19: Recession may slow down aviation sector's recovery

Recession: Economy still buoyant, FG insists

Buhari to OPEC: Consider Nigeria's population, infrastructure deficit in oil production cuts sharing

Nigeria is on the brink, Afenifere raises alarm

NNPC, Shell, Total generate N21bn to fight COVID-19

FG can no longer bear electricity tariff shortfalls – Buhari

NERC to begin electricity tariff review

FEC approves plan to end statelessness

Lai Mohammed recants, denies announcing N5m hate speech fine

Reps move to unearth utilisation of $125m World Bank loan

Senate passes bill to make health insurance mandatory for all Nigerians

FG launches new health insurance scheme for citizens

66% of Nigerian rural children can’t read, write – FG

Buhari regime’s second recession: NLC carpets FG, says cash sharing, loan misuse ground economy

NNPC presents first budget to N’Assembly in 43 years

Reps to probe dormant VAT waiver for airlines

Insecurity: Nigeria risks losing $493m paid for fighter jets, Senate raises the alarm

North is the worst place to live in Nigeria — Sultan

AIB releases air accident reports

Work on Lagos-Ibadan rail commensurate with allocation – NASS

EFCC enlists US, Niger’s support to arrest Maina

North-East governors demand powers to prosecute B’Haram suspects

Yellow fever common in communities with low immunisation, but they call it strange illness

APGA writes late Ojukwu, names Obiano as successor

Politicians’ failure on campaign promises responsible for voter apathy, says INEC boss 

2023: More questions on Umahi's defection

Return to work, don’t put society to trouble, IGP tells officers

Finance Bill will discourage investment in capital market — CSAN

General Gowon denies looting ‘half of CBN’

BUSINESS

Oil falls to $47 as fate of OPEC+ deal uncertain

Smugglers reign large despite border closure

Company income tax revenue hits N416.01bn in Q3

Transcorp pays 25% for Afam power plants — BPE

Geometric, Enugu Disco finally agree on Aba ring-fenced area

Fintech, FCMB drive contactless payment notification

Coronation Insurance Records N13.3bn Premium In Q3

PAN urges FG to save N10trn poultry industry

A/Ibom poultry farmers import chicks despite gov’t hatchery

‘20 states, firms to implement methanol fuel technology’

ACROSS THE STATES

Gunmen kill first class traditional ruler in Ondo State

#EndSARS: How Oyigbo community hospital was torched vandalised

Lagos East bye-election: APC seeks Gbadamosi’s disqualification, alleges certificate falsification

NACA sensitises Abaji residents on HIV testing

Three Persons To Die By Hanging For Kidnapping In Akwa Ibom

Benue group urges FG to redeem N10bn IDPs resettlement pledge

Bauchi NMA offers free medical services to 1000 residents of Duguri


HUMAN ANGLE

#EndSARS: Family demands N1bn compensation, prosecution of officers over son’s murder

House help held for allegedly killing employer

Eshiet, 14, wins UBA Foundation’s contest

9-year-old orphan seeks N250,000 for plastic surgery

I scavenge to meet my school financial needs — Undergrad

Jos man who trekked to Abuja appeals to Buhari, APC for employment

Wife divorces husband for smoking Indian hemp

1 killed, 8 injured in Osun auto crash

Police uncover dead infant in Rivers refuse dump

Lagos inspector rapes undergraduate, threatens suicide

Mastermind of sex abuse ring sentenced to 40 years in prison

Woman hangs self in Rivers community

Man accuses pastor of raping wife, demands justice

A’Court orders NSCDC to pay N2m for blind citizen’s eye

INTERNATIONAL

Nigeria, Algeria to deepen cooperation

After protests, Angolan leader holds talks with youths

Netherlands returns smuggled 600-year-old Ife terracotta to Nigeria 

Benin presidential election set for April 11

France outlaws discrimination based on regional accents

CIA officer killed in Somalia ― US media

Trump says he will leave office if Biden’s victory is confirmed

SPORTS

Maradona funeral cortege heads to cemetery near Buenos Aires

Okocha, Mikel, others pay tributes to Maradona

Sports festival now to hold Jan 3-17

CCL: Enyimba, Plateau begin quest to break 17-year jinx

Ryder Cup hopefuls flocking to Saudi Arabia

Napoli honour Maradona with win, Leicester and Arsenal in Europa last 32

GOOD MORNING

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