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NEWS HEADLINES-24 FEB 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 571 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 153,187. 

COVID-19 variant: Experts seek mass testing to prevent spread. 

1 in 5 persons infected with COVID-19 in Lagos, 2 others - Survey. 

Records show global decline in COVID-19 cases - PTF. 

Constant use of earphone damages the ears - Experts. 

Buhari restates commitment to lift 100m out of poverty. 

Cyber terrorists causing anxiety in Nigeria - Buhari. 

Senate confirms Buratai, Olanisakin, others as non-career ambassadors. 

Confirmation of Nigeria’s ex-Service Chiefs: Ambassadorial portfolio insufficient to stop ICC investigation. 

Reps okay bill to remove minimum wage from exclusive list. 

We shall fight criminality with every legal means - S’West Govs. 

Quit notice: MACBAN moves to stop cattle sales to south, threaten to sue Ortom. 

Nigeria’s collapse imminentl, Catholic bishops warn. 

NGF considers talks with bandits, others. 

Repair of Enugu-PH Expressway to be completed July 2021 - Fashola. 

Fani-Kayode got N26m from Sambo Dasuki - EFCC tells court. 

Makinde, Fayose face-off deepens, parallel PDP caucus meet. 

Senator Adeyemi under fire over anti-Ikpeazu remarks. 

‘You’re mentally ill’ - Abia hits Smart Adeyemi for attacking Ikpeazu. 

Bala Mohammed not terrorist, Fani-Kayode tells Ortom. 

Military recaptures Marte from terrorists. 

Police misconduct responsible for #EndSARS protests - PSC. 

BUSINESS

Cryptocurrency: We acted in Nigerians’ best interest - Emefiele. 

Diesel price soars to N250/liter, businesses groan. 

Prices of petrol, others fall in January. 

WAICA Re to support winner of CSR project with $100,000. 

Nigerian seafarers kick against imposition of DPR permit fees. 

Sunu Assurance private placement records 100% subscription. 

Court declares suspension of OandO’s AGM unconstitutional. 

Linkage Assurance attributes growth to brokers’ support. 

FBN insurance donates to less privileged. 

Nigerian economy only viable when workers can own homes - Expert. 

Whatsapp assures consumers of privacy on platform.  

ACROSS THE STATES

Ekiti to have regular power shoot soon - Fayemi. 

Ondo declares holiday as Akeredolu’s inauguration holds today. 

Abiodun sends list of OSIEC nominees to Assembly. 

We’ll conduct credible LG polls, DSIEC assures stakeholders. 

Ayade’s aide threatens suicide over unpaid salaries. 

Students of Rochas Okorocha’s school stage protest in Imo. 

Tension in Aba as hoodlums attack 3 police stations, kill officers. 

FCT Minister suspends Abuja Chief for allegedly aiding kidnappers. 

WAEC withholds Kano’s 70,000 WASSCE results over debt. 

Scores feared dead as heavy explosions, gunshots rock Maiduguri. 

13 killed as rocket hits Maiduguri, NAF defends city. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Middle aged man tortured to death over missing goat. 

Mother of 3 jailed 28 years for child theft in Akwa Ibom. 

Robbers invading orphanages, stealing babies, operators cry out. 

Man stabs neighbor to death with broken bottle. 

Cultists kill bricklayer in Delta. 

Rapper Bobby Shmurda released from prison. 

Oscar nominated French actor Gèrard Depardieu charged with rape. 

Clash of generations in the workplace. 

French music superstars Daft Punk future as mysterious as ever amidst split. 

Japan appoints ”Minister of Loneliness” following increase in suicide rates. 

INTERNATIONAL

Bazoum wins Niger elections as clashes erupt. 

15 UN peacekeepers from Tigray refuse to return to Ethiopia. 

At least 62 inmates dead in Ecuador prison riots. 

Texas Power Board members resign over mass outages.  

Climate change a great threat to world peace, Johnson tells UN. 

Spain extends ban on arrival for UK, Brazil, South Africa. 

SPORTS

Super Falcons hammer E/Guinea 9-0 to win Turkish Women’s Cup. 

Kenyan Olympic teams set for bubble training ahead of Tokyo. 

Mourinho hopes to leave positive Spurs legacy. 

Former Man Utd defender Gordon McQueen diagnosed with dementia. 

Everton secure planning permission for 53,000 capacity stadium. 

Simona Halep pulls out of Qatar Open. 

GOOD MORNING

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