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NEWS HEADLINES-28 OCT 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 166 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 211,496. 

Safe Schools: Over 12m children traumatised, afraid to go to school, says Buhari. 

FEC Okays N621.2bn For NNPC To Fix 21 Federal Roads. 

$418m deductions suspended as FG, states meet for FAAC today. 

Malami: How not to be an Attorney-General. 

Your depiction of Nigeria selective, unfair, high commission replies The Economist. 

EFCC grills Alabi over N5.2bn ALGON funds. 

Insecurity: Foundation Seeks Operational Strategies Review. 

FUPRE postpones post-UTME to Nov 22. 

ABUAD performs first kidney transplant. 

Chaos, extortion return to NIN-registration centres ahead of deadline. 

Tension in varsities over sharing formula of N22.1bn Earned Allowances. 

PDP moves to save convention, pressures Secondus over suit. 

Come into politics, shoot from inside, Tambuwal challenges Falana, Ozekhome. 

Akeredolu explains why Fayemi was absent during visit to Tinubu. 

Assent to North’s exit request for South East, Ohanaeze tells FG. 

Ohanaeze Begs IPOB For Peace As FG Insists On Anambra Election. 

Gumi is an integral part of ongoing terrorism, Southern Group tells Buhari. 

Alleged P&ID Scam: Court grants ex-director, Grace Taiga, N30m bail. 

Stop appointing politicians as ambassadors, ex-envoys, Farombi, Adepoju tell FG. 

Citizen sues Malami, Akpabio over NDDC forensic audit report. 

Firm debuts with solutions to fake drug menace. 

Senate panel rejects Buhari’s $700 million loan request for water project. 

Reps includes NHIS in constituency projects of members. 

Drug addiction: NDLEA ‘ll establish 6 standard rehab centres across Nigeria – Marwa. 

BUSINESS

Why Nigeria bonds remain attractive to investors – Minister. 

Lekki Port is 66% completed, to be delivered on schedule. 

‘Cooking gas price hike threatens domestic market’. 

Early reviews of eNaira app unsatisfactory despite 200,000 wallet downloads. 

After 48hrs, eNaira app removed from Google Store amid criticism. 

CBN alerts public of fake e-Naira twitter handle. 

Currency Swap: Nigerian Banks To Begin Operation In China – Envoy. 

COVID-19 impact on jobs worse than expected – ILO. 

FirstBank Confirms Odukale As Single-Largest Shareholder, Ranks Otedola Second. 

Digital Financial Inclusion: CBN targets 25,000 women, youths in fresh push. 

FG to spend N1.35trn on petrol subsidy –NNPC. 

ACROSS THE STATES

COVID-19: 4th Wave Imminent As Lagos Begins Vaccination Of 4m Residents. 

Ogun to expel, prosecute students with unruly behavior. 

No petition received on Ogun APC congress — Appeal Committee. 

Why Nigerians must remove APC in 2023 – Edo PDP. 

Obaseki urges conservation of audio-visual heritage. 

Court freezes bank accounts of Benue govt, firm over failure to pay back loan. 

Ortom presents 2022 budget of N155.6b to Benue Assembly. 

N60,000 bribe: Imo Police arrest, detain officers. 

Anambra election: Obiano’s pedigree enough visa to victory for APGA – Speaker. 

All set for Anambra governorship election ― INEC chairman. 

Gunmen kill 6, raze houses in Kogi. 

Kano Shuts Private Hospital Over Death Cases. 

No access road to Mambilla Hydroelectric Power site, says Gov Ishaku. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Air Force officials on BRT lane kill Lagos artist, offer family N200,000. 

#EndSARS: Injured Policeman Remains Unconscious As Landlord Threatens Eviction. 

Abba Ruma, Yar’Adua’s Agric Minister, Dies In London. 

London court slams £100, 000 damages on blogger over publications against Olukoya. 

Kidnapped Benue NYSC members, 4 others released. 

Wife, Twin Kids Mourn As Gunmen Kill Imo Vigilante. 

2 men lure girl from Lagos to Ibadan, kill, dismember her. 

Suicidal artisan climbs Lagos telecoms mast, calls residents for ‘fellowship’. 

NEMA, LASEMA rescue man from jumping off 200ft mast in Lagos. 

‘You are under Arrest’, Reward Apkari’s anticipated movie set to hit cinema nationwide. 

Man electrocuted while vandalizing cables in Kano. 

Man Remanded For Aborting Girlfriend’s Pregnancy. 

Family pays N5m ransom for kidnapped nursery pupils. 

Nollywood not structured to feed artistes, Sam Dede laments. 

I’m Never Getting Married, Says Burna Boy. 

Alec Baldwin shooting: Criminal charges may be filed, prosecutor says. 

INTERNATIONAL

African Union suspends Sudan over military coup. 

Fishing rights row: French threats disappointing, says Frost. 

Chinese missile launch very concerning, says top US general. 

Huma Abedin: Clinton aide details unwanted kiss by US senator. 

SPORTS

Kida insists NBBF election must hold Saturday as Oyedeji clamours for new leaders. 

Returning Ndidi boosts Rohr’s squad as Eagles prepare for Liberia clash. 

Breaking: Barcelona sack coach Ronald Koeman. 

Mourinho-Guardiola rivalry likely responsible for me not playing much at Man Utd – Schweinsteiger. 


GOOD MORNING

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