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NEWS HEADLINES-24 NOV 21

NATIONAL

Nigeria records 52 new cases of COVID-19, total confirmed cases now 213,677. 

IPAC wants President Buhari to assent to amended Electoral Act without delay. 

FG adopts new strategy to tackle oil spill in Niger Delta. 

FG again dismisses report on fuel price hike, promises action on high cost of cooking gas. 

Beyond Senate’s indictments over Odili home invasion. 

EFCC Arrests Fani-Kayode For ‘Forgery’. 

EFCC deepens Odili’s N100bn scam probe, NIS holds on to passport. 

DSS contests N20bn fine on Igboho, says detainee undergoing extradition. 

Oba of Benin, Tor Tiv pledge to tackle strikes, brain drain. 

#EndSARS: Amnesty, others knock FG as Lai rubbishes Lekki massacre report. 

Met returns three artworks looted under British colonial rule to Nigeria. 

Electoral Bill: Govs intensify pressure on Buhari. 

FG suspends inauguration of new NNPC Board. 

YWC must champion return of looted Yoruba artefacts –Osinbajo.  

Nigeria should end fuel subsidy in six months – World Bank. 

Nwosu urges APC to reconcile factions before national convention. 

Nigeria suffering from crisis of governance –PDP Govs. 

NAMA suspends two-day flight disruption across 4 airports. 

#EndSARS: UK based Nigerians laud Sanwo-Olu’s uprightness on panel report. 

21st century educator: SPRIMA Educational Club trains teachers for improved proficiency in digital world. 

Defence Chief harps on joint operation planning to tackle insecurity. 

Let’s Train Nigerian Policemen How To Handle Protest Without Guns, Germany Tells FG. 

BUSINESS

Govt agencies compound port congestion, detain containers – Customs agents. 

ALERT: Petrol May Rise To N340 Per Litre In 2022 – NNPC.  

NERC renews NBET’s licence for three years.  

MTN Nigeria secures SEC approval for public offer. 

Nigeria can become biggest beneficiary of AfCFTA – Expert.   

Truck owners, govt agencies agreement over extortion collapses. 

We Don’t Have Control Over Cooking Gas Price – FG. 

Barge Operations: Exploring improved trade facilitation at Lagos ports. 

CBN retains MPR at 11.5%, other parameters remain constant. 

SEC approves MTNN’s offer for sale of 575 million shares. 

ACROSS THE STATES

Lagos is ready for business, Sanwo- Olu assures Sweden, Denmark, Finland. 

Thousands of orphans roaming Lagos streets ― ASOHON. 

Police arrest 2 women, 7 others for various crimes in Ekiti. 

Insecurity: Ondo, Bayelsa impose curfew on Ikare-Akoko, Yenagoa.  

Obaseki inaugurates science, technology development committee.  

Bayelsa re-imposes curfew on gateways, waterways. 

Bayelsa Oil Spill: FG Shuts Down Santa Barbara Oilfields. 

𝐑𝐨𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐑𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫. 

Why we suspended protest over bad roads in Aba- NBA. 

Imo govt. condemns killing of soldier, burning of houses in Awommamma. 

Imo assembly confirms Og­aziechi, Oko­rodudu, Ebegbulem, 15 others as commission­er.  

Ebonyi varsity denies knowledge of lecturer arrested over alleged rape. 

Anambra: Ifeanyi Okoye congratulates Prof Soludo on election victory. 

Anambra: Uba can’t go to tribunal as he wasn’t the APC candidate –Govt. 

Just in: Fire guts another Abuja market. 

Benue Assembly approves Ortom’s request to borrow N18.225bn. 

Police rescue kidnapped students, others in Zamfara. 

HUMAN ANGLE

Body Of Late OAU Student Not Mutilated – Police. 

Court remands ex-convict over alleged impersonation of varsity don. 

Corps member bags two months for cybercrime. 

My father never recovered from NDLEA ordeal – Baba Suwe’s son. 

MD dies weeks after sister’s death in Lagos building collapse. 

Fake cops arrested for demanding N1m from Abuja varsity student.  

Femi Kuti, Son Among Nigerians Nominated For Grammys. 

INTERNATIONAL

Malaria cases in Uganda drop by 8.7%. 

German priest goes on trial for alleged child sex abuse. 

Chinese birthrate falls to lowest level in 4 decades. 

China Tells Citizens To Leave Risky Areas In Nigeria, Africa.  

Afghanistan exports 698 tonnes of dried fruits in 2 weeks ― Govt. 

Heavy rains kill 60, displace thousands in South India. 

SPORTS

Napoli’s Osimhen to have operation on Tuesday. 

Tottenham Hotspur FC report pre-tax loss of $107m. 

FIFA releases shortlist for The Best Football Awards 2021. 

China says Peng Shuai case is ‘maliciously’ hyped up. 


GOOD MORNING

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