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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, has shut down a health center in Abuja for allegedly receiving a bribe to issue fake coronavirus test results to people. The Director-General of NCDC, Dr. Chike Ihekweazu, disclosed this during a national Presidential Task Force briefing on COVID-19 held in Abuja on Monday.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has extended suspension of flights from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) from February 28 to March 10. The UAE aviation authorities made this known in the updated travel protocol posted on the website of the Emirates Airline, the flag carrier of the UAE, on Sunday afternoon. The update reads: “In line with government directives, passenger services from Nigeria (Lagos and Abuja) to Dubai are temporarily suspended until 10 March 2021.
A Nigerian new media organisation, Neusroom, in partnership with marketing technology company, Plaqad, has published the results of an independent online survey polling 7,000 young Nigerians. The poll reached over 420,000 people across different platforms, garnered about 7,000 responses, was shared over 3000 times, and accumulated more than 17,000 engagements.
One of the sons of the late ex-Niger governor Abdulkadir Kure, Umar Kure, has challenged the distribution of his father’s estate by taking his mother Senator Zenab Kure to the Sharia Court of Appeal, Niger State.
The Federal Government under Inter-ministerial committee on the disposal of assets forfeited to the federal government have begun the process of selling forfeited assets in 52 locations across the country. The Chairman of the committee, Dayo Apata revealed this during a press conference on Tuesday.
The world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos is set to step down as Amazon CEO and transition to the role of executive chair, later this year the company has announced. According to the February 2 announcement, Bezos will be replaced by Andy Jassy.
“The youngest person in Lagos to die of COVID-19 was just 27. Over 23% of those infected over 50 died.” – Dr. Sani Aliyu on Public Eye. On Sunday, January 31th, 2021, Funmi Iyanda discussed the second wave of COVID-19 in Nigeria with Nigeria’s Leading Virologist, Professor of Virology and Former vice-chancellor of Redeemer’s University, Professor Oyewale Tomori, National Coordinator for the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Dr. Sani Aliyu, The Chairman, Lagos State Branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), journalist, Joey Akan, and a researcher, and COVID survivor, Chioma Ogwuegbu.
Twitter’s chief executive, Jack Dorsey, has stopped following Donald Trump’s personal account with a few weeks left before the inauguration of president-elect, Joe Biden.
The federal government has extended the deadline for Nigerians to link their National Identification Number (NIN) with their SIM cards.
Following the two-day Homecoming Tour in Umuahia, Abia State, Legend Extra Stout, and brand ambassador, Erica Nlewedim has paid a courtesy visit to the Abia State Governor, His Excellency, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu at the State Government House on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
MTN Nigeria has been announced as Brand of the Year awards by two of the most prestigious Marketing and Communications award ceremonies in Nigeria. The ICT and Telecommunications company received these awards based on its outstanding marketing and CSR activities within the past year.
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has said he will put in place measures to repeal the law that awards pension to all former governors and their deputies that have served in the state. Kwara state governor disclosed this in a statement on Friday, signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Rafiu Ajakaye, on Friday.
The Inspector-General of Police, Muhammad Adamu has disclosed that the Force will need N24.8bn to fuel its fleet of vehicles and motorcycles in a year. The IGP disclosed this when he presented the 2020 budget performance and defended the 2021 budget proposal before the House of Representatives Committee on Police, saying that they are being bogged down by the low envelope budgetary provisions.
US President-elect Joe Biden, despite Donald Trump’s refusal to acknowledge defeat, has named his longtime aide Ron Klain, as chief of staff in his first public White House personnel choice. Biden tapped longtime aide Ron Klain, who previously served as his first chief of staff while vice president, acknowledging the two had a long road ahead in fighting the coronavirus pandemic as well as healing a deeply divided nation.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has obtained a court order to freeze the accounts of about 20 #EndSARS promoters till January 2021. The order was pursuant to a motion ex parte filed by the CBN before a Federal High Court.
Rest of the squad clear, but Kai showing mild symptoms The £71m star, signed from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer, tested positive for coronavirus on Monday and has been self-isolating since, missing the Blues’ 3-0 win against Rennes in the Champions League on Wednesday.