Latest News in Nigeria Today Thursday 21st January 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Thursday 21st January 2021 .
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Japan court upholds ban on dual citizenship
A Japanese court upheld a ban on dual citizenship on Thursday, rejecting a suit that challenged the measure’s constitutionality and sought damages for those affected. Japan is one of around 50 countries internationally, including China and South Korea, that only permits its citizens to hold one nationality. Under current rules, Japanese people who acquire anotherRead More
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UNIUYO don cautions ethnic groups against seeing NDDC as national cake
A Professor of Economics, University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Chris Ekong has cautioned against the entitlement sense of some States in the Niger Delta over the ownership of the resources sharing in the region.
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COVID-19: NCDC reports 1,386 new infections
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,386 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 114,691. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria has so far tested 1,198,758 people since the first confirmed case ofRead More
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On first day Biden issues orders undoing key Trump policies
U.S. President Joe Biden used his first day in office to issue a raft of executive orders undoing some of former President Donald Trump’s marquee policies on climate change and immigration. Among the 17 executive orders and presidential actions Biden signed on Wednesday were moves to rejoin the Paris climate accord, end a travel ban fromRead More
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World powers hopeful for reset with U.S. as Biden takes office
Leaders from around the world congratulated newly sworn-in U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, expressing cautious optimism over future relations after four years of tumult under Donald Trump. German Chancellor Angela Merkel praised the swearing-in ceremony of the new president and vice president as “a true celebration of American democracy.”Read More
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Itsekiri group warns against ceding Warri North LG chairmanship to Egbema Ijaw
By Gab Ejuwa The United Kingdom-based Itsekiri Congress UK, ICUK, has warned against any pact that would lead to the permanent ceding of chairmanship of Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State to Egbema Ijaw. In a statement by Dede Ukuti, President and Mr Sheyi Mackson Ejejigbe, Public Relations Officer, the group condemned theRead More
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NIN-SIM linkage: Don’t block anybody from networks till Feb 9 — Buhari
*Subscribers demand further extension By Prince Osuagwu, Hi-Tech Editor President Muhammadu Buhari ordered yesterday that no subscriber should be blocked from telecom operators’ networks till February 9, 2021. Subscribers, who pleaded for further extension, would have had their lines blocked January 19, being the initial deadline for them to link their SIMs to their NationalRead More
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It’s misplaced priority to spend N400bn on COVID-19 — Bafarawa
Former governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa, said yesterday that the N400 billion being demanded by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 for approval by the National Assembly to purchase vaccines to tackle the virus was too humongous, describing it as a misplaced priority. He said such huge amount of money should rather beRead More
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FG offers former N-Power beneficiaries exit strategies
Beneficiaries of the N-Power initiative who have concluded the two-year job programme will now be able to access permanent job opportunities or business prospects in line with the N-power exit strategy now activated by the Muhammadu Buhari administration. Under the plan, 200,000 beneficiaries will be engaged as financial services operators under a Shared Agent NetworkRead More
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FG, States, LGs share N619.3bn for December 2020
The Federal Government, States and Local Government Councils (LGCs) have shared N619.343 billion as federation allocation for December, 2020. Mr Hassan Dodo, Director of Information, Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning announced this on Wednesday in Abuja. Dodo said the allocation was released after a virtual conference of the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC).Read More
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