Latest News in Nigeria Today Wednesday 3rd February 2021
These are the Latest News in Nigeria Today on Wednesday 3rd February 2021 .
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Role of Insurance in the 2nd Wave COVID-19 and Recessions
By Adebisi Ikuomola Insurance has always been seen as a business that exists for continuous sustainability of other businesses. That said, the impact of COVID-19 which affected virtually every sector of the economy has defied economic projections and permutations. The world economic outlook was projected at 4.9 per cent in 2020, whilst global growth forecastRead More
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FG, labour receive technical committee report on PMS
The Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework has submitted its report to the Federal Government and the Organised Labour. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of a bipartite meeting with the Federal Government and organised Labour on Tuesday in Abuja. NgigeRead More
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COVID-19 vaccines: Nigeria to procure 80 million doses in 2021, says Fayemi
Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) and Ekiti Gov. Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Tuesday, revealed that about 80 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines would soon be available in the country, to immunize 40 percent of the population this year. This, he said, was part of measures being put in place to stem the tideRead More
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APC denies plan to field Jonathan in 2023
…We only visited him on his birthday – Gov By Ibrahim HassanWuyo The All Progressives Congress, APC, has denied widespread rumour that it was planning to field former President Goodluck Jonathan as its candidate in the 2023 Presidential election. There were reports last week that some Northern governors were working hard to ensure that theRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 1,634 new infections, toll now 133,552
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,634 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 133,552. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,302,410 people since theRead More
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We’ll make sure Edo regains its position as education hub in Nigeria, says Obaseki
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Tuesday in Abudu, Orhionmwon Local Government Area of the state, assured that the state would regain its position as the education hub in Nigeria. Obaseki gave the assurance shortly after inspecting the current construction work of the College of Education in Abudu, which he said would focus on theRead More
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COVID-19: NCDC confirms 1,634 new infections, toll now 133,552
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,634 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 133,552. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Tuesday. Recall that the country has so far tested 1,302,410 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 wasRead More
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Jeff Bezos to step down as Amazon CEO after 26 years
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said Tuesday he would stand aside later this year as chief executive of the company he built from a startup into one of the world’s most valuable firms. The world’s richest person based on his Amazon stake, Bezos said he will transition to the role of executive chair in the thirdRead More
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Ignore fake news on secret trial, execution of soldiers- Army
The Nigerian Army has called on members of the public to ignore a report by a coalition that it conducted secret trails and executed six soldiers of Igbo extraction. Recall that a group which identified itself as a coalition of rights activists and scholars, on Tuesday made the allegation in a press statement. READ ALSO16Read More
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Sony ups profit, sales forecasts after PlayStation 5 launch
Sony said Wednesday nine-month net profit surged 87 percent and revised full-year forecasts upwards following the November launch of its PlayStation 5 console, as fresh coronavirus lockdowns boost the gaming sector. The Japanese tech giant said net profit came to 1.1 trillion yen ($10 billion) for April-December, up from 569.5 billion yen in the sameRead More
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