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Nigeria faces bleak future as December crude oil output tumbles to a record low of 1.17m barrels a day

NIGERIA'S ongoing economic woes got considerably worse last month as December crude oil production tumbled to low of 1.17m barrels a day as output was curtailed in line with Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) agreements.

 

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Former president Jonathan named Africa Peace and Security Leader of the Year 2020

FORMER president Dr Goodluck Jonathan, has been named as the African Leadership Magazine's Africa Peace and Security Leader of the Year 2020 in recognition of his sterling work across the continent.

 

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Joshua set to pocket $100m from his unification fight with Tyson Fury later this year

WORLD heavyweight boxing champion Anthony Joshua is poised to earn $100m from his next fight against Briton Tyson Fury when the two lock horns in what has been described as the biggest fight in British boxing history.

 

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As Nigeria contemplates implementing Prof Osinbajo’s public works programme here are kilometres of tarred road figures targets we should aspire to meet. Nigeria is seriously lagging behind other developing nations

Ayo Akinfe

(1) India - 5.9m km

(2) Brazil - 1.75m km

(3) South Africa - 750,000 km

(4) Thailand - 702,210 km

(5) Indonesia - 542,310 km

(6) Turkey - 445,000 km

(7) Mexico - 393,473 km

(8) Iran - 291,014 km

(9) Pakistan - 263,942 km

(10) Nigeria - 193,200 km

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Popular gynaecologist warns that women shaving their pubic hair can lead to infections

POPULAR American-Canadian gynaecologist Dr Jen Gunter has urged women not to remove their pubic hair because it can cause microscopic trauma and leave them vulnerable which can lead to infections.

 

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Abuja high court restrains Nigeria Police Force from harassing high profile #EndSARS protesters

CIVIL rights activists who participated in last year's #EndSARS movement in Nigeria have win a significant high court battle after an Abuja federal high court told the government to halt proceedings and stay action in a criminal complaints against them.

 

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Muslim Rights Concern accuses Amotekun of stereotyping and intimidating northerners

CONTROVERSIAL Nigeria  Islamic body Muslim Rights Concern (Muric) has accused regional security outfit  Amotekun of intimidating other ethnic groups living and doing businesses in the southwest geo-political zone.

 

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Trump blames Giuliani for his impeachment and refuses to pay him his agreed legal fees

PRESIDENT Donald Trump has resorted to blaming his lawyer Rudi Giuliani for his impeachment by the US House of Representatives yesterday saying that the former mayor of New York did not defend him rigorously enough.

 

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Ebere to feature against Arsenal tonight despite being disciplined for breaching protocols

NIGERIAN-born midfielder Ebere Eze is poised to feature for Crystal Palace tonight when his club faces Arsenal in an English Premier League match despite facing disciplinary action for ignoring Covid-19 protocols over the weekend when he attended an FA Cup game.

 

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Nigeria needs to hold an emergency Covid-19 economic summit to address these 10 embarrassing realities

Ayo Akinfe

(1) We have a 2021 budget of $33bn but are planning to borrow at least $14bn to fund it

(2) We are poised to spend $7.8bn importing used cars and motorcycles in 2021

(3) We have no plans whatsoever to join the rest of the human race in looking for a remedy to this virus. Has it occurred to us that if Nigeria developed a vaccine it would earn us at least five times more than crude oil does

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