ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS : Friday

21 Nov ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS : Friday

🌍Oil prices firmed on Friday, and posted their third consecutive weekly rise, buoyed by successful COVID-19 vaccine trials. But renewed lockdowns in several countries to limit the spread of the virus capped gains. Brent Crude Futures were up 59 cents, or 1.3%, at $44.79 per barrel

🌍Twitter said Friday it will hand control of the @POTUS account to the new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. It is the official account of the President of the United States

🌍President Bihari on Friday received a report of the presidential panel investigating the suspended Acting Chairman of EFCC, Ibrahim Magu; the panel recommended the next chairman should come from other law enforcement or security agencies and core staff of the EFCC. Magu is obviously out.

🌍COVID-19 Update: Nigeria recorded 143 new cases; 209 recoveries and zero deaths on Friday. So far, there are 65,982 confirmed cases, 61782 recoveries and 1165 deaths.
* Pfizer and its partner BioNTech, on Friday, filed for emergency authorisation in the US of their Covid-19 vaccine. It will be the job of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to decide if the vaccine is safe to roll out.
* The virus is spreading quickly in the US, where 2,000 new cases were reported on Friday.
* About a million people have been given an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by Sinopharm as part of an emergency-use program authorized by Beijing, the Chinese pharmaceutical giant’s chairman said.

🌍VP Osinbajo has stated that the Buhari administration is again offering more this year through the 2020 Finance Bill to make the business environment in Nigeria more competitive and friendly

🌍In new peace moves, FG exempts ASUU from IPPIS, raises allowances, revitalization fund to N65bn. End of strike looks more likely.

🌍Senate President Lawan assured on Friday that NASS is working to deliver the 2021 Appropriation Bill by December, 2020 and pass the PIB and amended constitution in 2021. (6) Minister Adebayo has urged foreign direct investment in the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in the country.

🌍GMD Kyari says gas supply to power generating companies has significantly improved and the major challenge now is that of transmission.

🌍Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association says the Federal Government has no prerogative to manage unclaimed dividends as they are properties of investors, individuals and corporate organisations.

🌍Buhari on Friday met behind closed doors with leaders of APC from the South-west region of the country. They did not speak with the press.

🌍The Police said on Friday that the nine officers abducted between Kankara town and Sheme in Katsina State on November 8, have been successfully rescued.

🌍Seven people, including Amaka Ndoma-Egba, wife of former Senate Leader, Senator Ndoma Egba, died on Thursday in a multiple road accident along Ore-Okitipupa Road in Ondo State.