05 Dec ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS : Saturday
🌍The COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging developed countries, especially the US.
* On Thursday, the US had its highest day of new cases and deaths, with 217,664 and 2,879, respectively. Unfortunately there is no effective central coordination of the fight against the pandemic.
* US leads the world in the number of cases and deaths – 14.85m and 285, 656 respectively.
*It is followed by India, Brazil, Russia and France, in that order.
*Globally, there are over 66m confirmed cases; 45.9m recoveries: and over 1.5m deaths.
* Nigeria on Friday recorded 324 new cases and 176 recoveries. So far, there are 68,627 confirmed cases; 64,467 recoveries and 1,179 deaths.
🌍President Buhari opens 2020 Lagos Trade Fair; assures that Nigeria would complete all the ratification processes before the deadline of December 31 to enable the country participate fully in the African Continental Free Trade Area for a billed to commence on January 1, 2021.
🌍VP Osinbajo has said that the controversy between the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) on the implementation of Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects has finally been resolved.
🌍Oil Monitor: Brent crude oil futures rose more than 1% on Friday to some cents below $50 a barrel, as expectations of a U.S. economic stimulus package and the possibility of a vaccine for coronavirus overrode rising supply and increased COVID-19 deaths.
🌍Yellow fever outbreak in Nigeria has killed 172 people so far, the World Health Organization said Friday.
🌍Nigeria Police has applied to withdraw the suit it filed to stop various panels that were set-up to probe allegations of rights abuses and other acts of impunity by personnel disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad
🌍A ride on the Lagos-Ibadan Train to cost between N3,000 and N6,000 from January 2021.
🌍Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA) says it will introduce a new system for free zone registration from January 1, 2021.
🌍Arik Air has sacked 300 of its workers, attributing the decision to the COVID-19 pandemic, which it says has limited its ability to complete maintenance needed to return its planes to operations, reduced revenue amid rising costs. Aviation Unions kick.
🌍Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), has resolved to meet President Buhari on the need to address security challenges across the country.
🌍Domkat Bali, former minister of defence, has died at the age of 80; Buhari mourns.
🌍 Appeal Court upholds death sentence on Maryam Sanda for killing her husband, Mohammed Bello
🌍 Court orders Maina to remain in Kuje prison till end of trial.
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