23 Jan ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS :Saturday
🌍 The World Health Organization (WHO) and makers of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine announced Friday that they are ready to provide up to 40 million initial doses to poorer countries through the COVAX facility.
🌍 VP Osinbajo has praised the efforts of operators and managers of the nation’s healthcare sector, as well as the progress made since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country.
🌍 Oil prices settled lower on Friday over a build in U.S. crude inventories and worries that new pandemic restrictions in China would curb fuel demand in the world’s biggest oil importer. Brent crude futures fell 69 cents to settle at $55.41 a barrel, for a 0.4% change on the week.
* S&P Global Platts has reported that Nigeria is set to resume crude export from the Qua Iboe terminal in Akwa Ibom State, six weeks after a fire at the terminal disrupted production and loadings.
🌍 COVID-19 Update: Nigeria reported 1483 new cases and 5 deaths on Friday. So, there are now 118138 confirmed cases, 94,150 recoveries and 1490 deaths. However the NCDC said the report does not include data from Lagos State, but no reason was given.
* Prime Minister Boris Johnson says early evidence suggests the UK variant of coronavirus may be more deadly,
🌍 Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed says FG’s planned sale of public assets will benefit Nigerians and help to boost the economy. (5)FG’s January bonds oversubscribed by N88.28bn.
🌍 CBN vows sanctions against IMTOs still paying remittances in naira; to phase out old cheques March 31
🌍 The non-teaching staff of federal universities have announced a planned nationwide strike on February 5, over the non-implementation of the agreement entered with FG.
🌍 Nasarawa Governor Visits Buhari, Raises Alarm Over Boko Haram.
🌍 Supreme Court rejects request by Abachas to unfreeze accounts in UK, Switzerland, others.
🌍 Obono-Obla, two others charged with diverting N19.9m, forgery.
🌍 The Lagos division of the court of appeal has suspended an interim order that restricted its access to the corporate offices of Seplat Petroleum.
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