18 Jul ALL THE RELEVANT NEWS: Sunday
🌍The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, led by the secretary to the government of the federation, Boss Mustapha, has put six states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) on a red alert in response to the outbreak of the Delta variant in the country and the rising number of new cases and hospitalisations. The affected states, are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau and the nation’s capital, FCT.
* Saturday Caseload: Nigeria on Saturday recorded 123 new cases in 8 states, 6 recoveries and zero deaths. So there are now 169329 confirmed cases, 164672 recoveries and 2126 deaths.
🌍OPEC+ ministers plan to hold their next meeting on Sunday to decide on output policy, according to Reuters on Saturday. The development comes after Saudi Arabia and the UAE reached a compromise last week in a dispute over OPEC+ policy, in a move that should unlock a deal to supply more crude to a tight oil market and cool soaring prices.
🌍President Buhari, yesterday, said he was convinced that with the cooperation of all Nigerians, the challenges the country faced would be surmounted soon.
🌍VP Osinbajo says world leaders are expected to remain calm in the midst of adversity to inspire their followers to do same.
🌍President Buhari approves N79bn for road project in Ogun State
🌍Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Friday inaugurated a 1 kilometre flyover at Ikot Oku Ikono, Uyo constructed by the administration of Governor Emmanuel.
🌍China is building 1,980km oil pipeline from Niger to Benin Republic.
🌍INEC counters NASS, says it has capacity for electronic transmission of results in remote areas.
🌍Minister Lai Mohammed says the FG would take possession of the about-to-be-repatriated looted artefacts from the Benin Kingdom.
🌍Mecca opens to 60,000 vaccinated Pilgrims For Hajj.
🌍Bandits abduct 45 in Zamfara after expiry of ultimatum.
🌍Oyo State says Customs officers, not gunmen, raided Igangan, others.
🌍Southern Kaduna youths vow to defend their communities against attacks
🌍Death toll rises to 170 in Germany and Belgium floods.
🌍The widow of Haiti’s assassinated president has returned to the Caribbean nation after being treated in Florida fo r wounds suffered in the attack.
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