Good morning and welcome to a brand new day. Here are the latest top Nigeria news headlines for today, Friday, January 29, 2021, brought to you by BizWatch Nigeria.
Nigerian News
Airtel Unveils Offices For NIN SIM Registration, Linkage
Airtel Nigeria said its retail outlets in Lagos and Abuja are ready to enroll Nigerians for the National Identity Number (NIN) registration exercise and SIM records update.
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Why Nigeria Is Redeeming Its $500m Eurobond
It was announced that Nigeria will redeem 6.75 percent $500 million Eurobond on Thursday, January 28, 2021, as it has matured. This announcement was…
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Job Vacancy: Top 7 Jobs To Apply For Today
BizWatch Nigeria compiled a list of job openings, click here to view them.
Nigeria Drops On Transparency International Corruption Index
Nigeria’s scorecard on the Transparency International corruption perception index has plummeted to its worst level since 2015.
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Repatriation: 384 Nigerians Stranded In Saudi Arabia Arrive At Abuja
384 Nigerians stranded in Saudi Arabia arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The returnees who were…
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EndSARS: Amnesty International Demands Suspension of Officials Indicted in Lekki Shooting
Amnesty International (AI) demanded the suspension of officials indicted in the shooting of #EndSARS protesters at Lekki, Lagos State.
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Abacha Loot: Swiss Lawyer Reveals He Assisted Nigeria In The Recovery Of over $2.4bn
Legal counsel to the Federal Government of Nigeria in the recovery of looted funds by late dictator, General Sani Abacha, Enrico Monfrini stated that his service has helped Nigeria recover over $2.4 billion.
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Airtel Gets Approval To Renew Spectrum Licenses, Pay ₦71.61 billion
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal Airtel Nigeria’s spectrum licenses in the 900 megahertz (MHz) and 1800MHz bands.
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WHO Rolls Out Plan To End Suffering From Neglected Tropical Diseases
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has outlined its strategy to tackle neglected tropical diseases that affect more than a billion people globally.
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Nigeria Adds To Its COVID-19 Vaccine Reserve
An additional 41 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been acquired by the Nigerian government, as stated by health minister Osagie Ehanire.
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Trouble With Nigeria’s Poor Ranking On Corruption Perception Index
Transparency International (TI) released a report that put Nigeria at number 149 out of 180 countries ranked on its Corruption Perception Index, and this has not settled well with the Nigerian Government.
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CBN To Invest N50bn In Restructuring Nigeria Commodity Exchange
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, is planning to invest N50m in the restructuring of the Nigeria Commodity Exchange (NCX) through the Infraco structure.
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Pantami Assures Nigerians Of Data Security
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, has assured Nigerians and the international community that citizens’ and the country’s data is 99 percent secure.
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NNPC Earns N1.9 Trillion From Sales Of Petrol In One Year
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) earned N1.9 trillion from sales of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the country between October 2019 to October 2020.
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