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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Friday, March 26th, 2021

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Friday, March 26th, 2021

1. COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 97 Fresh Cases, 5 Deaths

The latest figures by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has shown that Nigeria has recorded a total of 162,275 COVID-19 cases.

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2. COVID-19 Palliatives: NSCDC Arrests Oyo Government Officials For Stealing

Oyo State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Thursday, said it arrested three officials of the Oyo state government for allegedly stealing 70 bags of maize from the state.

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3. Lawless Police Officers Must Account For Abuses Of Power, Says Gbajabiamila

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila says lawless officers must be made to feel the full weight of the law if faith in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) is to be totally restored.

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4. Cooperation Among Security Agencies Panacea To Insecurity – Aregbesola

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, says lack of cooperation and synergy among security agencies has gravely hampered efforts to rid the country of insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, and other forms of criminality.

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5. NASS Will Pass Petroleum Industry Bill By April – Sylva

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has disclosed that the National Assembly will pass the Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) which is currently before it by April 2021.

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6. NNPC To Generate $600m From Marginal Fields– Minister

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, says his ministry is expected to generate 600million dollars from its new Marginal Fields.

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7. FIRS To Adopt NIN Database For Tax Collection

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) is making arrangements to adopt the National Identification Number database to ramp up registration of taxpayers, data collection, and profiling in the country.

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8. 30 Students Hospitalised As Strange Illness Hits Sokoto

No fewer than 30 students of the Government Girls College, Sokoto, has been hospitalised following a strange illness that broke out in the state.

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9. 126 Nigerians Convicted In One Month For Drug-Related Offences – NDLEA

At least 126 Nigerians across 14 states were jailed for drug-related offences between January and February 2021, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disclosed.

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10. We’re Committed To Providing Adequate Security In Oyo – NAF

The Nigerian Air Force, (NAF), on Thursday, assured Oyo State government of its commitment to provision of adequate security across the state.

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11. Lagos Assembly Approves N4.4bn For Purchase Of 355 Vehicles

The Lagos State House of Assembly has approved a request by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to buy 355 vehicles for ministries, departments and agencies at a cost of N4.4 billion in the state’s 2021 budget.

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12. Photos Of Gov. Makinde At The Opening Ceremony Of New Radio Station, Agidigbo FM

Engr. Seyi Makinde, the Executive Governor of Oyo State on Thursday, March 26, 2021 was among the invited dignitaries to kick start operation/airing in Agidigbo FM owned by Ace Broadcaster, Mr. Oriyomi Hamzat.

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13. AAU Lecturers React As ASUU Begins Strike

Following the intended strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in the Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, Congress of University Academics (CONUA), has disassociated itself from the union

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14. Man Absconds With ₦2m WAEC Registration Fee In Edo

A yet to be identified private school teacher in Edo State has allegedly run off with N2 million meant for the enrolment of students for the forthcoming West African Examination Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE).

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15. Tinubu To Chair Arewa House Lecture In Kaduna

Chief Bola Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos State, is to chair the 11th edition of the Annual Arewa House lecture in Kaduna.

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16. Ortom To Inaugurate Reconstructed Tor Tiv Palace April 8

Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has said that the Tor Tiv palace in Gboko, reconstructed at the cost of N1.6 billion, will be inaugurated on April 8.

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17. Reactions As Hisbah Arrest University Students In Their Hostels For Living With Opposite Gender

The officials of the Kano State Hisbah Police have carried out an operation around the Bayero University in kano (BUK) to arrest some Students over alleged infidelity.

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18. ‘More Corrupt Returning Officers Will Be Jailed’, PDP Reacts To Sentencing Of University Don

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that it is confident that more electoral offenders will be prosecuted following the conviction and sentencing of a university lecturer, Peter Ogban.

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19. Gov Abiodun, Ex-Speaker Bankole Meet In Closed-Door

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, and Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, at around 4:12 pm on Thursday, held a closed-door meeting.

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20. PDP Releases Timetable For Yobe Congress

The National Working Committee (NWC) of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has released the timetable and schedule of activities for the ward, local government and state congresses in Yobe.

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21. 2023: Group Warns Against Denying Igbo Presidency

A group of Igbo youths, Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), has warned that the only way Nigeria will avoid disintegration in 2023 would be to allow Igbos to produce the next president of Nigeria.

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22. Ondo: Court Sentences Siblings, Friend To Death For Stealing Phones

The trial court which is located at the Olokuta Medium Correctional Facility premises in Akure, the state capital, also sentenced Ovie Nana, a friend to the two brothers, also bagged death sentence for similar offence.

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23. Opinion: Mo Abudu: Showcasing Africa to the World

I grew up watching ‘Nigerian films’ as we called it back then because there was no organized name as we have it today and as young as I was, I knew something was quite wrong with most of those films in terms of acting, casts, presentation, setting, representation, and storytelling.

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24. See 5 Things That Interest Celebrities

The perks that come with being a celebrity are thrilling. Not only will you be famous, but you also acquire wealth alongside—no wonder the rush for fame is crazy.

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25. World Cup Qualification Table After Yesterday’s Matches

The European World Cup qualifiers continue as over ten matches were played today. Yesterday’s matches saw the likes of ………

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