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Major Nigeria Newspaper Headlines For Today, Thursday, December 24th, 2020

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Dec 24, 2020.

Damilare Abass

Welcome to EKOHOTBLOG summary of top Major Nigeria Newspaper headlines for today, Thursday, December 24th, 2020

1. COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,133 New Infections, Total Hits 80,922

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has announced 1,133 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, bringing the total figure of infected persons to 80,922.

2. COVID-19: Nigerians Won’t Pay For Vaccine – FG

The federal government on Wednesday disclosed that Nigerians would not have to pay for COVID-19 vaccine as it would be administered for free when vaccination eventually commences.

3. UNICEF Charts Path To Safe School In Nigeria

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has listed ways of checkmating incessant attacks on school children in Nigeria.

4. ASUU: FG Will Review Developments In February – Ngige

Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has disclosed that the Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will meet again in February to review developments regarding the just called-off nine-month industrial action.

5. There Are Ongoing Efforts To Tarnish Buhari’s Image – Presidency

The presidency has asserted that some adversaries of President Muhammadu Buhari have launched a campaign of calumny aimed at smearing his reputation.

6. NiMet Predicts 3 Days Sunshine, Haziness From Dec. 24

The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny and hazy weather conditions from Thursday to Saturday across the country.

7. Police Raise Alarm Over Plots To Attack Churches, Mosques In Lagos

The Nigeria police force says it has at its disposal an intelligence that some criminals are strategising on how to unleash terror on religious houses and worshippers centers in the state during the yuletide season.

8. NAF To Receive Fighter Aircraft In 2021

The Chief of Air Staff Air, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar, says the Nigeria Air Force will receive a new A-29 Super Tucano fighter aircraft in 2021 to strengthen defence.

9. Marine Team, Saves 3-Weeks-Old Baby From Trafficker

Officials of the Marine Patrol team of the Nigeria Immigration Service rescued a three-weeks old baby suspected to have been stolen by child Trafficker.

10. Army Troops Foil Abduction, Rescue Victims In Ondo

Army Troops of 32 Artillery Brigade have foiled an abduction of three persons along Ibilo-Isua road in Igarra village, Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State.

11. NSCDC Plans Massive Security During Yuletide

Mr Abdullahi Gana, the Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), has directed officers and men of the corps to ensure effective security across the country.

12. IGP Visits Katsina, Assures Abductions Will Never Occur Again

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu, has vowed that the Katsina school abduction will be the last of such incident in the state, Eko Hot Blog has learnt.

13. NYSC Members Get Business Grants

Three National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) Batch B, Stream 1(B) members in Lagos have received grants totaling N1 million from Unity Bank for excelling in the bank’s ‘Corpreneurship Challenge’.

14. COVID -19: Ogun Gov Urges Moderation During Yuletide

Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun has called for restraints during the forthcoming Christmas and New Year celebrations in the state.

15. Gov. Lalong Orders Strict Compliance To Covid-19 Prevention Protocols

Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong has declared his intentions of ensuring total compliance to all preventive protocols against the second wave of Covid-19.

16. Politicians Responsible For Nigeria Security Challenges – Yahaya Bello

Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi, says politician resort to use thugs and hoodlums to gain undue advantage during election is one of the reason Nigeria is wallowing in perennial insecurity.

17. Own Up To FG’s Failure, Wike Urges APC Governors

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has called on All Progressives Congress (APC) governors to own up to the reality of the Federal Government’s failure.

18. Zamfara Govt Budgets 700m For Legislative Activities In 2021

The Zamfara Government has budgeted N700 million for legislative activities in 2021.

19. 2023: Tinubu Must End His Presidential Ambition – Owie

Former Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Sir Roland Owie has urged former Lagos State Governor and national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to forget his 2023 presidential ambition.

20. Group Joins Clamour For Igbo Presidency, Flays ESN

Conference of Igbo Professionals Worldwide (COIPOW) has joined in the clamour for Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023, saying it is time for it.

21. PDP Chairman Commissions Projects In Sokoto

Mr Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Wednesday commissioned developmental projects executed by the administration of Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state.

22. Buhari Greets Judith Amaechi At 50

President Muhammadu Buhari has rejoiced with the wife of the Minister of Transportation, Dame Judith Amaechi, as she turns 50 on Thursday.

23. Motorcyclist Dies In Anambra Accident

A road traffic accident involving a Toyota Hilux pick-up has led to the death of a motorcyclist on Eziama-Uli Road, in Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra.

24. Ohanaeze In Abeokuta North Gets Monarch

Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Abeokuta North Local Government Area has installed Vincent Ajah as the new Ezeudo Ndigbo.

25. Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, Charles Kushner Granted Clemency

Manafort was convicted in 2018 in an investigation into alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 US election.

26. Canada Upholds UK Flights Ban Till Jan. 6

Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, on Wednesday, said his country will extend the suspension of commercial and passenger flights from the UK until January 6 in light of a new fast-spreading coronavirus strain sweeping Britain

27. Another New Strain Of COVID-19 Found In The UK Linked To South Africa

The United Kingdom has detected two cases of another new variant of COVID-19, health secretary Matt Hancock announced.

28. Hidden Features Of Facebook

Think you’re a Facebook expert? There is so much you can do on the social networking site that you probably don’t know it all.

29. Interactive Technology: Teachers and Students

We exist in a world in which our lives are influenced by technology every day, so it makes sense that we teach our young people how to use technology safely and effectively.

30. 5 Bizzare New Tech Devices

The improvement of technology has made it possible to uncover a large range of devices encompassing those that have inspired, amazed, and amused.

31. Resilience [Forging Ahead] Part XXXIV – By Bashorun J.K. Randle

It was with considerable glee that John Cleese and Sacha Baron Cohen announced the scoop of the century by Resilience Television.

32. Opinion: America’s First ‘Second Gentleman’

America has always had male Vice-Presidents with their wives having official roles but the dynamics has changed. Come January 20 2021, America would be having, for the first time, a female Vice-President with a first ‘second gentleman’ in the office of the husband of the Vice-President.