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The brief: Amosun Vs Dangote; Virus surge; N100bn exports

Amid increasing cases and deaths from COVID-19 pandemic, experts have advised Nigerians to continue to get vaccinated against the virus.

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun says the state lost $16billion Dangote Refinery to Lagos State due to a break in discussion between the immediate past administration and Dangote Group.

Despite not being a manufacturing hub for production or assemblage of vehicles or aircraft, reports by Daily Trust have shown that Nigeria has raked in N100.65bn from the export of airplanes/helicopters to Ghana, analysis of Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics.

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COVID-19: Experts Harp On Vaccination As Cases Surge

Experts have advised Nigerians to continue to get vaccinated against COVID-19 amid increasing cases and deaths from the virus in the last few weeks.

The advice comes following complaints from members of the public that people are getting infected and dying from COVID-19 complications despite getting vaccinated.

UBTH Loses N100m Yearly To Patients’ Inability To Pay Bills

The Chief Medical Director (CMD), University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Prof. Darlington Obaseki, has said the hospital loses an average of N100 million revenue yearly to patients who accessed its facility but were unable to settle their medical bills.

He said in 2020 alone, about 400 patients who accessed treatment at the hospital were unable to pay their bills.

Why Ogun Lost $16bn Dangote Refinery To Lagos – Abiodun

Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun says the state lost $16billion Dangote Refinery to Lagos State due to a break in discussion between the immediate past administration and Dangote Group.

He also said that his administration is working towards ensuring that the state takes advantage of its oil-rich deposit and becomes an oil-producing state.

PODCAST: Why Do Some Nigerians Find It Hard To Trust Fellow Citizens?

Contrary to videos that circulated on social media, where Nigerians were accused of looting recovered items from the Next cash and carry fire outbreak in Abuja, it turns out it was just patriotic Nigerians helping to save some items from getting razed by fire.

Why were Nigerians quick to believe the first negative news about their fellow Nigerians? Click this link to listen to the podcast.

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How Nigeria Exported Over N100bn Worth Airplanes To Ghana In 2021

Despite not being a manufacturing hub for production or assemblage of vehicles or aircraft, Nigeria has raked in N100.65bn from the export of airplanes/helicopters to Ghana, analysis of Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics reports by Daily Trust has shown.

The report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), stated that Nigeria has in the three quarters of 2021 exported helicopters to Ghana with the commodity increasing the amount of money made in the manufacturing sector.

NNPC Remits N522bn To Federation Accounts In 10 Months

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited remitted N522.203 billion oil proceeds to the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) in 10 months, reports have shown.

The remittances were from January to November but excluding April when it had no remittance to the federation account.

Sack Of Service Chiefs, Launch Of E-Naira, Aso Rock’s Ups And Downs In 2021

A lot of landmark activities have taken place in the seat of power popularly known as Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, this year.

These activities, which were mostly the outcome of policy decisions, received either knocks or accolades from Nigerians.

AFCON: I Don’t Sleep Because Of Nigerians’ Expectations — Eguavoen

Super Eagles interim coach, Augustine Eguavoen, has admitted that he does not sleep well as he is seeking how to make Nigerians happy when the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) kicks off next year in Cameroon.

Speaking on the NFF TV, Eguavoen said there are people who want him to succeed and others who don’t have faith in his ability to lead the Super Eagles to victory at the AFCON.

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