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The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 201 new cases of coronavirus in the country. This brings the total number of COVID-19 infections recorded in the country so far to 58,848.
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A new report by the UN agency for trade and development (UNCTAD) estimates that Africa lost $836bn (£650bn) in illegal movement of money out of the continent in the 15 years to 2015.
The reports that compared with Africa’s total external debt of $770bn in 2018, this makes Africa a net creditor to the world.
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The federal government has launched a Digital Nigeria Portal and Mobile Application in furtherance of the Digital Nigeria Programme, which was kick-started by President Muhammadu Buhari, in March 19, 2020.
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy (FMCDE), Dr. Isa Pantami, performed the virtual launch of the mobile application on Monday in Abuja.


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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced replacing manual voting with automated voting system, as part of the efforts to migrate fully to electronic voting as soon as enabling legislation is put in place.
The National Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who disclosed this on Monday in Abuja, assured Nigerians that the commission has taken another decisive step towards the full automation of the electoral process.


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The National Assembly is currently meeting with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) over the Petroleum Industry Bill.
The meeting is to discuss the essence and focus of the PIB sent to the National Assembly.
Lawan said President Muhammadu Buhari’s letter containing the PIB will be read on the floor of both chambers when the National Assembly resumes plenary session tomorrow.


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The 36 states of the Federation on Monday took the Federal Government to the Supreme Court, challenging the presidential executive order signed in May by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The states are seeking an order of the Supreme Court to quash President Buhari’s executive order on the funding of courts, which he signed on May 20.


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Nigeria on Monday reported 136 fresh COVID-19 cases.
This is according to the latest update released by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC).
The new infections were reported in 12 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).


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The British government is planning to enforce a total social lockdown across a majority of northern Britain and potentially London, to combat a second wave of COVID-19, The Times reported late on Sunday.
The report said under the new lockdown measures being considered, all pubs, restaurants and bars would be ordered to shut for two weeks initially.


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Data from the health ministry on Monday showed India’s coronavirus case tally topped 6 million after it reported 82,170 new infections in the last 24 hours.
The ministry said Deaths from COVID-19 rose by 1,039 in the last 24 hours to 95,542, which is 1.6% of total cases.
Globally, India has the second-highest number of coronavirus cases, behind the United States where infections crossed 7 million last week.

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China’s capital Beijing on Sunday said it will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about public health emergencies, part of the country’s efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak.


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