Rorshok Nigeria Update

The Academic Staff Union will go on strike, The British High Commission in Nigeria will hold a special contest for young women, the Supreme court declared Executive Order 10 unconstitutional, the EU will invest 820 million euros in the country, Flutterwave has become the biggest startup in Africa, NNPC started the distribution of one billion liters of petrol to gas stations, the national men’s football team has a new asset for the World Cup Qualifying Match against Ghana, and much more! 

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There was a fuel scarcity because of an unsafe quantity of methanol in petrol, The National Drug and Law Enforcement Agency asked tertiary institutions to fight against drug abuse, the Senate passed a bill to create six law campuses, Senate Deputy Minority leader Emmanuel Bwacha left the People’s Democratic Party to join the APC, Slovenia, Finland and Greece donated 2 million doses of the Janssen vaccine to Nigeria, Sweden opened an honorary consulate in Lagos, the government established The Nigeria Data Protection Bureau, Emirates Airline resumed operations in Nigeria, and much more!

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To read The Financial Times’s article, follow the link: 

https://www.ft.com/content/c4025da8-7951-4ed1-bccd-5d546f86786c

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The governor of Sokoto State wants to run for president, the terminal at the local wing of the Lagos airport will be expanded, users accused Binance of blocking accounts without any explanation, President Buhari launched a 62 billion Naira fund to fight against HIV, Airtel announced a partnership with Spotify, the United Arab Emirates removed Nigeria from its travel red list, the US consulate has started no-interview visa renewals in the country, the government will provide free meals for out-of-school children, and much more! 

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Nigeria. The federal government said it is backtracking on the planned suspension of fuel subsidy payments, the Vice President launched NG-CARES, Forbes magazine revealed who are the richest people in Africa, Uber launched UberMoto in Ibadan, NAFDAC told drug importers to stop the distribution of Lefin Pediatric Suspension, the Kano state government revoked the certificate of operations of all private schools in the state, and much more!  

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To know more about the NG-CARES program, follow the link: 

https://projects.worldbank.org/en/projects-operations/project-detail/P174114#

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Nigeria. The US donated about 3 million Pfizer vaccines, the NPHCDA issued a coronavirus vaccination waiver for citizens aged 16 and 17 years old, the omicron has overtaken delta as the dominant coronavirus variant in the country, authorities laid wreaths to honor members of the military, Chivas Regal partnered with Garmspot, Orda got a million dollar investment, Nigerian Idol announced new judges, the Marina bridge will be repaired, and much more! 

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Nigeria. The Government lifted the ban on Twitter, the race for the 2023 presidency got heated, the United Nations Convention for Climate Change released Nigeria’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document, Qatar Airlines doubled its flight network in the country, the World Bank projected the country's economy will grow almost 3% in 2022, Greece donated One million doses of the Janssen vaccine, Tiktok and the CAF announced a one year partnership, and much more! 

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To know more about Nigeria’s 2050 Long-Term Low Emission Vision document, follow the link:  https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/Nigeria_LTS1.pdf

To know more about the iHatch program, follow the link below: 

https://ncair.nitda.gov.ng/?page_id=3613

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Nigeria. President Buhari

appointed Dr Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser, Uber announced a new 3 percent

booking fee on all trips, the Maritime Administration and Safety Agency launched a digital

management system to handle the documentation required by ships at the port, the Lagos State

Government announced that Moderna and Pfizer vaccines are now available at vaccination

centers, Israel moved Nigeria from its travel red list to its orange list, Victor Osimhen tested

positive for covid-19 and will miss the AFCON, and much more!

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Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Nigeria. Over four thousand confirmed covid cases in a day, community transmission of the Omicron variant, the United Arab Emirates banned the entry of travellers from Nigeria, the Senate sent the 2022 budget bill to President Buhari, The National Railway Commission announced that all train rides will be free until the 4th of January, Nigeria selected Victor Osimhen as part of the football team for the African Cup of Nations, Ed Sheeran released a new version of a song called “Peru” by Nigerian singer Fireboy DML, and much more! 

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