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COVID-19

+ COVID caseload today: 41,804

� Facebook, Twitter, YouTube removes video of doctor claiming hydroxychloroquine cures Covid-19. /3jQR4eA

✈️ PTF says inbound passengers will now undergo Covid-19 testing. /3hJudzG

⚠️ 33 states fail to pay coronavirus hazard allowance as 854 doctors, nurses test positive. /2X4mBQv

� Moderna vaccine protects against Covid-19 in monkey study. reut.rs/3jOuaUV
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NIGERIA

� FG declares July 30 and 31 as public holidays to mark Eid-el-Kabir celebration. /30Vpc05

� New report reveals former governors, traditional rulers, top government officials, army officers and EFCC officials received NDDC contracts. /306RNjJ

� Special AfDB committee clears Adesina of corruption allegations. /2CNzmbf

⚖️ Ex-Pension Reform chairman Maina accused of misappropriating N2bn of pension funds has been released from prison custody. /312P1eW

� FG says it has spent N15.8 billion on hazard allowances in teaching hospitals and medical centres across the country. /3jODQyW
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WORLD

� 'Spectacular': Trump praises doctor who dismissed face masks after viral video. /33689v0

� Twitter temporarily bars Donald Trump Jr. from tweeting over coronavirus misinformation. /308z6wn

�� Hong Kong hospitals face 'collapse' as coronavirus outbreak grows. https://bbc.in/2X53Fkx

��‍� Joe Biden says he'll name a running mate next week. /30TLJdP
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BUSINESS & TECH

� NNPC signs $1.5 billion prepayment deal with oil traders Vitol Group and Matrix Energy. /33h8Sd5

� Nigerian banks face biggest revenue drop since 2016. /3hGdop6

� Facebook’s subsea cable to Africa to be completed early 2024. /2P2VFfg

�� After India and US, Japan looks to ban TikTok and other Chinese apps. tcrn.ch/3gctaYD
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FOOTBALL

⚽️ Manchester City 'strongly condemned' for blocking UEFA. /2DcOdvy

⚽️ Ben Chilwell 'to tell Leicester he wants to leave and join Chelsea'. dailym.ai/2P6UuLT

⚽️ Manchester United might have their first key signing for the 2020/21 season already. /39DlSuz

⚽️ Chelsea midfielder Willian who is out of contract this summer has two "concrete offers" from Premier League clubs, says his agent. /39CvJRt
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IN OTHER NEWS ...

� Govt. agency warns of massive floods in several parts of the country between September and October. /333q19O

� Many feared dead as gas explodes in Isolo, Lagos. /3gcoh1J

� Unpaid Pension: Four retirees slump during protest in Imo. /39E0WDu
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