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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala takes over the World Trade Organization on Monday amid hopes that she will spur the beleaguered body into addressing its towering challenges, including the pandemic-fuelled global economic crisis.

Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/okonjo-iweala-assumes-wto-dg-role-today/

Nigerian disc jockey Florence Otedola popularly known as DJ Cuppy has caused a stir on social media following the photos she posted.
The Billionaire’s daughter shared photos of herself and colleague Fireboy with her fans and followers which has left tongues wagging.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/reactions-dj-cuppy-shares-loved-photos-fireboy/

The Senate on Tuesday warned Amnesty International and the International Criminal Court against interfering in the affairs of the Nigerian military on the issue of human rights abuses and violations.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/military-probe-senate-warns-icc-amnesty-international-interfering-nigeria/

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered telecommunications companies across the nation to halt the sales and reactivation of new SIM cards.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/breaking-ncc-directs-telecoms-to-suspend-sales-reactivation-of-new-sim-cards/

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday, address address a joint session of the National Assembly on efforts made to tackle the wave of insecurity across the nation.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/buhari-address-nass-insecurity-thursday/

The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) from N168 to N162.44 per litre. The new price will take effect from Monday, December 14 according to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/breaking-fg-announces-reduction-fuel-pump-price/

The Lagos State Police Command has threatened to take action against anyone or group of people who intend to gather unlawfully in the state or instigate violence.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/endsars-unlawful-gatherings-will-suppressed-police/

It’s no news that music star Duncan Mighty is currently having some challenges in his marriage. Despite that, he is not ready to discuss his marital challenges with just anyone.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/duncan-mighty-rejects-interview-request-daddy-freeze-heres/

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has distanced himself from the suit challenging the Judicial panels of enquiry set up to investigate allegations of police brutality and offences of officers of the defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad across states.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/igp-distances-self-judicial-panel-suit-set-probe-action/

Ahead of the Lagos State bye-election scheduled for Saturday 5th December, 2020, the state’s Police Command has declared restriction of movement in five local government and council development areas between 6am and 6pm.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/lagos-bye-elections-police-restrict-movement-in-epe-kosofe-4-other-lgs-lcdas/

China pushed past the United States in the third quarter to become the European Union’s top trade partner, as the Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the US while Chinese activity rebounded.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/china-becomes-europes-top-trade-partner-overtakes-us/

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised the reappointed Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to rejig the electoral commission before the 2023 general election.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/reorganise-inec-2023-election-pdp-charges-yakubu/

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Wednesday confirmed that President Muhammadu Buhari will address issues of insecurity on the floor of the Green chamber.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/gbajabiamila-confirms-buhari-will-honour-reps-invite/

Real Madrid suffered a second defeat at the hands of Shakhtar Donetsk in this season’s Champions League, going down 2-0 to the Ukrainians in Kiev on Tuesday to leave their hopes of reaching the last 16 in the balance.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/shakhtar-stun-madrid-ukraine/

A leader of the Boko Haram sect, Abubakar Shekau, has claimed responsibility for the attack and killing of farmers in Kwashebe, Zabarmari, in Jere Local Government Area of Borno State.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/killed-borno-farmers-boko-haram/

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has reached an agreement with the Federal Government, and agreed to call off its eight-month long strike.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/ASUU-reach-agreement-fg-set-call-off-strike/

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has said it will probe the cause(s) of the multiple tripping that led to the collapse of the nation’s power grid on Sunday.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/tcn-probe-national-grid-collapse/

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Shell Petroleum Development Company, SPDC, requesting a revisit of a January 11, 2019 judgment ordering it to pay N17bn to some Ogoni communities in Rivers State.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/breaking-shell-losses-supreme-court-dismisses-n17bn-ogoni-judgment-review/

The Kingdom of Netherlands on Thursday officially presented a smuggled Ife Terracotta antiquity dated to be at least 600 years old to Nigeria.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/nigeria-receives-600-year-old-ife-terracotta-smuggled-netherlands/

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund), has explained that it was not disbursing funds to Colleges of Agriculture in the country because they were not part of its mandate.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/not-disbursing-funds-colleges-agriculture-tetfund/

Senator representing Adamawa North, Elisha Abbo, has refused to resign his seat since his defection to the All Progressives Congress.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/will-not-resign-senate-abbo/

Former military head of Nigeria, General Yakubu Gowon has insisted that the allegations levelled against him by the United Kingdom parliament are “mere rubbish fallacy”.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/uks-parliament-allegations-mere-rubbish-fallacy-gowon-blows-hot/

Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo has on Wednesday defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/just-in-sen-elisha-ishaku-abbo-defects-to-apc/

Fresh indications have emerges that South Korea has withdrawn its candidate from the World Trade Organisation, WTO, director-general race.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/okonjo-iweala-south-korea-withdraws-candidate-for-wto-dg-race/

President Muhammadu Buhari has performed the virtual commissioning of the 5,000 barrels per day (bpd) Waltersmith Modular Refinery, developed with 30 per cent equity investment by the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB).
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/buhari-commissions-waltersmith-5000bdp-modular-refinery-hails-ncdmb/

World Bank’s Country Director for Nigeria, Mr Shubham Chaudhuri, on Monday disclosed that Nigeria’s per capital income may fall to its lowest level in 40 years this year.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/nigeria-per-capital-income-hit-40-year-low-world-bank/

With Respect to an allegation against former Head of State, #GeneralGowon on having stolen half of the the #NigerianCentralBank during his time in office, the UK is working to address other Heads of State accused of human right abuses.
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In a bid to drive innovation in the petroleum sector, the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated its resolve to support the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/nitda-partners-nnpc-petroleum-sector-innovation/

After 14 days of grandstanding, United States President Donald Trump has finally accepted to allow a transition of power to his potential successor, Joe Biden.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/donald-trump-finally-allows-power-transition-joe-biden/

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has revealed that Nigeria was spending about $500 million yearly on importation of oil palm.
Read more: https://ibrandtv.com/nigeria-spends-500m-annually-palm-oil-imports/