The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards are being held Sunday night. Trevor Noah will host the ceremony from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. As with other award shows held during the pandemic, there will be no audience for the Grammys this year.

here is a list of all nigerians that have won the award sofar.

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https://nubng.com/list-of-nigerian-grammy-award-winners/

Burna Boy has been nominated in the Best Global Music Album category at Sunday’s awards for his 2020 album “Twice as Tall”,
@burnaboy has won his first ever #GRAMMYs

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https://nubng.com/burnaboy-won-his-first-ever-grammys-award/

The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards are being held Sunday night. Trevor Noah will host the ceremony from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. As with other award shows held during the pandemic, there will be no audience for the Grammys this year.

Bad Bunny, Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa and Megan Thee Stallion are all slated to perform at the event. Beyoncé leads the field with nine nominations. Dua Lipa, Roddy Rich and Swift each scored six nominations themselves.

Below is a full list of winners.
https://nubng.com/grammys-2021-complete-list-of-winners/

Wizkid one of Africas biggest artist and very influential act when it comes to music out of Africa.
Wizkid wins his first Grammy award after been featured on the Black Is King album by Beyonce, his win comes after been featured on one of the most-streamed song of the album "Brown Skin Girl" feat Blue Ivy, SAINt JHN.

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https://nubng.com/wizkid-wins-his-first-grammy-award-beating-future-and-harry-styles/

Nigerian pop star David adelake also know as Davido, He is one of the most influential artistes in Africa.

In a recent twitter the Fem coroner was spotted with drake in the studio.

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“Insecure” is set to end after its upcoming Season 5 on HBO, Variety has learned.

The critically-acclaimed comedy was renewed for a fifth season in May 2020 as Season 4 was just beginning.The fifth and final season is scheduled to begin production later this month and is set to debut later this year.

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https://nubng.com/insecure-to-end-with-season-5-on-hbo/

The federal government has suspended the enrolment of National identification number due to overcrowding.
The agency was forced to shut down some of its enrolment centres on Monday, December 21 after they were overcrowded by Nigerians who were desperate to have their data captured in exchange for their NIN.

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https://nubng.com/nin-registration-to-be-suspended-for/

The Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) have threatened to go on a three-day protest starting from Jan. 12.

The unions announced this development after in a collective grievences issued on Sunday in Abuja revealing that the planned strike was to protest the non-implementation of an agreement reached with the Federal Government.

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https://nubng.com/nasu-ssanu-threaten-university-resumption-embark-on-strike/

The Chairman of ASUU at the University of Jos,  Dr Lazarus Maigoro, said the association was concerned about the second wave of COVID-19.

He, therefore, urged the management of the university to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols on resumption.

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https://nubng.com/university-of-jos-senate-to-hold-meeting-today-on-reopening/

It’s unsafe to reopen varsities now, COVID-19 guidelines absent – ASUU

Branches of the Academic Staff Union of Universities on Sunday assessed COVID-19 protocols in the universities and said the institutions were not ready for safe reopening.

The chapters of the union, in separate interviews with The PUNCH, commented on the directive of the National Universities Commission that universities could resume on January 18, but must adhere to COVID-19 protocols in hostels and lecture halls.

ASUU said although its members were ready to start work, government had not put measures in place for safe reopening of the schools.

ASUU’s concern came amid coronavirus cases and deaths, which rose to 99,063 and 1,350 respectively on Saturday.

The union Chairman at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun State, Dr Adeola Egbedokun, in an interview with one of our correspondents, said classroom and hostel situations in universities did not in any way conform with COVID-19 protocols.

Egbedokun further said no preparations had been made so far for the safe re-opening of the universities and urged parents to insist on safety before re-opening.

No preparation for COVID-19 protocols, insist on safe reopening, OAU ASUU tells parents

He said, “COVID-19 is very real and this second wave is as real as described. We cannot afford to toy with our health and the health of our dear students in the name of resumption, which is politically motivated.

“There are no preparations for safe re-opening of the universities and I think parents must insist on safe re-opening. The current classroom and hostel configurations in our universities do not in any way conform with the PTF (Presidential Task Force) on COVID-19 protocols. There is no way universities can achieve that. I have said this elsewhere, that rather than for government to have addressed the obvious deficits in the public universities during the lockdown and strike, they were playing to the gallery.”

But the OAU spokesperson, Abiodun Olanrewaju, said the university management was ready for resumption and had put in place “a lot in relation to the COVID-19 protocols” in a bid to ensure safety.

Holding physical lectures now will be disastrous, says FUNAAB ASUU

ASUU at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta said the university was not ready to cope with COVID-19 challenges.

The Chairman of ASUU-FUNAAB, Dr Adebayo Oni, in an interview with one of our correspondents on Sunday, stated, “The lectures halls are overcrowded. As of today, in my own campus, I have not seen any facility for hand washing Who is to provide sanitisers? Do you expect lecturers to provide sanitisers for themselves?

“Fumigation of the environment from time to time should be done, How do you cope with students surge and the challenge of power supply ?”

Oni said the union had observed that conducting physical lectures with students would be more disastrous.

He described as alarming, figure of COVID-19. He said, “It is definitely a threat to the resumption of academic activities .

“The fact is that under this circumstance and looking at the threat of the figure, going physical with students would be more disastrous. Conducting physical session, physical lectures with students would be more disastrous.

“The truth of the matter is that we now propose a mixed model of online teaching and probably some level of physical teachings.

“Even the online teaching also comes with its own facilities which are not readily available.

“We don’t want to be pessimistic to say that it is not going to be workable. However , it is going to be at the risk of our lives and the lives of our students if the required facilities are not provided by the government.

“The truth is that the facilities to cope with the pandemic are not available in our institutions. It appears the government is not ready and our institutions are not helpful.”

COVID-19: Nothing on ground to show ATBU ready for resumption, say lecturers

Also, the Chairman of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University branch of ASUU, Dr Musa Babayo, in a text message sent to our one of our correspondents, said that the government and institutions did not show any sign of seriousness in handling COVID-19 issues when the union was on strike.

He said that ASUU in the ATBU had yet to see any tangible improvement in students’ hostel accommodation, classrooms and other things needed for COVID-19 protocols.

Babayo who said that if the Federal Government had released funds to universities, proper arrangements for the protocols would have been made by the institutions.

He said, “The coast is now very clear since has ASUU suspended its strike and it has gone further to show how government and institutions are not serious in the handling universities, particularly the issues of COVID-19.

“When you talk about ATBU and resumption whether ASUU is satisfied, I can tell you that we have yet to see any tangible improvement, whether in hostel accommodation, classrooms and other things needed for COVID-19 protocols.”

But the Public Relations Officer of the university, Bauchi, Abdulkadir Shehu, told one of our correspondents that the resumption of students of the institution had yet to be announced.

He said, “Yesterday (Saturday) fumigation of the school at both the Yelwa and Gubu campuses commenced and it will soon be concluded.”

We are concern about second surge – UNIJOS ASUU

The Chairman of ASUU at the University of Jos, Dr Lazarus Maigoro, said the association was concerned about the second wave of COVID-19.

He, therefore, urged the management of the university to ensure compliance with COVID-19 protocols on resumption.

Maigoro who expressed concern over the second wave of COVID-19 said his members expected the university authority to comply with the COVID-19 protocols to contain the spread of the disease in the institution

The Senate of UNIJOS will on Monday (today) hold a meeting to decide whether the institution will reopen for academic activities on January 18, 2021.

The institution’s Deputy Registrar, Information and Publications, Abdullahi Abdullahi, disclosed this to one of our correspondents in Jos on Sunday.

Abdullahi said, “We don’t know yet when UNIJOS will resume. The Senate will be meeting tomorrow (Monday) and that is where they will decide when the institution will reopen.”
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Second wave more ferocious, we won’t expose our members to health hazards – UNICAL ASUU chair

At the University of Calabar, the union Chairman, Dr John Edor, told The PUNCH that the association would not allow its members to be exposed to health hazards.

Edor stated, “As a union, we are not too quick to talk. We are not too fast to become meddlesome. They have said schools are permitted to resume on the 18th of January, 2021. If by then we see that the necessary things are not put in place for the resumption, the union will come up with a position because we are not ready to expose our members to health hazards.

“That was why we went on strike, asking for revitalisation of public universities. Revitalisation simply means conducive theatres, conducive hostels, offices, laboratories and libraries.

“That is why we are saying let us wait till 18th of January and see how prepared Nigerian public universities are in the face of the second wave of COVID-19 which has come up with a more ferocious variant.”

At the University of Port Harcourt, ASUU Chairman, Dr Austen Sado, said there would be a spike in coronavirus cases.

He stated, “We have not been invited to inspect any facility in order to determine its suitability. So, we will wait until we get clarification on the resumption, then we will know whether there are things to contend with.”

Asked if he feared a spike ahead of the school resumption, he said he had seen some measures put in place by the university, but that the possibility of an increase in cases existed.

UNIPORT purchases 400 thermometers

The university had directed students to resume on January 27, saying appropriate measures had been put in place to check the spread of COVID-19 in the classrooms and hostels.

The Public Relations Officer of the university, Sammy Kpenu who disclosed this to one of our correspondents on Sunday afternoon, said one of such measures was the purchase of 400 thermometers to check temperatures.

UNILAG Senate decides resumption date Wednesday

But Registrar of University of Lagos, Mr Oladejo Azeez, said the decision on resumption of academic activities would be taken by the school’s Senate on Wednesday.

Azeez in an interview with The PUNCH, said the Senate would meet virtually on Wednesday to discuss and decide on the modalities of students’ resumption and academic activities.

He said, “Irrespective of what the Federal Government has said, the resumption of students or of academic activities is the prerogative of Senate. Senate of the university will decide and the meeting of the Senate is coming up on Wednesday; a virtual meeting. The law places this in the hands of the Senate and until Senate meets, there is no way anybody can say anything on resumption.”

The management of the University of Ibadan said everything would be done to ensure that there was not spike in cases of COVID-19 among students and staff.

The Director of Public Communication of the university, Mr Olatunji Oladejo, said this in an interview with one of our correspondents in Ibadan on Sunday.

But ASUU Chairman at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Dr Abubakar Sabo, said he doubted if universities in Nigeria could meet the guidelines for preventing COVID-19.

Abubakar, who spoke to one of our correspondents in Sokoto, stated that he was not aware of measures being put in place by the management of the UDUD towards the resumption date.

“The Federal Government and university authorities must ensure that, there is no spike on our campuses. I have doubt, if our universities can meet up with the standard and best practices to check the pandemic.”

Crowded classrooms: Our struggle for expanded infrastructure justified, says UNILAG ASUU

While reacting to this issue of social distancing on campus, chairman,, UNILAG branch, Dr Dele Ashiru, explained that the union had been justified over their agitations for expansion of infrastructure in Universities across the country.

He said, “ASUU has been clamouring for the expansion of infrastructure in the universities. This is a testimony to the justification of our struggles over the years because the situation as it is now leaves more to be desired.”

We haven’t seen any measure in ABU – Lecturers

The Ahmadu Bello University branch of ASUU said although its members were ready to work, it had not seen any measure put in place by the university.

ABU’s ASUU Chairman, Prof. Rabiu Nasiru, told one of our correspondents in Kaduna on Sunday that the lecturers were prepare to go back to work.

He, however, expressed concern that no adequate measures had so far been taken by the ABU management against the spread of the virus in the institution.

He said, “I haven’t seen any measure taken so far by the management of ABU, but since the senate of the university is meeting on Tuesday, once Senate meets, I know those issues will be raised and it will be discussed. But for now, I have not seen any measure taken.”

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The Wife of deceased Tunde Thomas, Moyo Thomas said Managing Director of First City Monument Bank Adam Nuru, is not the father of her kids.

In a statement, Mrs Thomas broke her silence saying ‘on no occasion did she tell her deceased husband, Tunde that he was not the father of her two children’.

The deceased family and acquaintances made the allegation that the Moyo told her husband, Tunde that her children were not his.

This paternity fraud was alleged by Tunde’s family and acquaintances to have led to the death of Tunde after he suffered and recovered from a stroke.

Read her full statement below;
https://nubng.com/fcmb-md-is-not-the-father-of-my-kids-moyo-thomas-opens-up/

Nigerian rapper, Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, popularly known as Vector said we don’t need COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

The rapper made this comment in a video where he was giving his opinion on the need for COVID-19 vaccines in Africa.

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https://nubng.com/we-dont-need-covid-19-vaccine-in-africa-rapper-vector/

Popular Ex-housemate of the BBNaija “Lockdown” reality show, Erica Nlewedim, has threatened to quit social media.

This is coming after a week of being trolled on social media especially on popular micro blogging platform, Twitter.

Recall within the week, communication expert Volqx slammed Erica alongside Kiddwaya for staying together for clout-chasing purposes. According to him, both of them need each other to sustain their fan base.

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https://nubng.com/bbnaijas-erica-threatens-to-quit-social-media-see-why/

The comedy series follows the life of its eponymous character, Papa Benji, an industrious Igbo man who took a loan to start his pepper soup joint, which attends to many other interesting characters that come into the joint.

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https://nubng.com/watch-papa-benji-episode-5-the-prophecy/

DJ Cuppy is a Nigerian Disc Jockey (DJ), a musician, a producer, a songwriter, an entrepreneur and a philanthropist whose reach is expanding rapidly across the globe. She is the daughter of Nigerian business mogul – Femi Otedola, and also the owner of the Red Velvet Music Group located in the UK and Lagos, Nigeria.

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https://nubng.com/dj-cuppy-biography-boyfriend-age-father-networth-in-2021/

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I was going through Twitter and I saw this image of a lady before and after surgery
So I felt like sharing it here let me know what you guys think
Would you allow your girlfriend do this , ladies would you do this to get sexy for ur man.

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https://nubng.com/court-grants-bail-to-deeper-life-high-school-principal-and-six-others/

Following the arraignment of seven suspects linked to the Deeper Life High School child molestation scandal by the Akwa Ibom state police command, a magistrate court sitting in Uyo has granted bail in the sum of N500,000 each to the suspects.

The suspects include the school principal, Mrs. Ndidi Solomon, Joseph Nseabasi, Akpan Johnson, Egor Wilson, Joseph Ikenna, and two others were arraigned before the court after the police had concluded its investigation into the case.

They were charged with allegations bothering on sexual molestation, maltreatment, starvation, and negligence of an 11-year-old student of the school, Don Davis Achibong.

The case was adjourned to January 20, after the Magistrate in charge of the Court granted all the accused persons bail in the sum of N500,000 each while the two minors among them were released to their parents.

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https://nubng.com/noun-2021-full-list-of-graduating-students/

This is to inform all students of the National Open University of Nigeria that the 2021 graduation list has been released. The Graduands whose names are on the said list are to forward any complaints observed on the list in order to ensure that the correct details are recorded in the database. They are to note the following:

* Those with Initials in their name(s) are to provide their names in full.

* The use of Four (4) names is NOT acceptable. Such Graduands are to provide their preferred three (3) names in full.

*Graduands with a wrongly captured name(s are to provide their correct name(s).

* In cases where the Study Centre has been wrongly captured, the graduands are to provide their correct Study Centre.

* In cases where the Matriculation Number has been wrongly captured, the graduands are to provide their correct matriculation number.

All corrections are to be identified, clearly stated, and forwarded to the Office of the Director, Special Study Centre for the Nigeria Police Force, Dei-Dei or electronically to nounpolicecentre@noun.edu.ng on or before Wednesday, 13th January 2021.

Please note that a failure to forward the corrections/amendments within the specified period has implications on the issuance of certificate(s)to the graduands concerned.

Check the attached file for the list of graduating students.

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Popular entertainer and disc jockey, DJ Cuppy has lamented over the friendship with the singer, Zlatan Ibile which ended by being blocked on his social media.

In a recent tweet, the billionaire daughter called out the ‘Zanku’ singer for totally ditching her for the past few months.

According to Dj Cuppy, Zlatan Ibile blocked her on Whatsapp and Instagram after they did a song together, Gelato, about 10 months ago.

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https://nubng.com/i-wonder-why-zlatan-ibile-blocked-me-since-10-months-dj-cuppy-opens-up/

The University of Jos Released its 2020/2021 academic calendar Draft for the continuation of the session that was lost due to the global pandemic of the coronaVirus known as Covid-19.

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https://nubng.com/unijos-resumption-date-and-academic-calender-draft/

Manchester United host arch-rivals Manchester City in the Carabao Cup semi-finals tonight, with a Wembley date against Tottenham awaiting the winner in April.

Both sides come into the tie in terrific form, with United able to go three points clear of Liverpool at the top of the Premier League if they win their game in hand. Since being knockout out of the Champions League by RB Leipzig, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side are unbeaten in their last seven matches and defeated Everton 2-0 in the quarter-finals to secure their place in the final four. They will be without striker Edinson Cavani, though, who is still serving a three-match ban as United aim to win their first piece of silverware under Solskjaer.

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https://nubng.com/man-city-kicks-out-man-united-out-of-carabao-cup-final/

Digital currency Bitcoin extended its record smashing rally on Saturday, beginning the year with a surge over $30,000 for the first time, with ever more traders and investors betting that it is on its way to becoming a mainstream payment method.

The price of the world’s most popular cryptocurrency traded as high as $31,824 early Saturday, with almost all other markets closed over the first weekend in 2021. It was last up about 8% at $31,743.

Bitcoin advanced more than 300% in 2020, and with the latest leg higher has added more than 50% since crossing $20,000 just two weeks ago.

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https://nubng.com/bitcoin-hit-all-time-high-rise-above-30000/

DNA Paternity testing is an important tool available to prove or disprove a father’s biological
relationship to a child. The test uses a DNA profile for each individual (both father and child) and
compares the data to determine if there is a genetic match. If the child and potential father
genetically match, then he is the biological father. If the data does not match, then he is excluded
as the biological father.
Paternity tests can be done be before the child is born or after birth. Tests done for unborn baby is
called prenatal DNA paternity testing. Here, the procedure for collecting samples (amnioncentesis and chorionic villus sampling) is invasive and can cause miscarriage. It is also very expensive. 

See full list Below
https://nubng.com/paternity-dna-test-centers-in-nigeria-and-there-cost/

Episode 4 of Basketmouth‘s comedy web series “Papa Benji” is here. This episode is tagged “The Client”.

Off his, The Zing Network production company, “Papa Benji” comedy features comic characters such as Nedu Wazobia, Broda Shaggi, Buchi, Senator and Basketmouth himself.

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https://nubng.com/watch-episode-4-the-client-of-basketmouths-comedy-series-papa-benji/

The year 2020 has been a hard one with the pandemic and the economy, a lot of ups and down has happened this year.

Africans are amazing people who are known to embrace their culture, we also love to dance and grove to our local music as we have always done.

During the global lockdown, a lot of songs got Africans dancing here is the list of songs below

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https://nubng.com/songs-that-got-africa-dancing-through-2020-you-probarbly-dont-know/

Manchester City FC can confirm that this evening’s Premier League fixture at Everton has been postponed.

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After the latest round of Covid-19 testing, the club returned a number of positive cases, in addition to the four already reported on Christmas Day.

With the security of the bubble compromised, there posed a risk that the virus could spread further amongst the squad, the staff and potentially beyond.

Based on strong medical advice the Premier League, in consultation with both clubs, have decided to postpone the fixture.

All positive cases involving players and staff will observe a period of self-isolation in accordance with Premier League and UK Government protocol on quarantine. The first team training ground at City Football Academy will close for an indeterminate period, with the squad and associated bubble undergoing testing before any decision is made for training to resume.

Everyone at the Club wishes all of our colleagues a speedy recovery ahead of their return to work, training and competition.

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https://nubng.com/manchester-citys-game-against-everton-today-postponed-here-is-why/

A Nigerian man identified as Emmanuel Johnson has said that women are and will always remain second class creatures in the midst of men because it is “God’s plan”

The Ahmadu Bello University graduate stated this after another Nigerian man said he will never accept that women are equal to men until the day he sees a woman marrying two husbands.
Johnson also said that he is against physical and emotional abuse of any kind, however, what people call abuse is actually “a natural norm”

He added that men are lords to women whether they accept it or not.

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https://nubng.com/women-are-and-will-always-remain-second-class-creatures-in-the-midst-of-men-because-thats-the-plan-of-god-nigerian-man-says/

Nigerians have taken to social media to express their opinion about the fight on Twitter

What's surprising is the fact that wizkid is also dragged into the issue in a video wizkid was seen minding his business as davido is seen moving out of the club.

well, many feel he should have intervein to calm the issue.

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https://nubng.com/read-reactions-over-davido-and-burna-boy-fight-in-ghana-as-wizkid-is-also-dragged-into-the-issue/

A lady with the twitter handle @Mokeji5 joined the famous How It started And How its going Twitter Trend.

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https://nubng.com/lady-recounts-how-an-online-app-driver-stole-her-heart/