January 5, 2021 – National Infinity Magazine

National Infinity names ‘the bullet dodger’ Babagana Zulum as ‘Nigerian of the Year 2020’

January 5, 2021January 15, 2021 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Prof. Babagana Umara Zulum, the executive governor of Nigeria’s Bornu State has been announced as winners of National Infinity Magazine’s Nigerian of the Year 2020. According to a release signed by Olajide Ige, Editor-In-Chief of the magazine, Prof. Babagana Zulum, who took oath of office in 2019 as Governor of Boko Haram infested Bornu State, in North East of Nigeria, stood out, by plunging himself into the service of a people already dejected and overwhelmed by the insurgency that has ravaged the ancient people for years, and has become a true…

Paul Okoye of P-Square tests positive to COVID-19

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Yemi Thomas, Entertainment Editor

Paul Okoye aka RudeBoy of the popular P-Square Duo, has tested positive for COVID-19. The artist with the stage name Iamkingrudy took to his Instagram page on Tuesday to make the announcement. He said, “I know as typical Nigerian or African is very hard to believe some will say “experience is the best teacher” “Oh well, the experience and the teacher has visited me and they’ve been dealing with me for more than 10days now”. He advised Nigerians to take the COVID-19 protocols seriously. This comes barely six months after…

Nigeria, Lagos record highest single day COVID-19 cases

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Benjamin Chukwudaalu, Political Reporter

Nigeria yesterday recorded its highest single-day COVID-19 cases since the first infection was reported in February 2019. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, the country on Monday recorded 1,204 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, taking the total number of infections to 91,351. Data on the agency’s website showed that Nigeria recorded its second-highest daily COVID-19 cases on December 18, 2020, with 1,145 people testing positive. A breakdown of the data showed that 75,699 have recovered from COVID-19 in the country while 1,318 have died of the virus. The…

Again FG unleashes more hardship, increases electricity tarrif

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 Jasmin Ekua, Banking & Finance

The Federal Government has again increased the electricity tariff payable by power consumers across the country thereby unleashing more hardship on the citizenry. Approval for the hike in tariff was given by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission, as the increase which varies, based on different consumer classes, took effect from January 1, 2020. The NERC announced the tariff hike in its December 2020 minor review of the Multi-Year Tariff Order and Minimum Remittance Order obtained by our correspondent in Abuja on Tuesday. The tariff increase is taking effect just two…