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December 17, Top National News You Need To Know

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One of the frontline telecommunications service providers in the country, Airtel Nigeria, has said it is more than ready to carry out the Federal Government’s new directive on SIM Card update. Big Brother Naija Lockdown winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe also known as Laycon has finally received the two bed-room apartment he won on the reality TV show. Below are top national news.

 

Governor Bello Masari of Katsina State said the students of Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, kidnapped last Friday are in a forest in Zamfara State. Masari, who was answering questions on BBC Hausa Wednesday night, said he got information that the students are in Zamfara.

 

One of the frontline telecommunications service providers in the country, Airtel Nigeria, has said it is more than ready to carry out the Federal Government’s new directive on SIM Card update. As a follow up to its earlier directive on the suspension of new SIM registration by network operators, the Federal government had, recently, directed that all SIM cards, not synchronised with valid National Identity Number (NIN), by December 30, 2020, be deactivated.

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The Federal Government has approved 173 centres and 30 state government institutions for the National Identity Number(NIN) enrollment across Nigeria. This was contained in a public notice on the website of the National Identity Management Commission titled, ‘Approved Data Capturing Agents (Digital Identity Ecosystem)’.

 

It was an epoch making event few days now when the youths of Okuzu Akanator village in Oba, Idemili South Local Government Area of Anambra converged in their numbers and signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ekulu Estate Landlord Association after aged long feud, which has resulted to destruction of structures already put in place by the members of the Landlords Association.

 

Big Brother Naija Lockdown winner, Olamilekan Agbeleshe also known as Laycon has finally received the two bed-room apartment he won on the reality TV show. The rapper was today, December, 16 presented with the keys to the house which is part of his winnings on the BBNaija reality TV show courtesy of Revolution Plus property.

 

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Former President Goodluck Jonathan says the corruption allegations levelled against him could have sent him into political oblivion but God did not allow that happen. Speaking at a book presentation in Abuja on Tuesday, Jonathan said officials of the current administration tagged him and some members of his former cabinet as corrupt.

 

Citizen Journalist, Mr. Agba Jalingo, has received the prestigious Gani Fawehinmi Award for “Impact and Integrity”, following the part he is playing to shape Nigeria as a nation. Jalingo received the award on Thursday, December 10, 2020, which was presented to him by Honourable Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, Justice of the Court of Appeal JCA, at Radisson hotel, Ikeja Lagos.

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A mob on Wednesday set ablaze a police station in Igboukwu in the Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State. Anaedoonline.ng learnt that there were some altercations between police operatives and motorcycle riders over some impounded motorcycles as a result of the recent restriction on movement of motorcycles beyond 9 pm in the State.

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