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1. IMF Affirms 2.5% Growth Forecast for Nigeria's Economy in 2020 [Vanguard] The International Monetary Fund, IMF, yesterday reiterated its forecast that Nigeria's economy, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), will grow by 2.5 percent in 2020.
   
   
2. Oil Pipeline Breaks - 45,347 in 18 Years [Vanguard] In the wake of the dastard act that threw major parts of Lagos into mourning Sunday evening, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has revealed that the numbers of pipeline breaks in the last 18 years are 45, 347.
   
   
3. What Govt Needs to Do to Avoid World Bank's 'Worst Case Scenario' [The Conversation Africa] In its latest report on Nigeria, the World Bank issued a stark warning: that the country risks becoming home to a quarter of the world's destitute people in a decade unless policymakers act to revive economic growth and lift employment. Wale Fatade, from The Conversation Africa, asked Professor Sheriffdeen Tella to explain what can be done to avert such an outcome.
   
   
4. Parents, Students Lament High 'Acceptance Fee' in Public Varsities [Daily Trust] Ilorin, Benin, Osogbo, Lokoja, Calabar, Gombe, Min -Parents and some newly admitted students have decried multiple charges by public universities in the country, payment of high 'acceptance fees' alongside other moneys demanded during registration.
   
   
5. Over 60 Million Nigerians Can't Read, Write [Daily Trust] The National Commission for Mass literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education says over 60 million Nigerians are unable to read and write in any language.
   
   
6. I Won't Reopen Borders Now - Buhari Says [Daily Trust] President Muhammadu Buhari says reopening of the land borders will not happen until the final report of a committee set up on the matter is submitted and considered.
   
   
7. Burna Boy Makes Michelle Obama's 2020 Workout Playlist [Premium Times] Burna Boy's hit track, 'My Money, My Baby', has made former U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama's 2020 Workout Playlist.
   
   
8. Malabu Scandal - Economic Crimes Commission Files Corruption Charges Against Adoke [Premium Times] The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed multiple corruption charges against a former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke.
   
   
9. Buhari Meets UK PM, Seeks Extradition of Fugitives to Answer Corruption Charges [Premium Times] President Muhammadu Buhari has sought the cooperation of the National Crime Agency of the United Kingdom in the investigation of fugitives from Nigeria finding accommodation in that country.
   
   
10. UK Budgets £127 Million to Support Nigeria, Other African Countries [Premium Times] The UK has recently announced its commitment to support Nigeria and other African countries with about £127 million.
    
    
11. Supreme Court Upholds Ortom's Election As Benue Governor [Premium Times] The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the re-election of Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) as the governor of Benue State.
    
    
12. Minister Urges Nigerian Youth to Prioritise ICT Skills Over University Degree [Premium Times] The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, has urged Nigerian youth to give priority to acquiring information technology skills over having university degrees.
    
    
13. IMF Projects 2.5% Growth for Nigeria's Economy in 2020, 2021 [Premium Times] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday projected that Nigeria's real Gross Domestic Product will grow by 2.5 per cent in 2020 and 2021.
    
    
14. Amotekun - the Politics of Protection [This Day] Virtually everything in Nigeria no matter how well-meaning ends up getting ethnicized, or politicized, or religionized. So it is with Operation Amotekun: the Western Nigeria Security Network whose recent launch by the Governors of the South West, on January 9, has thrown up key questions at the heart of the Nigerian dilemma as well as the fault lines of the Nigerian state.
    
    
15. IMF Holds Nigeria's 2020 Growth Projection at 2.5% [This Day] The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its World Economic Outlook (WEO) released yesterday, has projected that the Nigerian economy will grow at 2.5 per cent this year and next year, same as it had predicted in its October 2019 WEO.
    
    
16. UN Condemns Boko Haram Attack On North-East Facilities, Aid Workers [This Day] Maiduguri -The United Nations has condemned an attack by Boko Haram on its facilities and aid workers in the troubled North-east of Nigeria.
    
    
17. Yusuf Ali Backs Amotekun in Southwest [This Day] Ilorin -A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mallam Yusuf Olaolu Ali, has declared that the regional security outfit by the South-west governors, 'Operation Amotekun', which was recently launched, is legal and constitutional.
    
    
18. Group Gives EFCC Seven-Day Ultimatum to Prosecute Former NDDC Boss [This Day] Abuja -A group known as Anti-Corruption and Integrity Forum (ACIF) has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) a seven-day ultimatum to arrest and prosecute former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Prof. Nelson Brambaifa.
    
    
19. Lassa Fever Kills 15 People in Ondo [This Day] Akure -No fewer than 15 persons have been reportedly killed by the deadly Lassa Fever in Ondo State in the last one week, while about 28 others were said to be on danger lists among over 80 other reported cases.
    
    
20. Probe PDP's Nationwide Protests, Uzodinma Tells Govt [This Day] Owerri -Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has urged the federal government to probe the nationwide protests by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in various states of the federation against the judgement of the Supreme Court, which sacked Hon. Emeka Ihedioha as governor and installed him as governor of the state.
    
    
21. Minister Urges Coordinated Efforts to Address Challenges in Power Sector [This Day] The Minister of Power, Mr. Sale Mamman, has called for coordinated efforts among stakeholders to address the growing challenges in the power sector and propel it to a viable path of development.
    
    
22. Deserts Encroach At a Rapid Speed of 600 Metres Annually, Says Sultan Abubakar [This Day] The Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Muhamad Sahad Abubakar has stated that deserts encroach on communities at a rapid speed of 600m per annum.
    
    
23. NNPC Rallies States, Others to Check Pipeline Vandalism [This Day] The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is collaborating with the security agencies, states as well and community leaders to check the incidence of pipeline vandalism as well as its attendant outbreak of fire, death and destruction of property
    
    
24. Equatorial Guinea to Replicate Nigeria's Modular Refinery [This Day] Owerri -Equatorial Guinea has expressed its willingness to tap into Nigeria's modular refinery to increase the country's participation in the oil and gas industry.
    
    
25. Govt to Partner UK Agency On Poverty Alleviation in North-East Region [This Day] Abuja -The federal government is set to partner the United Kingdom Nigeria Infrastructure Advisory Facility (NIAF) and Department for International Development (DFID) on the reduction of poverty in the region ravaged by Boko Haram insurgency.
    
    
26. Ebonyi PDP Gives Supreme Court 24 Hours' Ultimatum to Reverse Imo Judgment [This Day] Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has given the Supreme Court, twenty four hours to reverse the judgment it delivered on the Imo State governorship election.
    
    
27. Oil Theft Fueled By Insufficient Penalty, Others - Govt [This Day] The federal government has agreed that Nigeria lacked effective penalties to limit the stealing of her crude oil when applied.
    
    
28. Amaechi Summons Emergency Meeting of Stakeholders Over Delay of Rail Projects [This Day] Ibadan -The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Chibuike Amaechi yesterday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, summoned the Nigerian Port Authority (NPA), the Chinese Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) and TEAM Nigeria Limited to an emergency meeting over the continued excuses, delays and possible non-completion of the ongoing lagos-Ibadan rail project as scheduled.
    
    
29. Govt Files Fresh 42-Count Charge Against Adoke, Malabu Oil, Others [This Day] Abuja -The federal government has filed a fresh 42-count charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke and six others over their alleged complicity in the $1.1bn Malabu oil deal.
    
    
30. We've Brought Development to Nigeria, Buhari Tells British PM [This Day] Abuja -President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday briefed British Prime Minister, Mr. Boris Johnson, on efforts he and his team have made to develop Nigeria since 2015 when he assumed office.