NEWS UPDATES WEDNESDAY 20TH JANUARY 2021

News update, Wednesday 20/01/2021

**All set for Joe Biden's inauguration in Washington 

**Pope Francis appoints Bishop Kukah into Vatican Council on Human Rights, Justice

**FG extends deadline for NIN registration

**NJC loses bid to stop hearing of Justice Ofili-Ajumogobia’s suit against sack

**Covid-19: Uzodinma cries out, says people are testing positive, dying in Imo

**Owerri LGAs: The epicenters of COVID-19 in Imo ― Prof Maurice Iwu

**Any malaria-like symptoms should be considered COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu

**Federal High Court Abuja razed by fire

**PDP crisis: Stop attacks on Makinde, Pearse tells Fayose

**Deeper Life’s Anchor University Deputy VC, Fatokun kidnapped

**Akwa Ibom PDP Chairman, Ekpenyong is dead

**New political force coming, says Okorocha

**COVID-19: Kano orders civil servants to stay at home

**Schools not affected by stay-at-home directive - Kano govt

**Kano LG chairman, Ali Namadi, dies 3 days after election

**Three feared dead, cars burnt as tanker explodes in Ogun

**Bandits abduct Professor, kill son, three others in Kaduna

**FIRS generates N4.9 trn…meets 98% 2020 target

**Market returns to Red Zone as NSE index declines by 0.23% 

**WTO: Biden won’t oppose Okonjo-Iweala’s candidacy, says Utomi

**Trump spends last day in White House, Biden goes to Washington

**Tunisia rocked by fourth night of street riots

**Truck crushes 15 labourers while asleep in India

**Saka, Smith Rowe set Premier League record in Arsenal’s win over Newcastle

Welcome to another beautiful day.