We killed 2,403 Boko Haram bandits,others in 2020 – Military pg.6; Buhari: We will work to restore hope pg.6; Brexit: What you need to know about the UK leaving the EU pg46; 2021: Experts worry over low IGR as states budget N8.3tr pg4; Forex ban on 42 import items remains as AFCFTA begins today Pg20; Hurdles trail electricity metering for 5m consumers Pg22; Nigeria’s 10 months battle with COVID-19 pg3; New Year: Govs urge unity, adherence to COVID-19 protocols pg7; Zulum meets minister over Borno refugees pg 8; Buhari signs 2021 budget, warns revenue generating agencies on target pg10; Let’s keep hope alive, Gbajabiamila urges Nigerians pg11; How to end banditry in North – Bagudu pg11; Extortion of NIN applicants attracts 7 years imprisonment – NIMC pg7; Outrage as Customs, smugglers’ clash claims 4 in Ogun pg12; Ekiti judicial panel kicks as army shuns invitation pg 12; Ndume empowers 1,200 women in Southern Borno pg12; Sanwo-Olu, Diri sign 2021 budgets pg12; Kebbi releases N3bn for retirees’ gratuity pg13; Kano clears air on ‘selling’ state properties pg14; Stop labeling Fulani as criminals – Miyetti Allah warns pg14; ACF raises alarm over importation of weapons using camels pg 15; Man arrested for beating 3-yr-old daughter to death pg15; Ondo gov pardons 11 prisoners pg15; 10 solid reasons why Nigeria’s 2021 budget should be trashed pg16; Leadership: Addressing the challenges of a recession pg17; A’Ibom 2023 gov’ship: It is the turn of Itu/Ibiono Ibom pg 18; Forex ban on 42 import items remains as AfCFTA begins today pg20; Stocks end with 50% return as investors gain N778bn pg 21; DPR shortlists 161 fi rms for fi nal stage of marginal oilfi eld bid round pg22; COVID-19 protocols: FAAN raises airport compliance teams pg22; Oil fi rm, foreigners, others top list of First Bank’s N228.6bn debtors pg22; Hurdles trail electricity metering for 5m consumers pg23; More vehicles soon with locally assembled Geely brands pg26; FRSC tougher on speed limit device pg26; KATSINA STATE GOVERNMENT pg 27; Youths urged to shun drugs, embrace sports pg30; How my varsity project created jobs — Osuji pg 30; Reggae artist seeks support for vulnerable persons pg 30; Tech start-up to give 1,000 scholarships pg30; Reggae artist seeks support for vulnerable persons pg 30; Gombe distributes water pumps for dry season farming pg 31; Senator Bwacha donates 10 tractors to constituents pg31; NIN registration: Bauchi Assembly seeks state govt’s intervention pg 31; Borno villagers spend night in bushes to evade insurgents pg 32; SEMA begins construction of stalls for Potiskum fire outbreak victims pg32; Yobe to recruit 3000 teachers, construct 7 modern schools pg 32; GOC presents Christmas gifts to displaced families in Borno pg 32; A/Ibom community sacks village for fraud pg 33; Tiv people lay claim to Cross River airstrip, Obudu Mountain Resort pg 33; Fishermen, residents lament over dead fi shes in Odua-Kugbo Rivers pg 33; Tension in Rivers community over death of cult leader pg 33; Kogi community donates police station pg 34; We are exposed to health hazards, Awo-Akpali people cry out pg 34; Banditry: No state could achieve peace in isolation – Katsina SGS pg 35; Kano women protest over missing children pg 38; Lafi a LG budgets N4.2 bn for 2021 fiscal year pg 38; Anambra govt reiterates ban on night clubs pg 38; How to end insecurity - Islamic group pg39; Ogun Police arrest 2,735 for rape, kidnapping, robbery in 6 months pg 39; UNHCR launches Zakat app to unlock giving for refugees pg 41; PDP needs unity to secure electoral victories in 2023 – Atiku pg 42; Lawmaker sets up N120m foundation for constituents in Sokoto pg 42; COVID-19: UK pledges £7m aid for poor Nigerians pg 46; NFF endorse Pinnick for FIFA Council seat pg 47; Bishop Matthew Kukah: Can a partisan tell truth to power? Pg 48;