NAFDAC Has Strengthened Vaccine Regulatory System — DG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Has Strengthened Vaccine Regulatory System — DG

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

ABUJA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has strengthened the vaccine regulatory system to undertake any task. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. According to her, COVID-19 has brought new challenges and opportunities and this has necessitated the agency to enhance its vaccine regulatory system. She stated that “pre-COVID–19 establishment of the quality management system and digitalisation...

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Red Line Rail Project: Lagos Govt. Closes Yaba Axis for 3 weeks

InfrastructureNewsTransportationRed Line Rail Project: Lagos Govt. Closes Yaba Axis for 3 weeks

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

LAGOS —  The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the closure of the Yaba Overpass temporarily from Tuesday to Feb. 23 to commence soil testing for the Red Line rail. The Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, said in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos, that the closure was in line with the Lagos State Multimodal Master Plan Transport System, with reference to the Red Line rail system. Oladeinde said the lane closure was necessary...

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FG Inaugurates, Hands Over 1.62Km Internal Road to NIFOR

AgricultureInfrastructureFG Inaugurates, Hands Over 1.62Km Internal Road to NIFOR

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

BENIN — The Federal Ministry of Works and Housing on Tuesday, inaugurated and handed the 1.62 kilometers internal access road it rehabilitated at the Nigerian Institute of Oil Palm Research (NIFOR), Benin. Handing over the road, to NIFOR Management, the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, said the rehabilitation of the road was part of the Federal Government’s intervention on roads in tertiary institutions. Fashola, represented by the Federal Controller of Works in Edo,...

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Technology, Panacea to Drive Nigeria’s Economic Growth – Ondo Varsity VC

National DevelopmentScience & TechnologyTechnology, Panacea to Drive Nigeria’s Economic Growth – Ondo Varsity VC

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

OKITIPUPA — (Ondo State)  Prof. Sunday Ogunduyile, Vice-Chancellor, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa, Ondo, on Tuesday identified science and technology as a panacea to drive Nigeria’s economy for development. Ogunduyile, a Professor of Industrial Design, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Okitipupa that the university had been equipped with various research equipment, arrays of courses, lecturers, and thoroughly bred graduates to harness the state’s potential to drive the country’s...

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COVID-19: African Finance Ministers Call for Additional $500bn

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyCOVID-19: African Finance Ministers Call for Additional $500bn

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

ABUJA —  African finance ministers have called for 500 billion U.S. dollars in Special Drawing Right (SDR) and an extension in the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made during a virtual meeting convened by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Feb. 6, according to a statement from ECA on Tuesday. According to an IMF Factsheet, the SDR is an international...

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Man, 39, Docked for Allegedly Forging Bank Letterhead

Crime & SecurityNewsMan, 39, Docked for Allegedly Forging Bank Letterhead

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

LAGOS —  A 39-year-old man, Anslem Achunine, on Tuesday appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly forging eight copies of Stanbic IBTC Bank letterhead to collect N1.7 billion. Achunine, who resides in the Shomolu area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and forgery. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Prosecutor, Mr. Ibijoke Akinpelu, told the court that the defendant committed the offences in Dec. 2019, at...

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President Buhari Flags off $1.96bn Nigeria-Niger Rail Project

InfrastructureNewsTransportationPresident Buhari Flags off $1.96bn Nigeria-Niger Rail Project

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

ABUJA —  President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday performed the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kano – Dutse – Jibia (Katsina State} – Maradi 284 Km rail project connecting Kano in Nigeria to Maradi in Niger Republic, virtually. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 1.96billion dollars project was approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by the president last September. The project, believed to be crucial to rail development in Nigeria and...

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20 New Private Varsities to Meet Citizen’s Education Need — Don

EducationNational DevelopmentNews20 New Private Varsities to Meet Citizen’s Education Need — Don

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2021

AKURE — Mr. Oluyomi Akinyokun, a lecturer at the Federal University of Technology, Akure says the 20 new private universities will help to address the higher education need of Nigerians. Akinyokun, who said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) in Akure on Monday, disagreed with critics that the development amounted to a proliferation of universities in the country. NAN recalls that the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved...

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Nigeria’s Governance Under Siege ―Terror, Banditry Overrun Peace and Stability

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNigeriaOpinionNigeria’s Governance Under Siege ―Terror, Banditry Overrun Peace and Stability

PilotnewsFebruary 8, 2021

“ In a general term, Northern Nigeria is at the tip of becoming ungovernable,” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Bandits and terrorists are enemies of the state. They plainly set out to sabotage the most sacred quintessence of the state which is the protection of lives and properties of citizens. It is undisputed, therefore, that banditry and terrorism are two twin evils that are resolute about destroying the fabrics of the modern state as well as altering the...

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South-South Team Emerge Winners of PwC U-17 National Cricket Championship

NewsNigeriaSportsSouth-South Team Emerge Winners of PwC U-17 National Cricket Championship

PilotnewsFebruary 7, 2021

LAGOS  — The South-South team at the PwC National Under-17 Cricket Championships on Sunday emerged winners of the second edition of the championships held in Edo, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. Playing against the North West team in a tight 40 over finals, the winners scored 93 runs as the North-West team failed to defend the title they won in Abuja in 2020. The bowling firepower of the South-South team came to the...

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