Enugu Govt Donates Bus to School

EducationNewsNigeriaEnugu Govt Donates Bus to School

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Enugu State Government on Friday handed over a new 18-seater bus to Presentation Nursery and Primary School, Awgu, in fulfillment of its pledge to the school. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi had promised to give the school a bus during the Requiem Mass for those killed in a road accident involving a bus of the school. The accident occurred on Nov. 4, 2020, when the school bus was...

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INEC Commiserates With CSOs on the Death of Rights Advocate

NewsNigeriaPeoplePoliticsINEC Commiserates With CSOs on the Death of Rights Advocate

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commiserated with Nigeria’s civil society community on the death of Mrs. Esther Uzoma, a gender rights advocate. Uzoma was the National Coordinator of Proactive Gender Initiative and the Convener of the Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room. Mr. Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, said in a statement on Friday in Abuja that the commission received with shock the news of her death. Okoye,...

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Rivers Govt. Approves N10.1bn Legislative Quarters Construction

Housing & DevelopmentNewsNigeriaRivers Govt. Approves N10.1bn Legislative Quarters Construction

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

Rivers State Executive Council has approved the construction of a new House of Assembly quarters in Port Harcourt at the cost of N10.1 billion. The new legislative quarters, expected to provide global standard accommodation for the legislators, is expected to be completed within 16 months. The approval for the construction was given on Friday during the Executive Council meeting presided over by Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers at the Government House, Port Harcourt. The Commissioner...

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10 Newborn Babies Die in Indian Hospital Fire

AsiaWorld News10 Newborn Babies Die in Indian Hospital Fire

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

Ten newborn babies died on Saturday in a fire at a state-run hospital in western India, officials said. There were 17 infants in the unit for sick newborn babies when the fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday at the Bhandara District General Hospital in Maharashtra state. Seven infants died due to smoke suffocation, and three from burn injuries, Maharashtra health minister Rajesh Tope told reporters. Seven babies were rescued by the nurses...

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NUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaNUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Vice-Chancellors of federal universities have been directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence academic activities on January 18. This in compliance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. In a statement by NUC Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said any further developments would be communicated to the institutions. The Commission, however, directed officers on Grade Level 12 and below...

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NIN Registration Halts As NIMC Staff Commence Nationwide Strike

LabourNewsNigeriaNIN Registration Halts As NIMC Staff Commence Nationwide Strike

PilotnewsJanuary 8, 2021

Officials of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) set about a nationwide strike on Thursday morning leaving many National Identity Numbers (NIN) applicants locked outside the offices. Citing poor welfare conditions and poor salary structure the reason behind this move, the strike has stalled the nationwide NIN registration recently ordered by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Citizens were initially given a period of two weeks to link their numbers but the directive was later extended...

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Nigerian Army Moves Against Terrorists in Their Enclaves, Hideouts

MilitaryNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNigerian Army Moves Against Terrorists in Their Enclaves, Hideouts

PilotnewsJanuary 7, 2021

The Nigerian Army has launched another massive operation against Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) elements to dislodge them from their enclaves and hideouts in the North East. The Chief of Training and Operations, Maj.-Gen. Nuhu Angbazo, disclosed this at the maiden media briefing on ‘Operation Tura Takaibango’ on Thursday, at 27 Brigade Tactical Headquarters, Buni Gari in Yobe. Angbazo said the new operation was operationalised on Jan. 3 in the entire...

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Lagos Govt. Pegs 2021 Budget at N1.164 trn

EconomyNewsNigeriaLagos Govt. Pegs 2021 Budget at N1.164 trn

PilotnewsJanuary 7, 2021

The Lagos State Year 2021 Appropriation Budget named ” Budget of Rekindled Hope”  has been pegged at  N1.164 trillion. Mr. Sam Egube, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday at a media briefing of the Year 2021 Analysis. Egube said that the budget was made up of  N702.93 billion and N460.58 billion for both capital expenditure and recurrent expenditure respectively. This, he explained, represented a 60:40...

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Adamawa Records 50 New COVID-19 Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAdamawa Records 50 New COVID-19 Infections

PilotnewsJanuary 7, 2021

Adamawa has recorded 50 new COVID-19 infections, an official has said. Dr. Bashir Ahmad, the chairman of the state COVID-19 Committee said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Thursday. Ahmad, also the Secretary to the State Government, said that the 50 cases were confirmed out of the 856 samples sent to laboratories for testing. He said that there were only nine COVID-19 patients on admission at the state...

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Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Near 3m as Death Toll Hits 69,000 – WHO

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAfrica’s COVID-19 Cases Near 3m as Death Toll Hits 69,000 – WHO

PilotnewsJanuary 7, 2021

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says there are over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent. The UN health agency gave the update on its regional official Twitter on Thursday. WHO stated on its dashboard that there were over 2.9 million confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1.6 million recoveries and 69,000 deaths cumulatively. According to the dashboard, South Africa reported...

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