Balogun Market Shifts Resumption to Jan. 11 for Security Reasons –Official

CoronavirusMarketsNewsNigeriaBalogun Market Shifts Resumption to Jan. 11 for Security Reasons –Official

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Caretaker Management Committee of Balogun market,  Lagos Trade Fair Complex, has shifted its resumption, earlier scheduled for  Jan. 4, to Jan. 11, for security reasons, the Secretary of the committee, Mr. Leonard Ogbonnia has said. Ogbonnia said in a statement on Sunday, in Lagos, that it would be risky to reopen the market, earlier closed on Dec. 24 for the Christmas holidays, on the stated date because of the security situation in the market....

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11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

NewsPoliticsUnited States11 Republican Senators to Challenge Biden’s Presidential Election Win

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A group of 11 Republican senators and senators-elect on Saturday said that they intend to appeal the upcoming certification of the results of the presidential election. The group, led by Texas Senator Ted Cruz, in a joint statement, said that they will vote against the certification of electors from states where U.S. President Donald Trump has disputed Democrat Joe Biden’s win in the November election. The 11 Republicans justified their plans by claiming that the...

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NCDC Registers 576 COVID-19 New Cases in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Registers 576 COVID-19 New Cases in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported 576 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 952,975 persons since the first confirmed case of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb.  27, 2020. It said that the total number of infections in the country is now 89,163....

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Truck Driver Kills Man in Onitsha

NewsNigeriaTruck Driver Kills Man in Onitsha

PilotnewsJanuary 3, 2021

A truck driver, allegedly driving against traffic on Sunday in Onitsha, has reportedly killed a man, who was said to be crossing the road at Mgbuka First Gate on Owerri Road. Mr. Andrew Kumapayi, the State Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka. Kumapayi said the accident, which occurred at about 6 .p m. on Sunday, was caused by route...

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Ikpeazu Promises Rapid Development in Abia Communities

Housing & DevelopmentInfrastructureNewsNigeriaIkpeazu Promises Rapid Development in Abia Communities

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of  Abia has expressed commitment to infrastructural development in the rural areas to boost the socio-economic growth at the grassroots. Ikpeazu made this known on Thursday at the inauguration of Omoba Sports Club and Cultural Carnival, in Omoba community of Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area. The governor said that the state government considered development at the grassroots level as a significant contributor to the advancement of the state. He said that...

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Plans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

ArchitectureArts & CultureNewsWest AfricaPlans Unveiled for Edo Museum of West African Art

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

By Simon Stephen ____ More details were released this week on plans for a new museum, gallery and research centre in Benin City, Nigeria. The creation of the Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA), which also includes the gallery and research centre, is linked to an archaeology project that is being carried out with London’s British Museum. Details of the archaeology project were also announced this week. It is being led by the Legacy...

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COVID-19 Second Wave: Edo Records 14 New Cases

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 Second Wave: Edo Records 14 New Cases

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

Edo government on Thursday said that it had recorded 14 new coronavirus cases, urging residents to be proactive and observe all precautionary measures to guard against spread of the deadly virus. The State Incident Manager on COVID-19, Dr. Andrew Obi, in a statement in Benin on Thursday said that government had reactivated isolation and treatment centres. Obi urged residents in the state to take personal responsibility in protecting themselves to prevent spread of the virus...

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No Facemasks, No Entry as Anambra Schools Resume on Jan. 18, 2021

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaNo Facemasks, No Entry as Anambra Schools Resume on Jan. 18, 2021

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The Anambra State Government, on Thursday, announced January 18, 2021, as the new resumption date for the second half-first term of 2020/2021 academic session. Prof. Kate Omenugha, the state’s Commissioner for Basic Education, in a statement in Awka, said the change in date followed a directive by Gov. Willie Obiano. The state government had earlier announced Jan.11 as the resumption date. According to the statement, no student or teacher would be allowed into any school...

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Trump Extends Suspension of Work Visas, Green Cards

Foreign PolicyNewsUnited StatesTrump Extends Suspension of Work Visas, Green Cards

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation extending the suspension of issuance of work visas and green cards. Trump imposed the measures in April and June to protect job opportunities for American workers amid a rise in unemployment due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The proclamation came hours before the president’s executive order on the immigration restrictions was set to expire. The order will now expire at the end of March, extending into the...

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We‘ll Shame, Disgrace Terrorists in 2021 – Buratai

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaWe‘ll Shame, Disgrace Terrorists in 2021 – Buratai

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the Nigerian army will shame and disgrace the Boko Haram and Islamic States for West African Province (ISWAP) terrorists in 2021. Buratai gave the assurance at a sit-out night to usher in the 2021 New Year at the TY Buratai Institute for War and Peace, Buratai in Biu Local Government Area of Borno. He said the troops of the Nigerian army had done a lot in...

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