NIS Implements Procedures on International Flights Resumption

NewsNigeriaTravelNIS Implements Procedures on International Flights Resumption

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede has implemented procedures for international flight resumption and visa payment. Babandede said this during a virtual meeting with stakeholders to address travel concerns and automation of Travel Work Permit (TWP) on Wednesday in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, Babandede said that the procedures were in line with Federal Government’s approval to commence international flight operations from...

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COVID-19: Sample Collection Performance by States Decline in August

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Sample Collection Performance by States Decline in August

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says sample collection for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country declined in August. A report data made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday night by NCDC, showed a decline in sample collection for six states from May to August. The report indicated that all states analysed showed a significant decline in sample collection in August, with Federal Capital Territory (FCT) having the least...

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Twitter Account of India’s PM Modi Hacked

NewsWorldTwitter Account of India’s PM Modi Hacked

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

The official Twitter account of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked early on Thursday, the social media company has confirmed. A series of tweets were sent from the account asking its followers to donate cryptocurrency to the prime minister’s relief fund. Twitter said it was aware of the activity and had taken steps to secure the compromised account. Narendramodi_in is the official Twitter handle for Modi’s personal website. It has more than...

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DAILY UPDATE: NCDC Announces 4 Deaths, 216 Fresh COVID-19 Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: NCDC Announces 4 Deaths, 216 Fresh COVID-19 Infections

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced four deaths and 216 fresh cases of COVID-19, taking the total infections in the country to 54, 463. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Wednesday. The health agency said that a multi-sectoral national Emergency Operations Centre (EOC), activated at Level 3 had continued to coordinate the national response activities across the country. It disclosed that the new infections were recorded in...

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NDLEA Destroys 10-Hectare Cannabis Sativa Plantation in Kogi

NewsNigeriaNDLEA Destroys 10-Hectare Cannabis Sativa Plantation in Kogi

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2020

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Kogi Command has destroyed a 10-hectare Cannabis Sativa (Indian hemp) plantation in Okula community, Ofu Local Government Area of the state. Mr Alfred Adewumi, NDLEA Commander in the state, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen shortly after the destruction of the farm on Wednesday in Okula. He decried the increasing rate of illicit use and cultivation of cannabis sativa in the state. Adewumi explained that the alleged cannabis...

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U.S. Begins Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 1

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesU.S. Begins Distribution of COVID-19 Vaccine Nov. 1

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2020

The U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked the nation’s state governors to be ready for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by Nov. 1. The urgent request is contained in an Aug. 27 letter sent to the governors by the CDC Director, Dr. Robert Redfield, according to local media reports. Among other things, Redfield wants the states to “do everything in their power’’ to remove obstacles that would prevent vaccine distribution sites from opening...

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Nigerian Schools: To Resume or Not to Resume?

EducationNigeriaOpinionNigerian Schools: To Resume or Not to Resume?

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2020

And if schools resume next year or even a few years later with the same problem still in place, is this the kind of normal we should go back to? ―Ebuka Onyekwelu In normal times, by next week, Nigerian primary and secondary schools are supposed to be resuming for a new academic session in line with the age-long school calendar. But the year 2020 is nothing ordinary or normal by any strand of imagination given...

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INEC Swears-in Dr Tella Rahmon as REC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Swears-in Dr Tella Rahmon as REC

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has sworn-in Dr Tella Rahmon as a Resident Electoral Commissioner. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, speaking at the brief swearing-in ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, said  Rahmon would be deployed to Ekiti as state REC. Yakubu advised the new REC to be firm and prudent in discharging his responsibilities and the management of resources under his watch. “The only business that the commission knows is conducting elections. You are going to be responsible...

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Projects: Uzodinma Lauds Buhari, Raises Alarm on Erosion in Imo

NewsNigeriaProjects: Uzodinma Lauds Buhari, Raises Alarm on Erosion in Imo

PilotnewsSeptember 2, 2020

Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo says the people of the South-East zone are grateful to the Buhari administration for the completion and opening of the Enugu Airport. Uzodinma gave the commendation while speaking with State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja on Tuesday. While acknowledging that work is steadily progressing on the Second Niger Bridge, the governor also lauded the president for ensuring various agricultural intervention...

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Sanwo-Olu Calls for Remodeling of Lagos Airport

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaTravelSanwo-Olu Calls for Remodeling of Lagos Airport

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Tuesday called for remodeling of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) to increase traffic and revenue. Sanwo-Olu made the call in Ikeja when the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) management paid him a courtesy visit, ahead of the re-opening of airspace for international flights. He advised the FAAN management on remodelling of the airport’s facilities to become a hub of business and tourism. According to him, some...

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