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PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
CoronavirusNewsReligionLagos Churches Comply with COVID-19 Guidelines, as Worship Resumes
PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
Churches in FESTAC Town in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos State complied with the COVID-19 protocols as they resumed worship on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent, who visited some churches, reports that automated hand wash units and hand sanitiser dispensers, soaps, water and infrared thermometers were provided by the churches. Also, big banners with “No Mask, No Entry” were posted at the doors to prevent worshippers without face masks from entering the...
NewsWest AfricaECOWAS, Others Distribute 150 Animals to Vulnerable Households in Kebbi
PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
Economic Committee of West Africa States (ECOWAS) and two other development organisations have distributed 150 animals to vulnerable households in Kebbi State towards making them self sufficient. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the collaborating NGOs are Regional Agency for Agriculture and Food and the Association for the Promotion of Livestock Breeding in the Sahel and Savannah Regional Africa. NAN also reports that the distribution of 150 animals which was done at Tullun Dabaga Bachaka...
Angola says it will maintain closed borders to fight and prevent a spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. According to a Presidential Decree, which updates the measures adopted during the prevailing ‘State of Calamity’, only nationals and foreign residents can return to the national territory. The decree also stated that foreign citizens may exit, seeking to return to their respective countries. Official trips are also permitted. The measure, to become effective on Aug. 10...
Crime & SecurityNewsPoliticsBreaking: Special Assistant To Anambra State Governor On Security Assassinated
PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
A key security member of the Obiano administration has been assassinated. Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu was the Special Assistant to Anambra State Governor on Security. The Special Assistant to Anambra State Governor on Security Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu has been killed by suspected hired assassins. This is a statement issued by Anambra State Government on the incident The Death of Mr. Azubuike Ekwegbalu, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Obiano on Security. The Anambra State Government announces with...
Kano State Government says it has begun the distribution of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) to 538 public and private schools in the state. The government also announced plans to provide palliatives to teachers and non-teaching staff of private schools to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje disclosed this at the inauguration of the PPEs distribution exercise to the 538 schools in the state. Ganduje, represented by his Deputy, Mr. Nasir Gawuna,...
Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMobile Police Training School Will Enhance Security in Nasarawa- Gov. Sule
PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa says the Mobile Police Training School being built in the state would enhance security when completed. Sule stated this on Saturday in Endehu community, Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area (LGA) while inspecting progress of work at the site. “This place popularly called ‘many have gone’ is notorious for accident, kidnapping and armed robbery. “This is the same hill where my Deputy Governor, Emmanuel Akabe was attacked last year,” Sule said. He...
Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram: Northeast Governors Rally Support for Military
PilotnewsAugust 9, 2020
Northeast Governors’ Forum (NGF) has called for deployment of more state of the art military hardware to the troops fighting Boko Haram insurgents. The body said this in a communique issued after its second meeting to discuss the challenges facing the sub-region. The communique was signed by the Forum’s Chairman and governor of Borno, Babagana Zulum. It commended the efforts of the Federal Government in fighting insurgency but urged the armed forces to intensify efforts...
Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 453 new COVID-19 cases in the country, bringing the total infections to 46,140. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The health agency noted that six more persons had died from the disease. It said to date, 46,140 cases had been confirmed, 33,044 discharged and 942 deaths recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The NCDC said that...
The sixth evacuation flight from the U.S. has departed for Abuja and Lagos with 325 passengers on board. In the manifest are 128 males, 174 females and 23 infants, according to the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr Benaoyagha Okoyen. This brings to 1,739 the total number of stranded Nigerians evacuated from the U.S. by the Federal Government so far. According to the flight schedule, the Ethiopian Airlines plane will fly directly to...