DAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Records 649 New Cases, as Total Infection Hits 22,020

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Records 649 New Cases, as Total Infection Hits 22,020

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of infections in the country, as of June 24, to 22,020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 649 new confirmed cases were from 23 states, with nine deaths as at June 24. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24...

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We’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaWe’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Presidency says Nigeria will not retaliate or do something similar to what unknown Ghanaians did to a part of her embassy in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana was last week demolished by unknown Ghanaian government officials. The House of Representatives had on Tuesday described the demolition of the part of Nigeria’s Embassy building in Ghana as a...

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Buhari Recognizes Giadom as APC Ag. Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Recognizes Giadom as APC Ag. Chairman

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday attend the meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) summoned by the court recognized acting chairman of the party, Mr Victor Giadom. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this via his verified twitter handle, on Wednesday. According to the presidential aide, the president has received very convincing advice on the position of the law as far...

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FG Approves N14.9bn for Ecological Projects in 6 States

EnvironmentNewsNigeriaFG Approves N14.9bn for Ecological Projects in 6 States

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday in Abuja approved N14.9 billion for the execution of 11 ecological projects across the six geopolitical zones of the country. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents at the end of the Council’s fifth virtual meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. He said the approval followed the memo presented by the Office of the Secretary to...

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Rape Allegation: Lawyers Demand Arrest of Popular Artiste D’Banj

Law & JusticePeopleRape Allegation: Lawyers Demand Arrest of Popular Artiste D’Banj

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has called for the arrest of popular Nigerian artiste Mr. Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’Banj, following allegation of rape against him by Miss Seyitan Tayo. The coalition made the call on Wednesday in a statement issued by Mr Patrick Odey, Director, Human Rights and Gender, at COPA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged sexual assault happened in 2018 and D’Banj had since denied...

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AfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

AfricaMoneyAfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank (AfDB) fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its Aid Transparency Index. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the World’s major development agencies. It places AfDB in the highest category of transparency along with other world class institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development...

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Adamawa Govt. Earmarks N550 Million of Fertilizer for Farming

BusinessNewsNigeriaAdamawa Govt. Earmarks N550 Million of Fertilizer for Farming

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Adamawa Government has earmarked the sum of N550 million  to buy  fertilizer for the  2020 farming season. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Umar Pella, disclosed this shortly after the State Executive Council’s meeting held on Wednesday in Yola. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting was presided over by Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri. “The Council equally approved N160 million for the purchase of 52,000  litres of agrochemicals and hybrid seeds for disbursement to farmers ” Pella said. He...

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Police Have Withdrawn My Escort, Ondo Deputy Governor Cries Out

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPolice Have Withdrawn My Escort, Ondo Deputy Governor Cries Out

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, on Wednesday, alleged that the Nigerian Police Force has withdrawn his police escort. This was contained in a statement made available to newsmen by the deputy governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Babatope Okeowo, in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there has been rancour between Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy for some time. The seemingly intractable crisis had led to Ajayi’s defection...

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NNPC Records 47% Decrease in Pipeline Vandalism – Report

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNNPC Records 47% Decrease in Pipeline Vandalism – Report

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that 19 pipeline points were vandalised in the month of March representing about 47 per cent decrease from the 32 points recorded in February 2020. The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR)for the month of March released in Abuja, on Wednesday. It said that of the pipelines attacked, Atlas Cove-Mosimi accounted for 53 per cent, while Mosimi-Ibadan recorded 21 per cent and...

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3 Oyo Exco Members Test Positive for COVID-19 – Makinde

CoronavirusNewsNigeria3 Oyo Exco Members Test Positive for COVID-19 – Makinde

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, said that three members of the state executive council have tested positive for COVID-19. Makinde, who made the announcement on his twitter handle monitored in Ibadan, said that the results of two other members came back inconclusive and would be retested. He stated that the affected members had been contacted, while contact tracing had commenced and their offices closed for decontamination. He urged the people of the...

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