Lagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTechnologyLagos Introduces Mobile Platforms to Validate Travellers’ COVID-19 Tests

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 22, 2021

The Lagos State government has introduced a mobile verification platform to validate the authenticity of COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests done within the private laboratory consortium and all state public laboratories for outbound flights. This was indicated in a statement issued by Akin Abayomi, the state’s commissioner of health, on Sunday. The statement stated that the platform could be accessed through an app and the use of unstructured supplementary service data (USSD) codes. “The...

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Kagara Abduction: Humanitarian Minister Appeals for Safe Return of Students

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaKagara Abduction: Humanitarian Minister Appeals for Safe Return of Students

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has appealed for the release and safe return of 27 students of the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State. Farouq, who made the call in a statement issued by her media aide Nneka Anibeze, condemned the abduction in its entirety and prayed for the immediate and safe return of the students. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the...

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AU Voices Concern Over Double Burden on Health Systems in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAU Voices Concern Over Double Burden on Health Systems in Africa

PilotnewsFebruary 11, 2021

Addis Ababa — The African Union (AU) Commission on Wednesday emphasised a double burden on health systems across Africa due to a new Ebola outbreak and the still-raging Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). The AU Commission, through the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has started discussions with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on how to support its response to the 12th Ebola outbreak declared by the DRC on Sunday in Butembo Area of...

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200 COVID-19 Safety Protocols Violators Arrested in Kano

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellness200 COVID-19 Safety Protocols Violators Arrested in Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 9, 2021

Security agencies and COVID-19 Marshals in Kano state have apprehended 200 violators of COVID-19 safety protocols in the state and twenty-five out of them have been sentenced. Governor Abdullahi Ganduje recently inaugurated 2,000 special marshals and enforcement agencies to check the rate of disregard for COVID-19 safety measures. Muhammad Garba, Commissioner for Information said the arrest was in compliance with the Federal Government’s recent law on guidelines and enforcement against COVID-19 in the country. “102...

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NAFDAC Has Strengthened Vaccine Regulatory System — DG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Has Strengthened Vaccine Regulatory System — DG

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

ABUJA — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has strengthened the vaccine regulatory system to undertake any task. The agency’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. According to her, COVID-19 has brought new challenges and opportunities and this has necessitated the agency to enhance its vaccine regulatory system. She stated that “pre-COVID–19 establishment of the quality management system and digitalisation...

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COVID-19: African Finance Ministers Call for Additional $500bn

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyCOVID-19: African Finance Ministers Call for Additional $500bn

PilotnewsFebruary 9, 2021

ABUJA —  African finance ministers have called for 500 billion U.S. dollars in Special Drawing Right (SDR) and an extension in the Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI) to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The call was made during a virtual meeting convened by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Feb. 6, according to a statement from ECA on Tuesday. According to an IMF Factsheet, the SDR is an international...

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Australia Aims to Vaccinate Entire Population by October

CoronavirusWorld NewsAustralia Aims to Vaccinate Entire Population by October

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

SYDNEY –  Health authorities in Australia on Thursday said they were aiming at vaccinating the entire population against COVID-19 by October, saying they had secured 150 million doses of vaccine. According to Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, Australia had secured an additional 10 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, which was approved for use in the country late in January, bringing the total doses of vaccine secured to 150 million. The total number includes...

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Court Orders Reopening of Wuse, UTC Markets in FCT, Imposes N50,000 Fine

CoronavirusMarketsNewsNigeriaCourt Orders Reopening of Wuse, UTC Markets in FCT, Imposes N50,000 Fine

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) mobile court has ordered the reopening of Wuse, UTC markets, and Murg Shopping Plaza shut down on Monday in Abuja for violating COVID-19 safety protocol. The court also slammed the fine of N50, 000 each on the three facilities, for over flagrant disregard to COVID-19 Health Protection Regulations Act 2021, which must be paid before the reopening. Mr. Ikharo Attah, Head, Media and Enlightenment of FCT Ministerial...

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420 Nigerian Returnees Arrive Abuja from Saudi Arabia – NiDCOM

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNewsNigeria420 Nigerian Returnees Arrive Abuja from Saudi Arabia – NiDCOM

PilotnewsFebruary 4, 2021

ABUJA –  The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says 420 Nigerian returnees arrived at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by Mr. Abdul-Rahman Balogun, Head, Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit of NiDCOM. Balogun said on Wednesday that 27 of the 420 returnees were children while 393 were adults. He stated that the returnees were received by senior government officials of the Ministry of...

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Anambra Speaker Calls for Strict Enforcement of Covid-19 Measures

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAnambra Speaker Calls for Strict Enforcement of Covid-19 Measures

PilotnewsFebruary 3, 2021

By Goldie Njideka, Staff Writer ____ AWKA — The Speaker Anambra State House of Assembly, Right Honourable Uche Okafor has tasked the various COVID 19 taskforce in the state to enforce strictly, COVID-19 preventive measures. The State number one lawmaker called on taskforce in the various Communities, Churches, Schools, Markets, and other governmental and non-governmental institutions in the state to ensure full compliance of all the COVID 19 preventive measures in their assigned locations to...

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