Saudi Excludes Nigeria as It Bars 20 Countries to Curb COVID-19 Spread in Its Kingdom

CoronavirusWorld NewsSaudi Excludes Nigeria as It Bars 20 Countries to Curb COVID-19 Spread in Its Kingdom

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)February 3, 2021

Saudi Arabia on Tuesday suspended 20 countries from entering its Kingdom, ranging from some neighboring states to the United States. The Muslim nation is doing this to curb the jump in coronavirus infection. The temporary suspension was announced by the interior minister, adding that it would be effective from 9.00 pm (1800 GMT) on Wednesday, according to the official Saudi Press. The ban is applied to neighboring Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and...

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Covid19: Enugu State Government Calls On Residents To Voluntarily Go For Covid19 Test

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid19: Enugu State Government Calls On Residents To Voluntarily Go For Covid19 Test

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)February 3, 2021

Enugu State Government has called on residents of the state to voluntarily go for the covid19 test at any sample collection centers closer to one; sample collection centers are in all the local government areas of the state The State Commissioner for Health, Ikechukwu Emmanuel Obi, made this call while briefing journalists on the state of Enugu State in the fight against the spread of the virus. The test, he revealed, will not only enable...

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COVID-19: NCDC Announces 1,138 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: NCDC Announces 1,138 New Infections

PilotnewsFebruary 3, 2021

ABUJA  — The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 1,138 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 134,690. The NCDC disclosed this on its official Twitter handle on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,302,410  people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020. The Nigerian public health agency also confirmed additional five coronavirus-related...

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COVID-19: Governors Working With FG on Vaccine Procurement – NG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Governors Working With FG on Vaccine Procurement – NG

PilotnewsFebruary 2, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigeria Governors’ Forum on Tuesday said it was working with the Federal Government to make Coronavirus vaccines available in the country. The Forum’s Chairman and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, said this while delivering a lecture titled “The role of Nigeria’s state governments in recovery: responses to COVID-19 linked challenges’’ at Chatham House Event, London, UK. Fayemi, in his speech made available to correspondents in Abuja, said that the COVID-19...

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BREAKING: KNSG Seals Hospital Over COVID-19 Violation

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaBREAKING: KNSG Seals Hospital Over COVID-19 Violation

PilotnewsFebruary 2, 2021

KANO —  The Kano State Government has shut down a private hospital, UMC Zahir Hospital in Kano, for admitting and treating severe cases of COVID-19. The state Commissioner for Information, Mr. Muhammad Garba, announced this in a statement on Tuesday evening in Kano. Garba said that the facility refused to refer cases to designated isolation centres in the state. He said the action was in accordance with the standard set by the state Task Force...

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Again, Lagos Govt Extends Work-at-home Directive

CoronavirusLabourNewsAgain, Lagos Govt Extends Work-at-home Directive

Beloved John (Staff Writer)February 1, 2021

LAGOS —  The Lagos state government has announced an extension of the work-at-home order for public servants. The directive was issued in a statement signed by the Head of Service, Hakeem Muri-Okunola. As indicated, public servants will now resume on February 26 and not February 1. The state government had earlier announced the extension of the work-at-home order for public servants to February 1, as against the earlier communicated date, January 18. According to Mr....

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Kano Inaugurates COVID-19 Special Marshals

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaKano Inaugurates COVID-19 Special Marshals

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 1, 2021

Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje governor of Kano state has inaugurated COVID-19 Marshals in its continued efforts to fight COVID-19 pandemic in the state. The marshals, numbering 2,000, comprising 1,000 Hisbah officials and 1,000 health workers have been engaged to assist security agents in enforcement and persuasion of strict compliance with COVID-19 protocols. Speaking during the formal inauguration of the marshals, held at the Government House Sunday, Ganduje said COVID-19 is back; therefore the state government...

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Ethiopia Reports 771 New COVID-19 Cases

AfricaCoronavirusNewsEthiopia Reports 771 New COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2021

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopia registered 771 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the past 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 136,365, the country’s Ministry of Health said on Friday. The death toll from COVID-19 in the country reached 2,087 as of Friday evening after two new deaths were reported, the ministry said. The ministry added that 127 more recoveries were logged during the past 24 hours, taking the national count to 121,987. Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most...

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UNFPA Donates PPEs to Health Facilities in 5 States

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNewsUNFPA Donates PPEs to Health Facilities in 5 States

PilotnewsJanuary 30, 2021

KADUNA — The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on Friday donated Personal Preventive Equipment (PPEs) to health facilities in Kaduna, Kano, Sokoto, Bauchi and the Gombe States. Ms. Mariama Darboe, Programme Coordinator and Head of Office, UNFPA Decentralised Office for Northern Nigeria, made this known in Kaduna. Darboe handed over the PPEs for Kaduna, Kano, and Sokoto to the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) for distribution to benefiting health facilities in the states. She...

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Secondary Schools in Kaduna to Reopen Feb. 1, to Run On Shift-Basis — Perm Sec

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaSecondary Schools in Kaduna to Reopen Feb. 1, to Run On Shift-Basis — Perm Sec

PilotnewsJanuary 29, 2021

KADUNA —  The Kaduna State Government has directed public and private secondary schools, across the state, to reopen for academic activities on Feb. 1, according to Mrs. Phoebe Yayi, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education. Yayi, who conveyed the directive in a statement, made available to journalists, on Friday, in Kaduna, however, said that only Junior Secondary School 1 (JSS 1), JSS 3, and Senior Secondary School 3 (SS 3) were to open. She...

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