FG Might Ban Train Service Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusTravelFG Might Ban Train Service Over Rising COVID-19 Cases

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 12, 2021

Nigeria, still reeling with the Covid-19 economic recession which is projected to push about 5 million more Nigerians into poverty, has another lockdown in view with the surge in the country. On Monday, the federal government threatened to suspend train service over the failure of some passengers to comply with COVID-19 protocols. The government had earlier suspended the resumption date for all schools, citing the need to review the situation amidst the rising cases of...

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COVID-19: Gov. Umahi Orders Another Fumigation of Public Places in Ebonyi

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Gov. Umahi Orders Another Fumigation of Public Places in Ebonyi

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi has ordered fumigation public institutions in the state to contain the spread of COVID-19. This is contained in a statement by the state’s Commissioner for Health, Dr Daniel Umezurike on Tuesday in Abakaliki. Umezurike said that the fumigation will last for three days, commence on Jan. 13 and end on Jan. 15. He named some of the places to be fumigated to include old and new Government House, Executive Council...

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Bauchi State to Reopen Schools Jan.18, Says Education Commissioner

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaBauchi State to Reopen Schools Jan.18, Says Education Commissioner

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

The Bauchi state government says it would reopen its 4,816 schools on Jan. 18, for the 2020/2021 academic session, according to Aliyu Tilde, the state commissioner of education. “We would reopen the schools for the first term, which was supposed to begin in September,” he said, in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Bauchi, on Tuesday. He said the previous lockdown of schools,  as a result of the Covid-19  pandemic, had...

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,244 New Infections as Total Now 101, 331

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,244 New Infections as Total Now 101, 331

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has reported  1,244 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in the country to 101,331. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website late Monday. The agency also confirmed additional three coronavirus-related deaths in the country in the past 24 hours. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that last week the country recorded more than 9,800 cases within seven days, thus surpassing...

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Portugal’s President Infected With Virus Shortly Before Election

CoronavirusWorld NewsPortugal’s President Infected With Virus Shortly Before Election

PilotnewsJanuary 12, 2021

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the coronavirus just two weeks before the election of a new head of state. The 72-year-old politician from the Conservative Social Democratic Party (PSD) is running for re-election. He is not suffering from any symptoms, but the infection is disrupting the election campaign, the Lusa news agency reported on Tuesday. The re-election of the president in the vote on Jan. 24, is considered likely. Of...

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China Reports 96 New Coronavirus Cases Nationwide

ChinaCoronavirusNewsChina Reports 96 New Coronavirus Cases Nationwide

PilotnewsJanuary 10, 2021

Chinese health authorities reported 96 coronavirus cases nationwide on Sunday as the country continues efforts to rein in a new outbreak. Fifty-nine out of the 96 new cases were confirmed in Hebei, the Northern Province surrounding Beijing, where a flare-up in the provincial capital Shijiazhuang has prompted lockdown measures and the mass testing of its over 10 million residents. In Shijiazhuang, the three-day testing blitz that concluded on Saturday evening produced a total of 354...

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NCDC Confirms 1,544 New Cases of COVID-19, 12 Deaths in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 1,544 New Cases of COVID-19, 12 Deaths in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,544 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, also confirmed additional 12 coronavirus-related deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country’s daily new infections accelerated to a record high of over 1,500 cases for the third time bringing the total to 97,478. There is now a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide similar...

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Governors Of The 36 States In Nigeria To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine On Live Television

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGovernors Of The 36 States In Nigeria To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine On Live Television

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 20211

Governors of the 36 States of the federation have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television when it gets to Nigeria to help drive acceptance across the country. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum who is also Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, made this known on Friday when he fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “Governors’ forum manages...

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NUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaNUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Vice-Chancellors of federal universities have been directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence academic activities on January 18. This in compliance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. In a statement by NUC Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said any further developments would be communicated to the institutions. The Commission, however, directed officers on Grade Level 12 and below...

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COVID-19: Lagos Care Centres Occupied As New Cases Surge

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Lagos Care Centres Occupied As New Cases Surge

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 9, 2021

Indications of the second wave of coronavirus infection are becoming more discernible in the country with the recent surge in new cases. On Friday, the Lagos Commissioner for Health, Akin Abayomi announced that Oxygen usage in Yaba Infectious Disease Hospital is on the rise while 51 percent of beds in both private and public COVID-19 care centres in the state have been occupied. This implies that only one out of two beds in the care...

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