Academic Activities Commences in Public and Private Schools Across Adamawa

CoronavirusEducationNewsAcademic Activities Commences in Public and Private Schools Across Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2020

Academic activities commenced Monday in Public and private schools across Adamawa state after over six month of shutdown due to by COVID-19 pandemic. Some primary and secondary schools visited in Yola, the state capital shows that most schools were seen complied with COVID-19 protocols in their premises with the provision of sanitizers, hand washing basins and at strategic points and forehead thermometer for screening of temperatures. At Aliyu Musdafa College, Yola teachers were seen attending...

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Palliatives: Tambuwal’s Wife Distributes Food Items, Working Tools To Women

CoronavirusNewsPalliatives: Tambuwal’s Wife Distributes Food Items, Working Tools To Women

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 12, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The wife of the Sokoto State Governor, Hajiya Maryam-Mairo Tambuwal, has commenced the distribution of food items and working tools to women as palliatives to cushion the effects of COVID-19 in the state. Speaking at the ceremony, Tambuwal said she will continue to champion economic empowerment, social awareness, medical outreach services and other intervention activities to alleviate the sufferings of people in the state. According to her, the project knows...

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NCDC Announces 163 New COVID-19 Infections, Caseload Now 60,266

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Announces 163 New COVID-19 Infections, Caseload Now 60,266

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 163 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The public health agency said that the 163 new infection brought the nation’s confirmed COVID-19 infections to 60,266. It also stated that the new infection were reported from 12 states. The NCDC also announced the discharge of 24 patients from isolation centers across...

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Academic Performance: Stakeholders Blames Teachers, Allege Some Cannot Write Their Names

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaAcademic Performance: Stakeholders Blames Teachers, Allege Some Cannot Write Their Names

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2020

Students and Pupils across Adamawa State are in high spirits to resume classes on Monday 12th October, 2020 following a directive by Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to reopen schools after a long break occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic. One thing is certain, that some schools may spend a couple of days clearing weeds that have taken over some portions of the schools. Aside this, some Stakeholders in the education sector in the state have expressed concern over...

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Nigerians In Diaspora Donates PPE Equipment To COVID-19 C’ttee

CoronavirusNewsPhilanthropyNigerians In Diaspora Donates PPE Equipment To COVID-19 C’ttee

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 9, 2020

The Association of Nigerians in Diaspora has donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to Adamawa state COVID-19 Containment Committee to enhance the fight against Coronavirus in the state. Among the items donated include, Plastic Face shields, face masks, Gloves, Nurse Cap and Gowns. The State Focal person of the Association, who is also the State Commissioner for Special Duties Mr Aloysius Babadoke while presenting the items Friday, said the gesture was to complement State Government’s in...

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Senegal Pilgrimage Tests Resistance to COVID-19

ColumnsCoronavirusReligionWest AfricaSenegal Pilgrimage Tests Resistance to COVID-19

PilotnewsOctober 8, 2020

Senegal is a major center of West African Islam, and its imams, mullah, and brotherhoods are influential across the Sahel. The holy city of Touba, 120 miles east of the Senegalese capital of Dakar, is the site of a major, annual pilgrimage called the Magal, which is now underway. While no estimates are yet available as to the number of participants this year, in past years there have been as many as five million. The pilgrimage...

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One in Every Ten Persons May Have Contracted COVID-19 – WHO

CoronavirusWorld NewsOne in Every Ten Persons May Have Contracted COVID-19 – WHO

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 6, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said about 10 percent of the world population may have contracted COVID-19. Mike Ryan, the executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies programme, made this known on Monday while speaking at  a special session hosted by the organisation’s executive board. According to Worldometer, over 35 million cases of the coronavirus have been recorded globally. But with an estimated 7.6 billion world population, according to WHO’s estimates, 760 million people...

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NCDC Records 58 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 59,345

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Records 58 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 59,345

PilotnewsOctober 5, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 58 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. According to the agency, the new infections take the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 59,345. It disclosed that the country also saw 50 persons discharged after they have been successfully treated and recovered from the virus. The public health...

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No COVID-19-related Death in Nigeria in 24-Hours

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNo COVID-19-related Death in Nigeria in 24-Hours

PilotnewsSeptember 30, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says no death was recorded in the last 24-hours, as the country recorded 187 new cases of COVID-19 in 12 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle. It added that Nigeria recorded a total of 58,647 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The centre said that Lagos State recorded most cases with 74, followed by Plateau and Rivers States recorded 25...

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Adamawa Govt. Threatens to Sanction School that Violates COVID-19 Protocols

CoronavirusEducationNewsAdamawa Govt. Threatens to Sanction School that Violates COVID-19 Protocols

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 29, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Ahead of school resumption, the Adamawa state government has on Tuesday threatened to sanction any school that violates the enshrined COVID -19 protocols. The statement government had earlier slated October 12, for the schools resumption across 21 local government areas in the state. The Commissioner of Education and Human Capital Development Mrs Wulbina Jackson who dropped the hint at a meeting of stakeholders in the education sector said that the...

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