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CoronavirusNewsNursing Mother, 24 Other NYSC Members Tested COVID-19 Positive in Gombe

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 2, 2021

Twenty-five prospective Corps Members have been tested positive for the COVID-19 disease at the Gombe State’s camp of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) located in Amada – Akko Local Government Area of the State. The affected youths included a nursing mother, as confirmed by the state Commissioner for Health, Habu Dahiru, on Sunday. According to the commissioner, 25 prospective corps members were tested positive between the last three days and have been moved to...

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CoronavirusNigeriaCOVID-19: FCT, Five States On Red Alert

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has put six states on red alert as part of the preventive measures against a third wave of the pandemic. The states are Lagos, Oyo, Rivers, Kaduna, Kano, Plateau, and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) A statement signed by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation who doubled as Chairman of PSC, Boss Mustapha said this followed the confirmation of the Delta variant of COVID-19...

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CoronavirusNews100 Persons Died During COVID-19 Lockdown In Nigeria- Aregbesola

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 14, 2021

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says 100 persons have lost their lives due to restriction of movement during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 and frustration occasioned by job losses across the country. Aregbesola stated this while delivering a lecture on “COVID- 19: The Economy and Security” organised by the Faculty of Arts Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti. “By official estimates from the Federal Ministry of Information, 57 civilians, 37 policemen and six soldiers were...

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CoronavirusEducationUniversity of Lagos Suspends Academic Activities as Students Contract COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 14, 2021

LAGOS — The Management of the University of Lagos has announced the suspension of Academic Activities following the report that a number of students have contracted COVID-19 disease. The authorities of the institution also ordered the students to vacate the hostels on campus as there were fears in the university community on Tuesday. The incident led the management to convey an emergency Senate meeting on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the Senate following the...

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CoronavirusUnited NationsWorld NewsCOVID-19 Pushes 124m People Back to Poverty- UN Report

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2021

NEW YORK — UN  says COVID-19 has magnified the challenges of making the world meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as between 119 to 124 million people have been pushed back into poverty and chronic hunger. SDGs Report 2021, launched on Tuesday at UN Headquarters in New York, showed the toll that the COVID-19 pandemic had taken on the 2030 Agenda. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the launch...

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CoronavirusNigeria Posts More COVID-19 Cases, Lagos State Leads

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2021

ABUJA —  Nigeria posted more COVID-19 cases with Lagos state topping the chart of the infection in the country.  The Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 91 new cases and no COVID-19 related death on Tuesday, as the deadly virus continued to rage in Africa in the third wave. The NCDC stated that the 91 additional cases represented a rise in infections from the 50 cases reported from four states on July 4 with...

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CoronavirusCovid-19 Vaccination: Less Than 100k Persons Fully Vaccinated In South East Nigeria By Q2 2021

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2021

ENUGU — The National Primary Health Care Development Agency, NPHCDA, has revealed that 2, 495, 632 eligible Nigerians have been vaccinated with the first dose while 1,370, 130 vaccinated with 1st dose have received their 2nd dose as of July 5th, 2021, the beginning of the third quarter of the year. In the southeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria, from the breakdown on the state to state vaccination, while 184,715 persons have received the first jab...

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Coronavirus50,000 Persons With Disabilities To Benefit From COVID-19 Pandemic

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 6, 2021

ABUJA — Executive Secretary, National Commission of Persons with Disability, James Lalu says 50,000 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) will benefit from its conditional cash transfer to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. At a press conference in Abuja Lalu, said data collection for beneficiaries would commence today (Monday) said beneficiaries would be drawn from the 744 local government areas with the majority to be selected in the rural areas. Lalu decried years of neglect...

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CoronavirusVaccinationCOVID-19 Delta Variant in 98 Countries, Continues to Mutate, WHO Warns

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2021

NEW YORK — World  Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, on Friday, urged leaders to push back against the daunting new COVID-19 surges, with increased vaccination efforts and public health measures. Ghebreyesus warned that with Delta variant was quickly becoming the dominant strain in many countries, saying: “we are in a very dangerous period of the pandemic’’ “In those countries with low COVID-19 vaccination coverage, terrible scenes of hospitals overflowing are again becoming the norm....

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CoronavirusNigeriaVaccinationSenate Chief Whip Commends FG’s Efforts on COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJune 29, 2021

ABUJA — Sen. Orji Kalu, the Senate Chief Whip, has commended the Federal Government’s effort in tackling the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Kalu gave the commendation during the official launch of the Crystal Hill All Day Wipes and Sanitisers on Tuesday, in Abuja. The Senate Chief Whip, who is also the chairperson of the occasion, buttressed the point by quoting the Prime Minister of Australia, who recently congratulated the government of...

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