Federal Government Ban Travelers From Four Countries Into Nigeria

CoronavirusTravelFederal Government Ban Travelers From Four Countries Into Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 29, 2021

The Federal Government has banned travelers from South Africa, Brazil, India, and Turkey by one month due to the rising COVID-19 cases there. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman, Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this in Abuja on Monday at the briefing of the committee. “The four major variants of concern are now classified as Alpha (UK), Beta (SA); Gamma (Brazil) and Delta (India). The Delta variant which...

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91 Countries Now Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations to Refugees- UNHCR

CoronavirusUnited NationsVaccination91 Countries Now Offer COVID-19 Vaccinations to Refugees- UNHCR

PilotnewsJune 25, 2021

NEW YORK — The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has welcomed the growing number of countries that have offered COVID-19 vaccines to refugees, urging others to do the same. “Beyond the moral imperative, this is in our collective self-interest,” Ann Burton, Chief of UNHCR’s Public Health Section, said in a statement on Thursday. According to her, as long as the pandemic remains out of control somewhere, it is a threat for everyone everywhere. ”To...

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1,005,234 People Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusNigeriaVaccination1,005,234 People Receives Second Dose Of COVID-19 Vaccine

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 25, 2021

ABUJA — The executive director of the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Faisal Shuaib, says 1,005,234 people have received the second dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. As of June 24, Nigeria has confirmed 167,375 cases of COVID-19, and while 163,917 have recovered, 2,118 deaths have been recorded. Shuaib while briefing newsmen in Abuja on Thursday said the agency has extended the timeline for the administration of the second dose by 11 days...

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COVID Pandemic Fuelling Major Increase In Drug Use Globally- UN Report

CoronavirusUnited NationsWorld NewsCOVID Pandemic Fuelling Major Increase In Drug Use Globally- UN Report

PilotnewsJune 24, 2021

NEW YORK — United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) says around 275 million people used drugs worldwide in the last year of unprecedented upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, up by 22 per cent from 2010. That is among the key findings of the latest annual report launched on Thursday by UNODC, which also provides an overview of global drug markets, as well as their impact on people’s health and livelihoods. The launch...

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COVID-19 Impact: 187,848 Persons Need Urgent Intervention in Kaduna–Group

CoronavirusLocal GovernmentCOVID-19 Impact: 187,848 Persons Need Urgent Intervention in Kaduna–Group

PilotnewsJune 23, 2021

KADUNA — A group, Nigeria Youth Compact on COVID-19 (NYCC-19) says, no fewer than 187,848 persons across the 23 local Government areas in Kaduna state needed urgent intervention due to the negative impact of the Corona Virus. Gambo  Haruna, National Coordinator, NYCC-19 made the remarks during the International Youth Conference with the theme: ” Voices Of Nigerian Youth on COVID-19″ on Wednesday in Kaduna. Haruna said, young people, especially the vulnerable groups, posed a considerable...

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United Arab Emirates Lifts Travel Ban On Nigeria, India And South Africa

CoronavirusTravelUnited Arab Emirates Lifts Travel Ban On Nigeria, India And South Africa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2021

The United Arab Emirates has lifted its travel ban on Nigeria, India, and South Africa. Passengers are also expected to present a negative PCR test certificate with an OR code from laboratories approved by the Nigerian government, while also undergoing the same test upon arrival at the Dubai airport. According to a message from the Dubai Media Office, passengers from Nigeria are expected to have received a negative result for a PCR test taken within...

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U.S. Administered 300m COVID-19 Vaccines In 150 Days – Biden

CoronavirusUnited StatesVaccinationU.S. Administered 300m COVID-19 Vaccines In 150 Days – Biden

PilotnewsJune 19, 2021

NEW YORK — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. had administered 300 million COVID-19 vaccines in 150 days, noting that COVID-19 cases and deaths have decreased by more than 90 per cent. Biden said this in“300 Million Shots in 150 Days: The President’s COVID-19 Strategy is Delivering for Americans’’ issued to commemorate his 150 days in office. According to the statement, when Biden took office 150 days ago, more than 3,300 Americans...

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Chairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2021

ABUJA — Secretary to the Government of the Federation who is the Chairman Presidential Steering Committee Boss Mustapha revealed that there is still a course of concern with the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and advised Nigerians to shun non-pharmaceutical drugs. Mustapha made the feeling while speaking at the Northeast Town Hall meeting organized by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in collaboration with National Primary Health Care Development Agency held in the Banquet Hall,...

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May 27: How COVID-19 Exposed Nigeria’s Annual Children’s Day

ColumnsCoronavirusNigeriaOpinionMay 27: How COVID-19 Exposed Nigeria’s Annual Children’s Day

PilotnewsMay 27, 2021

“Till now, the disruption created by the pandemic has not been fully reverted.” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Today is Children’s day in Nigeria, as it has been every other year since the recognition of May 27 as Children’s day in 1964. But this time, something different is happening as the pandemic has defiantly canceled all celebrations connected to the fanfare that ordinarily characterize today’s commemoration of Nigerian kids. And just maybe, this time the new normal has...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Halts Construction Of 3,600 Housing Units In Yobe State

CoronavirusHousing & DevelopmentNigeriaCOVID-19 Pandemic Halts Construction Of 3,600 Housing Units In Yobe State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 27, 2021

The Yobe State Government has attributed its failure to construct 3,600 housing units across the state to the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Commissioner of Housing and Urban Development, Bukar Dauda while briefing newsmen at the NUJ Press Center Damaturu on Thursday on the activities of the Ministry in the last two years said the state government had in 2019 sourced for a loan of about N15 billion for the provision of affordable houses...

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