FCTA Demolishes Over 349 Illegal Structures Along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

Crime & SecurityTravelFCTA Demolishes Over 349 Illegal Structures Along Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 28, 2021

ABUJA — Mr. Ikharo Attah, Chairman, Federal Capital Territory FCT Ministerial Committee on City Sanitation, and some security and fire service officers on Sunday monitored the demolition over 349 illegal structures in Lugbe-Across, along with Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The demolition exercise which started at Lugbe-Across, Lugbe Berger, car wash, and Lugbe zone 5 lasted for seven hours. Attah He said the objective of the exercise was to ensure that Abuja, especially along the...

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Meet Udezue, NBA Agent Who Move To Unify Africa through the Continental Basketball League

BusinessEntertainmentSportsMeet Udezue, NBA Agent Who Move To Unify Africa through the Continental Basketball League

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 25, 2021

Ugo Udezue, who left Nigeria in the 1990s, left his plush job as an agent of the National Basketball Association (NBA) at one of the top firms in the United States four years ago. He would not have imagined pioneering the first and only African sports apparel company to officially outfit a team at the Olympic Games in Japan this year. At least, this was far from his initial plan. It would have been easier...

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Nigerian Superstar, Wizkid Receives Grammy Awards Plaque

EntertainmentMusicNigerian Superstar, Wizkid Receives Grammy Awards Plaque

PilotnewsJune 23, 2021

ABUJA —  Nigerian afrobeat singer, Ayodeji Balogun a.k.a Wizkid, has received his Grammy award plaque. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Wizkid became the second Nigerian to receive a plaque after Burna Boy received his own a few weeks ago. The singer, who said he was so excited, took to his Instagram handle @wizkidayo to announce the award of plaque to his fans and music lovers, as he displays the award photo of the...

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NGO Establishes Media Working Group On Child Survival, Protection

Crime & SecurityWellnessNGO Establishes Media Working Group On Child Survival, Protection

PilotnewsJune 23, 2021

ZARIA, (Kaduna State) — The Save the Children International (SCI) has established a State Media Working Group (SMWG) to increase the voices of children on their survival, development, and protection in Kaduna State. The group was established at the end of a two-day training of journalists by SCI on health advocacy to strengthen health systems in Kaduna State. Inaugurating the group in Zaria on Wednesday, Mr. Kunle Olawoyin, SCI’s Information and External Communication Specialist, explained...

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Federal Government Trains Irish Potato Farmers In Kano

AgricultureFoodFederal Government Trains Irish Potato Farmers In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 23, 2021

KANO — The Federal Government has trained some Irish Potato farmers in Kano tagged ‘5-Day Training on Farmers Business School (FBS) for Irish Potato Farmers in Gezawa Communities on farming business models which will improve the way they cultivate the crop. Addressing the trainees, the Director, Federal Department of Agriculture of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hajiya Karima Babangida, said Irish potato is a premium cash crop sought after by many in...

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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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Central Bank Of Nigeria To Cultivate Over 500,000 Hectares Of Farmland In Northeast

AgricultureFoodCentral Bank Of Nigeria To Cultivate Over 500,000 Hectares Of Farmland In Northeast

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 21, 2021

MAIDUGURI — Northeast Zonal Coordinator, Development Finance Department of the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN Mr. Mahmood Nyako has commenced mapping of over 500,000 hecters of farmland for the cultivation of rice in the northeast cropping season. Nyako disclosed this during a meeting with the leadership of Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria RIFAN, Borno state chapter in Maiduguri. He expressed confidence that with the special programme embarked by the Central Bank for the dry and...

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Sickle Cell Day: Nigerian Author Calls for More Awareness, Adequate Information

HealthWellnessSickle Cell Day: Nigerian Author Calls for More Awareness, Adequate Information

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 19, 2021

ABUJA —  Malam Shehu Mohammed, author of the book on sickle cell anaemia titled “I Am A Survivor,” has called on Nigerians to create more awareness and sensitisation exercises to sickle cell disease. Mohammed made the call on Saturday in Abuja at a public presentation of the book stressing that in spite of the prevalence of the disease the society still misunderstood the issue. “Many are still ignorant of what genotype is all about. Couples...

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Over 2.6 million People Faces food Crisis In Borno State- UN Report

FoodPovertyOver 2.6 million People Faces food Crisis In Borno State- UN Report

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 19, 2021

MAIDUGURI — The  Director, North East Development Commission (NEDC), Alhaji Mohammed Akali says according to United Nations reports that over 2.6 million people are at risk of facing food crisis in Borno. Akali made this known during a roundtable meeting with stakeholders on the humanitarian situation in the region. “The NEDC was mobilising resources to stockpile food to intervene in an event of an emergency and stressed the need for a coordinated approach by all...

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Show Love, Care, Support People Living With Albinism- Dr Zainab

HealthNewsNigeriaShow Love, Care, Support People Living With Albinism- Dr Zainab

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 14, 2021

The Medicaid Cancer Foundation (MCF), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) based in Kebbi State has called on Nigerians to show love, care and support for the people living with Albinism, as the world marks the 2021 Albinism Awareness day. The Medicaid Foundation Chief Executive who is also a strong advocate of social inclusion of vulnerable groups and a strong campaigner against all forms of discrimination against Albinos and other vulnerable in the society wants society to...

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