New Dress Code Underway For State Workers In Cross River

LifestyleNewsNigeriaNew Dress Code Underway For State Workers In Cross River

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 16, 2021

Civil Servants in Cross River have urged the state government to channel its energies toward addressing challenges in the system rather than introducing a new dress code for them. The workers were reacting to the statement made by the state Head of Service (HoS), Geraldine Akpet, that the state would soon introduce a new dress code for civil servants in the state. According to the Cross River HoS, the new code to be introduced was...

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UNIJOS Approves Herbal Tea For COVID-19 Prevention

ConservationNewsWellnessUNIJOS Approves Herbal Tea For COVID-19 Prevention

PilotnewsJanuary 16, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Amidst the second wave of the dreadful coronavirus, the management of the University of Jos, UNIJOS, has approved the immediate sale of what it termed “a homemade herbal tea” for the prevention of the viral infection. An internal memo signed by the institution’s registrar, Monday Danjem, on January 11, directed that the beverage — produced by UNIJOS’ Africa Centre of Excellence in Phytomedicine be sold at an affordable price....

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NAFDAC Insists Vaccines Must Be Approved Before Use

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaNAFDAC Insists Vaccines Must Be Approved Before Use

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 15, 2021

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned Nigerians against using any vaccine except the ones it has approved. The agency said this through its Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, during a briefing on Friday. Adding that the World Health Organisation’s approval was not enough for the use of the vaccine, except the regulatory agency certifies the vaccine. The DG said She said, “The WHO will say that unless the regulatory...

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NEWS ANALYSIS: COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Upgrade Nigeria’s Public Health Infrastructure—Osinbajo

CoronavirusHealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaNEWS ANALYSIS: COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Upgrade Nigeria’s Public Health Infrastructure—Osinbajo

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo says the COVID-19 pandemic provides an opportunity to improve on public health infrastructure in Nigeria. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice-president held a virtual meeting with top government officials and some Nigerian scientists working on public health dimensions of the pandemic. The vice-president said the pandemic also offered a platform for the training of required experts, adding that governments should be doing more in...

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D’Banj Enters 2021 With New Single “Ikebe”

EntertainmentMusicNewsNigeriaD’Banj Enters 2021 With New Single “Ikebe”

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

Nigeria’s popular musician, Oladapo Oyebanjo a.k.a D’Banj says 2021 will be marked in grand style as he plans to launch his new album “Ikebe” before the end of the first quarter. D’Banj made this known in Abuja, during a listening brunch of the album, which also had other tracks like “Banga” and “Antidote”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that “Ikebe”, which literally means buttock, was produced by Nigeria’s talented producer Rexxie. D’Banj said...

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Bauchi Road Accident Claims Lives of 21 Out of 22 Passengers — FRSC

NewsNigeriaTravelBauchi Road Accident Claims Lives of 21 Out of 22 Passengers — FRSC

PilotnewsJanuary 14, 2021

Mr. Yusuf Abdullahi, the Bauchi state Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), has said that 21 out of the 22 passengers involved in a road accident in Bauchi have died. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the accident occurred on Sunday morning, when a Toyota Hummer bus belonging to Borno Express heading to Maiduguri from Jos, with 14 passengers, and a VW Golf 3 wagon coming from Misau heading to...

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INSECURITY: 27 Kano Traders Kidnapped on Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaTravelINSECURITY: 27 Kano Traders Kidnapped on Kaduna-Abuja Highway

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 14, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ About 27 young Kantin Kwari traders from Kano have been kidnapped by bandit on Kaduna –Abuja highway. President, Arewa Youth Traders Association of Nigeria, Alhaji Abubakar  Kabiru Babao said that the young traders were on their way to Aba, in Abia state on Sunday night when kidnappers shot the tyre of their luxury bus and abducted them after the bus was forced to stop. ‘’ The traders were on...

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Zlatan Gives Reasons Ghetto People Are More Important to Him

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicZlatan Gives Reasons Ghetto People Are More Important to Him

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 14, 2021

Nigerian singer and Zanku Records boss, Omoniyi Raphael, popularly known as Zlatan, has revealed some of his plans for 2021 to his fans. The Zanku crooner added that there are lots of his friends who are still struggling in the ghetto and he would always try to connect with his people in the hood. The singer said this in an Instagram Live session, disclosing that his new single would be dedicated to his fans, though...

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Cholera Claims 14 Lives, 25 Others Hospitalized In Benue State

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessCholera Claims 14 Lives, 25 Others Hospitalized In Benue State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 13, 2021

No fewer than 14 persons have so far died and 25 others hospitalized as a result of cholera outbreak recorded in Guma and Agatu local government areas of Benue state. Dr. Joseph Ngbea, Commissioner for Health and Human Services disclosed this on Wednesday at the end of the weekly State Executive Council meeting held in Makurdi. “10 died in Abinci community of Guma Local Government Area while four others died in Agatu LGA adding that...

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Governor Fintiri Mourns Adamawa PDP Chieftain, Ahmed Song

NewsNigeriaPeopleWellnessGovernor Fintiri Mourns Adamawa PDP Chieftain, Ahmed Song

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 13, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State has expressed his heartfelt condolences to the family of late Alhaji Ahmed Song who died in Yola on Tuesday, January 12 2021 at the age of 75, describing his demise as a huge loss. Mr. Humwashi Wonosikou, Press Secretary to the Governor in a statement on Tuesday stated that Fintiri noted that “I received the news of the passing of Alhaji Ahmed...

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