Association Embarks On Sanitation Exercise To Keep The State Capital Clean

EnvironmentHealthNewsAssociation Embarks On Sanitation Exercise To Keep The State Capital Clean

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 24, 2021

YOLA — Due to lack of official designated areas for dumping of refuse by residents in Jimeta-Yola, the Adamawa state capital forced them to dump the garbage along roadsides and into drainages thereby blocking the free flow of water sometimes resulted in flooding particularly during the rainy season. As a result of this, the Adamawa State Environmental Managers Association (ADSEMA) had conducted sanitation exercise along Yola to Jimeta road to clear the refuse so as...

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AfricaEntertainmentMusicDJ Khaled to Host MTV Africa Music Award on Worldwide Live Broadcast

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 23, 2021

American Grammy Award-winning global sensation and record label executive, DJ Khaled, has been announced as the international host for the MTV Africa Music Awards, Kampala 2021. For the first time, the award ceremony will be aired globally from February 20, 2020 on MTV channels; MTV Base and MTV Africa, in 180 countries. The virtual award ceremony will be hosted by the DJ from home in Miami, Florida, alongside African co-emcees for the Kampala event. Bruce...

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Contributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessContributory Health Management Agency To Kick Off In Adamawa, Targets 226 Primary Healthcare Facilities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 23, 2021

Adamawa State Contributory Health Management Agency has concluded arrangements to commence enrollment of citizens to enable them access affordable healthcare services. The agency was established following the amendment of the Adamawa State Health Insurance Law number 7 of 2011by the State House of Assembly in June 2020 and assented to by Governor Umaru Fintiri. Governor Ahmadu Fintiri approved one percent (1%) of the consolidated revenue of the state to provide free basic health care services...

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19 of 3,628 Traders Decries Soaring Prices Of Foodstuff In Lau Market, Taraba State

BusinessFoodNewsNigeria19 of 3,628 Traders Decries Soaring Prices Of Foodstuff In Lau Market, Taraba State

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

Traders transacting business in farm produce in Lau main Market, headquarters of Lau Local Government council of Taraba State have decried the increase of prices of foodstuffs despite the agrarian nature of the area. Findings in the market show that a bag of Maize which was sold at ten thousand naira (N10, 000) a few months ago now attracts eighteen thousand naira (N18, 000), a bag of Guinea-corn is sold for sixteen thousand naira (N16,...

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FG Inaugurates N900m e-ticketing Platform for Abuja-Kaduna Train Service

BusinessNewsNigeriaTravelFG Inaugurates N900m e-ticketing Platform for Abuja-Kaduna Train Service

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2021

The Federal Government on Thursday inaugurated the N900 million e-ticketing platform for the online purchase of tickets at the Abuja-Kaduna rail corridor. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Ameachi, while inaugurating the platform virtually in Abuja, said it would solve commuters’ complaint of ticket racketeering. According to him, online ticketing which marks the beginning of automation of ticket sales in all major stations in Abuja-Kaduna train service is in line with global world best practices. He...

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Air Peace Resumes Dubai Flights Feb. 5, Increases Operations to Enugu

BusinessNewsNigeriaTravelAir Peace Resumes Dubai Flights Feb. 5, Increases Operations to Enugu

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights into Dubai via Sharjah commencing from Feb. 5 The Spokesperson of the airline, Mr. Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Lagos. Olisa said that the airline had also increased its flight frequency to and out of Enugu. He stated that the Dubai via Sharjah service would be operated once a week. “We are delighted to announce that we shall be...

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Churches Must Comply With Covid-19 Protocols – CAN

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessChurches Must Comply With Covid-19 Protocols – CAN

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 20, 2021

The CAN chairman in Oyo state, Apostle Joshua Akinyemiju, has called on all church leaders must continue to ensure their congregation complies with NCDC directives to curb the spread of coronavirus. The State chapter of the association identified that it is in support of the state government’s decision to close down any church that flouts the COVID-19 prevention protocols. The State government had in December 2020, before the Christian cross over service, threatened to shut...

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Biden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

CoronavirusHealthUnited StatesBiden to Block Trump’s Plan to Lift COVID-19 Travel Restrictions

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to quickly extend travel restrictions barring travel by most people who have recently been in much of Europe and Brazil, a spokeswoman for Biden said. President Donald Trump signed an order Monday lifting the restrictions he imposed early last year in response to the pandemic from Jan. 26, after winning support from coronavirus task force members and public health officials. Soon after Trump’s order was made public, Biden spokeswoman Jen...

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FoodNewsNigeriaWellnessFeed And Read Programme Re-Launch In Adamawa

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

The 2021 Feed and Read programme was launched in Adamawa with Deputy Governor of the state Chief Crowther Seth restated state government commitment to giving quality education to children in Adamawa. The Feed and Read programme was launched by the American University of Nigeria Yola, in early 2015, and sponsored by Friends of Nigeria and Atiku Abubakar Institute for Development, supported by the Adamawa State government and some individuals. Represented by the Director-General Sustainable Development...

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Buba Marwa Resumes as NDLEA

LifestyleNewsNigeriaWellnessBuba Marwa Resumes as NDLEA

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 18, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The New Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Brigadier General Mohammad Buba Marwa has assumed office as he bemoaned the increasing number of drug users at over 15 million in Nigeria. Marwa who lamented the growing population of drug users during his inaugural address at the NDLEA headquarters Abuja pointed out that about a 14.3million Nigerians between the ages of 15-64...

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