Britain Green-Lights Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine in COVID-19 Breakthrough

CoronavirusNewsWellnessBritain Green-Lights Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine in COVID-19 Breakthrough

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech on Wednesday became the first vaccine developers in the race to alleviate the COVID-19 pandemic to get regulatory approval after completing all stages of clinical testing. The companies a U.S. pharma giant and its once relatively unknown partner in the German city of Mainz announced that Britain’s regulatory authority for pharmaceuticals had issued emergency use approval for their vaccine. The go-ahead from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) paves the...

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Bauchi Community Records 47 Snake Bites in 7 Months

HealthLocal GovernmentNewsBauchi Community Records 47 Snake Bites in 7 Months

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

Mr. Adamu Suleiman, Secretary, Duguri Ward Development Committee (WDC), in Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of Bauchi State says the community witnessed about 42 snake bites from May to November 2020. Suleiman said this while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Duguri. He noted that snake bites had become rampant in the community, threatening the daily existence of the people. Suleiman attributed the existence of snakes in the community to...

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Enugu Govt to Commence Verification of Pensioners Jan. 4

LabourLifestyleNewsNigeriaEnugu Govt to Commence Verification of Pensioners Jan. 4

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Enugu State Government has announced the commencement of the second phase of verification for pensioners whose pension accounts are domiciled in the Office of the Accountant-General of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by the Enugu State Head of Service, Ken Chukwuegbo in Enugu on Tuesday. Chukwuegbo said that the exercise would commence in the pensioners’ respective banks from Jan. 4, 2021 and end on March 4. He advised pensioners to...

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FG Appoints National Task Team On COVID-19 Vaccine

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaFG Appoints National Task Team On COVID-19 Vaccine

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has appointed a National Task Team on COVID-19 vaccine, tasked with the responsibility to acquire and deploy vaccines in the country. The information is in a statement signed by Dr Adebimpe Adebiyi, the Director of Hospital Services in the ministry on Tuesday in Abuja. She noted that members of health is the Chairman of the Task Team, while the minister of State for Health, Olorunimbe Mamora, will serve as Alternate Chairman....

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FG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessFG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday in Abuja, inaugurated a ministerial committee that will develop a framework for the provision of health insurance for retirees and the elderly in Nigeria. He said it was part of the present administration’s commitment to improve access to healthcare in the country. He added that “it underscores the resolve and commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to promote the wellbeing of ageing citizens through provision of health...

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Anambra FA General Assembly Dismisses Iloenyosi’s Election Appeal

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaSportsAnambra FA General Assembly Dismisses Iloenyosi’s Election Appeal

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Anambra State Football Association (AnSFA) has dismissed an appeal by Chikelue Iloenyosi, a Chairmanship Candidate in the Oct. 30 board election, on the ground that it was not validly filed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Iloenyosi, who ran as a sole candidate, was not returned as winner. He was adjudged not to have polled the simple majority of votes cast at the election as stipulated in the electoral guideline. Dissatisfied with...

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Christmas: Stay Where You Are, PTF Advises

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsNigeriaChristmas: Stay Where You Are, PTF Advises

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

Ahead of the Christmas celebration, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has advised Nigerians to avoid non-essential travels, as a strategy to curb the spread of the pandemic. Dr Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator of the PTF, gave the advice while speaking at the daily briefing of the PTF on Monday in Abuja. The coordinator said that the Federal Government was discouraging Nigerians abroad to stop travelling arrangements for the period. Aliyu said that although everyone...

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COVID-19: National Sports Festival Postponed to 2021

EntertainmentNewsNigeriaSportsCOVID-19: National Sports Festival Postponed to 2021

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 says the 2020 National Sports Festival scheduled to hold in Edo has been postponed to 2021. At a briefing on Monday in Abuja, PTF Chairman and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),  Mr Boss Mustapha, said the postponement was to allow proper measures to be put in place. Mustapha said that with more than 12,000 participants expected at the event, there was a need for the...

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NAFEST 2020: Bayelsa State Takes Overall 1st Position

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsNigeriaNAFEST 2020: Bayelsa State Takes Overall 1st Position

PilotnewsNovember 28, 2020

Bayelsa state, ‘The Glory of all Lands’, has bagged the overall first position at the National Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFEST) competitive events. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the competitive events were on traditional cuisines, arts and crafts, essay writing, quiz, traditional board game, indigenous fabrics and fashion parade, indigenous music, archery and coral competitions. Ekiti state and Rivers states emerged in the 2nd overall position, Plateau state bagged 3rd position,...

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Cassava Growers’ Association Allay Fears of Cassava Shortage in 2021

AgricultureFoodNewsCassava Growers’ Association Allay Fears of Cassava Shortage in 2021

PilotnewsNovember 28, 2020

Some farmers under the aegis of the Cassava Growers Association of Nigeria (NCGA) have allayed fears of an impending shortage of cassava in 2021, due to inability to access government intervention funds. A member of the association, Yemi Williams told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday in Lagos that farmers’ inability to access the government’s N19.7 billion promised in 2019, is projected to cause the anticipated shortage. “As part of...

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