COVID-19: NCDC Records 1,617 New Infections, 14 More Deaths in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 1,617 New Infections, 14 More Deaths in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the  CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,172,234  people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020 in the country. The public health Institute also reported an additional 14 deaths, bringing the total number of casualties...

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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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Crisis Brews in Enugu Community Over Claims of Village Seniority

Culture & TraditionLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaCrisis Brews in Enugu Community Over Claims of Village Seniority

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

Crisis is brewing in Achara Community, Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State as one of the villages, Umuagwuene, says it is the oldest and will resist any attempt to change its traditional seniority position. Speaking with newsmen in Nsukka, after a general meeting of the village on Monday, Mr. Micheal Ezugwu, the Oldest man in Achara Community, who is from Umuagwene village, maintained that his village is the oldest in the town. According to...

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Reopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

ColumnsCoronavirusHealthOpinionReopening of Schools in COVID: How ready is the Government?

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

“Schools cannot be shut down forever. Markets cannot be locked up forever and you cannot lock down a country forever .” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The COVID pandemic has been on the prowl for about a year now, wrecking economies, maiming civilization to the shock and confusion of mankind. Resolute, it is defying science and knowledge; the twin biggest treasures of modernity. The pandemic has continued to take captives on its own terms, even changing its nature...

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VIDEO: Wife of Anambra State Governor, Obiano Takes COVID-19 Vaccine on SM In USA

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPeopleVIDEO: Wife of Anambra State Governor, Obiano Takes COVID-19 Vaccine on SM In USA

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 18, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,  Regional Correspondent The First Lady of Anambra State, Chief Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano has reportedly received her first dose of the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine in the United States of America. In a  viral video trending on social media, Mrs. Obiano could be seeing getting the jab, to show Ndi-Anambra and Nigerians it is “safe to take”. Mrs. Obiano joins a growing number of world political leaders getting the jab, as a mark to...

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U.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to Resign From Senate

PoliticsUnited StatesU.S. VP-elect Kamala Harris to Resign From Senate

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will resign from the Senate on Monday, according to a Harris aide. The Californian Democrat’s resignation comes two days before she becomes the nation’s first female vice president, and the first person of colour to hold that office. Harris has notified Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom that she will resign Monday, her aide said. Newsom announced in December that he would appoint Secretary of State Alex Padilla to her Senate seat, and...

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Oil Prices Fall On Demand Concerns

BusinessOil & GasWorld NewsOil Prices Fall On Demand Concerns

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

Oil prices edged lower on Monday as climbing Coronavirus cases and tighter restrictions in Europe and China fueled worries over a slower recovery in fuel demand. Encouraging gross domestic product (GDP) and industrial production data from China helped to limit the downside to some extent. Brent crude for March delivery eased 0.2 per cent to 54.98 dollars a barrel, after falling 2.3 per cent on Friday. Similarly, U.S. oil futures were down by 0.1 per...

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Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to Perform at Biden’s Inauguration

EntertainmentMusicPoliticsUnited StatesLady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez to Perform at Biden’s Inauguration

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 18, 2021

Lady Gaga and Jennifer Lopez will be performing at the inauguration ceremony of the United States’ President-elect, Joe Biden, in Washington next week alongside others. Biden’s transition team has said that the event would showcase a diverse America.  The duo will be the person at the January 20 event for the incoming 46th US President. The event will also feature remarks from a black firefighter from Georgia, a former Youth Poet Laureate, a Catholic Priest,...

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Ogun Monarchs Petition Army Authority As its Officers Connive With Herdsmen to Harass Villagers

Crime & SecurityLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaOgun Monarchs Petition Army Authority As its Officers Connive With Herdsmen to Harass Villagers

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

The Traditional rulers in Ketu communities of Yewa North Local Government Area of Ogun State have petitioned the Nigerian Army as Army officers were alleged of conniving with herdsmen to harass villagers in the state. The traditional rulers included the Oniggua of Iggualand, Oba Micheal Dosumu; the Eselu of Iseluland, Oba Akintunde Akinyemi; and the Alademeso of Igan Alade, Oba Gabriel Olalowo. The monarchs in the petition addressed to the Brigade Commander, 35 Artillery Brigade,...

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Buhari to Inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre Jan. 21 –DPR

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasBuhari to Inaugurate National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre Jan. 21 –DPR

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari will virtually inaugurate the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC), Lagos, on Jan.21, in a bid to boost the operations of the nation’s petroleum sector, an official of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), has said. Mr. Paul Osu, Head, Public Affairs, who made the announcement in a statement issued on Monday, in Lagos, quoted the Director of DPR, Mr Sarki Auwalu, the chief host of the event, as saying that...

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