NCDC Confirms 1,544 New Cases of COVID-19, 12 Deaths in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 1,544 New Cases of COVID-19, 12 Deaths in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 1,544 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC, on its verified website on Friday, also confirmed additional 12 coronavirus-related deaths. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country’s daily new infections accelerated to a record high of over 1,500 cases for the third time bringing the total to 97,478. There is now a rise in confirmed COVID-19 cases nationwide similar...

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Governors Of The 36 States In Nigeria To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine On Live Television

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGovernors Of The 36 States In Nigeria To Take The Covid-19 Vaccine On Live Television

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 20211

Governors of the 36 States of the federation have agreed to take the COVID-19 vaccine on live television when it gets to Nigeria to help drive acceptance across the country. Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum who is also Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, made this known on Friday when he fielded questions from State House correspondents at the end of a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. “Governors’ forum manages...

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Twitter Permanently Bans President Trump

NewsUnited StatesTwitter Permanently Bans President Trump

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 9, 2021

Twitter has permanently suspended President Trump from its platform citing risk of instigating further violence. Trump’s Twitter account was suspended on Friday as punishment for his role in the attack on the US capitol.  The ban is a significant reprimand for the president who had used the microblogging site to gain political prominence. The US president was suspended after the two tweets which would be his last violated the company’s policy against glorification of violence....

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Ondo State Government Bans Street Trading In The State Capital

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsOndo State Government Bans Street Trading In The State Capital

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 9, 2021

The Ondo State Government has placed a total ban on trading along the vehicular traffic lanes, pedestrian paths and walkways on major market corridors in Akure, the state capital. State Commissioner for Information and Orientation on Friday Mr. Donald Ojogo in a statement said the development followed the setting up of the Committee on Waste Management and in its bid to instill sanity, especially in Akure. The statement said “the ban also includes artisans such...

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NUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaNUC Order Varsities To Reopen Jan 18

PilotnewsJanuary 9, 2021

The Vice-Chancellors of federal universities have been directed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence academic activities on January 18. This in compliance with the directive of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. In a statement by NUC Deputy Executive Secretary (Administration), Chris Maiyaki, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed, said any further developments would be communicated to the institutions. The Commission, however, directed officers on Grade Level 12 and below...

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UK Places Travel Ban On 11 African Countries

CoronavirusWorld NewsUK Places Travel Ban On 11 African Countries

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 8, 2021

In a bid to contain a new strain of the virus identified in South Africa, the United Kingdom has extended a travel ban to travelers from 11 African countries. Recently a new SARS-CoV-2 variant was detected in South Africa. The new COVID-19 strain appears to transmit more easily and is likely linked to the ongoing surge of COVID-19 infections in the country. According to the UK department for transport, travelers who have visited the restricted...

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FG Directs NERC To Halt Implementation Of Reviewed Tariff

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerFG Directs NERC To Halt Implementation Of Reviewed Tariff

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 8, 2021

The minister of power, Saleh Mamman on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to stall implementation of the reviewed tariff. The commission had earlier approved an increase in electricity tariffs across the country. The minister in a statement said the tariff review will be on hold until the conclusion of the joint ad hoc committee’s work at the end of January. He mentioned that the government had initially subsidised the tariff of all...

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US Reps Call For Trump’s Impeachment

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesUS Reps Call For Trump’s Impeachment

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 8, 2021

No fewer than 37 US Reps have indicated an interest in an article seeking to impeach President Donald Trump. The article which is titled “Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United State for high crimes and misdemeanors” is calling for Trump’s following the protest at the US Capitol which disrupted the ratification of Joe Biden’s victory in the recent presidential election. Trump’s supporters had stormed the capitol after a rally where they were addressed...

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Kaduna Arraigns PDP Spokesperson, Others for Attempted Adultery Over Nude Party

Law & JusticeLifestyleNewsPoliticsKaduna Arraigns PDP Spokesperson, Others for Attempted Adultery Over Nude Party

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 8, 2021

The Kaduna State Government has arraigned the Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party, Kaduna State Chapter, Abraham Alberah, and four others for alleged attempted adultery and organizing a nude party in breach of the COVID-19 guidelines. Alberah is the husband of Aisha Yakubu, the owner of Asher Lounge which is the botched sex party that the Kaduna State Urban and Planning Development Authority demolished on December 31, 2020. In an earlier statement, the state...

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Lagos Govt. Pegs 2021 Budget at N1.164 trn

EconomyNewsNigeriaLagos Govt. Pegs 2021 Budget at N1.164 trn

PilotnewsJanuary 7, 2021

The Lagos State Year 2021 Appropriation Budget named ” Budget of Rekindled Hope”  has been pegged at  N1.164 trillion. Mr. Sam Egube, the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Lagos State, made the disclosure in Lagos on Thursday at a media briefing of the Year 2021 Analysis. Egube said that the budget was made up of  N702.93 billion and N460.58 billion for both capital expenditure and recurrent expenditure respectively. This, he explained, represented a 60:40...

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