North is the Most Denigrated, Most Abused Part of Nigeria -—Dauda Birma

NigeriaPoliticsSpecial ReportNorth is the Most Denigrated, Most Abused Part of Nigeria -—Dauda Birma

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 30, 2020

Malam Dauda Birma, a former minister of education, a technocrat, and a thoroughbred politician needs no introduction in Nigeria’s political and bureaucratic spaces. In this first part of the interview with newsmen in Yola, the elder-stateman bares his mind about some nagging issues afflicting the north and the way forward. Our Regional Correspondent, Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz,   Reports. _________ Reporter: The north known for its peaceful enterprise is currently at a tipping point as differences in...

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Lament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

Chris Chinwe UlasiColumnsFiction & PoetryLament for Normalcy —a Free Verse from the Grandmaster’s Journal

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

My love, may I ask this pandemic to return to its abode with the thorns of unwelcome gift–spiked red-eyed bouquet of dreads to caress our land. This visitor shouldn’t impose his will on the holder of deeds, stroking the hair of the young, leaving the old panting until their last breath. Maybe you’ll remember — when this is all gone and forgotten, who slipped out from the darkness of night to find your face alone....

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5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

ColumnsEducationScience & Technology5 Reasons to Let Students Keep their Cameras off During Zoom Classes

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By Tabitha Moses ____ As the 2020-21 school year gets underway – both at the K-12 and college level – many students find themselves attending online classes via Zoom or similar teleconferencing platforms. Although sticking with remote instruction may be the correct decision from the standpoint of public health, it is not without problems. As a researcher who studies behavior and the brain, I have found the evidence suggests that online instruction can pose a range of challenges for students if they...

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NAF Trains 71 Personnel in China to Activate New Base in Gombe

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Trains 71 Personnel in China to Activate New Base in Gombe

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

As part of the effort to activate the 203 Combat Reconnaissance Base in Gombe State, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said more than 71 of its personnel are currently in China on special training. The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, disclosed this on Tuesday in Gombe when he paid a courtesy visit on Gov. Inuwa Yahaya. Abubakar stated that all the personnel who had been in China for about four...

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Lagos Assembly Passes N1.163trn 2021 Budget

EconomyNewsNigeriaPoliticsLagos Assembly Passes N1.163trn 2021 Budget

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Lagos State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed the 2021 Appropriation Bill of N1.163 trillion, seven weeks after the budget was presented to the Assembly by Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu. The House passed the budget after the report of the appropriation was presented during plenary by the Chairman, Joint Committee on Economic Planning and Budget and Finance, Gbolahan Yishawu (Eti Osa II). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Gov. Sanwo-Olu had on Nov....

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Non-compliance With COVID-19 Protocols at Yuletide to Spike Cases in Jan. –NCDC

NewsNon-compliance With COVID-19 Protocols at Yuletide to Spike Cases in Jan. –NCDC

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has predicted a significant increase in coronavirus infections in Nigeria by January 2021. Speaking on Tuesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) National Briefing, Director General of the  NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu said Nigeria would in January 2021 pay the price of violating the COVID-19 protocols during the festivities. “We just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in...

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FG Suspends 100 Passports of Passengers Who Refused Post Arrival COVID-19 Test

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTravelFG Suspends 100 Passports of Passengers Who Refused Post Arrival COVID-19 Test

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

The Federal Government has suspended the passports of 100 in-bound airline passengers who failed to take the second test of COVID-19 after arriving in the country. Mr. Boss Mustapha, Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, disclosed this at the national briefing on Tuesday, in Abuja. Mustapha, also, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said that the names of the passengers would be published on Jan. 1, 2021, while the suspension of...

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Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaColumnsCoronavirusOpinionResurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

By John Campbell It was long expected that Africa, with its weak public health infrastructure and the impoverishment of its population, would face particular disaster with the outbreak of COVID-19. It arrived later than in other parts of the world, apparently mostly from Europe. The disease’s earliest, high-profile victims were among those able to travel abroad, and South Africa—the country with probably the most extensive links to the rest of the world—early became the epicenter of the...

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Public Letter to Late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPublic Letter to Late Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule, Danmasanin Kano

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

Please remember that when you left this world, the level of insecurity especially in the northern part of the country was not as bad as it is today. People in many northern states are now at the mercy of armed gangs who roam towns and villages, wreaking havoc and killing at will. ____ I write this postmortem letter to you, Your Excellency, Alhaji Yusuf Maitama Sule Dan Masanin Kano of blessed memory, to intimate you...

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 397 New Infections, 10 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 397 New Infections, 10 Deaths

PilotnewsDecember 29, 2020

The Nigeria Centre For Disease Control (NCDC) has registered 397 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 932,327 people since the first confirmed case relating to the COVID-19 pandemic was announced on Feb. 27. The public health agency said that the new infections were reported from 17 states...

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