Nigeria Reports 373 Fresh Cases of COVID-19 Infection

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Reports 373 Fresh Cases of COVID-19 Infection

PilotnewsAugust 14, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 373 fresh cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday. According to it, 10 deaths were recorded in the country. The NCDC said that the new cases took Nigeria’s COVID-19 infections to 48,116, with 34,309 discharged and 966 deaths. The health agency said that the cases were confirmed in 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory...

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U.S. Ambassadors and African Diplomacy

AfricaForeign PolicyOpinionU.S. Ambassadors and African Diplomacy

PilotnewsAugust 14, 2020

In most African countries, the U.S ambassador plays a crucial role in managing the U.S. bilateral relationship with the host country. Hence, the importance of the arrival in Tanzania of Dr. Donald J. Wright, MD. He presented his ambassadorial credentials to President John P. Magufuli on August 2. Magufuli is increasingly problematic: he is becoming authoritarian in style and he refuses to share with international health agencies information about COVID-19. Worse, he claims the disease is absent from Tanzania because of the...

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Igbo Youths Urge Pro-Biafra Groups to Halt Secession Gitation

NewsNigeriaIgbo Youths Urge Pro-Biafra Groups to Halt Secession Gitation

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

Igbo Youth Assembly (IYA) worldwide, a socio-cultural youth organisation, has called on various pro-Biafra groups to stop secession agitation and channel their energies towards promoting national cohesion. IYA gave the advice in a statement jointly signed by its President-General, Mr Ifeanyi Nwaudunna and Secretary-General, Mr Casmir Irekamba, in Owerri on Thursday. Nwaudunna said that Nigeria was better when it remainEd one indivisible entity, adding that disintegration may make the country lose its economic diversity, political, military and numerical strength. He...

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Military Deploys Special Operations to Southern Kaduna

National SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Deploys Special Operations to Southern Kaduna

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The Defence Headquarters says in its determinant efforts to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, has deployed Special Operations Forces to the various flashpoints in the area. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, at the updates briefing on military operations across the country on Thursday in Abuja. “In a bid to curb the recent attacks and isolated killings in Southern Kaduna, troops of Operation “SAFE HAVEN” have continued to...

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Buhari Inaugurates 17-Storey NCDMB Building, Pledges More Infrastructure

BusinessNewsNigeriaBuhari Inaugurates 17-Storey NCDMB Building, Pledges More Infrastructure

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja pledged to spend more on infrastructure across the country, focusing on finishing projects delivered by local contractors and technology that create jobs for thousands of Nigerians. The president made the pledge at the virtual inauguration of the new headquarters building of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) in Yenagoa, Bayelsa. According to him, the iconic 17-storey building, known as the Nigerian Content Tower, with the full...

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UAE Inaugurates Mosque, Classrooms, Others in Oyo

NewsNigeriaUAE Inaugurates Mosque, Classrooms, Others in Oyo

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday inaugurated a mosque, classroom and borehole in Kishi, Oyo State. The Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr Fahad Al-Taffaq, said that the UAE recognises the challenges of accessing potable water, especially in rural communities in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the ambassador was represented by Mr Khalifa Al-Mehrizi, the Charge D’Affairs of the UAE’s embassy in Abuja, at the inauguration via virtual streaming. The projects...

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Edo Governorship Election: INEC to Deploy 20,000 Ad-hoc Staff

NewsNigeriaEdo Governorship Election: INEC to Deploy 20,000 Ad-hoc Staff

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday said it would deploy no fewer than 20,000 ad-hoc staff for the conduct of the forthcoming Edo governorship election scheduled for Sept. 19. Prof. Bolade Eyinla, the Technical Advisor to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this during a virtual meeting with journalists in Edo organised by the International Press Council (IPC) on the role of journalists in the Edo election. Eyinla said the recruitment of the...

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Nigeria Receives N3.2trn From Entertainment Industries

BusinessEntertainmentNewsNollywoodNigeria Receives N3.2trn From Entertainment Industries

PilotnewsAugust 13, 2020

The fashion industry, hospitality and tourism contributed over N3.2 trillion to the national economy, a report by the Federal Government’s Post Covid-19 Initiative Committee on the Creative Industry has revealed. The minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed on Thursday, gave an insight into the report recently submitted to the government by the committee led by ace comedian, Ali Baba. Mohammed, who was a guest on NAN Forum in Abuja, said that the recommendations...

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NBC Fines Nigeria Info ₦5m Over Malafia’s Comment on Northern Governor as Boko Haram Commander

NewsNigeriaPress * MediaNBC Fines Nigeria Info ₦5m Over Malafia’s Comment on Northern Governor as Boko Haram Commander

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)August 13, 2020

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined a radio station, Nigeria Info, ₦5m over a recent comment made by the Presidential Candidate of the Africa Democratic Congress (ADC), Dr. Obadiah Mailaifa. The fine was contained in a statement signed by the NBC management on Thursday titled, ‘The National Broadcasting Commission Fines Nigeria Info 99.3 For Unprofessional Broadcast’. The commission recently disclosed its Reviewed Broadcasting Code in Lagos and raised the fine for hate speech from...

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UNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

EducationNewsUNILAG Announces New Acting Vice Chancellor

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)August 13, 20201

The Governing Council of the University of Lagos has named Professor Theophilus Soyomno as acting Vice-Chancellor following the removal of Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on Wednesday, over a series of allegations including abuse of office and financial misconduct. In a statement, the Registrar and Secretary to the Council, Oladejo Azeez, announced Prof Soyombo’s appointment and stressed that the former Vice-Chancellor was lawfully removed. “My attention has been drawn to a document circulating under the hand and...

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