El-Rufai Orders Closure of Schools in Kaduna as COVID-19 Cases Increase

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaEl-Rufai Orders Closure of Schools in Kaduna as COVID-19 Cases Increase

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 15, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has ordered the closure of public and private schools in the state from Wednesday, December 16 as cases of coronavirus increase in the state. This was contained in a statement issued by the State Commissioner for Education, Shehu Muhammad. The statement read, “The Kaduna State Ministry of Education wishes to inform the general public, parents, guardians and students of the new date of schools’ closure...

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Enugu Set to Achieve Open Defecation Free Status By 2022, Ministry Launches Clean Family Campaign

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessEnugu Set to Achieve Open Defecation Free Status By 2022, Ministry Launches Clean Family Campaign

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 14, 2020

The Special Adviser to the Enugu State Governor on Water Resources, Dubem Onyia Jnr has called on families resident in Enugu State to maximize the Clean Family Campaign and adopt the recommended hygiene behaviors. Onyia Jnr made that promise at the Clean Family Campaign Launch organized by the Ministry of Water Resources, Enugu, WaterAid Nigeria and other stakeholders; the Campaign aims to motivate people and healthcare facilities towards practicing key hygiene behaviors. “The family is...

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We Should Have A Deep Sense of Shame for Having A Better Life Than Our Children – Pat Utomi

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaWe Should Have A Deep Sense of Shame for Having A Better Life Than Our Children – Pat Utomi

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 14, 2020

ABEOKUTA — A popular Nigerian Professor of Political Economy, Pat Utomi, has said Nigerian leaders should be ashamed of the situation of the country. Utomi who is a management expert, said it is shameful that life in the past was far better than what the current generation of youths are inheriting from their parents this time. The Professor spoke at a symposium to herald the installation of a former member of the House of Representatives,...

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Road Accident: 11 Navy Applicants Die in Jigawa

NewsNigeriaTravelRoad Accident: 11 Navy Applicants Die in Jigawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 13, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ At least 11 persons, mostly youths who were  aspiring to be soldiers,  reportedly lost their lives in a road accident while travelling to write an examination for the Nigerian Navy in Kano. The police said the victims, from Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa, met their death as their vehicle rammed into a trailer, which was parked wrongly by the road. Residents also said the crash occurred around Ringim...

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We Cannot Forget the Catastrophic Genocide Against Innocent Souls — Shiites

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaRegionsWe Cannot Forget the Catastrophic Genocide Against Innocent Souls — Shiites

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 13, 2020

The Islamic Movement of Nigeria, mostly regarded as the Shiites, says the movement will not forgive the federal government over the 2015 Zaria massacre which led to the death of many of its members. Sheik Abdulhamid Bello, a senior cleric of the movement, disclosed this on Saturday in Abuja while addressing journalists to mark five years of the massacre. He noted that the catastrophic genocide against the innocent souls remained fresh in their memories and...

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Blind to Marine Debris: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

ConservationNigeriaBlind to Marine Debris: How Plastic Waste Disrupt Aquatic Life in Port Harcourt

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 12, 2020

The negligence of Nigerians and the disinclination of the government to control single use of plastic is exposing marine life and the entire ecosystem to its hazard. Beloved John who was in Port Harcourt, a populated coastal city in Nigeria, reports how the plastic plague is damaging aquatic life and it impacts on humans.   Behind the suburban Amadi-Ama community in southern Port Harcourt is a vital inland water body. This is Amadi creek, an...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for receiving funding for the purchase of the coronavirus vaccines is promising after the World Bank pledged US$12 billion to the joint venture. Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong, said on Thursday the negotiations with several major financiers has been continuing and had become most urgent because of the fears of a second wave infections spree. The African Import and Export Bank...

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DRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsDRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Court announced on Friday at the African Union Headquarters. The instrument was deposited in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8 December 2020, the Court said in a statement. DRC’s ratification of the protocol, meaning its passing of laws recognising...

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Ndah-Isaiah’s Death, Huge Loss to Media Industry, Nigeria – Orji Kalu

BusinessNewsPeoplePress * MediaNdah-Isaiah’s Death, Huge Loss to Media Industry, Nigeria – Orji Kalu

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has described the demise of the publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Mr Sam Ndah-Isaiah, as a huge loss to the media industry and Nigeria at large. Kalu in a statement on Saturday in Abuja extolled the virtues of the deceased. He stressed  that the late chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was a patriotic statesman and detribalised Nigerian with passion for a prosperous and united Nigeria. He lauded...

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Insurgency: Don’t Be Distracted by ICC Investigation, COAS Tells Troops

Law & JusticeMilitaryNational SecurityNewsInsurgency: Don’t Be Distracted by ICC Investigation, COAS Tells Troops

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

 The Chief of Army Staff (COAS),  Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged troops not to be distracted by the move by International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate war crimes against Nigerian forces in the north eastern part of the country. Buratai made the call in a statement by the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Brig.-Gen. Sagir Musa, on Saturday in Abuja. He said that the call followed the Friday statement from ICC prosecutor,  alleging that there...

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