NCDC Confirms 162 New COVID-19 Infections, Push Total to 54,905

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Confirms 162 New COVID-19 Infections, Push Total to 54,905

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 162 new cases of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19 ) in the country, bringing the confirmed cases to 54,905. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria continued its week of recording less than 200 new cases of COVID-19 per day with Saturday’s 162 new confirmed cases. The agency said that three deaths were...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCoronavirus: Bishop Mamza Discharges, Says COVID-19 Over Exaggerated In Nigeria

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 6, 2020

Barely two weeks after he was infected by the novel Coronavirus, the chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Adamawa State chapter, Most Rev Dr. Stephen Dami Mamza has recovered and discharged from isolation. The CAN chairman who is also a Catholic Church Bishop laments that the coronavirus disease ” is overly exaggerated,” noting that such over-exaggeration has led patients to go through unnecessary fear and psychological tension that usually result in deaths. Mamza who made...

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Hopeless State of Hopefulness: Enduring a Mob of Blood-Drunk Humans in Blue Garbs

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionHopeless State of Hopefulness: Enduring a Mob of Blood-Drunk Humans in Blue Garbs

PilotnewsSeptember 5, 2020

If I were God. I would end it. If I were God, I would have the haters careening through the gates of hell proper…alive. ―Don Okolo I have had time, forty-something years and counting, to muse upon the fate of man the world over. And I have come to believe that a section of humanity would never rise from the quagmire of filth and disdain…from the vise-like grip the rest of the sultry smut have...

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Alleged Misconduct: PCN Seals 157 Pharmacies, 791 Patent Medicine Shops in August-Registrar

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaAlleged Misconduct: PCN Seals 157 Pharmacies, 791 Patent Medicine Shops in August-Registrar

PilotnewsSeptember 5, 2020

The Pharmacists Council of Nigeria (PCN) has shut down 157 pharmacies and 791 patent medicine shops in Kano and Lagos in August over alleged operational misconducts. Dr Elijah Mohammed, PCN Registrar disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Saturday while giving an update of the council’s activities in August 2020. He noted that the council, in the course of its National Enforcement activity visited Lagos and Kano...

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Adamawa College of Nursing, Midwifery Increases Student Enrolment by 100%

EducationHealthNewsAdamawa College of Nursing, Midwifery Increases Student Enrolment by 100%

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 5, 2020

In a bid to improve health service delivery in rural areas, the Adamawa College of Nursing and Midwifery has increased student enrolment by 100 per cent, up from 235. The Acting Provost of the college, Mrs Lami Aminu, who dropped the hint told  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  on Friday that “the aim is to address clinical manpower shortage in many of the state’s health facilities. “The college has now approved twice admission in a...

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Gov. Ugwuayni Assents to Forest Guards Law as Enugu Thought Leaders Applauds Security Measures in the State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGov. Ugwuayni Assents to Forest Guards Law as Enugu Thought Leaders Applauds Security Measures in the State

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2020

The Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi on Thursday assented to the Enugu State Forest Guards Law during a meeting held at the Government House with thought leaders of the state. The Forest Guards are to assist other security and law enforcement agencies in the detection and prevention of crime in the vast forests in the state. “Security is paramount for development hence we are taking decisive steps to ensure that Enugu State remains safe and...

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South Africa’s Ramaphosa Tackles Corruption and Strengthens His Hand

AfricaCorruptionOpinionSouth Africa’s Ramaphosa Tackles Corruption and Strengthens His Hand

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

South Africans have long feared that corruption would move from “retail,” small-scale and individualistic, to “structural,” as it is in some other African countries, where corruption infuses the political economy. Those fears accelerated during the 2009-2018 presidency of Jacob Zuma, which was characterized by nepotism, cronyism, and patronage networks, altogether labeled “state capture,” and blatant corruption within some state-owned enterprises fully reported by the media. Corruption also fueled Zuma’s efforts to remain in power and to undermine...

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UNICEF Consultant Task Parents on Eliminating Violence Against Women

NewsNigeriaUNICEF Consultant Task Parents on Eliminating Violence Against Women

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2020

Parents in Makama Ward A in Yola South Local Government of Adamawa state have been enjoined to join hands with relevant authorities towards eliminating violence against women and girls in the area. A consultant with the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF, Bashir Abubakar made the plea while launching a community volunteer group organized by a Non-governmental organization, Spotlight Initiative, in collaboration with the European Union held at Nana Asma’u Health Centre Yola. “The programme is...

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Laka Women Protest Against Rape And Gender Violence

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaLaka Women Protest Against Rape And Gender Violence

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 3, 2020

Disturbed with the violence against women, the women’s wing of Laka Cultural Association of Nigeria, Adamawa State Chapter in collaboration with the National Council of Women Societies, and the United Nations Population Fund on Thursday organized a rally in Yola to protest against rape and gender violence. The procession took off from the Nasarawo area of Jimeta to Yola North local government Secretariat. Addressing the women, the council chairman Yola North, Alhaji Uba Bappa assured...

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NIS Implements Procedures on International Flights Resumption

NewsNigeriaTravelNIS Implements Procedures on International Flights Resumption

PilotnewsSeptember 3, 2020

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede has implemented procedures for international flight resumption and visa payment. Babandede said this during a virtual meeting with stakeholders to address travel concerns and automation of Travel Work Permit (TWP) on Wednesday in Abuja. In a statement issued by the Service Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James, Babandede said that the procedures were in line with Federal Government’s approval to commence international flight operations from...

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