COVID-19: Cinema Industry Has Lost N6bn — Association

BusinessEntertainmentFilmNewsCOVID-19: Cinema Industry Has Lost N6bn — Association

PilotnewsAugust 22, 2020

The Cinema Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN) on Friday said it had lost over N6billion in the course of the lockdown caused by the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Patrick Lee, the Chairman of the Association, disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that since the lockdown in March, the industry kept losing N1billion on a monthly basis rendering most of the staff jobless. “We are appealing...

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COVID-19: NCDC Launches Digital Platform for Speedy Delivery of Test Results

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: NCDC Launches Digital Platform for Speedy Delivery of Test Results

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has launched a digital platform to ensure speedy delivery of COVID-19 results in the Federal Capital Territory. Mrs Elsie Ilori, Head of Department, Surveillance and Epidemiology Department, NCDC, said this at the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 briefing on Thursday in Abuja. Ilori said that the platform, called Surveillance Outbreak Response Management Analysis System (SORMAS), would be used to communicate directly to individuals through SMS alert. She noted that...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Working With WHO, Others on Vaccines, Treatment

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: Nigeria Working With WHO, Others on Vaccines, Treatment

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The Federal Government says the nation is working with the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI, and others on therapeutics and vaccines against the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 59th joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. Ehanire said that Nigeria had as of August, 19, 2020, crossed the 50,000 landmark and recorded 50,488 COVID-19 cases, this was out...

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National Stadium Shop Owners Plead With President Buhari on Eviction Notice

BusinessCoronavirusNewsNigeriaNational Stadium Shop Owners Plead With President Buhari on Eviction Notice

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Some shop owners at the National Stadium, Lagos, on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to prevail on the Minister of Sports, Sunday Dare, to reconsider the seven days eviction notice issued to them. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the minister had on Aug. 17 issued seven days eviction notice to business owners operating at the stadium to give room for the plan renovation of the sport facility. Speaking with journalists in...

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Int’l Flight Resumption: Nigeria to Apply Principle of Reciprocity — Sirika

BusinessNewsTravelInt’l Flight Resumption: Nigeria to Apply Principle of Reciprocity — Sirika

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

As Nigeria prepares to resume international flights, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, says the country will apply the principle of reciprocity. Speaking at the Presidential Task Force  (PTF) on COVID-19 daily briefing on Thursday in Abuja, the minister explained that this principle meant carriers from all countries that banned flights from Nigeria would also not be allowed to fly into Nigeria. Sirika was represented at the briefing by the Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation...

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NFVCB Blacklists Illegal Film Producers, Distributors

EntertainmentNollywoodNFVCB Blacklists Illegal Film Producers, Distributors

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB) says it has blacklisted some illegal film producers and distributors who do not belong to a registered professional association in the creative industry. NFVCB Executive Director, Alhaji Adedayo Thomas disclosed this during the board’s stakeholders engagement on double taxation and over-regulation, on Thursday in Lagos. Thomas said that the decision was taken to further sanitise the film industry and ensure that illegitimate operators were sieved out from...

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Coca-Cola Drives Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction

HealthNewsNigeriaCoca-Cola Drives Partnerships Towards Plastic Waste Reduction

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Creates Green Recycling Hubs Across Abuja and Lagos Coca-Cola, through its philanthropic arm, The Coca-Cola Foundation (TCCF) has recently provided a grant to the Initiative For The Advancement of Waste Management in Africa (W.A.S.T.E AFRICA), a non-governmental organisation, to promote waste as a valuable currency for social good and economic inclusion through the establishment of green recycling hubs across Abuja. The NGO whose mission is to increase awareness of WASTE challenges and solutions specially targeted...

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Edo 2020: Election Will Put Final End to Godfatherism — Obaseki

NewsPoliticsEdo 2020: Election Will Put Final End to Godfatherism — Obaseki

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo on Thursday said that the Sept. 19 governorship election would put a final end to godfatherism in the state. Obaseki, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said this during his ward to ward campaign tour across the 10 wards in Esan North East Local Government Area. He said that the election was very vital for, not just the state, but the country at large, as the decision had...

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Buhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Approves N13bn for Community Policing–NEC

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

The National Economic Council (NEC) says President Muhmmadu Buhari has approved N13 billion for the implementation of Community Policing in the country. The approval was disclosed at the virtual NEC meeting presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday in Abuja.  The virtual meeting was anchored from the Presidential Villa on Thursday in Abuja. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement said the president’s gesture was borne out of his resolve to rejig the security architecture...

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Flavour and Phyno are Coming Your Way: Team Up on a New Theme Song For Life Lager

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaFlavour and Phyno are Coming Your Way: Team Up on a New Theme Song For Life Lager

PilotnewsAugust 20, 2020

Phyno and Flavour have once again collaborated on a new song. After months of teasing, both stars  have now released their brand new track titled “Chop Life”. The two music stars are frequent collaborators with songs like “Vibe”, “Authe” and “Culture”,  which also starred the Obiligbo Brothers. Over the years, Phyno and Flavour have risen to prominence thanks to their impressive blend of highlife and contemporary music, and this new song is  a perfect exhibition...

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