Disease Control Bill Will Negate Rights of Citizens – Archbishop

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRegionsDisease Control Bill Will Negate Rights of Citizens – Archbishop

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

Archbishop Samson Benjamin, the General Overseer for Resurrection Praise Ministry for Africa Worldwide, on Saturday said the proposed Disease Control Bill would negate the rights of Nigerians. Benjamin told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos that he was totally opposed to the Bill which seeks to promulgate the vaccine. “I am also absolutely against the vaccine that wants to be introduced into Africa from abroad. I do not believe it is best for...

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Trump Fires State Department Inspector General

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesTrump Fires State Department Inspector General

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump fired the State Department’s head of internal audits, inspector general Steve Linick, late on Friday, according to media reports. Linick played a “small” role in the impeachment proceedings against Trump, according to broadcaster CNN. After being informed of the dismissal, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi issued a statement on the “late-night firing,” accusing Trump of punishing Linick for protecting the Constitution and national security. Eliot Engel, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs...

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 288 New Cases, Total Infections Now 5445

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 288 New Cases, Total Infections Now 5445

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 288 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 5445. The NCDC also said that three new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 171. According to the agency, the 288 new cases are confirmed in 15 states. The 15 states and their breakdowns are: Lagos...

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COVID-19: ABU Unveils Locally Made Ventilator

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: ABU Unveils Locally Made Ventilator

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

A team of engineers in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has unveiled a locally invented ventilator to enhance the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. Prof. Muhammad-Sani Sallau, Director Equipment Maintenance and Development Centre, ABU, said this at the unveiling of the equipment at the university in Zaria on Friday. Sallau, who is also the team leader and Acting Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences, told newsmen that the university has made a breakthrough and working toward...

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FAAC: FG, States, LGs Share N606.196bn for April

MoneyNigeriaPoliticsFAAC: FG, States, LGs Share N606.196bn for April

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

The Federation Accounts Allocation Committee (FAAC) has shared N606.196 billion to the three tiers of government for the month of April. Mr. Hassan Dodo, Director of Information in the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday. Dodo said the meeting, which held by virtual, was chaired by Dr Mahmoud Isa-Dutse, the Permanent Secretary in the ministry. He said the amount shared included Value Added Tax...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAnambra Gov Chief Willie Obiano Addresses State on COVID-19

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

A Special Broadcast on Covid-19 by the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano on Thursday 14th May, 2020. Ndi Anambra ekenem unu. I am here once again to address you on our efforts to protect Anambra State from the raging Covid-19 pandemic. As you would have heard from the media, our beloved state recorded a new case of Covid-19 yesterday. The new case returned from Kano on the 6th of May after...

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COVID-19: NAUTH Organizes Staff Training and Workshop

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NAUTH Organizes Staff Training and Workshop

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

NNEWI – As part of its strategic efforts towards containing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH )management through the Taskforce on COVID-19 has mounted training and workshop on the prevention, control and case management of the pandemic for 400 selected members of staff. The training which held from Monday 11th May to Friday 15th may, 2021 involved all cadres of staff starting from the doctors, nurses to the...

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Coronavirus’ Economic Impact Could Hit $8.8tln, Says Asian Devt. Bank

CoronavirusEconomyWorld NewsCoronavirus’ Economic Impact Could Hit $8.8tln, Says Asian Devt. Bank

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

Global economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic could reach up to 8.8 trillion dollars, or nearly 10 per cent of the world economy’s output, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday.  The Manila-based bank said the forecast for the pandemic’s impact under a long containment period of six months was more than double its assessments in March and April, as well as the projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Under...

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Global Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 300,000 – Reuters Tally

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsGlobal Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 300,000 – Reuters Tally

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the U.S. responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities. The UK and Italy accounted for another 10-11 per cent each, while France and Spain accounted for 9 per cent each. The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in just four months is now equal to about three-quarters of the number of people who die annually...

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Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi, Mulls Cutting U.S.-China Ties

CoronavirusForeign PolicyUnited StatesTrump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi, Mulls Cutting U.S.-China Ties

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart, and mused about ending the world’s largest trading relationship, amid rising tensions about the coronavirus pandemic.  Speaking in an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said he had a “very good relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but “right now, I don’t want to speak to him.” “There are many things we could do,” Trump said. “We could cut...

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