Unilorin Set to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Research Breakthrough

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaUnilorin Set to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Research Breakthrough

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says it will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on Monday that a team of medical experts and scientists led by a Professor of Medical Virology, Prof. Mathew Kolawole, is working on the project. It stated the research team had developed three viable proposals for research on various aspects of the contagious disease. Kolawole, who is the Director of the University’s...

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UK says China Has Questions to Answer Over Coronavirus Outbreak

CoronavirusWorld NewsUK says China Has Questions to Answer Over Coronavirus Outbreak

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Britain said on Monday that China had questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.-led intelligence consortium had accused Beijing of a cover-up. The U.S. has scaled up its rhetoric over Chinese culpability for the coronavirus in recent days, with U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, saying on Sunday there was evidence the disease emerged from a Chinese lab. Washington has...

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French Govt. Under Fire for May 11 Lockdown Exit Plan

CoronavirusWorld NewsFrench Govt. Under Fire for May 11 Lockdown Exit Plan

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The French government on Monday faced mounting questions and criticism about its plan to gradually ease the country’s coronavirus lockdown starting on May 11. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and more than 300 other mayors in the Ile de France region around the capital demanded that the government postpone the planned return for some schoolchildren on that day. French schools have been closed since mid-March. Education Minister Jean-Michel Blanquer says some 4 percent of children have...

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One Million Boys: Communities Form Vigilante Groups to Safeguard Their Homes

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOne Million Boys: Communities Form Vigilante Groups to Safeguard Their Homes

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Following incessant attacks on their residences by men of the underworld, residents of some suburbs in Lagos have resolved to organise themselves into informal vigilance groups to safeguard their homes and businesses. Residents of Shosanya Avenue and Olaoye streets in Abaranje-Ijegun, a Lagos suburb, in particular, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that they would secure their homes and businesses, until the Federal Government lifted its stay-at-home directive. The group said that...

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JAMB Remits N3.5bn to FG

EducationMoneyNigeriaJAMB Remits N3.5bn to FG

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has made an interim remit­tance of N3.5 billion to the Federal Government con­solidated revenue account. A statement by Dr. Fabi­an Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media in Abu­ja, explained that the remit­tance was in line with Prof. Ishaq Oloyede’s avowed commitment to remit whol­ly, excess funds generated from its operations, to the Federal Government. According to JAMB, payment of over N3.5 bil­lion had already been made to candidates by...

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COVID-19: Tinubu Urges Reduction of Interest Rates

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaCOVID-19: Tinubu Urges Reduction of Interest Rates

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu, on Sunday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to reduce interest rates to avoid stifling domestic investment and income during the COVID-19 crisis. Tinubu made the call in a statement in Lagos. The APC leader said that the reduction would make the COVID-19 crisis to have a positive economic aspect. He advised the Federal Government to avail tax reliefs that would aid financial institutions to...

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Police Promises Professional Enforcement of Guided Re-Opening of Enugu Market

CoronavirusMarketsNigeriaPolice Promises Professional Enforcement of Guided Re-Opening of Enugu Market

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Police Command in Enugu State has assured the public of professional enforcement of the partial and guided re-opening of popular Ogbete Main Market in Enugu. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement in Enugu that the command also enjoined affected shop owners to comply with government directives on the re-opening of the market. Ndukwe said that the assurance had become necessary following a resolution reached between government, security agencies,...

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Togo Inaugurates President Amid COVID-19 Fears

AfricaNewsPoliticsTogo Inaugurates President Amid COVID-19 Fears

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimised to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony. With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country. The televised ceremony was shortened to just over 80 minutes, without the usual pomp and ceremony. Gnassingbe, 53, won by a landslide in February,...

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NCDC Records 170 New Cases of COVID-19, as Total Number of Infections Now 2558

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Records 170 New Cases of COVID-19, as Total Number of Infections Now 2558

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been confirmed dead from the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 87. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Sunday night said that the 170 new cases were recorded from 12 states....

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Pregnant Woman Who Died of COVID-19 Infected 3 Others – EKSG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPregnant Woman Who Died of COVID-19 Infected 3 Others – EKSG

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Ekiti State Government on Saturday officially confirmed record of three new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the state, as announced Friday night by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). The government said the three new COVID-19 cases were among those infected with the virus by the now late 29-year old pregnant woman. The pregnant woman was earlier reported to have sneaked into the state from Lagos, but later died of the complications arising from the...

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