COVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for a speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others who tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Saturday, expressed sympathy and solidarity with the family of the media mogul and members of his family who tested positive for COVID-19. He described...

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Funke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

EntertainmentNollywoodPeopleFunke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Actress Funke Akindele and other celebrities on Sunday took to their various Instagram pages to celebrate actress, movie director and producer, Genevieve Nnaji who turned 41. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a member of the Order of the Federal Republic...

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Kano Community Leader, Hashim, Dies at 86

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaKano Community Leader, Hashim, Dies at 86

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Prof. Isa Hashim, a senior council member, Kano Emirate Council, has died at the age of 86 years. Hashim, who is the Jarman Kano, died on Sunday after a brief illness in Kano. A family member of the deceased, Aliyu Ibrahim, said Hashim’s health condition had deteriorated in recent days. He added that the remains of Hashim had been buried in accordance with Islamic rites. Hashim, a professor of Political Science was a senior lecturer...

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Zimbabwe Requires Citizens to Wear Face Masks in Public Spaces

AfricaCoronavirusLifestyleZimbabwe Requires Citizens to Wear Face Masks in Public Spaces

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Police in Zimbabwe will arrest anyone leaving their homes without wearing face masks starting from Monday, Deputy Minister of Information, Energy Mutodi, said on Sunday. “With effect from tomorrow, Monday, May 4, the Police will arrest anyone seen without putting on a mask in the CBD, entering shops or any public places,’’ Mutodi announced on twitter. The development follows President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s announcement on Friday that members of the public will be required to...

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COVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Members of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi Government. A statement by the Chairman of the NMA in the state, Dr Kabiru Zubair, in Lokoja on Sunday, said the attention of the NMA had been drawn to the proposed wage cut by the government. ”The NMA is not unaware of the...

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Lagos Records Another 3 COVID-19 Related Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaLagos Records Another 3 COVID-19 Related Deaths

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, on Sunday announced another three COVID-19 related deaths, as the number of confirmed cases in the state increased to 1,084. Abayomi, who disclosed this through his Twitter account, however, did not give additional information about age, sex, nationality, and medical history of the deceased. “Three more #COVID-19 related deaths were recorded, bringing total number of such deaths in Lagos to 28,” he said. The commissioner said...

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COVID-19: CBN, Bankers’ Committee Suspends Retrenchment of Banks’ Staff

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaCOVID-19: CBN, Bankers’ Committee Suspends Retrenchment of Banks’ Staff

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and Bankers’ Committee on Sunday suspended retrenchment or laying-off of any staff of banks, whether full or part time. The CBN Director, Corporate Communications Department, Mr Isaac Okorafor made this known in a statement in Abuja. Okorafor explained that the decision was taken to minimise and mitigate the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on families and livelihoods. He said to give effect to this measure, the express approval...

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Illegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

BusinessCrime & SecurityNigeriaIllegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Osun Joint Task Force charged with fighting assorted crimes, has apprehended 27 persons suspected to be illegal miners in the state. Mr. Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo, said that the suspects comprised of 17 Chinese nationals and 10 locals. Binuyo said that the suspects were arrested following a coordinated sting operation in Ilesa and Ife areas of the state. The official...

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COVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

CoronavirusInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television Station in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke on the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to start on Monday. Abuja, Lagos and Ogun have been locked down by President Muhammadu Buhari for five...

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Italy’s Virus Deaths Drop to 174 on Eve of Lockdown Easing

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsItaly’s Virus Deaths Drop to 174 on Eve of Lockdown Easing

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Italy’s daily COVID-19 death toll fell to the lowest level in nearly two months on Sunday, the eve of the first easing of a strict novel coronavirus lockdown. The death tally rose by 174 to 28,884, the Civil Protection Agency said in its daily bulletin. The last time daily fatalities were below that figure was on March 10, with 168 deaths. March 10 was also the start date of the lockdown. The total number of...

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