NFF to Revise 2020 Budget, Cut Down on Competitions to Attend

NewsNigeriaSportsNFF to Revise 2020 Budget, Cut Down on Competitions to Attend

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday met via video conferencing to deliberate on important issues in Nigerian football, according to a statement from the football body. The NFF Executive Committee, according to the meeting’s eight-point communique, resolved that the Federation should revise its budget for the year, among other stringent measures. “The Executive Committee mandated the General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, to within the next four weeks and armed with the realistic...

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ASA Women USA Donates N1m to Anambra Govt COVID-19 Fight (Photos)

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaASA Women USA Donates N1m to Anambra Govt COVID-19 Fight (Photos)

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The effort to put COVID-19 under control in Anambra State was given a boost with a donation of N1million by the Anambra State Association (ASA) Women in the United States of America. Dr. Anthonia Uche Umeh head ASA Women USA a nonprofit charity and humanitarian organization based in Washington, D.C.  During the presentation of the donation to the Anambra State Government in Awka through the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Tobe Chukwulobelu, the local...

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COVID-19: Jigawa Receives 524 Almajiri Pupils Evacuated from Kano

NigeriaPoliticsPovertyCOVID-19: Jigawa Receives 524 Almajiri Pupils Evacuated from Kano

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Jigawa Government has received a total of 524 Almajiri pupils evacuated by neighbouring Kano State. Receiving the pupils at Gen. Yakubu Gowon NYSC Camp in Dutse, the state Gov. Muhammad Badaru said the pupils would undergo medical screening, before handover to their respective parents. Badaru said that accommodation and feeding arrangements had been made for the pupils until they would be declared safe to reunite with their parents. He said that the gesture was...

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Nigerian Nurse dies at London hospital where she worked with her sister — who is now on ventilator

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigerian Nurse dies at London hospital where she worked with her sister — who is now on ventilator

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Mother-of-two Esther Akinsanya, 55, died four days later on April 15. Her sister Mary Idowu, 61, is on a ventilator in intensive care. A nurse has died with coronavirus in the London hospital where she worked alongside her sister — who is now fighting for life in intensive care. The pair, who lived together and worked at the Queen Elizabeth in Woolwich, had been determined to continue through the pandemic. They were rushed to the...

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COVID-19: FG won’t Allow Self-Isolation for Returning Nigerians – Onyeama

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaCOVID-19: FG won’t Allow Self-Isolation for Returning Nigerians – Onyeama

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Federal Government says it will not accept the request to self-isolate, by Nigerians abroad willing to come back home. “We will not accept the request to self-isolate because it will be difficult to monitor them. That is our position,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said at the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 daily briefing on Friday in Abuja. Onyeama explained that some Nigerians willing to come back home were asking for self-isolation in...

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Ogun Government says it will begin enforcing the wearing of face masks as from May 1, 2020.

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaOgun Government says it will begin enforcing the wearing of face masks as from May 1, 2020.

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Gov. Dapo Abiodun, who made this known while addressing journalists on Friday in Iperu, said that violators risked being arrested or even isolated for 14 days. He, however, said the distribution of over 2 million masks would begin soon after which the enforcement would begin. “We have always encouraged the use of face masks but let me add that with the reality facing us, the use of face mask in public by all individuals in...

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COVID-19: Gov. Uzodinma Donates Palliatives to Churches in Imo

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Gov. Uzodinma Donates Palliatives to Churches in Imo

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo has donated foodstuff to various churches in Imo to cushion the economic effects of the lockdown occasioned by the Coronavirus pandemic. The governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Oguike Nwachukwu made the disclosure in a statement he issued in Owerri on Friday. Nwachukwu said the donations were borne out of the governor’s concern for the welfare of the masses and his determination to provide succour to the people. According to him, the state...

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World Malaria Day: Don’t Forget Other Diseases, WHO Tells Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaWorld Malaria Day: Don’t Forget Other Diseases, WHO Tells Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the Nigerian Government not to forget about other diseases amid the Novel Coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Dr. Fiona Braka, the Officer in Charge, (OIC) WHO Country Office, Nigeria said this while fielding questions from Journalists at the Presidential task force on COVID-19 daily press briefing against the backdrop of the commemoration of the World Malaria Day celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the...

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Organisation, Partners Give Out $21,000 as Startups to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria

CoronavirusInvestingNigeriaPhilanthropyOrganisation, Partners Give Out $21,000 as Startups to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Ventures Platform, a Pan – African early-stage fund has given 21,000 dollars to seven startups, following the #COVID19InnovationChallenge virtual Demo Day, to support those currently providing solutions and platforms to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. A statement issued on Friday by Miss Joy Mabia, Communication Lead, Ventures Platform, stated that each startup received 3,000 dollars from the organisation and its partners. Mabia listed some of the beneficiaries as GLOEPID, Wellvis Health’s COVID...

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Ekiti Buries Dead COVID-19 Victim

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaEkiti Buries Dead COVID-19 Victim

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

The Ekiti government says the 29- year-old pregnant woman, who died in the state on Wednesday as a result of complications arising from the COVID-19, had been buried according to Islamic rights. The Commissioner for Health, Dr. Mojisola Yaya-Kolade, made this known in Ado Ekiti on Friday while giving an update on the COVID- 19. He said the deceased was buried in Ado Ekiti by the government and the family in strict compliance with the...

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