COVID-19: NAOWA Donates to Widows, Patients in Enugu

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyCOVID-19: NAOWA Donates to Widows, Patients in Enugu

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

Mrs Rasheedat Adegboye, Chairperson of Nigerian Army Officers Wives’ Association (NAOWA) 82 Division Enugu has donated some items to widows of fallen soldiers and officers of the division. The items included food and non-food items (soaps and toiletries) as well as an undisclosed amount of cash to the widows. Adegboye, who is the wife of the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division, Maj.-Gen. Lasisi Adegboye, made the donation to the widows on Friday at Abakpa...

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COVID-19: ‘Nigeria Needs More Testing Facilities to Expose Pandemic’ – NIPR

CoronavirusLifestyleNigeriaCOVID-19: ‘Nigeria Needs More Testing Facilities to Expose Pandemic’ – NIPR

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

The Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) has called for the establishment of more testing centres in the country to quickly identify cases and carriers of the coronavirus. President of NIPR, Mallam Mukhtar Sirajo, made the call in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja. He urged the government to assist the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) in establishing more testing centres to build on the successes recorded in the fight against the coronavirus...

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COVID-19: Presidential Task Force Developing Policy on Use of Face Masks, Says SGF

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Presidential Task Force Developing Policy on Use of Face Masks, Says SGF

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

The Presidential Task Force, (PTF) on COVID-19 is developing a National Policy on the use of face masks by Nigerians. Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha, who is also the Chairman of the task force made this known in Abuja during the daily news conference by the team. “On the use of face masks, the PTF is developing a policy and as soon as it is finalised, Nigerians would be informed,” he...

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Lockdown: Petrol Distributors Laud FG Over Reduction in Diesel, Kerosene Pump Price

CoronavirusLabourNigeriaLockdown: Petrol Distributors Laud FG Over Reduction in Diesel, Kerosene Pump Price

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

The Association of Distributors and Transporters of Petroleum Products (ADTOP), has commended the Federal Government for the reduction in the pump price of diesel and kerosene in the country. Bashir Dan-Malam, the Zonal Chairman of the association, made the commendation while inspecting the distribution of petroleum products at the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Depot, on Friday in Kano. It will be recalled that the Petroleum Products Marketing Company (PPMC) had last week announced reduction...

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COVID-19: 46 Patients Recover in Lagos — Sanwo-Olu

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 46 Patients Recover in Lagos — Sanwo-Olu

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Friday announced the recovery and discharge of seven COVID-19 patients, bringing to 46 the number of discharged patients in the state. Sanwo-Olu, through his verified Twitter handle, said that the newly discharged patients were three females and four males. He said that the patients had recovered and tested negative twice consecutively for COVID-19. “This brings to 46, the number of patients successfully managed and discharged from our Yaba...

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Nigeria Joins OPEC+ to Cut Supply By 10mb/d- Sylva

EconomyWorld NewsNigeria Joins OPEC+ to Cut Supply By 10mb/d- Sylva

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, said Nigeria joined the OPEC+ to cut crude oil supply by 10 million Barrel Per Day. Sylva disclosed this at the ongoing 9th Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and Non OPEC ministerial webinar meeting. “Nigeria joined OPEC+ to cut supply by up to 10mbpd between May and June 2020, Eight Million Barrels per day between July and December 2020 and Six Million barrels per...

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Saudi Energy Minister Calls for Affordable Energy Supply at G20 Meeting

BusinessWorld NewsSaudi Energy Minister Calls for Affordable Energy Supply at G20 Meeting

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

DUBAI, April 10 (Reuters) – The Saudi energy minister told a conference of the G20 group of the world’s largest economies on Friday that ensuring affordable energy supply is key to facilitating a global economic recovery. “Having affordable, reliable, accessible energy supply is considered a necessity to enable basic services, including health care, and help our efforts in assisting economic recovery,” Prince Abdel Abdulaziz bin Salman said in an opening speech to a video-conference of...

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Chad Army Says 52 Troops, 1,000 Jihadists Killed in Offensive

AfricaNewsPoliticsChad Army Says 52 Troops, 1,000 Jihadists Killed in Offensive

PilotnewsApril 10, 2020

N’Djamena (AFP) – The Chadian army said Thursday it had wound up an offensive against Boko Haram jihadists in the Lake Chad border region in which 52 troops and 1,000 jihadists were killed. Army spokesman Colonel Azem Bermendoa Agouna told AFP that the operation, launched after nearly 100 soldiers were killed last month, ended Wednesday after the Nigerian jihadists were forced out of the country. “A thousand terrorists have been killed, 50 motorised canoes have...

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Fareed Zakaria’s Predictions Logically Convey Africa’s Sociopolitical Uncertainty

EditorialsNewsFareed Zakaria’s Predictions Logically Convey Africa’s Sociopolitical Uncertainty

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Fareed Zakaria is an Indian born American popular TV host of a weekly CNN program (Fareed Zakaria GPS) where global issues are discussed and analyzed. While he is considered by some as opinionated others think that he is an unbiased analyst who focuses on issues without prejudice. His two recent discussions on issues concerning Africans especially West Africans with emphasis on Nigerians have further elicited the argument if he is rational or if he is...

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Djibouti Confirms First COVID-19 Related Death

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsDjibouti Confirms First COVID-19 Related Death

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Djibouti Ministry of Health says the country records its first COVID-19 related death on Thursday. In a statement, the ministry said the country recorded its first COVID-19 related death, as well as five new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. This brings the total number of COVID-19 confirmed cases in Djibouti to 140. “We conducted medical tests on 293 people in the last 24 hours, with five people testing positive for COVID-19,” said Salah...

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