AfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyAfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced 10 billion dollars COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries to fight the pandemic. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The bank noted that the facility was the latest measure taken by it to respond to the pandemic and would be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. The AfDB said the fund would...

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COVID-19: Bayelsa Govt. Relaxes Lockdown for Easter Celebrations

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Bayelsa Govt. Relaxes Lockdown for Easter Celebrations

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Bayelsa Government on Wednesday announced that it would relax its COVID-19 lockdown for smooth Easter celebrations in the state. Gov. Duoye Diri made the announcement in a statement issued by Mr. Daniel Alabrah, his Acting Chief Press Secretary, in Yenogoa on Wednesday. The governor said that the relaxation of the lockdown followed an appeal by the state organs of the various Christian bodies. “Churches with large congregations would be permitted to have 50 persons...

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Ondo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsOndo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Ondo State Government has approved the request of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), to hold Easter Sunday worship in Churches across the state “based on precautionary measures and guidelines earlier put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Christians would celebrate Easter on Sunday to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, said in a statement in Akure that...

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PSG Launch Crowdfunding Platform to Fight Coronavirus

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPSG Launch Crowdfunding Platform to Fight Coronavirus

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Paris St-Germain (PSG) on Wednesday said the club was launching a crowdfunding platform to help the local hospitals amid the coronavirus outbreak. The French champions called on the PSG family to contribute. “By opening a crowdfunding platform… Paris St-Germain (PSG) is keeping the solidarity momentum toward the caregivers of the Paris and Ile de France (region) hospitals, the volunteers and beneficiaries of the Secours Populaire… and Action against Hunger. “The club is calling on the...

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COVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

CoronavirusPhilanthropyWorld NewsCOVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the second batch of medical supplies and personnel from China in the vigorous fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Air Peace’s Chairman, Mr. Allen Onyema, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government on April 5, received the first batch of medical supplies from Istanbul, Turkey, conveyed by Nigeria’s carrier, Air Peace Onyema explained that the...

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Pandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid. The race is the ninth to be affected by the virus, with the March 15 season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled along with May’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix. Commercial rights holder Liberty Media hopes to get the championship started in...

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Why Nasarawa LGs Didn’t Pay March Salaries in Full – Gov. Sule

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaWhy Nasarawa LGs Didn’t Pay March Salaries in Full – Gov. Sule

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has explained why some local government councils in the state were not able to pay the March salaries in full. The governor, who offered the explanation while hosting officials of the Nasarawa State Students Association (NASSA) on Tuesday in Lafia, said it was due to the economic challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. Sule said even though the state government was able to pay its workers and...

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EU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

CoronavirusWorld NewsEU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Efforts by European Union (EU) finance ministers to strike a deal on a package of coronavirus-related fiscal measures ended in disarray early on Wednesday, with talks due to resume later this week. After 16 hours of discussions that began on Tuesday afternoon, “we came close to a deal but we are not there yet,” Mario Centeno, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, wrote on Twitter. He added that the talks would resume on...

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UPDATE: Abducted Aide to Nasarawa Governor Regains Freedom

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Abducted Aide to Nasarawa Governor Regains Freedom

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Mr. John Mamman, Special Adviser (SA)  on Local Government, Chieftaincy Affairs and Community Development to Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state has been released by his abductors. Mr. Saidu Kurki, the Executive Chairman, Kokona Local Government Area of the state made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in the Garuku community. Kurki said that Mamman was released on Tuesday after four days in captivity and might go...

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S. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

AfricaCoronavirusPoliticsS. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on a two-month special leave after she violated lockdown regulations, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Of Ndabeni-Abrahams’ two months special leave, one month will be unpaid, the Presidency said in a statement. “As to allegations that the minister violated the lockdown regulations, the law should take its course,” presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said. This followed the revelation on social media that the...

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