COVID-19: Kwara Gov Donates 10 Months’ Salary to Fight Scourge

CoronavirusNigeriaPoliticsCOVID-19: Kwara Gov Donates 10 Months’ Salary to Fight Scourge

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

Gov. AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of Kwara has announced the donation of his salary from May 29, 2019, to March 2020, to the fight against the spread of the global Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The governor made this known in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Rafiu Ajakaye, in Ilorin on Sunday. AbdulRazaq also called for the support of the people for the campaign to keep Coronavirus out of the state. “Whereas our state has...

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BREAKING: COVID-19: I’m personally Proud of You, President Buhari Tells DG NCDC, Ihekweazu

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBREAKING: COVID-19: I’m personally Proud of You, President Buhari Tells DG NCDC, Ihekweazu

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has saluted the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu for his numerous efforts to protect and safeguard the lives of Nigerians and residents from the deadly Coronavirus. The President made the commendation in a broadcast over the Coronavirus pandemic in Abuja on Sunday. President Buhari particularly noted the patriotic efforts of Ihekweazu when he attended a meeting organised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in China...

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Gov Ortom Imposes Dusk to Dawn Curfew on Benue

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGov Ortom Imposes Dusk to Dawn Curfew on Benue

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

Gov Samuel Ortom has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on Benue  to curtail further spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the state. Ortom announced the curfew in a radio broadcast to the state on Sunday in Makurdi. He said the decision became imperative following the discovery of the index case of coronavirus in the state and its attendant consequences on the overall health of the state. ” There will be restriction of movement from 7p.m to...

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WHO Says COVID-19 is Not Airborne

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Says COVID-19 is Not Airborne

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the message spreading on social media that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is airborne in incorrect. The WHO headquarters in Geneva explained this in its official twitter account @WHO. The agency said the virus that causes COVID-19 was mainly transmitted through droplets generated when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks. “These droplets are too heavy to hang in the air. They quickly fall on floors or surfaces. “You can be infected...

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BREAKING: COVID-19: Buhari Orders Lockdown of Lagos, FCT, Ogun for 14 days

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBREAKING: COVID-19: Buhari Orders Lockdown of Lagos, FCT, Ogun for 14 days

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the cessation of all movements in Lagos and the FCT for an initial period of 14 days with effect from Monday, to check the spread of Coronavirus disease. The President, who gave the directive in a broadcast to Nigerians over the Coronavirus pandemic, in Abuja on Sunday, said the decision was based on the advice of the Federal Ministry of Health and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), ”I...

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President Buhari addresses Nigeria on COVID-19 Pandemic (Full Text)

CoronavirusNigeriaPresident Buhari addresses Nigeria on COVID-19 Pandemic (Full Text)

PilotnewsMarch 29, 2020

Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, today, Sunday 29th March, 2020 addressed the nation on the COVID- 19 Pandemic currently ravaging countries around the globe.  Nigeria, despite having reported its first case of COVID-19 nearly two months ago has been recording increasing incidents and cases of this Disaster. Below is an unabridged version of Mr. President’s speech: ADDRESS BY H.E. MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA  ON THE COVID- 19 PANDEMIC SUNDAY 29TH MARCH,...

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Nightmare On M Street: If it is Inevitable, Try Waking Up

ColumnsDon OkoloFiction & PoetryNightmare On M Street: If it is Inevitable, Try Waking Up

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2020

Exactly one week ago I had the shakes…that cold feeling that the world could be coming to an end with a virus that seemed to know where you live. I went to sleep that night believing that man had bitten off more than he could chew. The things scientists try to generate and regenerate in obscure lab locations in the name of a crazy discipline could be escaping these crucibles and dishes to infect a...

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Local traders flee as security agents lock down markets in Osun state

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaLocal traders flee as security agents lock down markets in Osun state

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2020

Traders and customers in Lagere and Mayfair Market, Ile-Ife Osun state have been chased out by the state security agents in the early hours of Saturday. This is in line with the directives of the Osun State Government. The state government announced the closure of all market places within the state in order to contain the spread of Coronavirus. Many traders flee, abandoning their goods at the sight of the security agents for fear of...

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Covid-19: 2 Islamic clerics arrested for conducting congregational prayers in Kaduna

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid-19: 2 Islamic clerics arrested for conducting congregational prayers in Kaduna

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2020

The Kaduna State government says it has arrested two Islamic clerics for conducting congregational prayers in the state. The state Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, made the disclosure in a statement issued on Saturday in Kaduna. He said that the clerics were apprehended in Malali and Ungwan Kanawa communities of Kaduna North Local Government area of the state. Aruwan, while warning against violating the restriction of movement order in the...

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Bauchi 2 Cases Remain Stable – Officials

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 UPDATE: Bauchi 2 Cases Remain Stable – Officials

PilotnewsMarch 28, 2020

The Bauchi  State Chairman, Task Force on COVID-19, Alhaji Baba Tela, says the two confirmed cases of Coronavirus are stable without any signs and symptoms. Tela stated this while giving an update on the Coronavirus situation in the state to journalists on Saturday in Bauchi. He added that the two confirmed cases are in very stable health conditions. He said the two cases, including Governor Bala Mohammed and one other person, are receiving treatment under...

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