Mrs Buhari Distributes Medical Items to Support Fight Against COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaMrs Buhari Distributes Medical Items to Support Fight Against COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, has donated medical items to support the fight against the spread of the deadly Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. A statement made available to newsmen on Saturday in Abuja by her Special Assistant on Media, Mr Aliyu Abdullahi, said the first lady was represented by her Senior Special Assistant on Administration and Women Affairs, Dr Hajo Sani, during the distribution ceremony in Abuja. Sani said Mrs Buhari has shown deep concern over...

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Corona Virus: Delta State Grants Amnesty To 150 Convicts

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCorona Virus: Delta State Grants Amnesty To 150 Convicts

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 25, 2020

The Delta Government has granted amnesty to 150 convicts in the custodial centres of the Nigerian Correctional Services across the state as part of the measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Mr. Timothy Agbaragu, the Public Relations Officer, Delta State High Court, disclosed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday. According to the amnesty was granted by the Chief Judge (CJ) of the state, Justice Marshal Umukoro....

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COVID-19: NCDC records 114 new Cases, With 855 Active, as Infections Recorded Reach 1,095

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC records 114 new Cases, With 855 Active, as Infections Recorded Reach 1,095

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has recorded 114 new cases of the coronavirus, a development that has taken the number of active cases of the virus to 855, and the total number of infections recorded so far to 1,095 as of late Friday. The centre, which disclosed this in its daily tweet, said the country’s COVID-19 cases exceeded 1,000 because of the 114 new cases recorded in nine states of the federation. According...

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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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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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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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