COVID-19: Ibadan Polytechnic Fumigates Students’ Hostels

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Ibadan Polytechnic Fumigates Students’ Hostels

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

Authorities of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, said it had fumigated residential facilities of students at the institution as part of efforts to checkmate the Coronavirus pandemic. This is contained in a release signed by the registrar of the institution, Mrs. Modupe Fawale, on Thursday in Ibadan. According to Fawale, the students’ hostels fumigated are Olori Hall, Ramat Hall, Unity Hall, and Orisun Hall. She said that the fumigation was done between March 18 and March 22. The...

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Nigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded  91 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the pandemic outbreak in the country. In a tweet, on, Wednesday night the NCDC said the 91 new cases were reported from nine states. The states are Lagos (74), Katsina (five) Ogun (four), Edo (two), Delta (two), FCT (one), Adamawa (one), Kwara (one) and Oyo (one). It said that the country’s total infections have now risen to 873. While deaths have risen...

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COVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

CoronavirusNigeriaWorld NewsCOVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

72 Nigerians in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus disease. These are Nigerians in Guangdong Province of China who are waiting for evacuation. According to reports, 56 Nigerians tested, and the results released on Tuesday. The results showed that the persons were asymptomatic. It created some worry that they might have infected others. It was reported that 16 Nigerians had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, which brought the total number of infected persons...

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Covid-19: Governors Agree on Inter State Lockdown

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Governors Agree on Inter State Lockdown

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 23, 2020

The Nigerian Governors Forum has called for the decentralisation of COVID-19 responses from federal to local governments to contain the spread of the pandemic. The forum also agreed to an interstate lockdown for two weeks. A statement by the chairman of the forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, described the decentralisation idea as the best chance of nipping the spread of the virus in communities. Mr. Fayemi said this was imperative as a result...

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Prince Charles, President Kagame, Others Condole With Buhari Over Loss of Kyari

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaPrince Charles, President Kagame, Others Condole With Buhari Over Loss of Kyari

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The heir to British throne, Prince Charles has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari, the government and people of Nigeria over the death of Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to the President. According to a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Wednesday, Prince Charles described the death of Mallam Kyari was “a desperately sad news”. Prince Charles regretted that the death of Kyari had...

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FG Bans Inter-State Movement of COVID-19 Patients

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelFG Bans Inter-State Movement of COVID-19 Patients

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The Federal Government has banned the inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF), briefing on COVID-19. Ehanire said that all persons diagnosed with the virus would henceforth be treated in the state where their diagnosis was made to avoid further spread of infection. He stated that Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) and Pharmacists should refrain...

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Adamawa COVID-19 first Victim Not Dead, Alive and in Stable Condition, NUJ Order Journalists to Work at Home

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAdamawa COVID-19 first Victim Not Dead, Alive and in Stable Condition, NUJ Order Journalists to Work at Home

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 22, 2020

Contrary to rumour being peddled that the first COVID-19 index in Adamawa is dead,  hospital and government sources have confirmed that the victims are not dead and were in stable condition. Some journalists wearing nose and mouth masks visited the isolation center at the Yola Specialist Hospital and saw the victim in a stable condition. The quarantined victim, who returned from Kano a week ago told some reporters on phone that: ’’ I’m very much...

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Pilot News Is Listening…Like To Hear From You…!

CoronavirusPilot News Is Listening…Like To Hear From You…!

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

Tell us: Do you know someone who has died of COVID-19? The Igbo have a saying, “When you mourn the dead, you mourn yourself.” It’s a fitting metaphor for empathy and acknowledgment of uncertainty, faith, and our common humanity. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the globe, we continue to learn how to mourn the loss of loved ones, normalcy, and security. Along with this new normal comes the fear of losing or...

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JUST IN: Adamawa Records First Index of Coronavirus

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaJUST IN: Adamawa Records First Index of Coronavirus

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 22, 2020

Adamawa state has recorded its first case of the coronavirus. The suspect is a returnee from Kano, the second state with the highest number of confirmed cases in Nigeria. He has been on self-isolation when he returned from Kano last week. Confirming the case to a colleague via a telephone conversation, he said, “I just got a call from the COVID-19 containment committee this morning, informing me that my result showed I’m positive for the...

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COVID-19: Former Nigerian Senator Calls for Herbalists’ Intervention for Possible Vaccines

CoronavirusCulture & TraditionNigeriaCOVID-19: Former Nigerian Senator Calls for Herbalists’ Intervention for Possible Vaccines

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

A former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Shehu Sani, who represented Kaduna Central in the last Eight Senate has called on the Nigerian traditional medicine practitioners to dive into research for the vaccine of COVID-19. Sani called on the herbalists on Tuesday vis his verified Twitter handle @ShehuSani. He said “Our herbalists should delve into research on finding a vaccine for #COVID19 rather than so much concentration on production and marketing of...

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