Reporter’s Diary: In Lagos and Ogun States COVID-19 Means Money-Making; In Oyo Few Believe It Exists

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsReporter’s Diary: In Lagos and Ogun States COVID-19 Means Money-Making; In Oyo Few Believe It Exists

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

Before the index case of COVID-19 was recorded in Nigeria, I had been to Ibadan in Oyo State, twice. I know what pre-COVID-19 was like. Last Sunday, I visited the ancient city, again. Two hours from Ibadan, in Lagos, the government struggles to ensure that the enforcement — at least during the day — of measures, including the use of masks by residents and restricting the number of passenger commercial motorists commute. Many times, the...

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CACOVID, UBA, First Bank Top List as Oyo Reveal COVID-19 Fund Donors

CoronavirusNewsPhilanthropyCACOVID, UBA, First Bank Top List as Oyo Reveal COVID-19 Fund Donors

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 13, 2020

The Oyo State government has received cash and items donations from individuals, corporate bodies and non-governmental organisation. In a statement, Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, said the government aims to write all donors who contributed monetary and material items to the State. “The novel COVID-19 pandemic has tremendously impacted the world’s economy and, by extension, Oyo State,” Adisa said. “In order to cushion the effect of this virus, provide necessary...

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Lagos State COVID-19 Mortality Rises to 185

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaLagos State COVID-19 Mortality Rises to 185

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

The Lagos State Government says it has recorded three new COVID-19 related deaths, raising the number of COVID-19 related deaths in the state to 185. The state’s Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, made the disclosure through his Twitter account on Sunday while giving the state’s COVID-19 update for July 10. He, however, did not give additional information on the sex, age, nationality or medical conditions of the deceased. Abayomi added that out of the...

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Ghana’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 24,000

CoronavirusGhanaNewsGhana’s COVID-19 Cases Surpass 24,000

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Ghana’s COVID-19 cases have increased to 24,248, with 414 more infections confirmed late Saturday, according to the latest update from the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The update said the health authorities had treated and discharged 619 more people, bringing the number of recovered cases to 19,831, while the number of deaths stood at 135. The Saturday night update also put the number of active COVID-19 cases in the West African country at 4,282, as President...

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COVID-19: FCT Health Secretary Tests Negative, Discharged from Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsCOVID-19: FCT Health Secretary Tests Negative, Discharged from Isolation Centre

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Dr Mohammed Kawu, Acting Secretary, FCT Health and Human Services Secretariat, has been discharged from the Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, after he tested negative for COVID-19. Kawu disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday, shortly after he was discharged from the hospital. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the Acting Secretary had announced that he and some members of his family contracted the disease about two weeks ago. Kawu recounting his...

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COVID-19:Delta’s SSG Recovers, Discharged From Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19:Delta’s SSG Recovers, Discharged From Isolation Centre

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Delta Government on Sunday said that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Chiedu Ebie, had been discharged from the Isolation Centre in Asaba, where he was being treated for COVID-19. Mr Olisa Ifeajika, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, disclosed this in a statement in Asaba. He said that Ebie, who had been at the isolation centre for 21 days, was discharged on Sunday after testing negative to the virus. The News...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 664 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Hits 31,987

CoronavirusNewsDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 664 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Hits 31,987

PilotnewsJuly 12, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 664 new Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the country as total infections from the virus rise to 31,987. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle on Saturday. The NCDC said that as of July 11, 664 new confirmed cases and 15 deaths were recorded in the country. The agency said that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. The health...

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Bollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan And Son Test Positive for COVID-19

BollywoodCoronavirusNewsBollywood Star Amitabh Bachchan And Son Test Positive for COVID-19

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

Amitabh Bachchan, one of India’s best-known movie stars, has tested positive for COVID-19 together with his actor son, Abhishek Bachchan, they said late on Saturday. Both were admitted to the same private hospital. “I have tested COVID-19 positive … shifted to the hospital … hospital informing authorities … family and staff undergone tests, results awaited,’’ Amitabh Bachchan, 77, said in a tweet. Minutes later, his 44-year-old son, Abhishek also tweeted he had been infected. “Both...

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Igbo Youth Back Minister Over Non Reopening Schools

CoronavirusEducationNewsIgbo Youth Back Minister Over Non Reopening Schools

PilotnewsJuly 11, 2020

An Igbo socio-cultural youth organisation, Igbo Youth Assembly Worldwide (IYAW), has backed the decision of the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to postpone reopening of schools across the country due to the increasing cases of COVID-19 pandemic. A statement issued on Saturday by the IYAW President General, Mr Ifeanyi Nwaudunna, stated that the safety and health of students and pupils ought to be the priority of every Nigerian. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

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Reps Fault FG Suspension of School Resumption

CoronavirusEducationReps Fault FG Suspension of School Resumption

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 11, 2020

The Federal Government’s decision to suspend its plan of partial reopening of schools for persons in final classes to write their external examination has been faulted by the House of Representatives. The Committee on Basic Education and Services criticized the FG decision to disallowed the Nigerian pupils from writing the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination for the 2019/2020 academic session. The exam was usually conducted by the West African Examination Council. Schools in Nigeria...

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