DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 779 New Cases of Coronavirus, Total Hits 24,077

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 779 New Cases of Coronavirus, Total Hits 24,077

PilotnewsJune 28, 2020

Nigeria In Saturday recorded  779 new cases of COVID-19 as its total infections hit 24,077. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 684 new confirmed cases were reported in 22 states, with four deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. Also, Bangladesh COVID-19 cases reach nearly 134,000, deaths near 1,700. The NCDC said that Lagos reported the highest number of cases with...

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Order FG, CBN to Name Beneficiaries of Cash Payments, Donations, SERAP Implore Court

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaOrder FG, CBN to Name Beneficiaries of Cash Payments, Donations, SERAP Implore Court

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 28, 2020

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court, Abuja to instruct the Federal Government as well as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to identify the beneficiaries of the palliatives and Covid-19 funds provided in FCT, Ogun and Lagos state during the lockdown. In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/657/2020 filed last week, SERAP called on the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disasters Management and Social Development,  Ms. Sadia Umar-Faroukan...

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Re-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelRe-issued: Abuja airport 90% Complete, Ready to Resume Operations, Says Minister

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Sen Hadi Siriki, on Saturday, said the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, is 90 per cent completed and ready to reopen for business with strict compliance to COVID-19 protocols. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) observed that the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport was undergoing necessary preparation at the time of filling this report with measures being put in place to contain the spread of the virus. NAN observed that provisions were made for...

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DAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 684 New Cases as Total Number of infections hits 23, 298

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: Nigeria Records 684 New Cases as Total Number of infections hits 23, 298

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 684 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 23, 298. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Friday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 684 new confirmed cases were from 19 states, with five deaths as at June 26. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the past 24 hours. The NCDC said that...

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Coronavirus Cases in India Cross 500,000 as Big Cities Reel From Surge

CoronavirusWorld NewsCoronavirus Cases in India Cross 500,000 as Big Cities Reel From Surge

PilotnewsJune 27, 2020

India reported over 17,000 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours, pushing the country’s total above 500,000, Federal Health Ministry data showed on Saturday, with infections surging in major cities including the capital New Delhi. India has the world’s fourth-biggest outbreak of the virus that causes COVID-19, below only the United States, Brazil and Russia in confirmed infections, according to a Reuters tally. Infections are expected to continue rising steadily in India. Experts advising...

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Ajimobi’s Burial to be Held on Sunday

CoronavirusNewsAjimobi’s Burial to be Held on Sunday

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 27, 2020

The body of the late Senator Abiola Ajimobi will be laid to rest on Sunday, June 28. The late Senator died of multiple organ failure due to COVID-19 complications on Thursday in Lagos. The burial which had earlier been scheduled to hold last Friday was postponed after consultations with the Lagos and Ogun States governments. Bolaji Tunji, the special assistant on media to the Senator, announced the new date, adding that COVID-19 guidelines will be...

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28-Year-Old Oyo Commissioner Tests Positive for COVID-19

CoronavirusNews28-Year-Old Oyo Commissioner Tests Positive for COVID-19

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 27, 2020

The Oyo State Commissioner for Youth Development and Sports, Seun Fakorede has contracted COVID-19. According to the Punch, Fakorede said that he did not know how he contracted the virus as he took all precautions. “I tested positive for COVID-19 and I want you to know that there’s no cause for any panic as I’m very well, safe and sound without any symptoms/breakdown. “Before the test result came in, I had no inkling that I...

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Many Abia residents Don’t Believe COVID-19 is Real – Health Commissioner

CoronavirusNewsMany Abia residents Don’t Believe COVID-19 is Real – Health Commissioner

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

Abia Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji, says the major problem confronting the fight against COVID-19 in the state is people’s disbelief that the virus is real. Osuji made the observation with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Umuahia on Friday. The commissioner regretted that the people rather believed that the state government was using it to collect money from the Federal Government or donor agencies. “But it is not true. The truth is...

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Texas Retreats As New Virus Cases Hit An All-time High in US

CoronavirusNewsTexas Retreats As New Virus Cases Hit An All-time High in US

PilotnewsJune 26, 2020

The governor of Texas ordered the closing of all bars again and scaled back restaurant dining Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West that has sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the U.S. to an all-time high of 40,000 — higher even than during the deadliest stretch in April and May. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott had pursued up to now one of the...

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UPDATE: Why Ajimobi Did Not Survive – Lagos Government

CoronavirusNewsUPDATE: Why Ajimobi Did Not Survive – Lagos Government

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 26, 2020

The Lagos State government has said the late Abiola Ajimobi, who was a Senator and former Governor of Oyo State, had multiple organ failure caused by COVID-19 complication. The Commissioner for Health in Lagos, Professor Akin Abayomi disclosed this in a tweet. “We regret the death of immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajumobi who passed on today, June 25, 2020, at First Cardiologist Consultant; a private COVID-19 approved care facility in Lagos...

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