COVID-FG: Suspends Restrictions on Religious Gathering, Schools Remain Closed

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCOVID-FG: Suspends Restrictions on Religious Gathering, Schools Remain Closed

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

The Federal Government has announced the suspension of the restriction placed on religious gathering as part of measures put in place to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 in the country. The Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, announced on Monday during the media briefing of the Taskforce in Abuja. Mustapha also said the ban on interstate travel is still in place, schools...

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FG Pushes COVID-19 Battles to States, Only to Supervise in the Next Phase of Lockdown

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFG Pushes COVID-19 Battles to States, Only to Supervise in the Next Phase of Lockdown

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 1, 2020

The Federal Government has pushed the battle to contain the coronavirus pandemic to states. It gives the community spread as a reason for its decision. The decision was made public on Sunday by the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Mr. Boss Mustapha. He added that the Federal Government will therefore only provide supervision and coordination. Mustapha, who spoke at the State House after he...

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DAILY UPDATE: NCDC Records 416 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Hit 10,578

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: NCDC Records 416 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Hit 10,578

PilotnewsJune 1, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 416 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 10,578. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the NCDC on its official twitter handle said that 3,122 out of the  10,578 total infections have been discharged, with 299 losing their lives. The agency said that 12 new patients were confirmed dead to the virus in the country on...

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COVID-19: Students Beg FG to Reopen Schools

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaCOVID-19: Students Beg FG to Reopen Schools

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

A cross-section of students in Kwara have appealed to the Federal Government to reopen schools despite the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic in the country. The students, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews in Ilorin on Sunday, expressed their frustration for sitting home over a long period. NAN reports that the federal government had in March announced the closure of schools, churches, mosques and events centres as well as banning social...

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COVID-19 : Enugu Community Begins Cash Transfers to Indigent Families

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyCOVID-19 : Enugu Community Begins Cash Transfers to Indigent Families

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The Okpebe Autonomous Community in Nkanu West Local Government Area, Enugu State, has supported no fewer than 200  indigent households in the area with cash palliatives. Mr Charles Ngene, the President General of the community, made the disclosure on Sunday at the inauguration of the first phase of the cash transfers to the beneficiaries. Ngene said that the intervention was to cushion economic hardship arising from the COVID-19 pandemic among vulnerable households in the area....

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Nigeria Records 553 Coronavirus Cases, Highest Daily Figure – NCDC

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 553 Coronavirus Cases, Highest Daily Figure – NCDC

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control on Saturday announced the highest daily figure of confirmed coronavirus cases in Nigeria, with 553 new infections recorded. This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 9, 855. The NCDC, on its official twitter handle said that as of May 30, 12 deaths were recorded in Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that 2,856 patients have been treated and discharged. The NCDC data showed...

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COVID-19: Enugu Govt. Decontaminates Ogbete Main Market

CoronavirusEnvironmentNigeriaCOVID-19: Enugu Govt. Decontaminates Ogbete Main Market

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The Enugu State Fire Service has commenced the decontamination and fumigation of Ogbete Main Market, Enugu, against the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing newsmen during the exercise on Saturday, the state’s Chief Fire Officer, Mr. Okwudiri Ohaa, said that the exercise would last until Sunday. It would be recalled that the state fire service carried out the first phase of the exercise in the market on April 1, shortly after the market was shut...

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Resident Doctors Issue 14-day Strike Notice to FG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaResident Doctors Issue 14-day Strike Notice to FG

PilotnewsMay 31, 2020

The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) on Saturday said its members would proceed on total and indefinite strike if the Federal Government failed to address their demands within 14 days. The Association stated this in a communique issued at the end of its virtual 40th Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) and Scientific Conference. The communique signed by NARD National President, Dr Sokomba Aliyu and Publicity Secretary,  Dr  Egbogu Stanley was made available to the News...

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COVID-19: 4-Month-Old Child Discharged in Kaduna

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 4-Month-Old Child Discharged in Kaduna

PilotnewsMay 30, 2020

The Kaduna State Government on Saturday disclosed that the four-month-old child that tested positive to COVID-19 has been discharged. The government, however, said there are still 76 active cases in the state as at Friday. In an update by the Commissioner of Health, Dr Amina Mohammed-Baloni, out of the 232 cases reported, 149 have been discharged, while seven deaths have been recorded. She said that the state had tested almost 2, 000 samples, warning  that...

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The Familheey Mobile Paltform Launches COVID-19 Support Network

CoronavirusNewsWellnessThe Familheey Mobile Paltform Launches COVID-19 Support Network

PilotnewsMay 30, 2020

The Familheey mobile platform Launches Innovative ‘Request’ Feature to Help Families and Communities Secure Aid and Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic In a first of its kind initiative, the Familheey mobile app’s innovative ‘Request’ feature has begun to play a key role in helping families, groups and communities to secure aid and support during the current COVID-19 pandemic. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, while many health systems across the world are struggling to...

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