COVID-19: Confusion Trails as FG Overrules Governors, Says Ban on Religious Gathering Not Lifted

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Confusion Trails as FG Overrules Governors, Says Ban on Religious Gathering Not Lifted

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

...Warns against mass consumption of Hydrxoychloroquine, other unapproved drugs  …Sultan tells Muslims to ignore governors, observe Juma’at, Edi-el-Fitr prayers at home There is now confusion in the land especially among  Muslim faithful on which directive to adhere to, regarding religious gatherings in their respective states. This is more pronounced because of today’s Friday (Juma’at) prayers and the forthcoming  (Edi-el-Fitr)end of Ramadan prayers and celebrations. While some governors have lifted ban on religious gatherings and asked residents...

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Salary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

CoronavirusLabourNewsNigeriaSalary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to provide services to the public, in the event of any strike action by health workers. In a statement on  Thursday in Kaduna and signed by Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye, the government said it rejects the strike threat and will not bend to blackmail. It said that the government would regard...

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Police Forbids Eid Prayers in Plateau, Deploys Over 2,000 Personnel for Hitch-Free Celebration

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPolice Forbids Eid Prayers in Plateau, Deploys Over 2,000 Personnel for Hitch-Free Celebration

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

The Plateau state police command has announced a ban on Eid prayers at the popular Eid praying grounds in the state and issued guidelines for a hitch-free Sallah celebration. This is contained in a press release signed and made available to journalists by the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Ubah Gabriel Ogaba on Thursday. He said “the decision is a sequel to meeting held today with security chiefs, religious leaders and other relevant stakeholders in...

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COVID-19: Plateau Govt Bans Commercial Tricycle Operations

BusinessCoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Plateau Govt Bans Commercial Tricycle Operations

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has banned the operation of commercial tricycles in the state with effect from Saturday, May 23, as part of efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Lalong made the disclosure during a press briefing on update of COVID-19 in the state, on Thursday in Jos. The governor who was represented by the Secretary of the state Task Force on COVID-19,  Prof. Danladi Atu, expressed concern over the...

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COVID-19: Philanthropist Donates Palliative to Boxers in Enugu

CoronavirusPhilanthropySportsCOVID-19: Philanthropist Donates Palliative to Boxers in Enugu

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Enugu State Boxers Association (ESBA) on Thursday distributed food items to boxers in the state as palliative to cushion the effect of COVID-19. The items including bags of rice, Garri, salt, cartons of tomato paste, spices and cash, were donated by Mr Chales Ike, a board member of the association. Ike, board, a businessman, had in time past, donated a boxing ring to boxers in the state. Mr Ebere Amaraizu, ESBA Vice-Chairman, while distributing the...

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COVID-19: PTF Warns Against Large Purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Warns Against Large Purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned against large purchase of Hydrxoychloroquine to treat the novel Coronavirus, saying the drug had not been certified for use. Mr Mustapha Boss, the Chairman of PTF and the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), said this at the PTF COVID-19 daily press briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said through the surveillance system set up by the PTF, it had received reports that Nigerians...

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Lagos Cuts 2020 Budget by 21 Per Cent

CoronavirusEconomyNewsNigeriaLagos Cuts 2020 Budget by 21 Per Cent

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 21, 2020

The realities of the impact of COVID-19 on the economy have forced Lagos State to slash its 2020 budget which was initially approved by the State House of Assembly to N920.5 billion from N1,168.6 trillion, this was disclosed by the Commissioner for Economic Planning and Budget, Sam Egube. The Commissioner said the budget was revised to help mitigate the economic and social headwind precipitated by the novel Coronavirus pandemic in the state, according to Premium...

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Rivers Records 26 More Cases of COVID-19, Total Number 79

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRivers Records 26 More Cases of COVID-19, Total Number 79

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Rivers has recorded 26 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total infectious cases in the state to 79. The figure is the highest number of confirmed cases in a single day since the state recorded its first index positive case on March 27. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) released the latest figures in its verified Twitter page on Wednesday night. According to NCDC, the country recorded 284 new cases of the novel Coronavirus...

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COVID-19: Sydney Fans Watch Live Concert from Cars

CoronavirusEntertainmentWorldCOVID-19: Sydney Fans Watch Live Concert from Cars

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

Singer-songwriter Casey Donovan performed on stage in Sydney on Thursday in a free concert that treated fans to some of the first live music many had heard in months. But they had to stay in their cars to enjoy it. Drive-in concerts are emerging as a trend that allows performers to connect with fans in real life while maintaining safe social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic. Donovan, who shot to fame after winning Australian Idol...

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UPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsUPDATE: Africa’s COVID-19 Cases Hit 95,000 – WHO

PilotnewsMay 21, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday reported that COVID-19 cases in Africa as at May 21, had risen to over 95, 000. WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO. “There are over 95,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 34,000 recoveries and 2,995 deaths,” it said. The figures showed that South Africa, Algeria and Nigeria had the highest reported cases...

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