NCDC BILL: Court Summons Gbajabiamila, Orders House to Maintain Status Quo

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPoliticsNCDC BILL: Court Summons Gbajabiamila, Orders House to Maintain Status Quo

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 16, 2020

The House of Representatives has been ordered by a Federal High Court in Abuja to maintain status quo on the infectious disease bill which has passed second reading. The order was given by Justice Ifeoma Ojukwu, who also called on the Speaker of the House, Femi Gbajabiamila; the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu and the clerk of the National Assembly to appear before the court, according to...

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Corona Virus: ‘We Only Build Immune System’

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCorona Virus: ‘We Only Build Immune System’

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 16, 2020

The Coordinator in charge of all the isolation and treatment centres in Oyo state, Professor Temitope Alonge has revealed how patients who tested positive to the coronavirus are been treated at the various isolation centres in the state. He revealed this while discharging eleven patients from the State Infectious Disease Centre, Olodo, Ibadan on Friday Alonge, a former Chief Medical Director, University College Hospital (UCH), Ibadan stated that the medical and healthcare workers only seek...

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COVID-19: ABU Unveils Locally Made Ventilator

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: ABU Unveils Locally Made Ventilator

PilotnewsMay 16, 2020

A team of engineers in Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, has unveiled a locally invented ventilator to enhance the fight against COVID-19 in Nigeria. Prof. Muhammad-Sani Sallau, Director Equipment Maintenance and Development Centre, ABU, said this at the unveiling of the equipment at the university in Zaria on Friday. Sallau, who is also the team leader and Acting Dean, Faculty of Physical Sciences, told newsmen that the university has made a breakthrough and working toward...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaAnambra Gov Chief Willie Obiano Addresses State on COVID-19

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

A Special Broadcast on Covid-19 by the Governor of Anambra State, His Excellency, Chief Willie Obiano on Thursday 14th May, 2020. Ndi Anambra ekenem unu. I am here once again to address you on our efforts to protect Anambra State from the raging Covid-19 pandemic. As you would have heard from the media, our beloved state recorded a new case of Covid-19 yesterday. The new case returned from Kano on the 6th of May after...

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8 COVID-19 Patients Discharged In Adamawa Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsNigeria8 COVID-19 Patients Discharged In Adamawa Isolation Centre

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Adamawa state government says it has discharged eight more COVID-19 patients from isolation centre in Yola. The state commissioner for health, Professor Abdullahi Isa who dropped the hint on Friday, said that the eight were discharged eight after they all tested negative twice for the coronavirus. ” This is in line with the protocol of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control, NCDC. We had earlier discharged 5 on Monday and eight today, ” said...

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COVID-19: NAUTH Organizes Staff Training and Workshop

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NAUTH Organizes Staff Training and Workshop

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

NNEWI – As part of its strategic efforts towards containing the spread of the COVID-19 infection, the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital (NAUTH )management through the Taskforce on COVID-19 has mounted training and workshop on the prevention, control and case management of the pandemic for 400 selected members of staff. The training which held from Monday 11th May to Friday 15th may, 2021 involved all cadres of staff starting from the doctors, nurses to the...

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Coronavirus’ Economic Impact Could Hit $8.8tln, Says Asian Devt. Bank

CoronavirusEconomyWorld NewsCoronavirus’ Economic Impact Could Hit $8.8tln, Says Asian Devt. Bank

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

Global economic losses from the coronavirus pandemic could reach up to 8.8 trillion dollars, or nearly 10 per cent of the world economy’s output, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said on Friday.  The Manila-based bank said the forecast for the pandemic’s impact under a long containment period of six months was more than double its assessments in March and April, as well as the projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Under...

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Global Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 300,000 – Reuters Tally

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsGlobal Coronavirus Death Toll Exceeds 300,000 – Reuters Tally

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

Global coronavirus deaths passed 300,000 on Thursday as infections approached 4.5 million, according to a Reuters tally, with the U.S. responsible for more than a quarter of all fatalities. The UK and Italy accounted for another 10-11 per cent each, while France and Spain accounted for 9 per cent each. The number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in just four months is now equal to about three-quarters of the number of people who die annually...

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Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi, Mulls Cutting U.S.-China Ties

CoronavirusForeign PolicyUnited StatesTrump Says He Doesn’t Want to Talk to Xi, Mulls Cutting U.S.-China Ties

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he does not want to talk to his Chinese counterpart, and mused about ending the world’s largest trading relationship, amid rising tensions about the coronavirus pandemic.  Speaking in an interview with Fox Business Network, Trump said he had a “very good relationship” with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but “right now, I don’t want to speak to him.” “There are many things we could do,” Trump said. “We could cut...

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UN Rights Chief Urges Caution in Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdowns

CoronavirusEconomyWorld NewsUN Rights Chief Urges Caution in Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdowns

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

The UN Human Rights High Commissioner, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has called for caution as more countries move to lift  COVID-19 lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Bachelet, a former medical doctor, Minister of Health, and President of Chile, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen from Geneva on Thursday. She warned of potential risks, including the “danger of a second wave” that could cost many more lives if countries lift restrictions without adequate...

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