Many Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

CoronavirusFoodNewsWest AfricaMany Countries Ask Nigeria for Foods During Lockdown – Fashola

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 13, 2020

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has said that many neighboring countries asked Nigeria for food during the lockdown that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The minister reveals this in an Instagram Live Chat with City People Magazine on Saturday. Fashola speaks on the COVID-19 Economic Sustainability Plan recently submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari by the Vice-President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo. He said that the plan contains diverse measures to strengthen the Nigerian economy against the economic...

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‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’ Now On Airtel TV Platform

Arts & CultureEntertainmentFilm & TV‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’ Now On Airtel TV Platform

PilotnewsJune 13, 2020

Airtel Nigeria, in partnership with Trace Content Distribution, has announced the availability of the classic drama thriller, ‘Living in Bondage – Breaking Free’, on the Airtel TV platform. Airtel made the disclosure in a statement on Saturday in Lagos. It said the movie was directed by veteran actor, Ramsey Nouah and that the drama thriller was a sequel to the 1990’s blockbuster ‘Living in Bondage’ with a riveting plot and an ensemble cast, including Kanayo...

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Egypt to Restart Tourist Flights in July to Boost Virus-Hit Economy

AfricaMarketsTravelEgypt to Restart Tourist Flights in July to Boost Virus-Hit Economy

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

Egypt will allow foreign tourists and flights to return to some of its resorts beginning from July, as the country struggles to contain the economic fallout from an outbreak of the new coronavirus. The country’s vital tourism and aviation sectors have borne the economic impact of the virus. Tourist and air traffic will resume to the coastal cities “least affected by the virus, beginning July 1,” Information Minister Osama Heikal said on Thursday in televised...

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Enugu State House of Assembly Approves the State’s Participation in the CBN Health Sector Intervention Fund

HealthInfrastructureEnugu State House of Assembly Approves the State’s Participation in the CBN Health Sector Intervention Fund

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)June 11, 2020

The Enugu State House of Assembly on Thursday considered and approved the participation of Enugu State in the Central Bank of Nigeria national healthcare intervention fund. All members of the State’s House of Assembly unanimously supported the State’s participation having found the intervention fund to be favourable, in the public interest, and a boost to the healthcare system. The Central Bank of Nigeria Health Sector Intervention Fund is a facility mapped out for financing the...

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COVID-19: Aviation Regulators to Determine flight Resumption–FG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTravelCOVID-19: Aviation Regulators to Determine flight Resumption–FG

PilotnewsJune 11, 2020

The Federal Government says the civil aviation regulator, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will determine the resumption of domestic flights in the country based on their preparedness. Dr Sani Aliyu, National Coordinator of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, said this at the daily news conference on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the government had in March, shut the nation’s airports and airspaces as part of efforts to curtail the spread of COVID-19 pandemic in the country. Also, Airports’...

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COVID-19: 13 Million Jobs Under Threat in Nigeria – UN

CoronavirusFoodNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 13 Million Jobs Under Threat in Nigeria – UN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 11, 2020

The World Food Programme of the United Nations on Wednesday declared that the COVID-19 pandemic may lead to the loss of 13 million jobs in Nigeria. The agency says Nigeria needs urgent financial intervention to boost its economy, as millions of Nigerians across the country are currently suffering the effects of the pandemic. According to the Senior Spokesperson of the WFP, Elizabeth Byrs, in a statement, more than $182m is needed to sustain life-saving aid...

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Gynaecologist Educates Women on Fertility, Sexuality

HealthNewsNigeriaGynaecologist Educates Women on Fertility, Sexuality

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 10, 2020

A Consultant Gynaecologist, Dr. Ayodele Ademola, on Wednesday decried the belief by some women and teenagers that keeping virginity or not having sex before the age of 25 years could lead to infertility. Ademola, also the Medical Director, Strong Tower Hospital and Advanced Fertility Centre, a Lagos-based private medical facility, made the clarification in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. The expert said such belief or imagination was wrong and...

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Joshua, Fury Agree Terms On Two-fight Deal, Promoter Hearn Says

EntertainmentSportsJoshua, Fury Agree Terms On Two-fight Deal, Promoter Hearn Says

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

British world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury have agreed on financial terms for a two-fight deal, promoter Eddie Hearn said on Wednesday. The discussions over an undisputed world heavyweight title showdown between the two fighters began in early May and they have now agreed on initial terms for two encounters. Joshua holds the WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO belts, while Fury is the reigning WBC champion. “We’re making great progress,” Joshua’s promoter Hearn...

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Court Dissolves 8-Year-Old Marriage as Husband Starves Wife of Sex

Law & JusticeLifestyleCourt Dissolves 8-Year-Old Marriage as Husband Starves Wife of Sex

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

An Upper Area Court in Makurdi on Wednesday dissolved the marriage between Jennifer Ojeka and Joseph, on grounds that he starves his wife of sex. Delivering judgment, the judge, Ms. Rose Iyorshe, held that evidence before the court showed that the marriage had broken down completely. Iyorshe ordered Ojeka to return the bride price paid by Joseph. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ojeka instituted a divorce case against her estranged husband, Joseph...

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Over 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaOver 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says over 200 truckloads of yam go out of Zaki Biam International Yam Market, Benue, every week. Osinbajo disclosed this on Tuesday in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue, during an online inauguration of the newly-reconstructed Zaki-Biam International Yam Market and Yam Storage Facility. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)) gathered that the storage facility had the capacity of storing over 200,000 yams. The vice president said that over 70 per...

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