COVID-19: FCT Residents, Traders Appeal to FG to Regulate Prices of Goods

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaCOVID-19: FCT Residents, Traders Appeal to FG to Regulate Prices of Goods

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

Some Residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and traders have appealed to the Federal Government to regulate the prices of food items in these trying times. The residents and traders at various markets in the FCT said the prices of food items should be regulated to cushion the effect of the lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic. They made the call in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on...

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COVID-19: Activities at Lagos Airport Ground to a Halt

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelCOVID-19: Activities at Lagos Airport Ground to a Halt

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

The closure of international airports by the Federal Government has crippled economic activities at the Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A correspondent of NAN, who monitored activities at the airport on Thursday, reports that the airport which was usually a beehive, was like a ghost town as very few persons were seen at the terminal. The airlines’ counters were empty, while only two shops opened. Some officials of...

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COVID-19: Bayelsa Orders Maximum of 2 Passengers in Tricycle

CoronavirusLifestyleCOVID-19: Bayelsa Orders Maximum of 2 Passengers in Tricycle

PilotnewsMarch 24, 2020

The Bayelsa Government has ordered that no tricycle operating in the state should carry more than two passengers at a time to check the coronavirus pandemic. This is contained in a statement signed by the Permanent Secretary in the state’s Ministry of Transport, Mr. Ere Efeke, in Yenagoa on Tuesday. Efeke said that the decision was part of the state government’s efforts at preventing the spread of the disease to the state. Bayelsa does not...

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The Pang of a Pandemic – Now the Whole World is Sitting Down

CoronavirusFiction & PoetryLifestyleThe Pang of a Pandemic – Now the Whole World is Sitting Down

PilotnewsMarch 23, 2020

The whole world is sitting down. Her nations’ gates are closed. The earth’s gravitation is frozen. The air everywhere is flu-bound. The sick can’t afford to be alive. The healthy are ordered inside. People are dying; Corruption and bad leaders are alive. Everywhere a strange visitor arrived, bearing a bouquet of red-blooded virus. Those with adequate governance loathes uncertainty with a name. Wealth and abundance abide In the West, the visitor pays it no heed....

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FG Frowns at Indiscriminate Hike in Cost of Rice

FoodNewsNigeriaFG Frowns at Indiscriminate Hike in Cost of Rice

PilotnewsMarch 21, 2020

The Federal Government has frowned at the indiscriminate hike in the cost of local rice, saying it is dishonesty on the part of the dealers and unfair to consumers. Alhaji Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development made this known at the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum in Abuja. “l am going to engage with them on this; we are going to discuss this and l am going to be thorough on...

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Travel Agencies Lose N180bn to COVID-19: NANTA

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelTravel Agencies Lose N180bn to COVID-19: NANTA

PilotnewsMarch 20, 2020

The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) says that travel agencies in Nigeria have suffered financial losses to the tune of about N180 billion since the outbreak of the dreaded coronavirus disease. The National President of the association, Mr Bankole Bernard, made the disclosure at a news conference in Lagos on Friday. Bernard said the outbreak of the pandemic had grounded the global travel business in which Nigeria is key player. “It is disheartening...

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Why are there so few coronavirus cases in Russia and Africa?

CoronavirusHealthWorldWhy are there so few coronavirus cases in Russia and Africa?

PilotnewsMarch 19, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began in Wuhan, China in December 2019, we have seen the virus spread to over 160 countries. Several countries have experienced large outbreaks, including China, South Korea, Italy, Iran, Spain and France, with the US and UK seeing rapidly increasing numbers. But most countries in the world have reported very few to no cases of COVID-19. By Jeremy Rossman While it is likely that the virus has not yet reached and...

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CORONAVIRUS: Kaduna: New Recruits’ Resumption Suspended, all Adults to Begin Paying Taxes

HealthNewsNigeriaCORONAVIRUS: Kaduna: New Recruits’ Resumption Suspended, all Adults to Begin Paying Taxes

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

The Government of Kaduna State has announced some measures it intends to take in order to manage the economic consequences the coronavirus pandemic would unleash. In a statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir El-Rufai, the government said it arrived at the decisions after considering the report by its economic crisis response committee set up on 9th March 2020, by the Kaduna State Executive Council. The measures were described by the government...

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‘Not Giving Us Early Notice Caused Chaos’ – Reactions as NYSC Suspends Orientation Camp Nationwide

CoronavirusHealthNigeria‘Not Giving Us Early Notice Caused Chaos’ – Reactions as NYSC Suspends Orientation Camp Nationwide

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has announced the suspension of the on-going orientation course for 2020 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Corps members. In a statement released in the early hours of Wednesday, the NYSC attributed the action to COVID-19 pandemic which lead to the suspension of large gatherings. “Therefore, the Corps Members shall be posted to commence their primary assignments forthwith, while they shall be invited back to orientation camps when...

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With Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Nigerian Government to Implement Travel Restriction

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaWith Five New Cases of COVID-19 Confirmed, Nigerian Government to Implement Travel Restriction

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 18, 2020

The government of Nigeria has announced travel restrictions following the discovery of five more cases of coronavirus in the country, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to eight. The move to restrict entry into the country for persons coming from 13 countries with over 1000 cases of COVID-19 was announced on Wednesday morning by the Presidential Task Force on the Control of the Coronavirus led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation,...

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