Adamawa Govt Declares Councillor Wanted Over Cattle Rustling

BusinessCrime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa Govt Declares Councillor Wanted Over Cattle Rustling

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Adamawa Government has declared Mr Makana Enan Ngari, councillor, representing Vulpi Ward, in Numan Local Government Area (LGA) of the state wanted over alleged cattle rustling. This was contained in a statement by Mr Humwashi Wonosikou, Press Secretary to Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri on Wednesday in Yola. He said that the councillor was allegedly involved in illegal and criminal deals of cattle rustling which was contrary to his oath of office. Wonosikou said that the...

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Volkswagen to Resume Production at U.S. Plant in Tennessee

EconomyNewsUnited StatesVolkswagen to Resume Production at U.S. Plant in Tennessee

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

German carmaker Volkswagen plans to resume production at its plant in the U.S. state of Tennessee, it said in a statement Wednesday.  The company said it has implemented more than 90 new health and safety measures ahead of a gradual ramp-up of operations starting on May 17. Some 3,800 Volkswagen employees at the plant have not worked since it suspended operations on March 21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Safety precautions include mandatory temperature checks...

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US to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

CoronavirusInvestingWorld NewsUS to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant, says the United States would get its COVID-19 vaccine first before other countries if it succeeds in developing it. Paul Hudson, Sanofi’s Chief Executive Officer, told Bloomberg news that the US was the first in line to fund Sanofi’s vaccine research. “The US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk. I have been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get...

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FG not Encouraging Production of COVID-19 Drugs – Nigerian Pharmacists

CoronavirusInvestingNewsNigeriaFG not Encouraging Production of COVID-19 Drugs – Nigerian Pharmacists

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

The Nigerian pharmacists under the umbrella of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN) had accused the Federal Government and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control for not doing the right thing over the search for cures of COVID-19 in Nigeria. The Secretary-General of the PSN, Emeka Duru, on Wednesday in an interview with Punch stated the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development had several relevant drugs waiting to be developed....

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FEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaFEC Approves 1.2bn Euros Loan for Agric Mechanisation

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a loan facility of 1.2 billion dollars to finance the mechanisation of agriculture in the country. Mr. Sabo Nanono, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, disclosed this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the virtual FEC  meeting anchored from the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The virtual meeting was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari. The online  FEC was in line with Nigeria...

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Correctional Service to Establish Shoe, Garment Factories

EconomyNewsNigeriaCorrectional Service to Establish Shoe, Garment Factories

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) has concluded plans to establish shoe, garment and leather factories in Abia and Kano states through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP). Chidi Izuwah, Director General, Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC), said this during the presentation of certificate for the production of shoes, garments and leather factories. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the proposed PPP arrangement was between the NCoS and Erojim Investment Limited (a local company), and its...

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Post COVID-19: Economist Urges FG to Create Stimulus Fund for Businesses

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaPost COVID-19: Economist Urges FG to Create Stimulus Fund for Businesses

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

Mr Mimshach Obioha, an Economist, has called for the establishment of a fund to serve as a post COVID-19 stimulus package for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to revive the economy after the pandemic. Obioha who is the Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), an enterprise support and development organisation, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that the Federal Government should...

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Twitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

BusinessCoronavirusNewsPress * MediaWorld NewsTwitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The social media giant, Twitter, had announced on Tuesday, its plans to let all its employees who wish to work from home to do so for the foreseeable future. It says this will also be allowed in the post-COVID-19 world. The company made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The company said that the past few months had seen its staff work remotely is proof that it can work. The statement read in part,...

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Ethiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

AfricaBusinessCoronavirusNewsEthiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

ADDIS ABABA  – As the coronavirus epidemic gains a foothold in Ethiopia, Habtamu Kehali’s skills in operating a ventilator may, for increasing numbers of patients, mean the difference between life and death. As the country’s only respiratory therapist, Kehali is rushing to train others to run the machines used to keep severely ill COVID-19 patients breathing. “We only have few patients who are under intensive (coronavirus) care but if the number is going to increase there is...

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Traders reject Fresh Lockdown, Task Govt. on Speedy Testing for Coronavirus

BusinessCoronavirusNewsNigeriaTraders reject Fresh Lockdown, Task Govt. on Speedy Testing for Coronavirus

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

Some traders at the Balogun Lagos Trade Fair Complex market on Monday expressed misgivings on the planned fresh lockdown by the Lagos State government to check the spread of coronavirus pandemic. The traders, who expressed relief for the subsisting three days a week trading period instead of total lockdown that was the situation some weeks ago, urged the government to speed-up testing capacity to capture infected persons. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos...

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