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RegionsWorldMuslims Mark the Start of Ramadan Amid COVID-19 Outbreak

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 24, 2020

Like other parts of the world, Muslims faithful in Nigeria welcomed the holy month of Ramadan amid what has been described as a “different atmosphere”. Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, the Sultan of Sokoto has declared Friday, April 24, 2020, as the first day of the Ramadan fast in Nigeria. Abubakar announced the sighting of the new crescent in Sokoto on Thursday in a radio and television broadcast. He said the new moon was sighted in...

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CoronavirusHealthWorldSwiss researchers Plan to Roll Out New Coronavirus Vaccine in October

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

Mass immunisation with a newly developed vaccine against the coronavirus disease could start in Switzerland in October, according to immunologist Martin Bachmann. The national regulatory body Swissmedic confirmed that it was in talks with scientists including Bachmann, who works at the Bern University Hospital. “The time schedule is extremely optimistic, but it is not totally far-fetched,” Swissmedic spokesman Lukas Jaggi told dpa this week. “Given the urgency of the coronavirus pandemic, we are talking about weeks, not...

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CoronavirusNigeriaWorld‘We Cannot Continue to Rely on the World for Our Food, Education and Healthcare’ – Emefiele

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 16, 2020

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has outlined plans to help the Federal Government achieve a self-sufficient economy in response to the uncertainty that the pandemic portends for the country’s economy. Mr. Emefiele said it was time for Nigeria to transform into “a modern, sophisticated and inclusive economy that is self-sufficient, rewards the hardworking, but protects the poor and vulnerable, and can compete internationally across a range of strategic sectors.”...

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CoronavirusPoliticsWorldErdogan Rejects Interior Minister’s Resignation After Botched Curfew

PilotnewsApril 13, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has rejected Interior Minister Suleyman Solyu’s resignation in the wake of a much-criticised weekend curfew which caught millions of people by surprise. Erdogan does not support the resignation and Soylu remains in office, the Communications Ministry said late on Sunday. The interior minister stepped down Sunday after a botched start to the measure. Solyu tweeted that was taking full responsibility for the 48-hour curfew imposed on Friday in 31 cities....

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BusinessWorldOPEC+ Countries Agree on Output Reduction

PilotnewsApril 13, 2020

Ministers of the OPEC+ countries agreed in a video conference on Sunday to boost oil prices by cutting production by 9.7 million barrels a day for May and June, Mexico’s Energy Minister Rocio Nahle tweeted. The reduction is 300,000 barrels below the production cut which the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and all its allies within the expanded OPEC+ format had agreed on Friday. Mexico refused to reduce its production by 400,000 barrels as...

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Fiction & PoetryWorldThe Lamb

PilotnewsApril 12, 2020

  Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Gave thee life & bid thee feed. By the stream & o’er the mead; Gave thee clothing of delight, Softest clothing wooly bright; Gave thee such a tender voice, Making all the vales rejoice! Little Lamb who made thee Dost thou know who made thee Little Lamb I’ll tell thee, Little Lamb I’ll tell thee! He is called by thy name, For he...

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CoronavirusPoliticsWorldSomali President Pardons 148 Prisoners to Contain Spread of COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

Somali President Mohamed Farmajo, on Thursday, pardoned 148 prisoners as part of measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Farmajo said the release of the prisoners with petty crimes follows a report submitted to him by the country’s attorney general on the conditions of the prisoners in the wake of COVID-19. The president also directed prison authorities and the Ministry of Health to take adequate measures to prevent health risks for the...

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CoronavirusWorldIndonesia’s COVID-19 Death Toll Rises to 170, Total Cases to 1,790

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

The Indonesian government said, on Thursday, the death toll from the coronavirus in the country climbed to 170, the highest in Southeast Asia. At a press conference, the government’s spokesperson for the COVID-19, Achmad Yurianto, said that the number of confirmed cases jumped to 1,790 and 112 patients recovered. Capital city Jakarta, home to some 10 million people, suffers the highest number of deaths totaling 90, followed by West Java – 25, Banten – 14,...

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CoronavirusWorldCOVID-19: US aircraft carrier grounded as ‘dozens’ sick with virus

PilotnewsMarch 26, 2020

The Navy says an outbreak of COVID-19 infections aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific has forced it to divert to Guam so that all 5,000 aboard will undergo testing. The acting secretary of the Navy, Thomas Modly, told reporters the sailors were aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which remains “operationally capable.” Even so, other officials said the number of infected sailors has risen sharply, from three reported initially to “dozens” as of Thursday. Modly...

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