Young People Aged 20 to 40 Driving COVID-19 Transmission – NCDC

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsYoung People Aged 20 to 40 Driving COVID-19 Transmission – NCDC

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General (DG), Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has said that young people, aged between 20 and 40, are driving the transmission of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the country. Ihekweazu said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF), media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. The DG said that investigation had established that persons from 50 years and above were most prone to the virus, with three out of five deaths from...

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President Buhari Suspends NSITF Boss, Others

NewsNigeriaPresident Buhari Suspends NSITF Boss, Others

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate and indefinite suspension from Office of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr Adebayo Somefun. Sen Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, in a statement by Charles Akpan of the Press and Public Relations in the ministry, named other officers suspended to include Jasper Ikedi-Azuatalam, Executive Director (ED), Finance and Investment, and Mrs Olukemi Nelson, ED, Operations. Also suspended are Alhaji...

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COVID-19: We Have Not Relaxed Ban On Mass Gatherings – NCDC

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: We Have Not Relaxed Ban On Mass Gatherings – NCDC

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the centre has not relaxed its guidelines on mass gathering in the coronavirus (COVID-19) protocol. Ihekweazu said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF) media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. “We are on the verge of opening our flights, airports and we have relaxed intercity travel. “We know that we have family, loving people and that over the next few weeks, we will all...

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S. East Gov, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Announce Global Alaigbo Stabilization Fund to Spur Development

NewsNigeriaS. East Gov, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Announce Global Alaigbo Stabilization Fund to Spur Development

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

After decades of urgings from Igbo everywhere, southeast governors in partnership with Ohanaeze Ndigbo finally announced the Alaigbo Stabilization Fund themed global initiative. In a widely circulated press release by the Chief Emeka Attamah, S. A. Media and Publicity to President General. He stated that the South-East Governors, in conjunction with Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has agreed to set up a driving force for the development of Igbo land known as Alaigbo Stabilization Fund. The Fund is...

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Boko Haram Kills Over 8000 Church Members, Displaces 25,000 – EYN Cries Out

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Kills Over 8000 Church Members, Displaces 25,000 – EYN Cries Out

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)July 3, 2020

The violence has left more than 30,000 people dead and displaced over two million. The Church of the Brethren in Nigeria, known in Hausa as Ekklesiyya Yan’uwa a Nigeria (EYN), says it has lost over 8,370 members to Boko Haram violence in Northeastern Nigeria. EYN President, Reverend Joel Billi, made the disclosure at a world news conference organised in Yola, Adamawa State. He said 25,000 members of the church were currently taking refuge in neighbouring...

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APC Caretaker Committee Visits Tinubu, Akande Seperately, Behind Closed Doors

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Caretaker Committee Visits Tinubu, Akande Seperately, Behind Closed Doors

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 3, 2020

The Caretaker/Extraordinary National Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) led by Mai Mala Buni, on Thursday, met separately with the APC National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the former interim National Chairman of the party, Chief Bisi Akande. The committee was led by its Chairman, Buni, Senator Akpan Udeodehe, Secretary, and Abubakar Bello, the Niger State Governor. Also, the group included the Chairman of the Progressives Governors’ Forum and Kebbi State Governor,...

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U.S. COVID-19 Assistance to Nigeria Hits N15.5bn

CoronavirusNewsPhilanthropyU.S. COVID-19 Assistance to Nigeria Hits N15.5bn

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

The United States’ COVID-19 emergency aid to Nigeria rose to 41.3 million dollars (N15.5 billion) as of Thursday, according to the Department of State. This represents an additional 11.3 million dollars (N4.2 billion) compared with the 30 million dollars (N11.2 billion) assistance to Nigeria announced by the U.S. in May. In a statement on Thursday, the department said the amount was part of a 1.3 billion dollar (N488.8 billion) COVID-19 aid so far announced by...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 626 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Climbs to 27,110

CoronavirusNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 626 New COVID-19 Cases As Total Climbs to 27,110

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Nigeria on Thursday recorded 626 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 27,110. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC also said Nigeria reported 13 deaths,  bringing the total to 616 deaths in 35 states and the FCT The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. .The NCDC said that Lagos State  reported the highest number of cases with 193...

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How Saudi Prince Called Buhari to Bring Him in Line with OPEC Cuts

NewsNigeriaOil & GasHow Saudi Prince Called Buhari to Bring Him in Line with OPEC Cuts

PilotnewsJuly 3, 2020

Nigeria should pump about 1.37 million barrels of crude oil a day next month in order to meet its OPEC quota and compensate for past under-compliance. Saudi Arabia, de facto leader of the OPEC cartel, held a call with fellow member Nigeria as the organization strives to deliver production cuts aimed at bolstering global crude markets. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari discussed “ways of cooperation to enhance the stability”...

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Belgium Begins to Confront Its Brutal Colonial Past in Congo

EuropeLaw & JusticeBelgium Begins to Confront Its Brutal Colonial Past in Congo

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

Black Lives Matter protests in France and the United Kingdom have intensified the domestic debate over their countries’ past colonialism and present racism. Demonstrators, numbering in the thousands, have toppled memorials to historical figures associated with the slave trade and with colonial empires. In June, the protests spread to Belgium, with a crowd of about 10,000 in Brussels demonstrating against racism. On June 30, Belgian King Philippe, in a letter to Felix Tshisekedi, president of...

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