FG Says It is Unfortunate for People to Think It’s Making Money with COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaFG Says It is Unfortunate for People to Think It’s Making Money with COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria has described it as unfortunate insinuation for some people to think that it is making money with the increasing number of COVID-19 in the country, claiming that the disease does not exist. The remark was made by the Minister of State for Health, Olorunnimbe Mamora on Friday during a webinar by Emmanuel Chapel, titled ‘State of Health: Epidemic Outbreaks, COVID-19 Talk Series’. The programme was hosted by the Founder and...

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Carbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

AfricaBusinessTechnologyCarbon Launches New Social Banking Service in Nigeria

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Carbon Express enables users to initiate and complete transactions such as P2P transfers and bill payments from the keyboard without launching the Carbon App or leaving the current app that they are using. Instead, they will be able to access services from the touch of their keyboard enabling quicker Instagram or Whatsapp commerce. Carbon Express maintains the same PCI DSS compliant model of encryption, authentication, and security as Carbon’s other services, thereby guaranteeing the security...

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INTERVIEW: Social Distancing Brings More of Stigmatization and Emotional Trauma to Persons with Disabilities” – Rasak Adekoya

HealthNigeriaPeopleSpecial ReportINTERVIEW: Social Distancing Brings More of Stigmatization and Emotional Trauma to Persons with Disabilities” – Rasak Adekoya

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

Rasak Adekoya is a young visually impaired Nigeria. He is a Public Speaker, Brand Strategist, Assistive Technology Expert, and an Inclusive Leadership Coach. He is an astute writer who has authored four books, also an Ashoka Change Maker Scholar and the founder of two social enterprises – African Volunteering Week and Brand your Waithood. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News reporter, Bada Yusuf, he discussed the stigmatisation and emotional trauma people living...

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COVID-19 Deaths in New York Drop Below 100 for First Time Since March

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesCOVID-19 Deaths in New York Drop Below 100 for First Time Since March

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave Westchester and the Hudson Valley the green light to reopen starting on Tuesday as the coronavirus death toll dipped below 100 for the first time since the crisis erupted in March. The governor also suggested hard-hit Long Island could start the reopening process on Wednesday if the death toll and case numbers keep dropping in Nassau and Suffolk counties. “What’s safe in Buffalo is safe in Albany is safe in New York City,” Cuomo said on Saturday. The death toll dropped to 84 people Friday, the first time...

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New York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

CoronavirusPress * MediaUnited StatesNew York Times Fills Front Page With Names of Virus Dead

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The New York Times has filled the front page of its Sunday edition with the names of those who have died from the novel coronavirus. All of the usual articles, photographs and graphics were replaced by the list of names and excerpts from their obituaries to memorialise the dead as the U.S. approaches the “grim milestone” of 100,000 coronavirus fatalities, the news outlet wrote. The assistant editor of the paper’s graphics desk Simone Landon said...

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DAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: NCDC Confirms 265 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Infections Now 7,526

PilotnewsMay 24, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Saturday recorded 265 new cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 7,526. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NCDC, through its official tweeter handle, announced that 133 of the new cases were found in Lagos, 34 in Oyo, 28 in Edo, 22 in the FCT, six in Plateau, five in Kaduna, three each in Borno...

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Journalist Charged for Insulting Lai Mohammed After 17 Days in Custody

Law & JusticeNigeriaPress * MediaJournalist Charged for Insulting Lai Mohammed After 17 Days in Custody

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 24, 2020

After being kept in police detention for 17 days, Rotimi Jolayemi, aka Oba Akewi, an Osun-based journalist has been charged for actions deemed to cause annoyance and insulting towards the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Five days ago, Segun Adeyemi, Mr Mohammed’s spokesman had denied that the Minister caused Mr Jolayemi’s arrest, according to Punch newspaper. The journalist was arrested for reading a poem during a radio programme which the Minister considered...

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Bond Investors Rushing to Nigeria – Analysts

InvestingNewsNigeriaBond Investors Rushing to Nigeria – Analysts

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

The early action by Nigeria to tap cheap loans has increased the risk perception among foreign investors. This led to a fall in the borrowing cost of the country. According to Bloomberg, “Yields on Nigeria’s dollar bonds maturing in 2047 fell from an all-time high of 13.2% on March 19 to 9.1% on Wednesday. This is as the West African nation presented a revised $27 billion budget to the cabinet that kept spending intact, with...

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Eid El-Fitr: Shiekh Dahiru Bauchi, Imams Defy Sultan of Sokoto, Others

NewsNigeriaReligionEid El-Fitr: Shiekh Dahiru Bauchi, Imams Defy Sultan of Sokoto, Others

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

Many Muslims in most parts of Nigeria have today Saturday observed the Eid el- Fitr prayer marking the end of Ramadan, in defiance of the announcement made by Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar that the Sallah be observed tomorrow Sunday. In Bauchi, Yobe, Sokoto and other states just as in the neighboring Niger Republic, a section of the Dariqa and Izala’s sects, were reported to have ended their fast on Friday and observed Sallah today Saturday. Defending...

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The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportThe Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 23, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-COVID-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

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