Anambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

HealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Anambra State Government says it plans to unveil a comprehensive health package that will cater to the health needs of rural dwellers. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C-Don Adinuba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Awka. Adinuba was reacting to the absence of a functional Primary Health Centre at Awba-Ofemili community, in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA), of the state....

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Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsSamsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday that it had sent 300 more South Korean engineers and workers to China to complete the expansion of its second chip manufacturing facility there amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said engineers and workers, including some from its subcontractors, left for the Chinese city of Xian on a chartered flight earlier in the day. The move came a month after Samsung dispatched 200 engineers to...

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Slain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

Law & JusticeWorld NewsSlain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

A son of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered inside Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey in 2018, on Friday said he and his brothers have forgiven his father’s killers. “We, the sons of martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce we have forgiven whoever killed our father for the sake of God. “We deeply hope that God Almighty will reward us for this,’’ Salah Khashoggi, who lives in Saudi Arabia, tweeted. The gesture was announced as the...

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Half of Facebook Employees to Work Remotely in 10 years – Zuckerberg

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsHalf of Facebook Employees to Work Remotely in 10 years – Zuckerberg

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Facebook’s founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, says he expects the coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on working practices. Zuckerberg expects that in ten years, about half of the social network company’s employees will be working remotely, he said in an interview with technology news site The Verge. He emphasised that the 50 per cent figure was his estimate and not an official announcement. According to a survey of Facebook employees, one in...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on Thursday in the laboratory of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) in Abuja. The Director-General of NABDA, Prof. Alex Akpa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the exercise that...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 339 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 7,016. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nine new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 211. The health agency explained that most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as...

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Nigerian Government Threatens to Prosecute Citizens with Foreign Properties Who Evade Tax

InvestingLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaNigerian Government Threatens to Prosecute Citizens with Foreign Properties Who Evade Tax

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria had threatened to prosecute its citizens who were not paying tax on their properties in foreign countries. This was made known in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), Umar Gwandu on Thursday. The statement also stated that any bank or intermediary that helps any Nigerian citizen to shield such property would pay the fine which is equivalent to the cost...

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COVID-19: Lagos Conducted 16,000 Tests, Targets 1,000 Per Day in Coming Weeks – Commissioner

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Lagos Conducted 16,000 Tests, Targets 1,000 Per Day in Coming Weeks – Commissioner

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

LAGOS — The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Professor Akin Abayomi, revealed that the state has conducted 16,000 COVID-19 tests so far, he added that the state targeted to conduct 1,000 tests of COVID-19 in the coming weeks. The Commissioner stated this while briefing newsmen on the COVID-19 weekly situation report held in Press Centre, Alausa Secretariat, Ikeja. Abayomi said the testing cost of a COVID-19 patient range between ₦40,000 to ₦50,000. He added that...

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COVID-19: Confusion Trails as FG Overrules Governors, Says Ban on Religious Gathering Not Lifted

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Confusion Trails as FG Overrules Governors, Says Ban on Religious Gathering Not Lifted

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

...Warns against mass consumption of Hydrxoychloroquine, other unapproved drugs  …Sultan tells Muslims to ignore governors, observe Juma’at, Edi-el-Fitr prayers at home There is now confusion in the land especially among  Muslim faithful on which directive to adhere to, regarding religious gatherings in their respective states. This is more pronounced because of today’s Friday (Juma’at) prayers and the forthcoming  (Edi-el-Fitr)end of Ramadan prayers and celebrations. While some governors have lifted ban on religious gatherings and asked residents...

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Salary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

CoronavirusLabourNewsNigeriaSalary Deduction: Kaduna Cautions Health Workers Over Proposed Strike

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 22, 2020

Kaduna State Government has vowed to keep its health facilities running and protect staff willing to provide services to the public, in the event of any strike action by health workers. In a statement on  Thursday in Kaduna and signed by Special Adviser to Gov. Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Mr. Muyiwa Adekeye, the government said it rejects the strike threat and will not bend to blackmail. It said that the government would regard...

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