UN Rights Chief Urges Caution in Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdowns

CoronavirusEconomyWorld NewsUN Rights Chief Urges Caution in Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdowns

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

The UN Human Rights High Commissioner, Ms. Michelle Bachelet, has called for caution as more countries move to lift  COVID-19 lockdowns imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Bachelet, a former medical doctor, Minister of Health, and President of Chile, gave the advice while speaking to newsmen from Geneva on Thursday. She warned of potential risks, including the “danger of a second wave” that could cost many more lives if countries lift restrictions without adequate...

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 193 New Cases, Bringing Total Infections to 5,162

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 193 New Cases, Bringing Total Infections to 5,162

PilotnewsMay 15, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday recorded 193 new cases of the coronavirus, thus bringing the total number of infections in the country to 5,162. The NCDC also confirmed three new deaths, bringing the total death toll in the country to 167. The agency added that 193 new cases were confirmed in 15 states with six deaths recorded in the country as of May 14. According to NCDC, no new state has reported...

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COVID-19: The Major Concerns Raised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: The Major Concerns Raised by the Nigerian Governors’ Forum on Thursday

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum held its eight COVID-19 teleconferences yesterday, Thursday, May 14. After the meeting, the group issued a communique which bothers on salient issues concerning the states. The communique was signed by the Chairman of the forum and Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi. According to the communique, the issues raise by the governors bother around the controversial infectious disease bill, the looted fund that was recently returned to Nigeria among others....

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Antenatal, Outpatients Visits to Hospitals, Immunization Drop as COVID-19 Spread – FG

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessAntenatal, Outpatients Visits to Hospitals, Immunization Drop as COVID-19 Spread – FG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 15, 2020

The Federal Government had said that the outpatients, antenatal visits to hospitals had dropped by 50%. The drop also reflected in the immunization services. This was disclosed by the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire at a press briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Thursday. According to the minister, this is shown in the latest statistic obtained by the FG, the statistics showed that pregnant women and other outpatients visit to hospitals...

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Malaysia to Allow Some Mosques to Reopen for Friday Prayers

CoronavirusReligionWorld NewsMalaysia to Allow Some Mosques to Reopen for Friday Prayers

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Malaysian authorities will allow 88 mosques to hold Islamic Friday prayers this week in a relaxation of curbs imposed on places of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 30 people will be allowed enter the mosques to pray as long as they “observe social distancing, practice sanitizing and get details [of those who enter] for record purposes,” said Zulkifli Mohamad, Malaysia’s Minister for Islamic Affairs. The reopening of some mosques comes ahead of the end of the...

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Canada Denied Landing Rights to Emergency Evacuation Flight – Minister

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaCanada Denied Landing Rights to Emergency Evacuation Flight – Minister

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, said that Canada denied Nigerian carrier landing rights for a scheduled evacuation of Nigerians. The minister, however, said that further diplomatic negotiations were ongoing on the matter. Onyeama confirmed the development during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID- 19 in Abuja. “It is true the Canadian Government denied landing rights to a Nigerian carrier scheduled for an evacuation duty, on...

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No Conclusion Yet on ‘Strange’ Deaths in Kano

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNo Conclusion Yet on ‘Strange’ Deaths in Kano

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Federal Government says there are no conclusions yet with regard to ‘strange’ deaths in Kano State. The Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the daily briefing of the  Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said that investigations were still ongoing in the matter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kano State witnessed yet-to-be-explained deaths in the recent past. No fewer than 150 people were feared...

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COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Reset Nigeria’s Critical Sectors — Osinbajo

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Reset Nigeria’s Critical Sectors — Osinbajo

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the  COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for the Nigerian people and government to reset the critical sectors of the economy and social services. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president featured, from his office, in a virtual launch of the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF). NSSF is an initiative of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the Global Citizen, and other partners....

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Coronavirus Not a Death Sentence – Prof. Iwu

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsNigeriaCoronavirus Not a Death Sentence – Prof. Iwu

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Prof. Maurice Iwu, Chairman, Imo COVID-19 Task Force, says that Coronavirus is not a death sentence as long as people take precautionary measures instructed by public health authorities. Iwu made the assertion when members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) COVID-19 Team, led by Dr. Victor Dike, paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Wednesday in Owerri. He noted that 90 per cent of virus diseases that affected people were not medical but...

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U.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityUnited StatesU.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The United States Government has certified Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba as “not cooperating fully” with its counterterrorism efforts in 2019. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of State said it had notified Congress of the certification, done under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act. By this action, the five countries are prohibited from the sale or license for export of defence articles and services, according to the statement. It...

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