FBI warns that China-Linked Hackers Are Targeting U.S. Vaccine Research

NewsFBI warns that China-Linked Hackers Are Targeting U.S. Vaccine Research

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

U.S. federal authorities on Wednesday warned that China-linked hackers were targeting U.S. research organisations to steal data on vaccines and treatments for the new coronavirus. The FBI and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) said health care, pharmaceutical and research institutions working on a pandemic response should all be aware they were the prime targets of this activity. The agencies said that the institutions were to take the necessary steps to protect their systems. “China’s...

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SPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Culture & TraditionNigeriaPeopleSPECIAL REPORT: 20 Years On the Throne: The Day I Will Not Forget In My Life – HRH Gwanwari Ganye

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

It was on the same day May 13, twenty years ago, the town of Ganye in the Adamawa State went agog as peoples from all walks of life within and outside the shores of the country converged to witness the epoch-making presentation of the staff of office to the paramount ruler of Chamba speaking nations, the Gangwari Ganye  Alh. (Dr.) Umaru Adamu Sanda II. Prominent personalities top government officials, security chiefs, business moguls, district heads, illustrious sons and daughters were...

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Twitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

BusinessCoronavirusNewsPress * MediaWorld NewsTwitter Announces Plans to Allow Employees to Work from Home Forever

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The social media giant, Twitter, had announced on Tuesday, its plans to let all its employees who wish to work from home to do so for the foreseeable future. It says this will also be allowed in the post-COVID-19 world. The company made this known in a statement on Tuesday. The company said that the past few months had seen its staff work remotely is proof that it can work. The statement read in part,...

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NNPC: 32 Pipeline-Points Malfunctioned, Vandalised in February

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC: 32 Pipeline-Points Malfunctioned, Vandalised in February

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said that 32 pipelines in the country malfunctioned or were vandalised in February 2020. In a statement, the Corporation’s Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru, explained that 22 pipeline breaches, eight weld failures and two pipeline ruptures occurred in the month under review. “Mosimi area accounted for 78 percent total cases, the Port Harcourt axis 16 percent and all other routes accounted for the...

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FG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

CoronavirusLifestyleNigeriaPeopleFG Urges Northern Governors to Suspend Interstate Movement of Almajiri

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 13, 2020

The Federal Government on Tuesday urged the Northern Governors to suspend the interstate movement of Almajiri children. It added that the decision of the Northern Governor will frustrate the efforts of the FG to combat the pandemic.  This was disclosed on Tuesday through the Chairman of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, during the media briefing of the PTF.  The SGF concern was as a...

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Ethiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

AfricaBusinessCoronavirusNewsEthiopia’s Only Ventilator Expert Races to Train Others as Virus Spreads

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

ADDIS ABABA  – As the coronavirus epidemic gains a foothold in Ethiopia, Habtamu Kehali’s skills in operating a ventilator may, for increasing numbers of patients, mean the difference between life and death. As the country’s only respiratory therapist, Kehali is rushing to train others to run the machines used to keep severely ill COVID-19 patients breathing. “We only have few patients who are under intensive (coronavirus) care but if the number is going to increase there is...

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African Nation that Inspired ‘Wakanda’ is Only Country in the Continent to Claim Zero Coronavirus Cases

AfricaCoronavirusFilmAfrican Nation that Inspired ‘Wakanda’ is Only Country in the Continent to Claim Zero Coronavirus Cases

PilotnewsMay 13, 2020

The African nation which became the basis for the Hollywood blockbuster Black Panther is in a miraculous position during the COVID-19 pandemic as the rest of the continent battles the virus. The Kingdom of Lesotho is a small country within the borders of South Africa, with a population of more than 2 million people. As the rest of Africa faces the prospect of the coronavirus pandemic getting worse before it gets any better, Lesotho has...

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Western Media Shows Death Only When it is in Africa

AfricaColumnsOpinionWestern Media Shows Death Only When it is in Africa

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

Unlike the victims of Ebola, the tragedies of coronavirus victims are demonstrated in numbers. Let us try a little thought experiment. Imagine, if you will, that rather than Europe and North America, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus pandemic was Africa, and the disease was killing many tens of thousands of people there. What images and storylines would be used to tell the story on TV screens and newspaper front pages in the West? Would they...

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Nigeria to Ensure Orderly Foreign Investor Exits After Oil Price Crash

NigeriaOil & GasNigeria to Ensure Orderly Foreign Investor Exits After Oil Price Crash

PilotnewsMay 12, 2020

ABUJA – Nigeria has put in place policies to ensure foreign investors that want to repatriate funds can exit the country in an orderly fashion, the central bank said late on Sunday, without giving any details. Foreign investors have sold Nigerian assets at an accelerated pace since February as lockdowns to curb the coronavirus pandemic have stalled economic activity and triggered a crash in the price of oil, Nigeria’s main export. That has put pressure...

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Madagascar COVID-19 Herb: Controversy, Source, and Countries that have Made Orders

AfricaCoronavirusMadagascar COVID-19 Herb: Controversy, Source, and Countries that have Made Orders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 12, 2020

As African countries are confronted with economic survival challenges, poverty, and the COVID-19, Madagascan President, Andry Rajoelina last month launch an herbal remedy that he claimed could cure and prevent COVID-19. Medical experts were caught in awe with the announcement. Coronavirus had infected over four million people across the world at present. African countries are the most endangered species as virtually all African countries are still developing. Little or no standard medical facilities are in...

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