WHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

AfricaCoronavirusNewsWHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. “So, we must continue to push leaders to prioritise testing,” WHO Special Envoy Samba Sow, told a news...

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NNPC Has 6,621 Staff Strength – Report

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Has 6,621 Staff Strength – Report

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it currently has 6,621 staff strength both at its headquarters and across all its subsidiaries, division and offices nationwide. The corporation disclosed this in its report of compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s (EITI) Open Data requirements, released in Abuja on Monday. The report disclosed that the 6,621 individuals comprised its total staff strength as at April 20, 2020. This meant that the recently employed 1,050 fresh...

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COVID-19: Anambra, Delta Hold Talks to Check Movement on Niger Bridge

NewsCOVID-19: Anambra, Delta Hold Talks to Check Movement on Niger Bridge

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The Anambra and Delta Governments are currently holding talks to check the influx of people, seeking to cross the Niger Bridge in defiance of the presidential order restricting inter-state movements. Mr. C-Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha on Monday. Adinuba was commenting on the barricade built on the bridge on the orders of Gov. Willie Obiano at...

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North Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

ColumnsNewsOpinionSpecial ReportNorth Gradually Prepares For Restructuring while South Blows Hot Air

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

While Rome Burns, Emperor Nero Fiddles The Roman Emperor Nero is considered by many religious scholars to be the Antichrist, the beast code marked 666, who ordered the execution of his own mother, persecuted and brutally executed many early Christians (including the apostles Peter and Paul), a group he falsely blamed for the fire that consumed most of Rome in 64 AD. Legend has it that as Nero watched the six-day conflagration, he somberly played...

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Spain to Welcome Foreign Tourists Back From July

CoronavirusEuropeTourismSpain to Welcome Foreign Tourists Back From July

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Spain, on Monday, urged foreign tourists to return from July as one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns eased, with streets gradually filling again and some pupils returning to school. The world’s second-most visited nation closed its doors and beaches in March to handle the COVID-19 pandemic but has seen out the worst and plans to lift a 14-day quarantine requirement on overseas arrivals within weeks. “It is perfectly coherent to plan summer vacations to come to...

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National Cemeteries Missing Flags, Ceremonies Amid Pandemic

NewsNational Cemeteries Missing Flags, Ceremonies Amid Pandemic

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

MONTEVALLO, Ala. (AP) — Pam Nichols usually spends Memorial Day with a huge crowd at the Alabama National Cemetery after helping place thousands of little U.S. flags on veterans’ graves. Both the crowds and the flags are missing this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The agency that oversees 142 national cemeteries closed them to public ceremonies and flag placement events to help stem the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19. Even Arlington National Cemetery, which...

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Nigeria: Time to Summon the Courage and Face Down its Demons

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionNigeria: Time to Summon the Courage and Face Down its Demons

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

What the federal government owes these badly governed states is tough love. It should make it very clear that henceforth, it will no longer bailout any state that receives the FAAC allocation. This because some governors have become addicts, hooked on Abuja manna. It is, therefore, appropriate for the federal government to enforce constraints on them… Many analysts argue ad nauseam, that before the 1966 coup in Nigeria, the true practice of federalism was responsible for the great...

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Republicans Sue Gov. Newsom Over Vote-by-Mail Order for November Election

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesRepublicans Sue Gov. Newsom Over Vote-by-Mail Order for November Election

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Three Republican groups have sued Gov. Gavin Newsom over his executive order to send mail-in ballots to California’s 20.6 million voters in November. The suit was brought by the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Congressional Committee, and the California Republican Party. Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel announced the lawsuit via Twitter late on Sunday. “His radical plan is a recipe for disaster that would create more opportunities for fraud & destroy the confidence Californians deserve to have in their elections,” McDaniel said. Newsom issued...

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Rivers Gov’t Joins Issue with EFCC, Accuses Commission of Media Trial

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaRivers Gov’t Joins Issue with EFCC, Accuses Commission of Media Trial

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 25, 2020

The Rivers State Government has joined issues with the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). It accuses the commission of engaging in media trial. The state government was reacting to a media report that the government attention of the Rivers State Government has refused to release its top officials for interrogation in connection to the withdrawal of ₦118 billion in cash between 2015 and 2018. The Commissioner for Information and Communication of Rivers State, Paulinus...

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Dabiri-Erewa, Minister Trade Words on Social Media Over Office Invasion

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDabiri-Erewa, Minister Trade Words on Social Media Over Office Invasion

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 25, 2020

The Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami traded words on Sunday on Twitter. The disagreement was over a forced eviction of the NIDCOM staff from their office at the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. In a series of tweets by Dabiri-Erewa, she accused Pantami of being disrespectful of women. In response, Pantami called the NICOM boss a liar. The due started...

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