COVID-19: ICC Recommends Rule to Ban Use of Saliva on Balls

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsCOVID-19: ICC Recommends Rule to Ban Use of Saliva on Balls

PilotnewsMay 19, 2020

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has recommended rules to ban the use of saliva to shine cricket balls in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. A statement on ICC website on Tuesday said that the age-old trick of using saliva to shine a cricket ball could be a thing of the past when the sport resumed due to the recommendation by ICC executive committee. The committee, chaired by Anil Kumble, a former Indian spinner unanimously...

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COVID-19: NCDC provides Guidance for Businesses to Take Responsibility, Re-Open Safely

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC provides Guidance for Businesses to Take Responsibility, Re-Open Safely

PilotnewsMay 19, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), says it will provide guidance for businesses to take responsibility and re-open safely, as it continues to work to stop the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Director-General (DG), of NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, said this at the Presidential Task Force (PTF), media briefing on Monday, in Abuja. Iheakweazu said President Muhammadu Buhari, had expressed concerns over the re-opening of the economy when the PTF briefed him on the...

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Trump Threatens to Pull U.S. Funding to WHO Permanently

HealthWorld NewsTrump Threatens to Pull U.S. Funding to WHO Permanently

PilotnewsMay 19, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days, according to a letter to the WHO chief shared by Trump on Twitter. In a four-page letter to WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Trump set out what he called “repeated missteps” by the organisation. Trump claimed that the WHO shares the responsibility for the large number of...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 216 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 6,175

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 216 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 6,175

PilotnewsMay 19, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 216 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 6,175. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Monday. The centre said that nine patients died of coronavirus-related complications in the country, bringing the total number of fatalities to 191. The health agency explained that most fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as co-morbidities. NCDC advised Nigerians to...

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Trouble Looms for ICIR, Legit.ng and PM News Over Flair Airline News Report

NewsNigeriaPress * MediaTrouble Looms for ICIR, Legit.ng and PM News Over Flair Airline News Report

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 19, 2020

Trouble may be heading the way of some Nigerian media firms including the International Centre for Investigative Reporting, Legit.ng and PM News Nigeria, because they incorrectly associated Flair Airlines to reports of an aircraft that allegedly contravened the restriction of commercial flights into Nigeria. On Sunday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, tweeted that a British firm had been caught operating commercial flight into Nigeria under the guise of humanitarian operations. The minister had initially...

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SPECIAL REPORT: Bar Owners Suffer Losses As Coronavirus Abates Nightlife

BusinessCoronavirusNewsNigeriaSpecial ReportSPECIAL REPORT: Bar Owners Suffer Losses As Coronavirus Abates Nightlife

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 19, 2020

It is past 5, Wednesday evening, and Club 7 — a club and outdoor bar is still as empty as Jacob’s kettle. From a distance, one would think the club was closed for the day considering that the curfew was night time.  The rooms looked pale, the tiles were bare. R&B songs were playing,  underlyingly into the atmosphere as though it’s high tunes can attract the deadly virus. The outbreak of Covid-19 had turned a...

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UK Sanctions Oyakhilome’s TV for Claiming COVID-19 is Linked With 5G Technology

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaReligionUK Sanctions Oyakhilome’s TV for Claiming COVID-19 is Linked With 5G Technology

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 19, 2020

The United Kingdom’s regulatory authority for the broadcasting and telecommunications industries, the Office of Communications, had sanctioned Loveworld Limited, the operators of the religious cable channel, LoveWorld, for airing “unsubstantial claims linking the pandemic to 5G technology”. This was contained in a statement Ofcom published on its website on Monday. The Founder of Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome owned the television network. The TV network is thus penalized for feeding viewers with the claim that...

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Buhari Asks Governors to Step Up Enlightenment Campaign Against COVID-19 Spread

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBuhari Asks Governors to Step Up Enlightenment Campaign Against COVID-19 Spread

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 19, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday asked state governors to step up enlightenment of their people on the seriousness of COVID-19 by ensuring they stay safe. The President said the ravaging infection is not a joke and urged the governors to work closely with the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in order to make the measures targeted at containing the virus more effective The President made this call during a virtual meeting he had with the...

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Taraba Eases Lockdown, Churches, Mosques Re-opens

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTaraba Eases Lockdown, Churches, Mosques Re-opens

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 19, 2020

Taraba state government announced partial easing of the lockdown imposed on the state as part of measures to contain the global COVID-19 pandemic. Four northeast states comprise of Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi and Gombe state had earlier eased their lockdown with strict compliance to health protocols. The state deputy governor Haruna Manu who announced this at a state broadcast in Jalingo said that the state would be open for movement between 8 am and 6 pm...

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UPDATE 2-Nigeria to Impose Precision Lockdown in Coronavirus Hotspots

ConservationNewsNigeriaUPDATE 2-Nigeria to Impose Precision Lockdown in Coronavirus Hotspots

PilotnewsMay 18, 2020

ABUJA – Nigeria announced on Monday it would impose precisely targeted lockdown measures in areas that report rapid increases in cases of the coronavirus, while the phased reopening of the economy as a whole would go ahead more slowly than planned. The government extended a full lockdown in Kano state, the northern economic hub where authorities are investigating a spate of mysterious deaths. Kano has the second highest number of confirmed cases in the country...

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