COVID-19 Lockdown: Nigerian Celebrities Giving Back to Nigerians in this Lockdown

Arts & CultureCoronavirusEntertainmentNigeriaPhilanthropyCOVID-19 Lockdown: Nigerian Celebrities Giving Back to Nigerians in this Lockdown

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 26, 2020

The lockdown in Nigeria as a result of the coronavirus pandemic has made many well-meaning Nigerians give back to the society they belong too. This act of kindness did not leave the Nigerian celebrities behind as many of them have it in mind that there is little the present government can do in bringing food to the table of the common man during this lockdown. This is a difficult period for both the government and...

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Dr. Tony Nwaezeigwe’s “Denial Of Igbo Identity–The Ikwerre Were Right,” A Rejoinder

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsDr. Tony Nwaezeigwe’s “Denial Of Igbo Identity–The Ikwerre Were Right,” A Rejoinder

PilotnewsApril 26, 2020

Tony Nwaezeigwe is doing exculpatory narrative.  There is no other meaningful way to explain it. For him, the Igbo of the west bear no responsibility for the situation of the Igbo. Just the Igbo of the so-called South East who are confused and without leadership. This branch of the Igbo is the main problem. Therefore, as a result of the incoherence of the heartland Igbo, people who were once Igbo have a right to carve...

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Corona Virus: Governors Urges President Buhari To Relax Curfew

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaCorona Virus: Governors Urges President Buhari To Relax Curfew

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 25, 2020

Governors have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to relax the curfew was imposed on some states last month in an effort to restrict the virus from taking its toll on the citizens. They urged the president to relax the lockdown within these states and restrict inter-stead movement while the restriction on large gatherings and compulsory use of face masks in public places is enforced. The call comes just as the nation is expecting the president to...

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World Malaria Day: Africa falling Short of 40% Reduction in Cases, Deaths in 2020 — WHO

AfricaHealthNewsWorld Malaria Day: Africa falling Short of 40% Reduction in Cases, Deaths in 2020 — WHO

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti, Director for Africa, World Health Organisation (WHO), on Saturday said that Africa was falling short of the 2020 milestone of 40 percent reduction in cases and deaths. Moeti, who disclosed this in a statement to commemorate the 2020 World Malaria day, said that the continent needed to double its efforts to achieve a 75% reduction by 2025. “On April 25, 2020, we commemorate World Malaria Day to draw attention to the devastating...

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Prolonged lockdown Effects May be Worse Than Coronavirus — NGO

CoronavirusNigeriaWellnessProlonged lockdown Effects May be Worse Than Coronavirus — NGO

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Equity International Initiative (EII) a non-governmental organisation,  has said that the effect of prolonged lockdown of the nation’s economy might be worse than the Coronavirus disease. EII Country Director, Mr. Chris Iyama, stated this at a news conference on Saturday in Jos. Iyama said that many Nigerians would die of starvation if the options to mitigate the spread of the virus were not reassessed for better alternatives. The country director stated that many Nigerians, particularly...

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NUJ-FCT Council Begins Distribution of Relief Supplies to Members

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyNUJ-FCT Council Begins Distribution of Relief Supplies to Members

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), FCT, on Saturday began distribution of various food items to its members as part of efforts to ameliorate the impact of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Chairman of the council’s Committee on Covid-19 Intervention and Awareness, Osaretin Osadebamwen said this in a statement in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Emmanuel Ogbeche, Chairman of the council had on April 6 inaugurated the committee with...

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COVID-19: Gov Makinde Orders Civil Servants on GL13 and Above to Resume Work on Monday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Gov Makinde Orders Civil Servants on GL13 and Above to Resume Work on Monday

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Gov Seyi Makinde has directed state civil and public servants on grade level 13 and above to resume at their respective duty posts on Monday, April 27. Makinde gave the directive on Saturday while briefing newsmen the outcome of the State COVID-19 Task Force meeting held at the Government House Agodi in Ibadan. He stated that certain guidelines would be put in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, at the secretariat, saying there would...

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COVID 19: NNPC Donates Ambulance, Medical Kits to Kano State

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyCOVID 19: NNPC Donates Ambulance, Medical Kits to Kano State

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has donated an ambulance and other medical consumables to  Kano State Government to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva who presented the items to Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House on Saturday, said that the gesture would go a long way in curbing the spread of coronavirus in the state. Sylva said apart from the ambulance,...

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Nigeria adds 2 molecular laboratories to Test for COVID-19, Bringing Total to 15- NCDC DG Says

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria adds 2 molecular laboratories to Test for COVID-19, Bringing Total to 15- NCDC DG Says

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

Nigeria has added two new molecular laboratory network to test for Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Saturday in Abuja. He said the two laboratories are the Usman Danfodio University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto and Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State. Ihekweazu said this brings the total number of laboratories where COVID-19 can be tested in the country...

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Denial Of Igbo Identity-The Ikwere Were Right

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsDenial Of Igbo Identity-The Ikwere Were Right

PilotnewsApril 25, 20201

In Igbo cosmology of identity definition, a family of criminals does not stand for a family without good persons but a family where the hell criminals predominate and the good ones are unable to act to remedy the bad reputation of the family. This is idiomatically expressed in the Igbo saying: Ofu aka luta mmanu ozuo ora aka onu—“when one finger touches the palm oil it spreads to the rest.” That the Igbo as a...

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