NFF to Revise 2020 Budget, Cut Down on Competitions to Attend

NewsNigeriaSportsNFF to Revise 2020 Budget, Cut Down on Competitions to Attend

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Executive Committee of Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) on Friday met via video conferencing to deliberate on important issues in Nigerian football, according to a statement from the football body. The NFF Executive Committee, according to the meeting’s eight-point communique, resolved that the Federation should revise its budget for the year, among other stringent measures. “The Executive Committee mandated the General Secretary, Mohammed Sanusi, to within the next four weeks and armed with the realistic...

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ASA Women USA Donates N1m to Anambra Govt COVID-19 Fight (Photos)

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaASA Women USA Donates N1m to Anambra Govt COVID-19 Fight (Photos)

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The effort to put COVID-19 under control in Anambra State was given a boost with a donation of N1million by the Anambra State Association (ASA) Women in the United States of America. Dr. Anthonia Uche Umeh head ASA Women USA a nonprofit charity and humanitarian organization based in Washington, D.C.  During the presentation of the donation to the Anambra State Government in Awka through the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Tobe Chukwulobelu, the local...

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COVID-19: FG won’t Allow Self-Isolation for Returning Nigerians – Onyeama

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaCOVID-19: FG won’t Allow Self-Isolation for Returning Nigerians – Onyeama

PilotnewsApril 25, 2020

The Federal Government says it will not accept the request to self-isolate, by Nigerians abroad willing to come back home. “We will not accept the request to self-isolate because it will be difficult to monitor them. That is our position,” Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, said at the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19 daily briefing on Friday in Abuja. Onyeama explained that some Nigerians willing to come back home were asking for self-isolation in...

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World Malaria Day: Don’t Forget Other Diseases, WHO Tells Nigeria

HealthNewsNigeriaWorld Malaria Day: Don’t Forget Other Diseases, WHO Tells Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

World Health Organization (WHO) has called on the Nigerian Government not to forget about other diseases amid the Novel Coronavirus(COVID-19) pandemic outbreak in the country. Dr. Fiona Braka, the Officer in Charge, (OIC) WHO Country Office, Nigeria said this while fielding questions from Journalists at the Presidential task force on COVID-19 daily press briefing against the backdrop of the commemoration of the World Malaria Day celebration. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the...

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Organisation, Partners Give Out $21,000 as Startups to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria

CoronavirusInvestingNigeriaPhilanthropyOrganisation, Partners Give Out $21,000 as Startups to Fight COVID-19 in Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Ventures Platform, a Pan – African early-stage fund has given 21,000 dollars to seven startups, following the #COVID19InnovationChallenge virtual Demo Day, to support those currently providing solutions and platforms to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the country. A statement issued on Friday by Miss Joy Mabia, Communication Lead, Ventures Platform, stated that each startup received 3,000 dollars from the organisation and its partners. Mabia listed some of the beneficiaries as GLOEPID, Wellvis Health’s COVID...

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Algeria Relaxes Lockdown Measures on Eve of Ramadan

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAlgeria Relaxes Lockdown Measures on Eve of Ramadan

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has ordered the government to gradually lift the lockdown measures due to an improved COVID-19 situation. In a message delivered to the nation, Tebboune congratulated Algerians on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on Friday, saying, “I have issued instructions to review the quarantine procedure in line with the progress of the situation on the ground.” “The more indicators show improvement here and there, the closer...

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Trump Claims Heat Kills Virus, Tells Americans to ‘Enjoy the Sun’

CoronavirusPoliticsUnited StatesTrump Claims Heat Kills Virus, Tells Americans to ‘Enjoy the Sun’

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump called on Americans to “enjoy the sun” after unveiling a study that supposedly showed that the novel coronavirus dissipates more quickly with sunlight and at higher temperatures. “I hope people enjoy the sun, and if it has an impact that’s great,” Trump said during his daily coronavirus task force briefing. Bill Bryan, head of science and technology at the Department of Homeland Security, presented the information, saying the coronavirus reaches its half-life at...

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Lockdown: Rolling Stones Release New Track ‘Living in a Ghost Town’

CoronavirusEntertainmentWorldLockdown: Rolling Stones Release New Track ‘Living in a Ghost Town’

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

The Rolling Stones gave their fans some satisfaction by releasing a new track “Living in a Ghost Town”, part-recorded during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. The song, powered by a Keith Richards’ riff and a chanted refrain, comes with a video showing deserted streets and subway stations in London, Los Angeles, Kyoto, and other cities. “So the Stones were in the studio recording some new material before the lockdown and there was one song we thought...

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House officer’s Death Not COVID-19 Related — FMC Umuahia

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaHouse officer’s Death Not COVID-19 Related — FMC Umuahia

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

The Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia, has thrown more light on the death of the hospital’s house officer, Dr. Jude Okpareke, saying that his death had no connection with COVID-19 pandemic. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Okpareke allegedly slumped and died in the hospital on Monday, the same day the Abia government announced that two patients on admission at the facility tested positive for coronavirus. The news of the death, which went viral...

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Concerns Grow in Japan as Virus Spreads on Italian Cruise Ship

CoronavirusWorld NewsConcerns Grow in Japan as Virus Spreads on Italian Cruise Ship

PilotnewsApril 24, 2020

An increasing number of coronavirus infections on an Italian cruise ship on Friday caused concern in communities in South-Western Japan. According to Local Government officials, 43 additional crew members on The Costa Atlantica docked in the city of Nagasaki have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “The new cases raised the total number of infections on the ship to 91 and one crew member, who is showing severe symptoms, remains hospitalised in the city of...

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