How Citizens Ignore Lockdown Directive, “Creep” Into Ilesha Central Market

BusinessCoronavirusNigeriaHow Citizens Ignore Lockdown Directive, “Creep” Into Ilesha Central Market

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 21, 2020

Akinyemi Sunday sells clothes. He mainly trades male items of clothing at Ilesha central market within Osun state. Akinyemi’s daily earnings mean the most to himself and his family. He reaches for the market every day despite the curfew. He believes the stay-at-home order is unnecessary and would do the masses little or no good. West African Pilot visited his stall, as well as many others. He looked tensed and agitated. He had been running...

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UN Says Global Hunger Could Double Due to COVID-19 Blow

CoronavirusFoodWorld NewsUN Says Global Hunger Could Double Due to COVID-19 Blow

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

The number of people facing acute food insecurity could nearly double this year to 265 million due to the economic fallout of COVID-19, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday. The impact of lost tourism revenues, falling remittances and travel and other restrictions linked to the coronavirus pandemic are expected to leave some 130 million people acutely hungry this year, adding to around 135 million already in that category. “COVID-19 is potentially catastrophic...

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Ex-AGF, Richard Akinjide, is Dead

NewsNigeriaEx-AGF, Richard Akinjide, is Dead

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

Chief Richard Akinjide, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and former Attorney General of the Federation, is dead. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the renowned legal luminary died in the early of hours of Tuesday. A family source told newsmen that Akinjide died on Tuesday morning at his Ibadan residence during a suspected age-related illness. Mr. Toye Akinrinlola, the Public Relations Officer of the University College Hospital, Ibadan, confirmed to newsmen that the...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 38 Fresh Cases, Totalling 665

CoronavirusNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 38 Fresh Cases, Totalling 665

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 38 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in the last 24 hours, bringing total number of confirmed cases to 665. The NCDC made this known on Monday night in the latest report posted on its verified twitter handle. According to it, three new states- Gombe, Sokoto and Abia have joined states with reported cases of the virus, as the number of states with confirmed cases now...

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The Worst is Yet Ahead of Us – WHO Chief

CoronavirusWorld NewsThe Worst is Yet Ahead of Us – WHO Chief

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

The World Health Organization (WHO) Chief on Monday gave a new warning about the coronavirus outbreak, saying “the worst is yet ahead of us. The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded the alarm as many countries are easing the social distance measure that is aimed at restricting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The outbreak has infected some 2.5 million persons across the world and killed over 166,000. The WHO Chief and others have previously raised...

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UPDATE: Lagos Seeing A Slow Spread Community Transmission of COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Lagos Seeing A Slow Spread Community Transmission of COVID-19 – Sanwo-Olu

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

The Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said the state is now experiencing a slow spread community transmission of COVID-19. At a briefing on Monday, the Governor said that the rise in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state is an indication of a slow spread of community transmission. He added that there was a need to strengthen and increase the government’s response in containing the spread of the COVID-19...

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COVID-19 : Dr Tijjani Hussaini Now Coordinator Technical Response Team in Kano

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 : Dr Tijjani Hussaini Now Coordinator Technical Response Team in Kano

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 21, 2020

As part of the routine operations in the fight against COVID-19 in Kano state, the Kano state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has approved Dr. Tijjani Hussaini, the Executive Secretary of the State Primary Health Care Management Board, to be the Coordinator of Technical Response Team. . Abba Anwar, Chief Press Secretary to the state governor Ganduje, in a statement on Tuesday stated that “Dr. Hussaini has since swung into action as a sound health...

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FBN Holdings Gross Earnings Hits N159.7bn in Q1 2020

BusinessNewsNigeriaFBN Holdings Gross Earnings Hits N159.7bn in Q1 2020

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

FBN Holdings Plc. on Monday announced gross earnings of N159.7 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2020. The gross earnings represented a growth of 14.5 per cent when compared with N139.4 billion achieved in the corresponding period of 2019. The company’s unaudited results released by the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) indicated a  profit before tax of N28.7 billion against N17.8 billion in March 2019. Profit after tax stood at ₦25.7 billion in contrast...

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S. Korea Reports Fewer Than 20 Virus Cases for Third Day

CoronavirusWorld NewsS. Korea Reports Fewer Than 20 Virus Cases for Third Day

PilotnewsApril 21, 2020

South Korea reported 13 more cases of the new coronavirus on Monday, bringing the country’s total infections to 10,674. It marked the third day in a row that the country’s new virus infections stayed below 20, according to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC). South Korea recorded single-digit new cases on Sunday for the first time in two months with eight, which also marked a drastic drop from the Feb. 29 peak...

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COVID-19: Abba Kyari’s Body Properly Prepared for Burial in Line With NCDC – PTF

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsCOVID-19: Abba Kyari’s Body Properly Prepared for Burial in Line With NCDC – PTF

PilotnewsApril 20, 2020

Dr. Sani Aliyu, the Coordinator, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has said that contrary to what was on social media, the body of the late Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari, was properly prepared for burial. He said that the body was buried according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) guidelines and the Islamic faith. The PTF coordinator said this while answering questions from journalists at the PTF daily...

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