NCDC Records 245 New Cases of COVID19, as Total Infections Now 2802

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Records 245 New Cases of COVID19, as Total Infections Now 2802

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Monday recorded 245 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2802. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of death to 93. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Monday night said that the 245 new cases were recorded from 16 states. “76-Lagos, 37-Katsina, 32-Jigawa,...

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Taraba Govt Rejects Almajiris from Nasarawa State

LifestyleNigeriaPovertyTaraba Govt Rejects Almajiris from Nasarawa State

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 4, 2020

Amid Coronavirus surge,  Taraba state government on Monday rejected Almajiris that were evacuated from Nasarawa state back to the state as agreed upon by the Northern Governors. This situation spurred mixed reactions by human rights groups describing the rejection as ” uncalled for ” calling on the Federal government to intervene. The Almajirai reportedly arrived Jalingo from Lafiya, Nasarawa state capital on Sunday along with officials of Nasarawa state Ministry of Women Affairs, who had...

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Lockdown Relaxation: NIS Begins Issuance of Passports

National SecurityNigeriaTravelLockdown Relaxation: NIS Begins Issuance of Passports

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Comptroller General, Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mr. Muhammad Babandede, has ordered passport offices nationwide to take advantage of the Federal Government phased easing of lockdown to release the processed passport to the applicants. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr. Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government phased and a gradual easing of Lockdown was effective from Monday. NAN...

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BREAKING: Access Bank Denies Plan to Sack 75% Workforce, Close Branches

EconomyLabourNigeriaBREAKING: Access Bank Denies Plan to Sack 75% Workforce, Close Branches

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Access Bank Plc on Monday denied news making rounds that it would sack 75 percent of its workforce and as well close over 300 branches. The bank denied this in a statement signed by Mr. Sunday Ekwochi, its Company Secretary, posted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) website. It said the closure of a bank branch was an action that required the approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). According to the bank, it...

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NBS Says 82.9m Nigerians are Poor

NewsNigeriaPovertyNBS Says 82.9m Nigerians are Poor

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says more than 82.9 million Nigerians are poor by national standards. The NBS made this known in its report on Poverty and Inequality in Nigeria 2019, released on Monday. It explained that the figure showed that 40.1 per cent of total population were classified as poor, adding that in other words, an average four out of 10 individuals in Nigeria had real per capita expenditures below N137,430.00 per year....

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Unilorin Set to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Research Breakthrough

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaUnilorin Set to Make COVID-19 Vaccine Research Breakthrough

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) says it will soon produce a vaccine for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The institution said this in a Bulletin issued on Monday that a team of medical experts and scientists led by a Professor of Medical Virology, Prof. Mathew Kolawole, is working on the project. It stated the research team had developed three viable proposals for research on various aspects of the contagious disease. Kolawole, who is the Director of the University’s...

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UPDATE: Presidential Task Force Committee Says Covid-19 is Responsible for Mass Death in Kano

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Presidential Task Force Committee Says Covid-19 is Responsible for Mass Death in Kano

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 4, 2020

The leader of the Presidential Task Force Committee on coronavirus, Nasiru Sani Gwarzo has disclosed that the novel Coronavirus is responsible for the mass deaths in Kano. He has cautioned residents of the state against actions that might expose them to the virus. Gwarzo disclosed this while addressing the pressmen in the state on Sunday after the ceremony of donation of mobile testing laboratory facilities by Alhaji Aliko Dangote to the Kano State Government. “Let...

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UK says China Has Questions to Answer Over Coronavirus Outbreak

CoronavirusWorld NewsUK says China Has Questions to Answer Over Coronavirus Outbreak

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Britain said on Monday that China had questions to answer over the information it shared about the novel coronavirus outbreak, but refused to comment on reports that a U.S.-led intelligence consortium had accused Beijing of a cover-up. The U.S. has scaled up its rhetoric over Chinese culpability for the coronavirus in recent days, with U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, saying on Sunday there was evidence the disease emerged from a Chinese lab. Washington has...

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JAMB Remits N3.5bn to FG

EducationMoneyNigeriaJAMB Remits N3.5bn to FG

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Joint Admissions and Ma­triculation Board (JAMB) has made an interim remit­tance of N3.5 billion to the Federal Government con­solidated revenue account. A statement by Dr. Fabi­an Benjamin, JAMB’s Head of Media in Abu­ja, explained that the remit­tance was in line with Prof. Ishaq Oloyede’s avowed commitment to remit whol­ly, excess funds generated from its operations, to the Federal Government. According to JAMB, payment of over N3.5 bil­lion had already been made to candidates by...

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5000 Bed Spaces Are Needed for COVID-19 – Kano Gov’t

News5000 Bed Spaces Are Needed for COVID-19 – Kano Gov’t

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 4, 2020

The Kano State Government had said on Sunday that no fewer than 5,000-bed spaces are needed in the isolation centers in order for it to accommodate the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state in the next one month. This was disclosed by Prof. Isah Abubakar, the Director of the Infection Control, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, and Chairman of the Risk Communication Committee on Covid-19. Before now, the Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for...

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