SPECIAL FEATURE: The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportSPECIAL FEATURE: The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 4, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal Government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-Covid-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

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Nigerian Editor El-Kurebe Tests Positive for COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPeopleNigerian Editor El-Kurebe Tests Positive for COVID-19

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 4, 2020

The Editor of  Newsdiaryonline,  Mr Abdallah el-Kurebe has tested positive for COVID-19,  he disclosed Sunday. In his account of how he got the news of his test result, El-Kurebe who is based in Sokoto, northern Nigeria wrote, “On Sunday afternoon, I got a call from a Doctor at one of the isolation centres that I had tested positive. “So, there is the need for either our vehicle comes to your house to convey you or...

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COVID-19: Tinubu Urges Reduction of Interest Rates

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaCOVID-19: Tinubu Urges Reduction of Interest Rates

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The All Progressive Congress (APC) National Leader, Chief Bola Tinubu, on Sunday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria to reduce interest rates to avoid stifling domestic investment and income during the COVID-19 crisis. Tinubu made the call in a statement in Lagos. The APC leader said that the reduction would make the COVID-19 crisis to have a positive economic aspect. He advised the Federal Government to avail tax reliefs that would aid financial institutions to...

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Togo Inaugurates President Amid COVID-19 Fears

AfricaNewsPoliticsTogo Inaugurates President Amid COVID-19 Fears

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

Togo’s President Faure Gnassingbe was inaugurated on Sunday at a ceremony that was minimised to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. Some 200 guests – all wearing face masks and practicing social distancing – attended the ceremony. With borders closed, it was only attended by diplomats already in the country. The televised ceremony was shortened to just over 80 minutes, without the usual pomp and ceremony. Gnassingbe, 53, won by a landslide in February,...

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NCDC Records 170 New Cases of COVID-19, as Total Number of Infections Now 2558

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Records 170 New Cases of COVID-19, as Total Number of Infections Now 2558

PilotnewsMay 4, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Sunday recorded 170 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 2558. The NCDC also said that two new patients have been confirmed dead from the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 87. The agency on its confirmed twitter handle on Sunday night said that the 170 new cases were recorded from 12 states....

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COVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for a speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others who tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Saturday, expressed sympathy and solidarity with the family of the media mogul and members of his family who tested positive for COVID-19. He described...

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Funke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

EntertainmentNollywoodPeopleFunke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Actress Funke Akindele and other celebrities on Sunday took to their various Instagram pages to celebrate actress, movie director and producer, Genevieve Nnaji who turned 41. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a member of the Order of the Federal Republic...

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COVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Members of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi Government. A statement by the Chairman of the NMA in the state, Dr Kabiru Zubair, in Lokoja on Sunday, said the attention of the NMA had been drawn to the proposed wage cut by the government. ”The NMA is not unaware of the...

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Illegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

BusinessCrime & SecurityNigeriaIllegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Osun Joint Task Force charged with fighting assorted crimes, has apprehended 27 persons suspected to be illegal miners in the state. Mr. Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo, said that the suspects comprised of 17 Chinese nationals and 10 locals. Binuyo said that the suspects were arrested following a coordinated sting operation in Ilesa and Ife areas of the state. The official...

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COVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

CoronavirusInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television Station in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke on the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to start on Monday. Abuja, Lagos and Ogun have been locked down by President Muhammadu Buhari for five...

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