Breaking: President Buhari Pardons 2,600 Inmates Nationwide

CoronavirusLaw & JusticeNigeriaBreaking: President Buhari Pardons 2,600 Inmates Nationwide

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

President Muhammad Buhari has granted presidential pardon to 2,600 inmates of Correctional Centres nationwide, according to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbeshola. Aregbesola, who made this known while addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said that 70 of the inmates would be released from Kuje maximum custodial centre. “After the release of the first face, the committee will continue to meet regularly to consider those who deserve the benefit,” he said. Also...

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Easter: Price of Rice Remains Stable in Enugu

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaEaster: Price of Rice Remains Stable in Enugu

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Three days to the 2020 Easter celebration, the price of rice has remained stable in Enugu metropolis following the availability of the produce and high number of rice farmers in the state. A market survey by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday showed that the price remained stable in spite of the coming festivity. NAN reports that in spite of the high price of other foodstuffs following the lockdown, the price of rice had...

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WHO Lists 2 COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Lists 2 COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The tests are genesig Real-Time PCR Coronavirus (COVID-19) and cobas SARS-CoV-2 Qualitative assay for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. WHO, in a statement posted on its website, said the move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate tests for the disease. “It also means that the tests can now be supplied by the United Nations...

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COVID-19: Conducting Mass Tests Not Feasible Now – FG

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaCOVID-19: Conducting Mass Tests Not Feasible Now – FG

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now given the nation’s over 200 million population. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen after the arrival of the Chinese experts and some equipment in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that government was rather continuing with its targeted testing for those who had been abroad or those who may have come in...

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Chinese Experts, Equipment Cost $2m, Mission Reciprocity -– Ambassador

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaChinese Experts, Equipment Cost $2m, Mission Reciprocity -– Ambassador

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday said the Chinese experts that arrived Nigeria came to reciprocate the gestures demonstrated by Nigeria during China’s trying times in fighting COVID-19 Speaking with newsmen after the arrival of the team along with more medical equipment, the Ambassador acknowledged that the Nigerian government had shown China great solidarity when it struggled with the Coronavirus pandemic. He, therefore, said the support coming from the Chinese government...

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AfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyAfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced 10 billion dollars COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries to fight the pandemic. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The bank noted that the facility was the latest measure taken by it to respond to the pandemic and would be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. The AfDB said the fund would...

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Ondo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsOndo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Ondo State Government has approved the request of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), to hold Easter Sunday worship in Churches across the state “based on precautionary measures and guidelines earlier put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Christians would celebrate Easter on Sunday to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, said in a statement in Akure that...

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COVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

CoronavirusPhilanthropyWorld NewsCOVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the second batch of medical supplies and personnel from China in the vigorous fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Air Peace’s Chairman, Mr. Allen Onyema, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government on April 5, received the first batch of medical supplies from Istanbul, Turkey, conveyed by Nigeria’s carrier, Air Peace Onyema explained that the...

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Pandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid. The race is the ninth to be affected by the virus, with the March 15 season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled along with May’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix. Commercial rights holder Liberty Media hopes to get the championship started in...

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EU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

CoronavirusWorld NewsEU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Efforts by European Union (EU) finance ministers to strike a deal on a package of coronavirus-related fiscal measures ended in disarray early on Wednesday, with talks due to resume later this week. After 16 hours of discussions that began on Tuesday afternoon, “we came close to a deal but we are not there yet,” Mario Centeno, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, wrote on Twitter. He added that the talks would resume on...

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