S. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

AfricaCoronavirusPoliticsS. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on a two-month special leave after she violated lockdown regulations, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Of Ndabeni-Abrahams’ two months special leave, one month will be unpaid, the Presidency said in a statement. “As to allegations that the minister violated the lockdown regulations, the law should take its course,” presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said. This followed the revelation on social media that the...

CONTINUE READING
UK PM Johnson Stable After Second Night in Intensive Care Battling COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsUK PM Johnson Stable After Second Night in Intensive Care Battling COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition on Wednesday after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications, an official said. “He is comfortable, he’s stable, he’s in good spirits; while he’s had oxygen, he hasn’t been on a ventilator,” Edward Argar, a Junior Health Minister, said on Wednesday. Johnson, who tested positive nearly two weeks ago, was admitted to St Thomas’ hospital on Sunday evening...

CONTINUE READING
Nigeria Records 16 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, as Katsina, Delta Records First Case

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 16 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, as Katsina, Delta Records First Case

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 16 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, as Kastina and Delta States recorded their first case. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Tuesday night, said that the 16 new cases of COVID-19 included 10 in Lagos, two in the FCT, two in Oyo, one each in both Delta and Katsina States. Consequently, as at 09.30 p.m April 7, there were 254 confirmed...

CONTINUE READING
Fire guts Accountant-General’s Office

NewsNigeriaFire guts Accountant-General’s Office

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

There was a fire outbreak on Wednesday at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, also known as the Treasury House, in Abuja. A staff of the office, who preferred anonymity, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started at about 10.15 a.m. when some workers were already at work. The FCT Police Commissioner, CP Bala Ciroma, who briefed newsmen at the scene of the incident, said an investigation into the...

CONTINUE READING
Amidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

CoronavirusNational SecurityNigeriaAmidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 8, 2020

A medical team that authorities say would help fight COVID-19 has arrived from China amidst criticisms by many that Nigeria does not need. The 15-member team arrived in Nigeria at 5:15 pm on Air Peace aircraft and was welcomed by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Mr. Jacques Liao and officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health. Nigeria is part of a larger global initiative that...

CONTINUE READING
Breaking News: Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesBreaking News: Bernie Sanders Drops Out of Presidential Race

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Bernie Sanders is ending his presidential campaign, he announced on Wednesday. The Vermont independent senator’s 2020 bid started off strong. He narrowly missed first place in Iowa before picking up wins in New Hampshire and Nevada. All the while, his campaign continued to rake in millions in small-dollar donations and pack rallies full of supporters as he ascended to national front-runner status amid a crowded Democratic field. Running as a progressive insurgent against Hillary Clinton...

CONTINUE READING
COVID-19: Guangzhou’s ‘Little Africa’ Trading Hub Shots Down Amid New Cases of Virus

CoronavirusNigeriaWorld NewsCOVID-19: Guangzhou’s ‘Little Africa’ Trading Hub Shots Down Amid New Cases of Virus

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Authorities say five Nigerians test positive for COVID-19, four of whom were frequent visitors to a restaurant in the area Nigerian trader says he cannot find anywhere to stay after completing two weeks of quarantine Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou are investigating a possible series of community transmissions of coronavirus in its “Little Africa” district after five Nigerians who tested positive were linked to a city restaurant. The infections, centred on Kuangquan...

CONTINUE READING
How Jihadi Groups in Africa Will Exploit COVID-19

AfricaCoronavirusNational SecurityHow Jihadi Groups in Africa Will Exploit COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

As the COVID-19 outbreak begins to spread in earnest in Africa, we can expect so-called jihadi groups on the continent to try to take advantage of the crisis to unleash violence and recruit members. We are already seeing indications that this has started happening. Governments, development workers, and aid agencies need to be made aware of this threat and take steps to deny these brutal militias more room to operate. Over the past two weeks,...

CONTINUE READING
Anti-smuggling: CBN partners DSS Seizes 1,207 Bags of Foreign Rice, Others in Adamawa

EconomyNational SecurityNigeriaAnti-smuggling: CBN partners DSS Seizes 1,207 Bags of Foreign Rice, Others in Adamawa

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 8, 2020

The  Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has in conjunction with the Department of Security Services initiated a robust anti-smuggling drive aimed at ensuring  the success of Federal government’s drive in moving  Nigeria’s economy from oil to agriculture. At a  press conference in Yola, the Adamawa State, CBN branch controller, Mr. Jatau Sadu said that so far a number of contraband were seized by the DSS following raids on many properties where the contrabands were hidden. ” The DSS raided...

CONTINUE READING
COVID-19: NCDC Team Deployed to Enugu State Expresses Satisfaction With Safety Measures Put in Place by the Government

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Team Deployed to Enugu State Expresses Satisfaction With Safety Measures Put in Place by the Government

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 8, 2020

The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) team that visited Enugu State to access her response to the Coronavirus pandemic has expressed satisfaction with the safety measures planned and set up by the State Government to contain the spread of the virus in the State. The team led by Tajudeen Arowolo said this after an interactive session with the State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and Dr. Ifeanyi Agujiobi, Head of the State’s Multi-Sectoral Rapid Response Team...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

Older Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com