Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday Indoors with Palm Symbols Outside

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsChristians Celebrate Palm Sunday Indoors with Palm Symbols Outside

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

Some Christians in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Sunday, celebrated Palm Sunday indoors in compliance with the Federal Government’s directive against public gatherings. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), observed that few families placed palm fronds and other branches outside their doors as a symbol that it was Palm Sunday. Mr John Odoh of Dakwo District told NAN that he placed the palm frond in front of his home as a reminder to others that...

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Consulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

CoronavirusNigeriaUnited StatesConsulate Announces Death of 3 Nigerians from COVID-19 in U.S.

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Consul General of Nigeria in New York, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, has confirmed the death of three Nigerians from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the United States. Okoyen made the announcement in a statement sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York on Saturday evening.   He said one of them, a doctor from Abia, contracted the virus while on duty in New York, the epicentre of the pandemic in the U.S....

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BREAKING: Lagos, Abuja, Edo Record 10 New COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusNewsBREAKING: Lagos, Abuja, Edo Record 10 New COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsApril 5, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says the country has recorded 10 fresh cases of COVID-19 in Lagos, Abuja, and Edo. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, said that of the 10 new cases, Lagos has six, while Abuja and Edo have two cases each. The new cases brought Nigeria’s confirmed COVID-19 cases to 224. Twenty-seven of the cases had recovered and discharged while five deaths had been recorded. It said that...

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BREAKING: Bauchi Gov Tests Negative, Set to Leave Isolation Centre

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Bauchi Gov Tests Negative, Set to Leave Isolation Centre

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 5, 2020

Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed has tested negative of the coronavirus following a second examination at the National Centre for Disease Control, multiple sources disclosed. “Dr. Rilwanu Suleiman (Executive Chairman, Primary Health Care Development Agency) came back this evening from Abuja with the result of the second tests, and it has shown negative. “He will leave the isolation centre very soon, but just wait for the details”, one of the sources who pleaded for anonymity has...

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Nigerian Military Destroys ISWAP Camp at Tumbun Fulani in Northern Borno

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaNigerian Military Destroys ISWAP Camp at Tumbun Fulani in Northern Borno

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

The Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole (OPLD) and Artillery Batteries of Sector 3 of the Multi-National Joint Task Force (MNJTF) have destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) camp at Tumbun Fulani on the fringes of Lake Chad in Northern Borno. The Acting Director, Defence Media Operations, Brig.-Gen. Bernard Onyeuko disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Onyeuko said the feat was achieved in combined air and artillery bombardments...

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90 countries Seek Emergency Funds as World Economy Stands Still – IMF

CoronavirusWorld News90 countries Seek Emergency Funds as World Economy Stands Still – IMF

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

More than 90 countries have asked the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for emergency funding as the coronavirus pandemic has led to an unprecedented economic crisis, IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday. “Never in the history of the IMF we have witnessed the world economy come to a standstill,” the head of the Washington-based institution said in an online press conference of the World Health Organisation (WHO). “We are now in recession. “It is way worse...

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Buhari Directs Army to Support Police Action Against Bandits in Troubled Areas

National SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Directs Army to Support Police Action Against Bandits in Troubled Areas

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Army to join the Police in flushing out bandits from forests around the country, particularly in areas that witnessed recent attacks. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said the president gave the directive in response to the killing of 22 people in Sokoto State. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Gangara community in Sabon...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Contribution Hits N19.4bn

BusinessCoronavirusNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Contribution Hits N19.4bn

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

The Nigeria Private Sector Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID) has so far realised N19.4 billion to help fight COVID-19 pandemic. The update of the contribution was made known in a document released by Mr Isaac Okorafor, Director, Communications of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in Abuja on Friday. Okorafor disclosed that Wacot Rice Limited, Tolaram Africa Enterprises and Bank of Industry made donations of N500 million each. He said former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar among...

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Rise in Fake News Distracting Covid-19 fight – Lai Mohammed

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaRise in Fake News Distracting Covid-19 fight – Lai Mohammed

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

Abuja, April 3, 2020 (NAN) The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, says the rising spate of fake news and misinformation, in spite of repeated caution by government, is distracting the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19). The minister stated this in Abuja when he featured on the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum to give an update on government’s efforts toward containing the pandemic. He said that the government is particularly worried about unverified...

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COVID-19 pandemic: Great danger awaits Africa – ANALYSIS

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCOVID-19 pandemic: Great danger awaits Africa – ANALYSIS

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic, which first occurred in China and turned into a global disaster spreading across the whole world, poses a great danger to African countries that do not have proper and robust health infrastructure. The outbreak, which was seen in Algeria for the first time Africa, has spread almost to the whole continent in a very short time. Kaan Devecioglu writes from Istanbul As a result of the limited sharing of transparent information and the...

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