Nigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 91 New Cases of COVID-19, Total Now 873

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), has recorded  91 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), the pandemic outbreak in the country. In a tweet, on, Wednesday night the NCDC said the 91 new cases were reported from nine states. The states are Lagos (74), Katsina (five) Ogun (four), Edo (two), Delta (two), FCT (one), Adamawa (one), Kwara (one) and Oyo (one). It said that the country’s total infections have now risen to 873. While deaths have risen...

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COVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

CoronavirusNigeriaWorld NewsCOVID-19: 72 Nigerians Awaiting Evacuation in China Tested Positive

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

72 Nigerians in China have been tested positive for the coronavirus disease. These are Nigerians in Guangdong Province of China who are waiting for evacuation. According to reports, 56 Nigerians tested, and the results released on Tuesday. The results showed that the persons were asymptomatic. It created some worry that they might have infected others. It was reported that 16 Nigerians had earlier tested positive for COVID-19, which brought the total number of infected persons...

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Covid-19: Governors Agree on Inter State Lockdown

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Governors Agree on Inter State Lockdown

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 23, 2020

The Nigerian Governors Forum has called for the decentralisation of COVID-19 responses from federal to local governments to contain the spread of the pandemic. The forum also agreed to an interstate lockdown for two weeks. A statement by the chairman of the forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State, described the decentralisation idea as the best chance of nipping the spread of the virus in communities. Mr. Fayemi said this was imperative as a result...

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Stopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

ColumnsMoneyNigeriaSpecial ReportStopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

In the last 20 years, Nigerian banks have not only become irredeemable money laundering organizations, they have also institutionalized the immoral exploitation of their female employees. It’s time somebody or some people did something about it. In this two-part article which I originally wrote three years ago, I lay out the enormity of these twin problems. There is a kind of person called a “pimp.” Not the “PIMP” described by my late father Dr. Nnanna...

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Pentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

Foreign PolicyPoliticsUnited StatesPentagon: North Korea’s Kim Appears in ‘Full Control’ of Military

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The U.S. military believes North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un is in “full control” of his country’s military and nuclear capabilities, in spite of reports that he is gravely ill. Pentagon Joint Chiefs Vice Chair Gen. John Hyten said he had no intelligence to “confirm or deny” reports of the leader’s health. “I assume that Kim Jong Un is still in full control of the Korean nuclear forces and Korean military forces,” Hyten told reporters. “I have...

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Prince Charles, President Kagame, Others Condole With Buhari Over Loss of Kyari

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaPrince Charles, President Kagame, Others Condole With Buhari Over Loss of Kyari

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The heir to British throne, Prince Charles has condoled with President Muhammadu Buhari, the government and people of Nigeria over the death of Abba Kyari, the former Chief of Staff to the President. According to a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in Abuja on Wednesday, Prince Charles described the death of Mallam Kyari was “a desperately sad news”. Prince Charles regretted that the death of Kyari had...

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FG Bans Inter-State Movement of COVID-19 Patients

CoronavirusNigeriaTravelFG Bans Inter-State Movement of COVID-19 Patients

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

The Federal Government has banned the inter-state movement of Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients in the country. Dr. Osagie Ehanire, Minister of Health, said this on Wednesday in Abuja, at the Presidential Taskforce (PTF), briefing on COVID-19. Ehanire said that all persons diagnosed with the virus would henceforth be treated in the state where their diagnosis was made to avoid further spread of infection. He stated that Patent and Proprietary Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) and Pharmacists should refrain...

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Chinese Firm in Nigeria for Fraud by the AFDB

AfricaBusinessCrime & SecurityChinese Firm in Nigeria for Fraud by the AFDB

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 22, 2020

A Nigeria-based civil engineering firm, China Zhonghao Nigeria has been sanctioned by the African Development Bank (AFDB) for fraudulent activities. The firm was suspended from participating in executing projects financed by the bank, following an investigation conducted by the bank’s Office of Integrity and Anti-Corruption which uncovered that China Zhonghao as part of a joint venture with Oceanic Construction, was culpable in its joint venture partner’s fraudulent claims. According to the statement by the AFDB...

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COVID-19: FG to Double its Support for Kano

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaCOVID-19: FG to Double its Support for Kano

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

By Bada Yusuf Amoo, Staff Writer The Federal Government on Tuesday said that it is ready to increase its support for Kano State to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the highly populated state. Dr. Olorunnibe Mamora, Minister for State for Health disclosed this in Abuja at a media briefing of the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said the FG is worried by the increasing number of the COVID-19 cases in Kano....

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S. Africa to Spend Billions on Coronavirus Rescue Package

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyS. Africa to Spend Billions on Coronavirus Rescue Package

PilotnewsApril 22, 2020

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a historic rescue package worth billions of dollars to help stabilise the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a speech to the nation late Tuesday, Ramaphosa said the government plans to spend 500 billion rand (27 billion U.S. dollars) to support the economy and the country’s 58 million people. That is about 10 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product. In South Africa, 58 people have died from...

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