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ConservationNewsNigeriaLagos launches COVID-19 website

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Lagos State Government has launched a COVID-19 website to enlighten residents with up-to-date information on the coronavirus pandemic in the state and the entire Nigeria. Mr Olatunbosun Alake, the Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Innovation and Technology, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday in Lagos. He identified the website as https://covid19.lagosstate.gov.ng Alake said that the website would provide instant access to vital information on  COVID-19 as part of efforts of the...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Bauchi Governor Bala Mohammed recovers, discharged after Coronavirus treatment

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has tested negative for Coronavirus and consequently discharged after 14 days in isolation for treatment of the infection. Governor Mohammed, who addressed reporters after leaving the isolation facility, had earlier posted the news of his negative test results on social media. He thanked God and all those who stood by him and the State in prayers during his treatment and recovery process. He is the second Governor to be discharged...

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CoronavirusNewsNigeriaKEKE-NAPEP riders in Adamawa avert dispute over disbursement of N20 million Government subsidy

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 9, 2020

To ensure transparency and judicial disbursement of the Adamawa N20 million subsidy, unit leaders of the commercial tricycles riders popularly known as KEKE-NAPEP riders have held an emergency meeting to commence distribution of the money and other relief accrued. Sources say that with over 40,000 KEKE-NAPEP riders in the state, there was confusion on the sharing formula; who and which group to benefit from the N20 million subsidy doled by the state government, a situation...

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AfricaCoronavirusNewsWorld NewsFrench Doctor Apologizes for Comments on Testing a COVID-19 Vaccine in Africa, Prompting Outrage on Social Media

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

‘Shouldn’t we be doing this study in Africa where there are no masks, no treatment, no intensive care, a little bit like we did in certain AIDS studies or with prostitutes?’ Dr. Jean-Paul Mira said. A French doctor apologized after suggesting that Africa should become a testing ground for a COVID-19 vaccine, remarks that sparked public outcry on social media. Jean-Paul Mira, head of the intensive care unit at the Cochin Hospital in Paris, made...

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AfricaCoronavirusNewsLockdowns: Saving lives, but ruining livelihoods in Africa

PilotnewsApril 7, 2020

LAGOS/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – In a dark ground-floor room in Lagos, dressmaker Kemi Adepoju gazes at a pile of dresses she has made but which cannot be collected due to the lockdown in force to slow the spread of the new coronavirus. “This lockdown came upon us suddenly. I used all my money to buy fabric. If I had known, I would have … used it to buy food instead,” said the mother-of-two, who runs her...

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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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BusinessLifestyleTechnologyCOVID-19: Families Hang On to “Familheey Apps” to Bridge the Quarantine Gap

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 4, 2020

Families all over the world are now relying on a popular family-oriented social media application, “Familheey” as a bonding tool to suppress the quarantine era. Familheey is a social networking Apps that help not just families to connect, engage and grow, but also assist organizations, communities, and social groups at various engagement capacities. “Whatever family means to you, with Familheey web-based App, you can create a space where you interact and communicate in an organized...

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AfricaCoronavirusNewsWorld horrified as 2 top French doctors said on live TV that coronavirus vaccines should be tested on poor Africans – Video

PilotnewsApril 4, 2020

Two highly respected French doctors discussed on live television how a new COVID-19 vaccine under development should be first tested in Africa, “where there are no masks, no treatment, nor intensive care.” One of them, Jean-Paul Mira, even compared Africans to prostitutes who were the focus of past AIDS studies. “We tried things on prostitutes because they are highly exposed and do not protect themselves,” he said. Several African soccer stars who played in Europe, including the...

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CoronavirusOpinionNigerians and their Foreign Heroes

PilotnewsApril 2, 2020

Nigerians have successfully moved from buying foreign gadgets most of which are not produced in Nigeria, goods, foreign household equipment, food, clothes and to just about anything else, many of which are produced in Nigeria and of good quality. For most Nigerians, foreign things are a mark of class and opulence. As of now, Nigerians prefer foreign education from nursery to tertiary level; this is usually blamed on the deplorable quality of education obtainable in...

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ColumnsCoronavirusHealthNigeriaCOVID-19: Overview, Perspective and Basic Realities

PilotnewsApril 1, 2020

While China, to be specific Wuhan province, was busy looking for a solution to this disease, the USA through its president labeled COVID-19, a Chinese virus. Thus, began the brickbats between China and the USA, with China counter labeling the disease, a USA Virus. In an article titled “COVID-19: Application of Common Sense,” my friend and secondary school mate, Mr. Tai Emeka Obasi wrote inter-alia “till today, most people still don’t know exactly how China...

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