US Death Toll From Coronavirus Surges Past 100,000 People

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesUS Death Toll From Coronavirus Surges Past 100,000 People

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. surpassed a jarring milestone Wednesday in the coronavirus pandemic: 100,000 deaths. That number is the best estimate and most assuredly an undercount. But it represents the stark reality that more Americans have died from the virus than from the Vietnam and Korean wars combined. “It’s a striking reminder of how dangerous this virus can be,” said Josh Michaud, associate director of global health policy with the Kaiser Family Foundation in Washington. The once-unthinkable toll...

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LASG Moves to Criminalize Infrastructure Vandalism

Crime & SecurityInfrastructureNewsLASG Moves to Criminalize Infrastructure Vandalism

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday said that it would enforce laws to stop damage to public infrastructure, especially roads. Mrs Aramide Adeyoye, Special Adviser to Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Works and Infrastructure, said this while taking questions from newsmen during the 2020 ministerial press briefing. The briefing was also to commemorate first anniversary of the Sanwo-Olu administration. Adeyoye, who lamented excess loading, indiscriminate road cutting and burning, as well as theft of manholes covers,...

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Coastal Erosion: LASG Seeks N400 bn From FG

EnvironmentInfrastructureNewsCoastal Erosion: LASG Seeks N400 bn From FG

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

The Lagos State Government has called on the Federal Government to assist it with about N400 billion to complete efforts in saving the nation’s coastlines from erosion, already threatening some parts of the state. The Lagos State Commissioner for Water Front Infrastructure Development, Mr Kabiru Abdullahi, made the appeal while taking questions from journalists during the 2020 ministerial press briefing to commemorate the first anniversary of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu administration. Abdullahi said that the state...

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Trump to Issue Executive Order on Social Media — Reports

PoliticsPress * MediaUnited StatesTrump to Issue Executive Order on Social Media — Reports

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to sign an executive order on social media on Thursday, according to local media reports. The reports, citing unnamed White House officials, came a day after microblogging site, Twitter, tagged Trump’s  tweets on mail-in voting as misleading. In the tweets, the president told his over 80 million followers that voting through mail, otherwise known as mail-in ballots, was prone to fraud. Shortly after, Twitter tagged the tweets with a circled...

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Targeting of AFDB and Adesina by the US is Consistent With Trump’s Arrogance and Racist Demeanor

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNigeriaOpinionTargeting of AFDB and Adesina by the US is Consistent With Trump’s Arrogance and Racist Demeanor

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

With the pattern of duplicity and cruelty that conjures the Donald Trump’s policy actions against the people of color, tell me how these ethically malnourished oppressors can educate any organization about good character and accountability? For clarity, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is not like Chase. Nope, it is not the traditional bank where folks drive through a narrow pathway to use the ATM. It is a bilateral development finance institution facilitating sustainable economic and...

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Nigeria Records 389 New Cases of COVID-19, Highest Daily Figure Ever, NCDC Says

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 389 New Cases of COVID-19, Highest Daily Figure Ever, NCDC Says

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

Nigeria on Wednesday reported 389 new confirmed new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total of confirmed infections in the country to 8,733. NAN reports that the figure is the highest daily cases so far reported since the beginning of the outbreak in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on its official twitter handle, said that five deaths were also recorded. The NCDC says one new state, Kogi, has reported a case in the last...

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COVID-19: Intervention-Loan Repayment Suspended for One Year – CBN

CoronavirusEconomyNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Intervention-Loan Repayment Suspended for One Year – CBN

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 28, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced that it is giving a one-year moratorium on all principal repayments for COVID-19 intervention loans. This is done through its participating Other Financial Institutions (OFIs) taking effect from March 1, 2020. This was made known on Wednesday, in a circular signed by the Director, Finance Police, and Regulation Department, Kelvin Amugo. The circular also stated that as part of the continued efforts of the apex bank to mitigate...

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Fayemi Has Sold Abuja Governor’s Lodge – PDP Alleges

NewsNigeriaPoliticsFayemi Has Sold Abuja Governor’s Lodge – PDP Alleges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 28, 2020

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Ekiti State chapter, on Wednesday. Alleges that the Dr. Kayode Fayemi led administration in Ekiti has sold the State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja. The Secretary of the state PDP Caretaker Committee, Mr. Diran Olayemi demanded that the governor should explain to the people of Ekiti the status of the property located at T.Y Danjuma, Asokoro, Abuja. The Secretary said this in a statement in Ado Ekiti, the State Capital. He...

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“Dear God, They Are Coming Again For Our Lives” –Urgent Letter to My Maker

ColumnsDon OkoloNigeriaOpinion“Dear God, They Are Coming Again For Our Lives” –Urgent Letter to My Maker

PilotnewsMay 28, 2020

As I write, the wild beasts are in the house, our house, your House; according to their kinsman, to ‘do business’. How could a race of people known for their resolute prowess of Africa’s wildest outposts, people who beg for a living, have the wherewithal to do business? Dear God: I hope you will find the time to read this. I have been wanting to write you over these years, but the story about your...

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Nigerian Children Want End to COVID-19, Pay Welfare Attention

CoronavirusEducationPovertyNigerian Children Want End to COVID-19, Pay Welfare Attention

PilotnewsMay 27, 2020

Some children on Wednesday urged government at all levels to give increased attention to their well-being especially in the areas of welfare, health and education. The children, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, stated that if supported and encouraged, they would make their families and the nation proud. They said that though they might not understand all the intricacies of COVID-19, they hoped the situation would be addressed to enable...

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