FIBA Releases Guidelines for Basketball’s Return

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsFIBA Releases Guidelines for Basketball’s Return

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) on Tuesday published recommendations on returning to basketball in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The recommendations, which were published in the English, French and Spanish languages, are titled “Return to Basketball – Restart Guidelines for National Federations’’. A basketball-specific “Risk Assessment Tool’’ has also been produced in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that FIBA is the world governing body for...

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South Africa’s Rand Climbs to 8 Week High Against Dollar

AfricaEconomyRegionsSouth Africa’s Rand Climbs to 8 Week High Against Dollar

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

South Africa’s rand raced to its highest in more than eight weeks against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, as optimism about a global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic boosted riskier assets, with investors looking past Sino-U.S. trade tensions. At 0605 GMT, the rand traded at 17.4700 per dollar, 0.91 per cent firmer than its previous close. The currency was at its strongest since March 27. “The optimistic recovery narrative is holding within markets, keeping the...

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Twitting Rampage: Top Muslim Leaders May Demand Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s Removal

NewsNigeriaTwitting Rampage: Top Muslim Leaders May Demand Abike Dabiri-Erewa’s Removal

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

The very filthy fight between the Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Ms. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, and Dr. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, the Minister for Communications and Digital Economy has transcended beyond normalcy. Her twitter outbursts may have angered top Islamic stalwarts close to Aso Rock –now a push for her removal is imminent, WAP reliably gathered. Dabiri-Erewa had accused Dr. Pantami of using gunmen to eject her agency from a previous office space at...

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NAF Renews Loyalty to President Buhari

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNAF Renews Loyalty to President Buhari

PilotnewsMay 26, 2020

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Sadiq, has renewed the loyalty and support of the Nigerian Air Force to the Commander-In-Chief of the Nigeria Armed Forces, President Muhammadu Buhari. Sadiq gave the assurance at the Chief of the Air Force Eid-el-Fitr Luncheon organised with troops in the North East on Monday in Yola. Represented by Air Commodore Muhammed Yusuf, Commander 153 Base Services Group, Yola, Sadiq said that the get together was a...

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Obiano to Anambra People: Expect More Positive Case of COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaObiano to Anambra People: Expect More Positive Case of COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 26, 2020

The Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano, has told the people of the state to expect more positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. He said this during his special state broadcast to the state on Monday as Anambra recorded its ninth positive case. According to Obiano, the rise in the COVID-19 cases in the state would be a result of the aggressive contact tracing by the COVID-19 Committee, in which he is the head. He...

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Ramaphosa Warns the Country’s Coronavirus Cases Will Get Worse

AfricaCoronavirusNewsRamaphosa Warns the Country’s Coronavirus Cases Will Get Worse

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 26, 2020

The South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday warned that the country’s COVID-19 cases are going to get much worse as he announced that the lockdown measure is to be eased. According to the President, a third of the country’s more than 22,000 cases had been recorded in the last week. He added that the current lockdown in the country could not be sustained. From June 1, more restrictions would be lifted, he announced. Ramaphosa’s statement...

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Adamawa Violence Attack: Tingno Community Requests For Army Base As 15,000 Bags Rice Stolen

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaAdamawa Violence Attack: Tingno Community Requests For Army Base As 15,000 Bags Rice Stolen

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 26, 2020

As peace now returns to the warring communities of Tingno in Lamurde Local Government Area of Adamawa state, residents have asked the Federal government to site an army base to stem the perennial violence between Hausa and Chobo ethnic nationalities in the area. Tingno, a rice-producing community in Lamurde had last week witnessed ethnic clash resulting in loss of lives and properties. Appreciating the state government and security agencies for prompt action, a community leader...

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WHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

AfricaCoronavirusNewsWHO Fear ‘Silent’ Virus Epidemic Unless Africa Prioritises Testing

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

Africa has so far been spared the worst impact of the coronavirus, but World Health Organisation (WHO) is worried the continent could face a “silent epidemic” if its leaders fail to prioritise testing for it. “My first point for Africa, my first concern, is that a lack of testing is leading to a silent epidemic in Africa. “So, we must continue to push leaders to prioritise testing,” WHO Special Envoy Samba Sow, told a news...

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NNPC Has 6,621 Staff Strength – Report

NewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Has 6,621 Staff Strength – Report

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it currently has 6,621 staff strength both at its headquarters and across all its subsidiaries, division and offices nationwide. The corporation disclosed this in its report of compliance with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative’s (EITI) Open Data requirements, released in Abuja on Monday. The report disclosed that the 6,621 individuals comprised its total staff strength as at April 20, 2020. This meant that the recently employed 1,050 fresh...

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COVID-19: Anambra, Delta Hold Talks to Check Movement on Niger Bridge

NewsCOVID-19: Anambra, Delta Hold Talks to Check Movement on Niger Bridge

PilotnewsMay 25, 2020

The Anambra and Delta Governments are currently holding talks to check the influx of people, seeking to cross the Niger Bridge in defiance of the presidential order restricting inter-state movements. Mr. C-Don Adinuba, Anambra Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Onitsha on Monday. Adinuba was commenting on the barricade built on the bridge on the orders of Gov. Willie Obiano at...

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