Afe Babalola Urges FG To Reopen Schools Within Four Weeks

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaAfe Babalola Urges FG To Reopen Schools Within Four Weeks

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 11, 2020

The founder, Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Chief Afe Babalola on Monday, urged the Federal Government against waiting till all towns and villages in the country are free from COVID-19 before reopening schools. According to him, “only the Almighty God Himself can determine when the current coronavirus pandemic will be eradicated globally,” In a statement, the ABUAD founder stated that schools nationwide were suddenly closed down by the government on March 23 when some pupils...

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Nigerians Spent More on Food and Transportation in 2019 – NBS

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaNigerians Spent More on Food and Transportation in 2019 – NBS

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 11, 2020

A total of N40.2 trillion was spent by Nigerians on food and non-food items in 2019, a report just released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) revealed. The report which details findings on the consumption expenditure pattern in Nigeria is based on the Nigeria Living Standard Survey (NLSS) which was last conducted in 2009. It classifies household consumption expenditure types by food and non-food items at the national, zonal level, state level, and the...

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Portrait of a Nigerian COVID-19 Dictator

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNewsNigeriaOpinionPortrait of a Nigerian COVID-19 Dictator

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The basic psychology of a dictator is entrenched in unrestrained power, fear, and anxiety. Out of anxiety and paranoia, he resorts to extreme vendetta which impedes the process and permeates his ability to make rational decisions. But there is one irony about a dictatorship that people always ignore. Often, dictators are created by those that would become their victims. In Nigeria, such is the case, because the man who currently serves as the Governor of...

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How Nigeria Can Access Post COVID-19 and the New Normal

ColumnsDon OkoloHow Nigeria Can Access Post COVID-19 and the New Normal

PilotnewsMay 11, 2020

The fact is, COVID-19 apparently has come to stay, and frankly, there may be no such thing as post-COVID-19 except to the extent that we are prepared to create new reality moving on, notwithstanding. The latest events from South Korea leaves indelible lessons on how post-COVID-19 may likely be created. South Korea is one of the leading lights in the fight against COVID-19 and among the first countries to reopen after swift repression of the...

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COVID 19: Ganye Chiefdom Shuts Down Markets in Border Towns to Prevent Community Spread

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID 19: Ganye Chiefdom Shuts Down Markets in Border Towns to Prevent Community Spread

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 11, 2020

In a bid to prevent community spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic   Ganye chiefdom in the southern part of Adamawa state has shut down Nigeria’s popular Ganye International cattle market, and other markets in the border towns with Cameroon. The paramount ruler of the chiefdom Dr. Umaru Adamu Sanda while speaking on the challenges of marking his 20th anniversary on the throne during a coronavirus pandemic, said: “We have engaged all our communities on the...

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COVID-19: 47 Health Workers Infected in Kano

CoronavirusHealthNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: 47 Health Workers Infected in Kano

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The Kano State Government has confirmed that some 47 medical workers tested positive to the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease in the state. Dr. Tijjani Husaain, the Coordinator, Kano State Taskforce on COVID-19, made the disclosure at a news conference of the Taskforce on COVID-19, on Sunday in Kano. Hussain said that the health workers were confirmed to had infected the virus in the past weeks, noting that no new case of the virus infection was recorded...

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IPMAN Confirms Purchase of PMS at N108 Per Litre Ex-Depot Price

BusinessOil & GasIPMAN Confirms Purchase of PMS at N108 Per Litre Ex-Depot Price

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The President,  Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mr Chinedu Okoronkwo says its members have started buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol at N108 ex-depot price as announced by NNPC. Okoronkwo made this known in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on Sunday. NAN recalls that the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) had on May 6, announced a reduction in the ex-depot price of PMS from...

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COVID-19: NCDC Activates Additional 3 Laboratories, Bringing Total Number of Laboratories in Nigeria to 23

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Activates Additional 3 Laboratories, Bringing Total Number of Laboratories in Nigeria to 23

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has activated three additional laboratories in the country, bringing the total number of laboratories in Nigeria to 23. Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, Director-General of NCDC, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), on Sunday in Abuja that it would help to increase the nation’s testing capacity as well as curb the spread of the pandemic. Ihekweazu said that the three additional laboratories were in the. University of Port Harcourt...

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Legendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Little Richard Dies at Age 87

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicWorld NewsLegendary Rock ‘n’ Roll Pioneer Little Richard Dies at Age 87

PilotnewsMay 10, 2020

(Reuters) – Little Richard, the self-proclaimed “architect of rock ‘n’ roll” who built his ground-breaking sound with a boiling blend of boogie-woogie, rhythm and blues and gospel, died on Saturday at the age of 87. Richard, a Grammy Award winner and inductee to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame whose electrifying 1950s hits such as “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally” and flamboyant stage presence influenced legions of performers, succumbed to cancer. “Little Richard died in...

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Kalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPoliticsKalu’s Release: What Nigerians Need to Understand

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 10, 2020

On Friday, The West African Pilot News exclusively reported the released of the Nigerian Senator, Orji Kalu, who had been convicted and sentenced to prison by the Nigerian apex court Kalu, along with others were convicted and sentenced to 12 years imprisonment for the fraud of ₦7.1bn on December 5, 2019. However, in a unanimous judgement of a seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, the Supreme Court nullifies the trial, which includes the conviction...

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