COVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Atiku Urges Prayers for Dokpesi, Family, Others

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged Nigerians to pray for a speedy recovery of the founder of Daar Communications PLC, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, members of his family, and all others who tested positive for COVID-19. Abubakar in a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Mr. Paul Ibe, in Abuja on Saturday, expressed sympathy and solidarity with the family of the media mogul and members of his family who tested positive for COVID-19. He described...

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Funke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

EntertainmentNollywoodPeopleFunke Akindele, Others Felicitate With Genevieve Nnaji @41

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Actress Funke Akindele and other celebrities on Sunday took to their various Instagram pages to celebrate actress, movie director and producer, Genevieve Nnaji who turned 41. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Genevieve Nnaji won the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Actress in a leading role in 2005, making her the first actress to win the award. In 2011, she was honoured as a member of the Order of the Federal Republic...

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COVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

HealthLabourNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Kogi Medical Doctors Reject Salary Cut

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Members of the Kogi State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have vowed not to accept the proposed cutting of salaries of its members and other healthcare workers by the Kogi Government. A statement by the Chairman of the NMA in the state, Dr Kabiru Zubair, in Lokoja on Sunday, said the attention of the NMA had been drawn to the proposed wage cut by the government. ”The NMA is not unaware of the...

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Illegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

BusinessCrime & SecurityNigeriaIllegal Mining: Task Force Arrests 17 Chinese, 10 Locals in Osun

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Osun Joint Task Force charged with fighting assorted crimes, has apprehended 27 persons suspected to be illegal miners in the state. Mr. Abdullahi Binuyo, the Deputy Chief of Staff to Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, who disclosed this on Sunday in Osogbo, said that the suspects comprised of 17 Chinese nationals and 10 locals. Binuyo said that the suspects were arrested following a coordinated sting operation in Ilesa and Ife areas of the state. The official...

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COVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

CoronavirusInfrastructureNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Establishes Community Transmission in Abuja, Lagos, Kano

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says it has established community transmission of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)  in Abuja, Lagos and Kano states. The NCDC Director-General, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, made the disclosure on Channels Television Station in Abuja, on Sunday. He spoke on the backdrop of gradual lockdown ease in Abuja, Lagos and Ogun states, billed to start on Monday. Abuja, Lagos and Ogun have been locked down by President Muhammadu Buhari for five...

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Italy’s Virus Deaths Drop to 174 on Eve of Lockdown Easing

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsItaly’s Virus Deaths Drop to 174 on Eve of Lockdown Easing

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Italy’s daily COVID-19 death toll fell to the lowest level in nearly two months on Sunday, the eve of the first easing of a strict novel coronavirus lockdown. The death tally rose by 174 to 28,884, the Civil Protection Agency said in its daily bulletin. The last time daily fatalities were below that figure was on March 10, with 168 deaths. March 10 was also the start date of the lockdown. The total number of...

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COVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians from U.S. begins May 10

Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited StatesCOVID-19: Evacuation of Nigerians from U.S. begins May 10

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Evacuation of Nigerians stranded in the U.S. due to the novel coronavirus pandemic is to begin on May 10, according to the Consulate-General of Nigeria in New York. The consulate-general disclosed this in a notice signed by the Consul-General, Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, on behalf of the Nigerian Missions in the U.S., on Sunday. According to the notice, no fewer than 700 Nigerians have registered with the missions in the U.S. for evacuation, which will be...

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Press Freedom Day: NUJ Seeks Protection of Journalists

Press * MediaPress Freedom Day: NUJ Seeks Protection of Journalists

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has called on governments at all levels to take decisive steps in ensuring the protection of media workers to strengthen and maintain press freedom. Mr. Victor Udu, the Chairman of NUJ, Cross River Council, made the call in a statement to mark the World Press Freedom Day 2020 in on Sunday in Calabar. The appeal is also coming in the face of the uncertainty created by Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic,...

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Cleric’s Twins Regain Freedom From Kidnappers in Oyo

Crime & SecurityNigeriaPeopleCleric’s Twins Regain Freedom From Kidnappers in Oyo

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

The kidnapped twins of a popular Ibadan-based cleric, Shelkh Taofeek Akewugbagold, were on Sunday released to their father at about 5.30 am by their abductors. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)  reports that the twins were kidnapped at gunpoint at their father’s residence at Abatakan, Ojoo area of Ibadan at about 8 pm on April  25. Akewugbagold, who confirmed the release on his Facebook page on Sunday, said he took custody of the twins near...

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President Buhari Appoints NAICOM, NDIC Board Members

EconomyNigeriaPoliticsPresident Buhari Appoints NAICOM, NDIC Board Members

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Sunday Thomas as the substantive Commissioner for Insurance/Chief Executive Officer, National Insurance Commission (NAICOM). Mr. Yunusa Abdullahi, Special Adviser, Media, and Communications to the Minister of Finance, Budget, and National Planning disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Thomas replaced Malam Mohammed Kari, who was Acting Commissioner for Insurance/CEO of the commission. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the new appointee has...

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