Malaysia to Allow Some Mosques to Reopen for Friday Prayers

CoronavirusReligionWorld NewsMalaysia to Allow Some Mosques to Reopen for Friday Prayers

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Malaysian authorities will allow 88 mosques to hold Islamic Friday prayers this week in a relaxation of curbs imposed on places of worship due to the coronavirus pandemic. Up to 30 people will be allowed enter the mosques to pray as long as they “observe social distancing, practice sanitizing and get details [of those who enter] for record purposes,” said Zulkifli Mohamad, Malaysia’s Minister for Islamic Affairs. The reopening of some mosques comes ahead of the end of the...

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Canada Denied Landing Rights to Emergency Evacuation Flight – Minister

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaCanada Denied Landing Rights to Emergency Evacuation Flight – Minister

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Thursday, said that Canada denied Nigerian carrier landing rights for a scheduled evacuation of Nigerians. The minister, however, said that further diplomatic negotiations were ongoing on the matter. Onyeama confirmed the development during the daily briefing by the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID- 19 in Abuja. “It is true the Canadian Government denied landing rights to a Nigerian carrier scheduled for an evacuation duty, on...

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No Conclusion Yet on ‘Strange’ Deaths in Kano

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNo Conclusion Yet on ‘Strange’ Deaths in Kano

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Federal Government says there are no conclusions yet with regard to ‘strange’ deaths in Kano State. The Minister for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at the daily briefing of the  Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19. He said that investigations were still ongoing in the matter. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Kano State witnessed yet-to-be-explained deaths in the recent past. No fewer than 150 people were feared...

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COVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Reset Nigeria’s Critical Sectors — Osinbajo

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19 pandemic Opportunity to Reset Nigeria’s Critical Sectors — Osinbajo

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says the  COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity for the Nigerian people and government to reset the critical sectors of the economy and social services. Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Thursday in Abuja, said the vice president featured, from his office, in a virtual launch of the Nigeria Solidarity Support Fund (NSSF). NSSF is an initiative of the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA), the Global Citizen, and other partners....

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Coronavirus Not a Death Sentence – Prof. Iwu

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsNigeriaCoronavirus Not a Death Sentence – Prof. Iwu

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

Prof. Maurice Iwu, Chairman, Imo COVID-19 Task Force, says that Coronavirus is not a death sentence as long as people take precautionary measures instructed by public health authorities. Iwu made the assertion when members of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) COVID-19 Team, led by Dr. Victor Dike, paid him a courtesy visit in his office on Wednesday in Owerri. He noted that 90 per cent of virus diseases that affected people were not medical but...

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U.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityUnited StatesU.S. Certifies Iran, Syria, 3 Others Uncooperative On Counterterrorism

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The United States Government has certified Iran, North Korea, Syria, Venezuela and Cuba as “not cooperating fully” with its counterterrorism efforts in 2019. In a statement on Wednesday, the Department of State said it had notified Congress of the certification, done under Section 40A(a) of the Arms Export Control Act. By this action, the five countries are prohibited from the sale or license for export of defence articles and services, according to the statement. It...

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COVID-19: FEC approves amendments of 2020/2022 Medium Term Expenditure, 2020 budget

EconomyNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: FEC approves amendments of 2020/2022 Medium Term Expenditure, 2020 budget

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday in Abuja approved the amendment of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework of 2020 to 2022 as well as amendment to the 2020 budget. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, made this known at the end of the virtual session of the Federal Executive Council (FEC), held at the Council’s Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Buhari...

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Anambra State and the Consequences of Dysfunctional Governance

ColumnsNewsOpinionAnambra State and the Consequences of Dysfunctional Governance

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The misconceptions of governance among citizens of  Anambra state is that good leadership is popularly judged by road construction, sinking of borehole, and payment of salary. Apparently, Anambra governors take advantage of these mundane expectations and continue to run around a circle instead of taking the bold leap forward. For instance, between 1999 and 2003 Dr. Chinwoke Mbadinuju was declared a failed governor for his inability to pay salary which then led to striking action...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records 184 New Cases, Total Infections Now 4971

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records 184 New Cases, Total Infections Now 4971

PilotnewsMay 14, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Wednesday recorded 184 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections in Nigeria to 4,871. The NCDC also said that six new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus in the country, bringing the total number of deaths to 164. The NCDC noted that no new state had reported a case in the last 24 hours. The agency said that to...

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US to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

CoronavirusInvestingWorld NewsUS to Get Covid-19 Vaccine First – French Drug Maker

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 14, 2020

Sanofi, the French pharmaceutical giant, says the United States would get its COVID-19 vaccine first before other countries if it succeeds in developing it. Paul Hudson, Sanofi’s Chief Executive Officer, told Bloomberg news that the US was the first in line to fund Sanofi’s vaccine research. “The US government has the right to the largest pre-order because it’s invested in taking the risk. I have been campaigning in Europe to say the US will get...

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