COVID-19: Female Patient Demands Apology for Declaring Her at Large

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Female Patient Demands Apology for Declaring Her at Large

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 30, 2020

A 42-year-old female Covid-19 patient, Hauwa Mohammed of Shehuri Area of Maiduguri alleged to be on the run has reported to the hospital and demanded an apology. The woman and a 22-year-old man, Abbas Hassan, were on Sunday said to be on the run by the Borno High Powered Committee on Convid-19. While the man was traced in Gwange Area of Maiduguri in a critical condition and taken to Isolation Centre, the woman later took...

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BOI Implements President Buhari’s Directive

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaBOI Implements President Buhari’s Directive

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 29, 2020

The Bank of Industry (BOI) has announced the palliative measures it has put in place for debtors as the ravaging COVID-19 hits the Nigerian economy. Recall that on March 29, President Buhari had in a national broadcast announcing the measures the government was taking to cushion the effect of COVID-19 on the economy, directed credit institutions to allow a 3-month period moratorium on loan repayment. In line with the directive, the BOI said it had...

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El Rufai Recounts His Battle With Corona Virus

CoronavirusNigeriaPeopleEl Rufai Recounts His Battle With Corona Virus

PilotnewsApril 29, 2020

Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasiru El-Rufa’i has opened up about his experience while he was knocked down by the virus. Stating that would have died if not for the effort of the doctors, he noted that he suffered a debilitating headache while addressing the state from isolation. El-Rufai, who spoke in a Hausa Radio programme on Wednesday, said he was the index case recorded in the state. “I could have died, if not for my...

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COVID-19 Pandemic Shatters Olympics Plan, Japan’s PM says

SportsWorld NewsCOVID-19 Pandemic Shatters Olympics Plan, Japan’s PM says

PilotnewsApril 29, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics may not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained. His comment has come as the Japanese capital city’s governor requested an extension of Japan’s state of emergency. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Japanese government last month postponed the Games until July 2021 because of the coronavirus crisis. With the epidemic’s worldwide infection rate climbing and experts suggesting a vaccine...

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Construction Site Fire in South Korea Kills at Least 38

PeopleWorld NewsConstruction Site Fire in South Korea Kills at Least 38

PilotnewsApril 29, 2020

A fire at a construction site in South Korea killed at least 38 people and injured another 10 on Wednesday, fire authorities said. The fire broke out when workers were building a warehouse in the city of Icheon, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Seoul, they said. They said, “rapid combustion” occurred while workers were working on an underground level of the warehouse, adding that they are investigating the cause of the blaze. A...

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Pan-African Trade Fair Postponed Due to COVID-19

AfricaMarketsNewsPan-African Trade Fair Postponed Due to COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 29, 2020

This year’s Intra-African Trade Fair, initially scheduled to take place in Rwanda in September, has been postponed to next year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, organisers said in a statement on Wednesday. The event, co-organized by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), the African Union (AU) and the Rwandan government, will be postponed to Sept. 6-12, 2021, in Kigali to ensure the safety of the host country and the participants, said the statement released by...

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Covid-19: Nigeria Records Highest Daily Figures

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Nigeria Records Highest Daily Figures

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 29, 2020

Nigeria has recorded its highest number of coronavirus cases yet, with the figure for Tuesday at 195. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday. This figure brings Nigeria’s tally to1532. The total number of those discharged is 255 and deaths 44. The agency said. With the newly reported cases, Lagos remains the epic centre of the virus with Kano following closely. A breakdown of the new cases showed...

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A Black American Died of COVID-19, After Being Turned Away Twice for Testing

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesA Black American Died of COVID-19, After Being Turned Away Twice for Testing

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 29, 2020

A Black-American, 30-year old middle school social studies teacher, Rana Zoe Mungin in Brooklyn, United State had died of COVID-19 after a month struggle. She had twice turned away for testing before being diagnosed with the virus. Mungin, who died on Monday afternoon, had been struggling with life in the hospital. Her mother said. Her family said the plea for help was repeatedly made as she exhibited various symptoms of the virus. She was denied...

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P&ID Case: Current Circumstances Avoidable if Buhari followed Advice – Jonathan Replies FG

Law & JusticeNigeriaPoliticsP&ID Case: Current Circumstances Avoidable if Buhari followed Advice – Jonathan Replies FG

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 29, 2020

Former President Jonathan has responded to a subpoena by the Nigerian Government before a federal court in the United States seeking permission to access the bank account information of himself, his wife, and other government officials over alleged P&ID contract scam. The contract which has become a subject of corruption litigation required Process and Industrial Developments Ltd. (P&ID) to build a gas processing plant and the government to supply it. In a statement, Former President...

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COVID-19 PALLIATIVES: First Lady Enugu State in Collaboration with Unilever Distributes Toiletries to the Less Privileged

CoronavirusNigeriaPhilanthropyCOVID-19 PALLIATIVES: First Lady Enugu State in Collaboration with Unilever Distributes Toiletries to the Less Privileged

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 29, 2020

The Ugo Touch of Life Foundation, U-TOLF, a pet project of the Enugu State Governor’s wife, Mrs. Monica Ugochi Ugwuanyi in collaboration with Unilever Nigeria Limited today donated relief materials to less privileged persons across the 17 Local Government Areas of the State to ensure proper hygiene amongst them. The toiletries donated by the Unilever Company include cartons of Close Up toothpaste, Life Buoy soap, Sunlight detergent, Omo, Lux, Pears powder, among others. Mrs. Ugwuanyi...

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