Covid-19: Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Unfit To Migrate Online As Lock Down Order Halts Physical Classes

EducationNewsNigeriaCovid-19: Nigerian Tertiary Institutions Unfit To Migrate Online As Lock Down Order Halts Physical Classes

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 9, 2020

The West African Pilot News Special Report Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus in Nigeria, most students have been sitting at home, alternating between scrolling through Instagram, chatting on WhatsApp and being bored while trying to adapt to what might be their reality for the next few weeks or months. In a bid to contain the spread of the virus, Nigerian authorities ordered the closure of all social spaces and banned public gatherings including...

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Facebook expands COVID-19 Information Centre to Nigeria, 16 Other African Countries

AfricaCoronavirusNewsFacebook expands COVID-19 Information Centre to Nigeria, 16 Other African Countries

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Facebook says it will be expanding its Coronavirus Information Centre to 17 more countries in sub-Saharan African, including Nigeria Kojo Boakye, Facebook’s Head of Public Policy, Africa, who made the disclosure on Thursday, noted that the information centres form part of Facebook’s effort to help the global fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. According to him, Facebook will be providing people with the latest news and information from trusted health authorities. “The COVID-19 Information Centre features...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘There Are Humbling Moments Working with State Governors’- Barr. Wugira

ExclusiveNigeriaPoliticsEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: ‘There Are Humbling Moments Working with State Governors’- Barr. Wugira

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)April 9, 2020

Barrister Sunday Joshua Wugira, though many see him as ‘’ controversial’’ until recently was one of the few legal icons in Adamawa that speak for the voiceless, devoid of primordial sentiments. In this exclusive interview with The West African Pilot News’s Regional Correspondent Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Wugira opened the Pandora box on issues affecting his state Adamawa, COVID-19, and lockdown order been imposed.  WAP:  Though you are not new in Adamawa struggle in the recent...

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NDIC Donates N1bn to COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund

CoronavirusNigeriaWellnessNDIC Donates N1bn to COVID-19 Crisis Relief Fund

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Board of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has approved the immediate release of N1 billion Naira to the COVID-19 Relief Fund being put together to fight the Corona Virus pandemic in Nigeria. Mr. Sunday Oluyemi, Director of Communication and Public Affairs, posted on NDIC official twitter handle on Thursday. Oluyemi said the board acknowledged that the corporation was not only consistent with its Corporate Social Responsibility, (CSR) but that the proceeds would be...

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FG Set to Legalise Modular Refineries – Sen Enang

InvestingNewsNigeriaFG Set to Legalise Modular Refineries – Sen Enang

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Sen. Ita Enang, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, has said that the Federal Government was planning to legalise Modular Refineries in the country. Enang made this known when he featured on a News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Forum on Thursday in Abuja. He said that his office had, over a period of time, engaged some artisanal (illegal) oil refiners in the Niger Delta region and had seen the need...

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Breaking: President Buhari Pardons 2,600 Inmates Nationwide

CoronavirusLaw & JusticeNigeriaBreaking: President Buhari Pardons 2,600 Inmates Nationwide

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

President Muhammad Buhari has granted presidential pardon to 2,600 inmates of Correctional Centres nationwide, according to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbeshola. Aregbesola, who made this known while addressing a news conference on Thursday in Abuja, said that 70 of the inmates would be released from Kuje maximum custodial centre. “After the release of the first face, the committee will continue to meet regularly to consider those who deserve the benefit,” he said. Also...

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Easter: Price of Rice Remains Stable in Enugu

CoronavirusFoodNigeriaEaster: Price of Rice Remains Stable in Enugu

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

Three days to the 2020 Easter celebration, the price of rice has remained stable in Enugu metropolis following the availability of the produce and high number of rice farmers in the state. A market survey by News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday showed that the price remained stable in spite of the coming festivity. NAN reports that in spite of the high price of other foodstuffs following the lockdown, the price of rice had...

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WHO Lists 2 COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use

CoronavirusWorld NewsWHO Lists 2 COVID-19 Tests for Emergency Use

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic. The tests are genesig Real-Time PCR Coronavirus (COVID-19) and cobas SARS-CoV-2 Qualitative assay for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 Systems. WHO, in a statement posted on its website, said the move should help increase access to quality-assured, accurate tests for the disease. “It also means that the tests can now be supplied by the United Nations...

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COVID-19: Conducting Mass Tests Not Feasible Now – FG

CoronavirusHealthNigeriaCOVID-19: Conducting Mass Tests Not Feasible Now – FG

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Federal Government has said that conducting mass testing for Coronavirus in Nigeria would not be feasible now given the nation’s over 200 million population. Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, disclosed this while fielding questions from newsmen after the arrival of the Chinese experts and some equipment in Abuja on Wednesday. He said that government was rather continuing with its targeted testing for those who had been abroad or those who may have come in...

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Chinese Experts, Equipment Cost $2m, Mission Reciprocity -– Ambassador

CoronavirusForeign PolicyNigeriaChinese Experts, Equipment Cost $2m, Mission Reciprocity -– Ambassador

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The Ambassador of China to Nigeria, Zhou Pingjian, on Wednesday said the Chinese experts that arrived Nigeria came to reciprocate the gestures demonstrated by Nigeria during China’s trying times in fighting COVID-19 Speaking with newsmen after the arrival of the team along with more medical equipment, the Ambassador acknowledged that the Nigerian government had shown China great solidarity when it struggled with the Coronavirus pandemic. He, therefore, said the support coming from the Chinese government...

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