AfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyAfDB Unveils $10bn Response Facility to Curb COVID-19 in Africa

PilotnewsApril 9, 2020

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has announced 10 billion dollars COVID-19 Response Facility to assist regional member countries to fight the pandemic. The bank’s Communication and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The bank noted that the facility was the latest measure taken by it to respond to the pandemic and would be the institution’s primary channel for its efforts to address the crisis. The AfDB said the fund would...

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Ondo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

CoronavirusNigeriaRegionsOndo Govt. Approves CAN’s Request for Easter Sunday Worship, Gives Conditions

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Ondo State Government has approved the request of the Christian Association of Nigeria(CAN), to hold Easter Sunday worship in Churches across the state “based on precautionary measures and guidelines earlier put in place to contain the spread of the coronavirus”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that Christians would celebrate Easter on Sunday to mark the resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Commissioner for Information, Donald Ojogo, said in a statement in Akure that...

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COVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

CoronavirusPhilanthropyWorld NewsCOVID-19: Air Peace Delivers 2nd Batch of Medical Supplies, Personnel From China

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Federal Government has taken delivery of the second batch of medical supplies and personnel from China in the vigorous fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Air Peace’s Chairman, Mr. Allen Onyema, confirmed the development in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government on April 5, received the first batch of medical supplies from Istanbul, Turkey, conveyed by Nigeria’s carrier, Air Peace Onyema explained that the...

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Pandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

CoronavirusSportsWorld NewsPandemic Forces Postponement of Canadian F1 Grand Prix

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The June 14 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal joined a growing list of Formula One races postponed due to the new coronavirus pandemic on Tuesday, with the 2020 season yet to get on the starting grid. The race is the ninth to be affected by the virus, with the March 15 season-opening Australian Grand Prix canceled along with May’s showcase Monaco Grand Prix. Commercial rights holder Liberty Media hopes to get the championship started in...

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EU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

CoronavirusWorld NewsEU Talks on COVID Fiscal Stimulus Plan Postponed Amid Disarray

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

Efforts by European Union (EU) finance ministers to strike a deal on a package of coronavirus-related fiscal measures ended in disarray early on Wednesday, with talks due to resume later this week. After 16 hours of discussions that began on Tuesday afternoon, “we came close to a deal but we are not there yet,” Mario Centeno, head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, wrote on Twitter. He added that the talks would resume on...

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S. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

AfricaCoronavirusPoliticsS. African President Punishes Minister for Violating Lockdown Regulations

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, on a two-month special leave after she violated lockdown regulations, the Presidency said on Wednesday. Of Ndabeni-Abrahams’ two months special leave, one month will be unpaid, the Presidency said in a statement. “As to allegations that the minister violated the lockdown regulations, the law should take its course,” presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko said. This followed the revelation on social media that the...

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UK PM Johnson Stable After Second Night in Intensive Care Battling COVID-19

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsUK PM Johnson Stable After Second Night in Intensive Care Battling COVID-19

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition on Wednesday after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications, an official said. “He is comfortable, he’s stable, he’s in good spirits; while he’s had oxygen, he hasn’t been on a ventilator,” Edward Argar, a Junior Health Minister, said on Wednesday. Johnson, who tested positive nearly two weeks ago, was admitted to St Thomas’ hospital on Sunday evening...

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Nigeria Records 16 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, as Katsina, Delta Records First Case

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 16 Fresh COVID-19 Cases, as Katsina, Delta Records First Case

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 16 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the country, as Kastina and Delta States recorded their first case. NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Tuesday night, said that the 16 new cases of COVID-19 included 10 in Lagos, two in the FCT, two in Oyo, one each in both Delta and Katsina States. Consequently, as at 09.30 p.m April 7, there were 254 confirmed...

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Fire guts Accountant-General’s Office

NewsNigeriaFire guts Accountant-General’s Office

PilotnewsApril 8, 2020

There was a fire outbreak on Wednesday at the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, also known as the Treasury House, in Abuja. A staff of the office, who preferred anonymity, told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the fire started at about 10.15 a.m. when some workers were already at work. The FCT Police Commissioner, CP Bala Ciroma, who briefed newsmen at the scene of the incident, said an investigation into the...

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Amidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

CoronavirusNational SecurityNigeriaAmidst Criticisms, Chinese Medical Team Arrives Nigeria

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)April 8, 2020

A medical team that authorities say would help fight COVID-19 has arrived from China amidst criticisms by many that Nigeria does not need. The 15-member team arrived in Nigeria at 5:15 pm on Air Peace aircraft and was welcomed by the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian; China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, Mr. Jacques Liao and officials of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Health. Nigeria is part of a larger global initiative that...

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