IMF Projects Higher Economic Growth for Nigeria in 2021

EconomyInvestingNewsNigeriaIMF Projects Higher Economic Growth for Nigeria in 2021

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 6, 2021

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says Nigeria might experience a 2.5 percent economic growth in 2021. The new growth projection is 1.0 percent higher than IMF’s 2021 forecast in January which was estimated at 1.5 percent. The Washington-based institution disclosed this on Tuesday during the 2021 Virtual Spring Meetings. IMF also predicted a growth of 3.4 percent for the Sub-Saharan Africa region in 2021, up 0.2 percent, from the previous forecast. It also lifted its...

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President Buhari Appoints New Acting IGP

NewsNigeriaPolicePresident Buhari Appoints New Acting IGP

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 6, 2021

Few weeks towards the end of the three-month extension granted to Mohammed Adamu as the Inspector General of the Police, President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed a new official to take over the position. The new appointee, Usman Alkali was announced as the acting IGP on Tuesday by the minister of police affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, while briefing journalists at the State House in Abuja. This announcement is a sequel to the recent attack on the police...

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ANALYSIS: Insecurity is Still Nigeria’s Principal Challenge Despite ₦3.8 Trillion Allocated in Ten Years

MilitaryNational SecurityNigeriaSpecial ReportANALYSIS: Insecurity is Still Nigeria’s Principal Challenge Despite ₦3.8 Trillion Allocated in Ten Years

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 3, 2021

Abduction for ransom by criminal elements witnessed an unprecedented surge within the past few months. Principally the abduction of students in public schools, a few of these incidents clinched the headlines, raising concerns about the odds of a violent free Nigeria. The school series, from Dapchi girls, Kankara, Kangara boys to Jangebe girls are a repetition of the historic Chibok girls’ abduction which many believed to have cost Goodluck Jonathan, the former president, the exalted...

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2023: INEC To Commence Voters Registration On June 28

Nigeria Elections2023: INEC To Commence Voters Registration On June 28

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 2, 2021

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it would commence the continuous voter registration (CVR) exercise ahead of the 2023 elections on June 28. Though the commission earlier targeted the resumption of exercise in the first quarter of 2021, some activities such as the introduction of new systems to ensure the registration is in line with COVID-19 guidelines, expansion of voter access to polling units, and introduction of new voter registration equipment and technology necessitated the...

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British High Commissioner Worried About Nigeria’s Insecurity

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBritish High Commissioner Worried About Nigeria’s Insecurity

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 31, 2021

Catriona Laing, British High Commissioner described Nigeria’s expressed security situation as concerning especially as each of Nigeria’s geopolitical zones grapple with one form of conflict or the other She stated that the country is facing a lot of problems everywhere – “in the northeast, terrorism; in the northwest, banditry, kidnapping; in the middle belt, the farmers-herders conflict; in the south, the Niger Delta conflict everywhere.” As per NAN’s report, the high commissioner said this while...

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Recruitment Complies With the Federal Character Policy – Army

MilitaryNational DevelopmentNewsNigeriaRecruitment Complies With the Federal Character Policy – Army

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 31, 2021

The Nigeria Army has debunked the report that its selection process was conducted in favour of the north saying the published list strictly complies with the Federal Character policy. This is a response to a report by an online news publication which alleged that the list of successful candidates recruited into the army was dominated by the north. In a statement seen by a West African Pilot News correspondent, Mohammed Yerima, Director Army Public Relations...

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FG Warns Against Abuse of Antimalaria Drugs

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessFG Warns Against Abuse of Antimalaria Drugs

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 31, 2021

The federal government has said not all feverish symptoms should be regarded as malaria or treated with antimalaria drugs. Chinelo Ogbodo, chief community development officer of the National Malaria Elimination Programme (NMEP), cautioned against such an act while speaking at a meeting in Akwanga, Nasarawa state. she advised Nigerians to undergo a medical test before taking antimalarial drugs as not all fevers are symptoms of malaria. Ogbodo described the treatment of every form of fever...

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2023: PDP Committee Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Foster Youths Participation

Politics2023: PDP Committee Proposes Constitutional Amendment to Foster Youths Participation

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 29, 2021

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) reconciliation committee has proposed an amendment of the party’s constitution. The recommended amendment will limit the position of youth leader at all levels to persons aged between 18 and 35 years. The party’s national reconciliation and strategy committee (NRSC), made the recommendation in a letter addressed to the PDP national chairman Prince Uche Secondus dated March 25, 2021. In the letter, the committee chairman and former senate president, Bukola Saraki,...

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UK University to Return Looted Benin Bronze to Nigeria

Arts & CultureNewsUK University to Return Looted Benin Bronze to Nigeria

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 28, 2021

The University of Aberdeen has said it has decided to return a Benin Bronze to Nigeria within the next few weeks. The bronze is said to be a fraction of a haul of thousands of religious and cultural treasures taken when British forces looted Nigeria in the 19th century. The treasures were later auctioned to Western museums and collectors several years ago. In a statement, the institution called the 1897 punitive expedition was one of...

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COVID-19: Over 370,000 Nigerians Have Been Vaccinated

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Over 370,000 Nigerians Have Been Vaccinated

Beloved John (Staff Writer)March 27, 2021

No less than Nigerians who have received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine has exceeded 350,000, says the National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA). The information on the nationwide vaccination was published by the agency on Friday in a tweet. Nigeria commenced vaccination on March 5, after receiving 3.9 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine through the United Nations-led COVAX facility. According to the NPHCDA, as of Friday, 374,585 persons have been given...

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