OPINION: Nigeria: Anxiety Over Deteriorating Security Morphing Into Panic

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Nigeria: Anxiety Over Deteriorating Security Morphing Into Panic

PilotnewsMay 7, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   Some Nigerian movers and shakers appear to be panicking over the continued deterioration of security nationwide. Longtime political heavyweight Bukola Saraki—former governor of Kwara State, former president of the senate, and former chairman of the National Assembly—and Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka have urged President Muhammadu Buhari to seek outside assistance. Senior Advocate of Nigeria Robert Clarke at a Sunday, May 2 Channels Television news show questioned whether Nigeria would survive another six months...

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OPINION: Anambra International Airport; A Study in Financial Prudence

Aviation-AirportsInfrastructureOpinionOPINION: Anambra International Airport; A Study in Financial Prudence

PilotnewsMay 7, 2021

AWKA — Anambra State governor Willie Obiano is receiving glowing praises from within and outside Anambra for the Anambra International Airport project, a bold capital-intensive but necessary undertaking, despite the economic pain the pandemic has and still exacting, to position Anambra for future social and economic growth. WAP will be featuring series of stories on the ongoing Anambra International Cargo and Passenger Airport.  Below is one in the series from the current Anambra State Commissioner...

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Women’s AFCON Qualifiers Draw to Be Held on Monday

SoccerSportsWorld NewsWomen’s AFCON Qualifiers Draw to Be Held on Monday

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

ABUJA —  The draw for qualifiers for the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will be conducted on Monday in Cairo, Egypt. The draw will hold at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, tagged “Morocco 2022”, will pit the continent’s finest women’s football teams against each other next year. The competition is also a qualifier for the FIFA Women’s World Cup billed for Australia and...

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Nurses, Midwives in Uganda Go On Strike Over Payment

AfricaHealthLabourNurses, Midwives in Uganda Go On Strike Over Payment

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

KAMPALA — Nurses and midwives in Uganda on Thursday started their sit-down strike after they failed to reach a consensus with government overpayment of their lunch allowance. Justus Cherop Kiplangat, president of Uganda Nurses and Midwives Union, told Xinhua by telephone that only critical personnel were allowed to work in the emergency section and intensive care units. Kiplangat said the country’s President Yoweri Museveni on May 12, 2018 promised to increase the lunch allowance of...

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Ramadhan: Buhari Support Group Distributes 7,000 Bags of Rice in Adamawa

FoodNewsPovertyRamadhan: Buhari Support Group Distributes 7,000 Bags of Rice in Adamawa

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

YOLA —  A group, Buhari for All, has distributed 7, 200 bags of rice to underprivileged persons in Adamawa. The rice was distributed to some of the beneficiaries in Yola on Thursday by Alhaji Aminu Jaji, National Chairman of the group. Jaji said that the rice would be shared with indigent persons in all the 21 local government areas of Adamawa. “Today, the national body of  Buhari for All is presenting about 7,200 of 25 ...

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Refinery Rehabilitation: NNPC Tasks Contractor On Project Completion

BusinessNewsOil & GasRefinery Rehabilitation: NNPC Tasks Contractor On Project Completion

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

PORT HARCOURT — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)  has tasked the Contractor to rehabilitate the Port Harcourt Refineries Companies (PHRC) to ensure completion of the project at the estimated time frame. The Group Managing Director, Malam Mele Kyari disclosed this at the kick-off meeting of the Rehabilitation of PHRC, in Port Harcourt, on Thursday. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the meeting signified the take-off of the rehabilitation project. The PHRC operates two refineries;...

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ICT Experts Want FG to Leverage Microsoft Collaboration for Digital Penetration

National DevelopmentNewsScience & TechnologyICT Experts Want FG to Leverage Microsoft Collaboration for Digital Penetration

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

ABUJA — ICT experts have urged the Federal Government to effectively utilise the recent Microsoft collaboration to build strong foundations for a digital economy in Nigeria. Some of the experts said on Thursday, in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, that the collaboration should be well leveraged to ensure creativity, innovation, and digital penetration. The experts said that the company’s investments in Nigeria’s future would offer an immense opportunity to put...

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Kano Rugby Chairman Urges Sports Minister to Reinstate NRFF Board

NewsNigeriaSportsKano Rugby Chairman Urges Sports Minister to Reinstate NRFF Board

PilotnewsMay 5, 2021

KANO — The Chairman of the Kano State Rugby Association, Martins Crawford, has urged the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, to reinstate the dissolved Nigeria Rugby Football Federation (NRFF) board. Crawford made the call on Wednesday in Kano at a news conference, stressing that this would help to reverse the suspension of NRFF by Rugby Africa. He claimed that the dissolution of the federation’s board infringed on the provisions of the Constitution...

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Chelsea Whip Real Madrid to Reach Champions League Final

SoccerSportsChelsea Whip Real Madrid to Reach Champions League Final

PilotnewsMay 5, 2021

LONDON — Chelsea set up an all-England UEFA Champions League final against Manchester City on Wednesday with a 2-0 defeat of Real Madrid in London for a 3-1 aggregate victory. Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled the semi-final second leg match with a goal each. Werner headed in from almost on the goal-line after Germany team-mate Kai Havertz hit the bar and Chelsea spurned several chances before Mount secured a 2-0 victory. But, following last...

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OPINION: Measuring Boko Haram’s Impact on State Security Services

AfricaCrime & SecurityOpinionOPINION: Measuring Boko Haram’s Impact on State Security Services

PilotnewsMay 5, 2021

By John Campbell and Asch Harwood   The Nigerian state security apparatus has a long history of human rights violations. Most recently, the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a notorious Nigerian police unit, made international headlines for its brutality and a wave of massive protests calling for its disbandment—which were then quashed by security services in a horrifying massacre of peaceful protestors. In many instances, the military’s response to Boko Haram has been similarly heavy-handed and indiscriminate. Abuses have been...

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