Next Big Leap’: Netflix to Offer 41 New Shows to Lure Indian Viewers

BusinessFilm & TVIndiaNext Big Leap’: Netflix to Offer 41 New Shows to Lure Indian Viewers

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

MUMBAI, INDIA —  Netflix said on Wednesday it would release 41 shows and films in India this year, calling the move its “next big leap” in the world’s second-most populous nation where video streaming services have become more popular. India, with its 1.3 billion people, is a vast and valuable market for the U.S. streaming service and its rivals Amazon’s Prime Video and Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ Hotstar. The platforms, which are all offering an...

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EU Commissioner Warns of a Social Crisis After Pandemic

CoronavirusEuropeEU Commissioner Warns of a Social Crisis After Pandemic

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s commissioner for jobs and social rights, Nicolas Schmit, has warned of a potential social crisis after the coronavirus pandemic. Although there has been no dramatic increase in unemployment figures so far, the prospects for young people, in particular, are not rosy, Schmit pointed out in an interview with dpa. He noted that a policy was needed to ensure that the people do not slide into a new social crisis after...

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India Shuts Down Taj Mahal, Evacuates Tourists Over Bomb Threat

AsiaNational SecurityNewsIndia Shuts Down Taj Mahal, Evacuates Tourists Over Bomb Threat

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

NEW DELHI — Indian authorities on Thursday shut down the Taj Mahal and evacuated tourists after police received a phone call about a bomb at India’s iconic monument. The police stopped entry to the monument and bomb detection squads were conducting checks of the premises after the call was received in the morning, area police chief, Rajeev Kumar Singh said. “The caller said he will blow up the monument. We have not found anything so far...

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U.S. Wants to Bring New Momentum to Afghan Peace Process -Envoy

Foreign PolicyUnited StatesU.S. Wants to Bring New Momentum to Afghan Peace Process -Envoy

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

KABUL — The United States wants to accelerate the peace process in Afghanistan by focusing on diplomacy and garnering wider international support, the U.S. embassy in Kabul said on Thursday. U.S. envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, discussed various options to take the peace process forward with Afghan leaders, the embassy said in a statement as he concluded a three-day visit to Kabul. According to local media reports, Khalilzad has suggested an international conference on Afghanistan in which the...

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Post COVID-19 Template, Recipe For Sports’ Revival — Promoter

BusinessEntertainmentSportsPost COVID-19 Template, Recipe For Sports’ Revival — Promoter

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

BENIN — Christopher Ojo, sports promoter and sponsor of the 10km Annual Owan Marathon Race, says design of a post-COVID-19 template is the needed recipe for sports revival in the country. Ojo, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Benin, said the template would include strategies for gradual recovery of sporting events from impact of the pandemic. He noted that due to the huge impact of the pandemic on sports...

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Digital Skills Will Promote Transparency, Accountability – ICT Boss

EducationTechnologyDigital Skills Will Promote Transparency, Accountability – ICT Boss

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

KADUNA – An Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firm, Ihifix Technologies, says digital skills will ensure transparency and accountability in service delivery. Ihifix Team Lead in Kaduna State, Mr. Emmanuel Adikpe, stated this on the sideline of the ongoing six-week training of public servants on digital skills in Kaduna. Adikpe told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that entrenching ICT in governance would significantly strengthen transparency and accountability and restore public trust. According to him,...

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MOMAN Says Dangote Refinery Will Be Extremely Beneficial to Nigeria

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasMOMAN Says Dangote Refinery Will Be Extremely Beneficial to Nigeria

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

LAGOS —  The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) says the 650,000 BPD Dangote Refinery in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos will be extremely beneficial to Nigeria when it begins production. MOMAN however, advised the Federal Government against preventing marketers from importing refined petroleum products when the refinery and others come on stream in order to create an open market for the sector. Mr. Clement Isong, Executive Secretary, MOMAN, made this known while speaking with the...

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PDP Optimistic of Victory in Delta LG Poll

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Optimistic of Victory in Delta LG Poll

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

ASABA — The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism of a landslide victory at the March 6 Delta local government councils poll. Dr. Ifeanyi Osuoza, the state PDP Publicity Secretary, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Asaba on Wednesday. “The PDP is fully confident of achieving a landslide victory in the March 6 council poll. “We have campaigned vigorously and comprehensively with visible and verifiable achievements in...

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass 3.91m – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Pass 3.91m – Africa CDC

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

Addis Ababa —  The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa has reached 3.91 million as of Wednesday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), said. The Africa CDC, the specialised healthcare agency of the 55-member African Union (AU), said the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 104,382, while some 3.50 million patients across the continent have recovered from the disease. The Africa CDC noted that the most affected countries...

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Gov. Zulum Urges FG to Seek External Support to End Insurgency

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaGov. Zulum Urges FG to Seek External Support to End Insurgency

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

BAUCHI — Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno has called on the federal government to seek external support from neighbouring countries, in order to end insurgencies in Nigeria. Zulum, who is also the Chairman North-East Governors’ Forum, made the call in Bauchi, on Wednesday, at the commencement of the ‘4th North-East Governors’ Forum meeting’. He lamented the high rate of insurgency, especially, in the Northeastern part of the country, and called on the new Service Chiefs...

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