NTDC Seeks NAN Partnership to Promote Tourism

NewsNigeriaTourismNTDC Seeks NAN Partnership to Promote Tourism

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  The Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) on Wednesday solicited an enduring partnership with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to promote the growth of the tourism sector in Nigeria. Speaking when he paid a courtesy visit to the editorial management of NAN in Abuja, the Director-General of the NTDC, Mr. Folorunsho Coker, said that he needed to collaborate with NAN to drive the vision of the NTDC as laid out by the Federal...

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Shasha Market Violence: Humanitarian Affairs Minister Urges Nigerians to Learn to Coexist Peacefully

NewsNigeriaPeopleShasha Market Violence: Humanitarian Affairs Minister Urges Nigerians to Learn to Coexist Peacefully

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has urged Nigerians to learn to coexist peacefully. In a statement on Thursday in Abuja, signed by the deputy director of information, Mrs. Rhoda Iliya, Farouq expressed sadness over the avoidable ethnic violence in Shasha Market in Ibadan, Oyo State. She sympathised with the victims and families of those affected by the crisis. ”In a community where different ethnic groups co-exist, ...

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Comedian ‘Mr. Jollof’ Urges Nigerians, Africans to Appreciate Kids Given to Them by God

NewsNigeriaComedian ‘Mr. Jollof’ Urges Nigerians, Africans to Appreciate Kids Given to Them by God

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA — A Nigerian comedian Freedom Atsepoyi, popularly known as ‘Mr. Jollof’, has urged Nigerians, Africans to appreciate the kids God blessed them with regardless of gender, as he thanked Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala for her recent achievement. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that on Feb. 15, Okonjo-Iweala was appointed as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Her term would begin on Mar. 1, 2021, when she would become the first woman and the...

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Kagara School Abduction: Gov Bello of Niger Briefs President Buhari

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaKagara School Abduction: Gov Bello of Niger Briefs President Buhari

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday evening, met behind closed doors with Gov. Abubakar Bello of Niger, at the State House, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was not made known to newsmen as at the time of filing this report. NAN, however, gathered that the governor was in the State House to update the president on the security situation in his state where some staff...

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Scheme Develops Roadmap for e-NHIS to Achieve UCH – Executive Secretary

HealthNewsNigeriaScheme Develops Roadmap for e-NHIS to Achieve UCH – Executive Secretary

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has developed a roadmap for electronic NHIS (e-NHIS) that will help to achieve Universal Health Coverage (UHC), its Executive Secretary, Prof. Mohammed Sambo, said. He disclosed this when he visited the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Mr. Buki Ponle, on Wednesday in Abuja. Sambo, who said that the scheme had been working toward reforming its activities, noted that part of which was the digitalisation...

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Kagara Abduction: Humanitarian Minister Appeals for Safe Return of Students

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaKagara Abduction: Humanitarian Minister Appeals for Safe Return of Students

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA —  Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has appealed for the release and safe return of 27 students of the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State. Farouq, who made the call in a statement issued by her media aide Nneka Anibeze, condemned the abduction in its entirety and prayed for the immediate and safe return of the students. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the...

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No Plans to Increase Petrol Price -NNPC Assures Organised Labour, Others

BusinessLabourNewsNigeriaNo Plans to Increase Petrol Price -NNPC Assures Organised Labour, Others

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) has assured Organised labour and Nigerians that there will be no increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as Petrol in the month of February. The corporation gave the assurance in a statement signed by its spokesman Dr Kennie Obateru in Abuja, on Thursday. “In spite of the rise in the price of crude oil in the international market, NNPC has ruled out...

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Beating Ibom Angels 1-0 Wasn’t Easy for Us, Sunshine Queens Say

SoccerSportsBeating Ibom Angels 1-0 Wasn’t Easy for Us, Sunshine Queens Say

PilotnewsFebruary 18, 2021

AKURE —  Niyi John, the First Assistant Coach of Sunshine Queens Football Club of Akure, says his players deserve a lot of praise for beating visiting Ibom Angels FC of Uyo on Wednesday. “My players did well and deserve praise for holding on to win the game,” John said during the game’s post-match conference. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sunshine Queens had beaten Ibom Angels 1-0 in a Match Day 6 fixture...

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Davido Named One of the Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine

Arts & CultureEntertainmentMusicDavido Named One of the Most Influential People in the World by TIME Magazine

PilotnewsFebruary 17, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian superstar, Davido hit another milestone as he was named one of the next 100 most influential people in the world for 2021 by Time Magazine. Davido in his reaction wrote on his social media platforms: ‘Proud to be included in the inaugural #TIME100Next list”. Meanwhile, the excerpt for the selection of Davido was written by Nigerian rapper and BBNaija Lockdown season 5 winner Laycon, according to the magazine. It reads, “Davido...

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala: A Well-Qualified New Leader for the WTO

EssayWorldWorld NewsNgozi Okonjo-Iweala: A Well-Qualified New Leader for the WTO

PilotnewsFebruary 17, 2021

by John Campbell Culled from The Council on Foreign Relations When Robert Azevedo stepped down last year from the post of director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), the trade body’s top leadership position, former Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala quickly became the universal favorite to land the job—except for among members of the Trump administration. Because the WTO operates on the basis of consensus, the Trump administration’s opposition effectively vetoed her in favor of the current South Korean Trade...

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