Buhari Participates in Virtual ECOWAS 58th Ordinary Session

ECOWASForeign PolicyNewsBuhari Participates in Virtual ECOWAS 58th Ordinary Session

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

ABUJA — President Muhammadu Buhari is currently participating in the 58th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the meeting started at about 11.00am with some cabinet members. They include the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama, Interior, Ra’uf Aregbeshola and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari. Others...

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PGA Set to Organise IPE Training Programme for Nigerian Pro Golfers

NewsNigeriaSportsPGA Set to Organise IPE Training Programme for Nigerian Pro Golfers

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

ABUJA — The Professional Golfers Association (PGA) is set to organise an Initial Professional Education (IPE) training programme for both male and female PGA pros in the country. Mr. Samson Lawal, the Director, PGA of Nigeria made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview on Saturday. Lawal said that the aim of the programme was to keep its members abreast with international standards in the discharge of their duties with...

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Contention over recent election of President General tears Ohaneze apart

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsContention over recent election of President General tears Ohaneze apart

PilotnewsJanuary 23, 2021

“The criticisms, resistance, anger, dismissal, and the stigma attributed to governors Uzodimma and Umahi has now been duly extended to Amb. Obiozor, ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Since the election of Prof. George Obiozor as President General of Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo on Sunday 10th January 2021, there has been increasing level of fireworks in opposition to his election. Not only that while the election that produced Prof. Obiozor was going on in Owerri as agreed by the meeting...

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Number of Out-of-School Children Reduces to 6.9m – Minister

EducationNewsNigeriaNumber of Out-of-School Children Reduces to 6.9m – Minister

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said that the number of out-of-school children has reduced from 10.1million in 2019 to 6.95 million in 2020. Adamu, who spoke at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said that the reduction was through the Federal Government’s Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) initiative. The minister said that BESDA initiative in 17 states had been responsible for an additional enrolment of 1,053,422 children He...

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Anambra Govt Shuts Private Schools for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaAnambra Govt Shuts Private Schools for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

The Anambra Government on Thursday announced the closure and withdrawal of approval of Royal Ambassador’s Schools in Onitsha, for flouting the resumption directives and COVID-19 prevention protocols. Dr. Christy Obiano, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, said in a statement in Awka, that the closure would serve as a deterrent. The state government had earlier in a statement allowed only proprietors and teachers to resume on Jan.18, and take two weeks to put all COVID-19...

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Buhari Inaugurates National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre in Lagos

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasBuhari Inaugurates National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre in Lagos

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday inaugurated the National Oil and Gas Excellence Centre (NOGEC) Lagos, aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s position as a regional leader in the oil and gas industry. Buhari said the establishment of NOGEC, situated at the Lagos Annex of the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), would enhance safety, value and cost efficiency in Nigeria’s petroleum sector. He said: “NOGEC aligns with the administration’s commitment to fostering stability, growth and sustainability of the...

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Buhari Directs Strict Compliance With Payment of Taxes by Foreign, Local Companies

BusinessNewsNigeriaTaxationBuhari Directs Strict Compliance With Payment of Taxes by Foreign, Local Companies

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance with tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria. The president, who gave the directive at the virtual First National Tax Dialogue held at the Conference Hall of the State House, Abuja, also stressed the need for the deployment of more digital platforms and seamless connections. The president ordered all government...

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Atiku Urges President Biden to Strengthen U.S.-Nigeria Ties

Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited StatesAtiku Urges President Biden to Strengthen U.S.-Nigeria Ties

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the new President of the United States, Joe Biden,  and Vice-President Kamala Harris, urging the new administration to strengthen U.S.-Nigeria ties. Abubakar in a statement signed by him on Thursday in Abuja, urged Biden to assist Nigeria in winning the war against insurgency. “I also look forward to the removal of every travel restriction on Nigerian citizens, in keeping with the good relations that has existed between our two...

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19 of 3,628 Traders Decries Soaring Prices Of Foodstuff In Lau Market, Taraba State

BusinessFoodNewsNigeria19 of 3,628 Traders Decries Soaring Prices Of Foodstuff In Lau Market, Taraba State

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

Traders transacting business in farm produce in Lau main Market, headquarters of Lau Local Government council of Taraba State have decried the increase of prices of foodstuffs despite the agrarian nature of the area. Findings in the market show that a bag of Maize which was sold at ten thousand naira (N10, 000) a few months ago now attracts eighteen thousand naira (N18, 000), a bag of Guinea-corn is sold for sixteen thousand naira (N16,...

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Buhari Re-appoints Hadiza Bala Usman as NPA MD, Approves Board Members for NPA, TCN

NewsNigeriaBuhari Re-appoints Hadiza Bala Usman as NPA MD, Approves Board Members for NPA, TCN

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Hadiza Bala Usman as Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for another five-year tenure. Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Thursday, revealed that the president also approved the reconstitution of the Non-Executive Board of the NPA, with Mr. Emmanuel Olajide Adesoye (from South-west zone), as Chairman. Other members of the Board are Ekenyem Nwafor-Orizu (South-east zone), Akinwunmi...

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