APC Clears Kano State LG poll

Local GovernmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Clears Kano State LG poll

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship seats at Saturday’s Kano State local government councils poll. Prof. Ibrahim Garba-Sheka, Chairman of the State Independent Electoral Commission disclosed this while announcing the results of the election on Sunday in Kano. Garba-Sheka said that candidates of the APC emerged winners of the 44 chairmanship and 484 councillorship positions in the election. “The total votes scored by the candidates is 2,530.577...

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NNPC Records ₦28.38bn Trading Surplus in Sept. – Report

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Records ₦28.38bn Trading Surplus in Sept. – Report

PilotnewsJanuary 18, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation  (NNPC) says it recorded a trading surplus of ₦28.38 billion in September 2020. The Corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operation Report (MFOR)  for the month of September, released in Abuja, on Sunday. It said that the amount was slightly lower than the ₦29.60 billion surplus in August 2020. The marginal reduction in surplus, according to the report, was as a result of lower contribution from the Nigerian...

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We Are Not Currently Recruiting, EFCC Warns, Disclaims Fake Recruitment Letter, Portal

Crime & SecurityLabourNewsNigeriaWe Are Not Currently Recruiting, EFCC Warns, Disclaims Fake Recruitment Letter, Portal

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has alerted the public to be aware of a fake recruitment form, circulating on social media, warning that the commission was currently not recruiting. “Scammers bent on defrauding hapless job seekers, have been active in the social media, providing link for unsuspecting members of the public seeking employment into the commission,” Wilson Uwujaren, EFCC spokesman, said in a statement issued on Saturday, in Ilorin. A press release he...

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COVID-19: Lagos Govt. Extends Work-from-Home Order to Feb. 1

CoronavirusLabourNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Lagos Govt. Extends Work-from-Home Order to Feb. 1

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The Lagos State Government has further extended the work-from-home order to all state public servants on Grade Levels 14 and below from Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 to Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu gave the directive in a circular signed by the Head of Service, Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola, in Lagos on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the circular was issued to members of the State Executive Council and all heads...

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Military Destroys Terrorists’ Training Camp, Storage facility in Borno

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Destroys Terrorists’ Training Camp, Storage facility in Borno

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a Boko Haram terrorists’ training camp with a suspected ammunition depot at Nuwar in Bama Local Government Area of Borno, Defence Headquarters says. The Coordinator, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja. Enenche said the air raids were executed Thursday after intelligence reports indicated that the cluster of huts and other structures in the settlement were being used...

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Police Quell Aguleri, Umueri Renewed Crisis in Anambra — Official

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Quell Aguleri, Umueri Renewed Crisis in Anambra — Official

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The Police Command in Anambra on Saturday said it had quelled a renewed crisis between neighbouring communities of Aguleri and Umueri in Anambra East LGA. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, CSP Haruna Mohammed, who said this in a statement in Awka, the state capital, however, noted that no loss of lives or injury was reported. He said, however, that one building, four vehicles and two motorcycles were set ablaze by the warring...

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Minister Approves Use of 20 Centres for NIN Enrolment in FCT — Official

NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationMinister Approves Use of 20 Centres for NIN Enrolment in FCT — Official

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isah Ali Pantami, has approved the activation of 20 NIN enrolment centres within the FCT, to make the process easier, beginning from Jan. 18, Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Head, Corporate Communications of NIMC, Abuja, has said. A statement he issued, on Saturday, said in the same vein, the minister had approved the closure of enrolment activities at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office. “Members of the public, residents,...

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Mali Beat Burkina Faso for Good Start at CHAN

AfricaSoccerSportsMali Beat Burkina Faso for Good Start at CHAN

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

Mali kicked off their 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) campaign with a hard-fought 1-0 win over a tough Burkina Faso side in Cameroon on Saturday. The Eagles won the West African clash in Group A thanks to an amazing 70th minute header by enterprising left-back Siaka Bagayoko at the Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde. The defender, who plays for local giants Djoliba but previously featured for CS Sfaxien in Tunisia, settled the tie via an...

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Leicester City Go Second in EPL After Beating Southampton

EuropeSoccerSportsLeicester City Go Second in EPL After Beating Southampton

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

Leicester City beat Southampton 2-0 on Saturday to go second in the ongoing 2020/2021 English Premier League (EPL). James Maddison and Harvey Barnes scored the goals to lift Leicester City to within one point of Manchester United, who play at third-placed Liverpool on Sunday. Brighton and West Brom both picked up vital wins in their fight for survival Saturday while Chelsea and West Ham moved up the table with wins in the day’s other matches....

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FG Reaffirms Partnership With Canada on Human Right Protection

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaFG Reaffirms Partnership With Canada on Human Right Protection

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The Federal Government has reiterated its commitment to the protection of human rights, peace and unity in Nigeria and Africa. Minister of Police Affairs, Alhaji Mohammad Dingyadi, disclosed this in a statement by Mr. Odutayo Oluseyi, the Head of Press and Public Relations in the ministry on Saturday in Abuja. The minister made his known when he received the Canadian Acting High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr. Nicholas Simard during a courtesy visit. Dingyadi said the...

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