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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Over 8,000 Passengers Access e-ticketing on Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line

BusinessNewsNigeriaTravelOver 8,000 Passengers Access e-ticketing on Abuja-Kaduna Rail Line

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

More than 8,000 passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna train route have accessed the Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC) e-ticketing platform three days after its test running. A statement by Taiye Elebiyo-Edeni, Media Assistant to Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, said the Federal Government on Wednesday announced the commencement of the test run. She said that e-ticketing on the route would also officially begin on Jan. 20. Elebiyo-Edeni said that on the first day of the test booking,...

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,598 New Infections, 7 Deaths

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Reports 1,598 New Infections, 7 Deaths

PilotnewsJanuary 17, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Saturday reported 1,598 new cases of COVID-19 with seven deaths. The NCDC, on its official Twitter handle, said the total infection in the country is now 108,943 with 22,156 active cases and 1,420 fatalities. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,147, 523 people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on Feb. 27, 2020. Nigeria’s public health institute said...

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