Boat Operators Destroying Our Nets, Lagos Fishermen Cry Out

BusinessNewsNigeriaBoat Operators Destroying Our Nets, Lagos Fishermen Cry Out

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

A group of fishermen under the aegis of the Association of Badagry Fishermen (ABF) has cried out against alleged destructive activities of commercial boat operators on Lagos waterways. ABF Chairman, Sunday Ayedogbon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Badagry that the boat operators worked all nights on waterways in contravention of 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. as directed by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). Ayedogbon said that the illegal operating hours...

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FERMA Completes 2 Road Projects Appropriated to Kebbi in 2020 — Official

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaFERMA Completes 2 Road Projects Appropriated to Kebbi in 2020 — Official

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Federal Road Maintenance Agency (FERMA) in Kebbi has completed two road projects out of three appropriated to the state in 2020, the agency’s Maintenance Engineer, Mr. Rilwanu Usman, has said. Usman told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in an interview, in Birnin Kebbi, on Tuesday, that the projects were completed in view of their economic and agricultural importance to the people of the state. “The works completed are Malando- Ngaski – Warra Road,...

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COVID-19: NIS Urges Travellers to Comply With Clearance Procedures at Airports

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaTravelCOVID-19: NIS Urges Travellers to Comply With Clearance Procedures at Airports

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has appealed to travellers to comply with the clearance procedures at the airports to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. The appeal was contained in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by NIS Public Relations Officer, Mr. Sunday James. The statement stated that NIS Comptroller-General,  Mr. Muhammad Babandede, commended the Comptroller of Immigration at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, Sadat Hassan, for doing a “wonderful job’’. It stated that...

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We Don’t Demand Payment for Pre-paid Meters, EEDC Warns South-East Residents

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerWe Don’t Demand Payment for Pre-paid Meters, EEDC Warns South-East Residents

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has warned residents in the South-East against some people, claiming to be representatives of the company and demanding payment to provide pre-paid meters. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, who gave the warning in a statement, on Tuesday, in Enugu, said that the conmen usually asked unsuspecting members of the public to make payment for meter into a personal bank account, number 0813317416, domiciled in a...

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FG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

BusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationFG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)...

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Release of Nigerian School Boys: Questions and Hypotheses

ColumnsCrime & SecurityNigeriaOpinionRelease of Nigerian School Boys: Questions and Hypotheses

PilotnewsDecember 21, 2020

By John Campbell ____ The freeing of perhaps 344 boys kidnapped from a boarding school at Kankara in Katsina state is unalloyed good news. However, the foiled attempt to kidnap another eighty school children, at Dandume in the same state a few days later on December 19, highlights the iniquitousness of criminal gang activity. As for the now-freed Kankara victims, many questions remain. Just how many were kidnapped, how many escaped, how many were released, and how many (if any)...

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Eastern Security Network and the Southeast Question

NewsNigeriaOpinionEastern Security Network and the Southeast Question

PilotnewsDecember 21, 2020

The undisputed fact, however, remains that the Southeast needs an urgent regional internal security outfit. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu There has been continued debate on the newly formed and unveiled Eastern Security Network –ESN- outfit for the old Eastern Region’s security, by the Indigenous People of Biafra- IPOB. The propriety of the establishment has been put into question by many Nigerians. While as many justify the formation of the group yet, the setup as a non-state actor...

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India’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 10 million

CoronavirusWorld NewsIndia’s COVID-19 Tally Surpasses 10 million

PilotnewsDecember 20, 2020

India’s COVID-19 tally surpassed 10 million on Saturday, reaching 10,004,599 as 25,152 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours, said the latest data from the federal health ministry. According to the data, the death toll mounted to 145,136 as 347 COVID-19 patients have died since Friday morning. There are still 308,751 active cases in the country, while 9,550,712 people have been discharged so far from hospitals after medical treatment. Meanwhile, the federal government...

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Enugu Government Holds Carol of 9 Lessons

LifestyleNewsReligionEnugu Government Holds Carol of 9 Lessons

PilotnewsDecember 20, 2020

The Enugu State Government celebrated the festival of songs of nine lessons and carol late on Friday, with prominent citizens of the state and community leaders attending. The event was staged to mark the Christmas season. The festival, held at the Government House, saw Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi taking the first lesson with the massage centering on “The Creation of Man’’. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent at the event reported that each reading was...

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AfCFTA: Commonwealth to Strengthen Capacity of African Countries Export

EconomyMarketsWest AfricaAfCFTA: Commonwealth to Strengthen Capacity of African Countries Export

PilotnewsDecember 20, 2020

The Commonwealth has reiterated its commitment to work with African countries to deepen export capacity and, particularly, take advantage of trading opportunities like the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth, stated this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. She explained that the Commonwealth Secretariat had been working with the 19 African member states to strengthen their institutional capacity and develop trade...

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