Jubilation in Seme as FG Reopens 4 Land Borders

BusinessNational SecurityNewsNigeriaJubilation in Seme as FG Reopens 4 Land Borders

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

There was jubilation in Seme, near Badagry, Lagos State, on Wednesday as Federal Government ordered the reopening of four land borders across the country. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, announced the immediate reopening of four land borders after the Federal Executive Council meeting held virtually in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Federal Government had on Aug. 21, 2019, ordered the closure of ...

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NASS Legislative Aids Suspend Protest Over Salary Arrears

LabourNewsNigeriaPoliticsNASS Legislative Aids Suspend Protest Over Salary Arrears

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

The National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASSlAF) has suspended its planned protest over non payment of salary areas. NASSLAF said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. It said that the suspension followed assurances by the management of the National Assembly that the arrears will be paid before the end of 2020. ” We will not hesitate to take up the gauntlet if the arrears are not paid on or before Dec. 21, as...

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Anambra Loses N3bn to Fake Revenue Collectors in 3yrs

CorruptionEconomyNewsNigeriaAnambra Loses N3bn to Fake Revenue Collectors in 3yrs

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

The Onitsha Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (ONICCIMA) has lost over three billion naira to illegal revenue collectors within Onitsha and its environs in three years. ONICCIMA President, Mr Chris Ukachukwu, said this at a news conference on Wednesday in Onitsha. Ukachukwu said that another N100 million was indirectly lost through the activities of the miscreants. Ukachukwu lamented that the activities of the illegal toll collectors had contributed to the diminishing business fortunes...

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Buhari Approves Immediate Reopening of 4 Land Borders

EconomyNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Approves Immediate Reopening of 4 Land Borders

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate reopening of four land borders. Hajia, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The virtual FEC was presided over by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Buhari, who is on a private visit to Kastina State, joined the virtual meeting from his hometown, Daura. Ahmed listed the...

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BREAKING: Alleged Money Laundering, Appeal Court Nullifies Metuh’s Conviction, Orders Fresh Trial

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Alleged Money Laundering, Appeal Court Nullifies Metuh’s Conviction, Orders Fresh Trial

PilotnewsDecember 16, 2020

The Court of Appeal on Wednesday nullified the conviction of a former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, Olisa Metuh. This was based on the grounds of bias allegedly exhibited by the trial judge who sentenced him to seven years’ imprisonment for money laundering charges in February 2020. The three-member panel led by Justice Stephen Adah ordered a retrial of the case. Justice Adah who read the lead judgment ordered that the case...

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What Nigeria Intends to Benefit From Border Closure?

EconomyFoodNigeriaSpecial ReportWhat Nigeria Intends to Benefit From Border Closure?

PilotnewsDecember 14, 2020

By Abba Dukawa, Contributing Reporter _____ Nigeria has not sufficiently improved its capacity toward attaining self food reliance, almost two years since  Buhari’s  administration ordered the closure of  Nigeria’s land borders. The policy of shutting it border is to achieved food security, curtail the importation of drugs and proliferation of small arms which threaten the country security. Unfortunately, the shutting of land borders has failed to stop the flow of arms into the country. Insurgents,...

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Gunmen Murder PDP Chieftain in Oyo State – Police

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsGunmen Murder PDP Chieftain in Oyo State – Police

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Police have confirmed the murder of Dr Fatai Aborode, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, by unknown gunmen. Aborode was allegedly killed in his farm along Apodun road, Igangan in Ibarapa North Local Government Area of the state on Friday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Olugbenga Fadeyi, confirmed the incident in a text message sent to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday...

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Orji Kalu Condoles With Nsofor Family Over Envoy’s Demise

NewsNigeriaOrji Kalu Condoles With Nsofor Family Over Envoy’s Demise

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu, has commiserated with people and government of Imo over the passing of Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States of America, Amb. Sylvanus Nsofor. In a condolence message on Saturday in Abuja, the former governor of Abia noted that the late Judge played key roles in nation-building in various capacities. Kalu described the deceased as upright, courageous and fair in his professional endeavours. He urged family members,...

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Coronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

AfricaCoronavirusNewsCoronavirus: Africa’s Efforts to Obtain Vaccine Funding Promising – Africa CDC

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The African Union’s Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the prospects for receiving funding for the purchase of the coronavirus vaccines is promising after the World Bank pledged US$12 billion to the joint venture. Africa CDC Director, John Nkengasong, said on Thursday the negotiations with several major financiers has been continuing and had become most urgent because of the fears of a second wave infections spree. The African Import and Export Bank...

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DRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

AfricaLaw & JusticeNewsDRC Ratifies Protocol Establishing African Union Rights Court

PilotnewsDecember 12, 2020

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deposited its instrument of ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the Court announced on Friday at the African Union Headquarters. The instrument was deposited in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 8 December 2020, the Court said in a statement. DRC’s ratification of the protocol, meaning its passing of laws recognising...

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