Nestle Awards Scholarships to 23 Students, Undergraduates in Abuja

EducationNewsPhilanthropyNestle Awards Scholarships to 23 Students, Undergraduates in Abuja

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

Nestle Nigeria Plc has awarded full scholarships to three university undergraduates and 20 senior secondary students in Abuja, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The scholarships were announced to the students and undergraduates on Thursday by a delegation of Nestle Nigeria, led by Ms. Victoria Uwadoka, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs Manager, at the Abaji Area Council Secretariat. Uwadoka said the gesture was part of the company’s CSR in its area of operation,...

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Economists Applaud CBN’s 11% Lending Rate to Banks

EconomyMoneyNewsNigeriaEconomists Applaud CBN’s 11% Lending Rate to Banks

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

Economists said on Friday in Lagos that the decision by the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the CBN to retain Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) at 11.5 per cent alongside other parameters was expected. MPR is the interest rate at which CBN lends to commercial banks. It is the benchmark against which other lending rates in the economy are pegged. It is usually used as an instrument to moderate inflation in the economy. The experts told...

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N/East Governors Demand More FG Projects in 2021

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaN/East Governors Demand More FG Projects in 2021

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

The Northeast Governors Forum has called for execution of more Federal Government capital projects in 2021 to ensure rapid development of the region. The forum expressed disappointment over the provision of N45.32 billion for capital projects in the region by the Federal Government budget for 2021. The governors made the appeal in a communiqué issued at the end of the Third Meeting of the forum on Friday in Yola. They noted that despite the challenges...

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UPDATES: NCDC Records 169 New Infections, Total Now 66,974

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATES: NCDC Records 169 New Infections, Total Now 66,974

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 169 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified website on Thursday. The agency said that the latest infections brought the total number of cases in the country to 66,974. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Nigeria had tested 756,237 persons since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was announced on Feb. 27. The public...

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Ministry Shifts National Sports Festival to January

SportsWellnessMinistry Shifts National Sports Festival to January

PilotnewsNovember 27, 2020

The National Sports Festival (NSF) earlier slated for Benin from Dec. 3 to Dec.13, has been rescheduled to hold at the same venue from Jan.3 to Jan.17, 2021, an official has said. The festival tagged Edo 2020, was initially slated for March, but had to be postponed to December due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. Mr John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser on Media to the Minister of Youth and Development, told the News Agency of Nigeria...

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Unmasking the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Police Brutality: Will There be Justice for Victims?

ColumnsLaw & JusticeNigeriaOpinionUnmasking the Judicial Panels of Inquiry on Police Brutality: Will There be Justice for Victims?

PilotnewsNovember 24, 2020

At this stage, it is my considered opinion that no officer of the police force is likely going to be punished for abusing or brutalizing citizens.  ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The ongoing hearing on police brutality at the various states of the federation is nothing profound or in the least, significant, for the simple reason that it is increasing difficult to exonerate Nigeria from various forms of violations suffered by its citizens. Much so to the extent...

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UK Parliament to Debate Petition Against Nigerian Government on Monday

Law & JusticeNewsUK Parliament to Debate Petition Against Nigerian Government on Monday

PilotnewsNovember 23, 2020

The United Kingdom Parliament is set to debate a petition seeking sanctions against the Nigerian Government and the Police Force over alleged human rights violations during the #EndSARS protests on Monday. The UK Parliament disclosed this on its website, adding that the debate would be led by Theresa Villiers at the Westminster Hall, between 6:00pm and 7:30pm. In the debate pack titled, ‘E-petition 554150, relating to Nigeria and the sanctions regime’, the shooting of unarmed...

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Sixty Students, Twelve Teachers Trains On Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics In Adamawa

EducationNewsNigeriaSixty Students, Twelve Teachers Trains On Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics In Adamawa

PilotnewsNovember 22, 2020

The National Mathematical Centre Abuja and Sustainable Development Goals have trained sixty (60) students and twelve (12) teachers on Abacus Mental Arithmetic/Mathematics in Adamawa State. Participants were selected from Government Day Junior Secondary School Ladi Atiku, Jimeta and Government Day Junior Secondary School Yola town and drilled for two weeks. The training was designed to improve teachers’ and students’ knowledge of Mental Arithmetic with the use of Abacus, expose them to gain more knowledge on...

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Mali’s Amadou Touré and the Conundrum of African Leadership

ColumnsOpinionPoliticsWest AfricaMali’s Amadou Touré and the Conundrum of African Leadership

PilotnewsNovember 21, 2020

Amadou Touré, coup maker, coup victim, military ruler, and eventually civilian chief of state in Mali, died last week in Istanbul at the age of seventy-two. Touré dominated Mali’s governance for some twenty years and, in death, is being praised as a “soldier of democracy.” Following his successful 1991 coup against Moussa Traoré, military ruler for thirteen years, Touré orchestrated a transition to elections and civilian government. In 2002 he was elected president and, in 2007, reelected....

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Undergraduates Drag ASUU to Court Over Strike, Demand N10bn Compensation

EducationNewsUndergraduates Drag ASUU to Court Over Strike, Demand N10bn Compensation

PilotnewsNovember 21, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Law Students Association of Nigeria has dragged the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), before the Federal High Court Abuja, challenging what it described as the incessant strikes of the union. In the suit which was filed at the court on Friday, the association is seeking an order to compel ASUU to return to the classroom as well as an order of perpetual injunction to restrain  ASUU  from embarking on...

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