FEC Approves 1.6bn for e-Government Procurement Platform to Check Corruption

CorruptionNewsNigeriaFEC Approves 1.6bn for e-Government Procurement Platform to Check Corruption

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N1.6 billion for the establishment of e-Government Procurement Platform to address corrupt practices in the government’s procurement system. The Director-General, Bureau of Public Enterprises, Mamman Ahmadu, said the new platform would help eliminate corruption as well as enhance the country’s procurement process. He said: “Today, BPP presented a memo on e-government procurement. E-government procurement has the potential of improving the procurement...

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Nigerian (and American) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Finalist for WTO Director General

ColumnsOpinionWorld NewsNigerian (and American) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Finalist for WTO Director General

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The two finalists for the position of director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO) are Yoo Myung-hee, Republic of Korea, and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian and (since 2019) an American citizen. The media is portraying Yoo Myung-hee as an international trade specialist and a WTO insider, while Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala describes herself as a WTO outsider; she combines, however, exceptional political and diplomatic experience with her economic training and subsequent career. She has been twice Nigeria’s finance...

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No Protester Was Arrested in Abuja — CP

NewsNigeriaNo Protester Was Arrested in Abuja — CP

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Bala Ciroma, says no EndSARS protester was arrested in Abuja. Ciroma spoke on Wednesday in Abuja in reaction to the protest that paralysed activities in the nation’s capital. He also said that no casualty was recorded, but noted that five vehicles were vandalised during protest. “At the beginning, there were convergence of protesters at Berger Roundabout. “Later, we discovered that the...

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EndSARS: I-G Hosts Davido, Promises to Investigate All Videos of Brutality

EntertainmentLaw & JusticeNewsEndSARS: I-G Hosts Davido, Promises to Investigate All Videos of Brutality

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Mohammed Adamu, has pledged to investigate all videos of police brutality against Nigerians to ascertain their authenticity and ensure that officers found wanting were punished. Adamu made the pledge on Monday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by a popular Nigerian singer, David Adeleke, also known as Davido. He said investigation of videos in circulation became necessary because of the issue of fake videos seen on social media...

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PDP to Make Position Known on Ondo Election in Due Course – Ologbondiyan

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP to Make Position Known on Ondo Election in Due Course – Ologbondiyan

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday said it would make its official position on the outcome of the just concluded Ondo state governorship election in due course. The party National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, disclosed this at a press conference on Monday in Abuja. Ologbondiyan, however, called on President Muhammadu Buhari to take steps to accelerate the amendment of the Electoral Act, which was stalled. The President did not assent to the amended Electoral Act...

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FG Trains Youths, Women, to Combat Desertification

EnvironmentJobsNewsNigeriaFG Trains Youths, Women, to Combat Desertification

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Federal Government has put in place skill acquisition and entrepreneurship training, for youths and women to combat desertification and improve livelihood of communities affected by it. A statement signed by Mrs Pauline Sule, Head, Press and Public Relations, National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW) in Abuja on Monday, said the programme is carried out by the agency. The statement said this became necessary following the devastating effects of desertification and land degradation...

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Chinese Embassy Pledges Increased Education Cooperation With Nigeria

ChinaEducationNewsNigeriaChinese Embassy Pledges Increased Education Cooperation With Nigeria

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China has pledged to promote education exchange and cooperation between China and Nigeria, saying that this has always been its top priority. Mr Zhao Yong, Deputy Ambassador of the Chinese Embassy in Abuja, made this known on Monday during the presentation ceremony of the China-Nigeria friendship award ceremony on Oct. 1 to outstanding secondary school students and teachers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the award...

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SARS: PDP Hails SARS Dissolution, Seeks Overhaul of Police

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaSARS: PDP Hails SARS Dissolution, Seeks Overhaul of Police

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday welcomed the dissolution of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) of the police and called on. President Muhammadu Buhari to take immediate steps to overhaul and restructure the entire police architecture. The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, in Abuja, said the overhaul was necessary to engender professionalism, adherence to rule of law and respect for the fundamental rights of Nigerians. Ologbondiyan...

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COVID-19: PTF Tells Nigerians to Minimize Infection Transmission Risk

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: PTF Tells Nigerians to Minimize Infection Transmission Risk

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked Nigerians to minimise the risk of Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country. Making the call on Monday in Abuja at the joint national briefing of PTF on COVID-19, the National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr Sani Aliyu, called for the protection of young people, especially as schools have resumed after months of shutdown occasioned by COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in the country. “We must also take responsibility to minimise...

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Edo Election: Tribunal Receives 5 Petitions Against Obaseki’s Victory

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Election: Tribunal Receives 5 Petitions Against Obaseki’s Victory

PilotnewsOctober 13, 2020

The Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin has received petitions from five political parties and their candidates, challenging the declaration of Gov. Godwin Obaseki as the rightful winner of the September 19 poll. The Secretary of the tribunal, Mr Sunday Martins, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Martin’s said that the 21-day window period for the submission of petitions ended on Saturday. He, however, said that...

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