Adamawa State Govt Distributes Over 2.8 Million Free Treated Mosquito Nets

NewsNigeriaWellnessAdamawa State Govt Distributes Over 2.8 Million Free Treated Mosquito Nets

PilotnewsOctober 15, 2020

To achieve the fight against malaria, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has flagged off the distribution of over 2.8 million free insecticide treated nets. Speaking during the event at the Banquet Hall Government House, Governor Umaru Fintiri restated his commitment to support the fight against malaria. “Malaria over burdens the already weakened Health System and exerts a severe social and economic burden on the nation, retarding the gross domestic product GDP by forty...

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PDP Govs Urge Buhari to Repeal Police Trust Fund Act

National SecurityNewsPDP Govs Urge Buhari to Repeal Police Trust Fund Act

PilotnewsOctober 15, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has urged President  Muhammadu Buhari and the National Assembly to repeal Section 4(1) of the Nigeria Police Trust Fund (Establishment) Act, 2019. The PDP governors made the call in a communique by the forum on Wednesday in Abuja. It was issued after the forum’s meeting by its Chairman and Governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal. Tambuwal said that the section which  authorises the president to deduct 0.5 per cent...

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Gov. Bello Inaugurates 100 Tractors, Educational Facilities

AgricultureInfrastructureNewsNigeriaGov. Bello Inaugurates 100 Tractors, Educational Facilities

PilotnewsOctober 15, 2020

Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi has inaugurated 100 units of Massey Ferguson Tractors for distribution to the 21 local government areas of the state to boost post-flood farming activities in the state. Bello, who inaugurated the tractors alongside farm implements and Educational materials on Wednesday in Lokoja, said the gesture was part of his government’s efforts to meet the yearnings and agitations for good governance in the state. He said that his administration undertook similar...

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5 Cars Destroyed as Youths Clash Over EndSARS Protest

NewsNigeria5 Cars Destroyed as Youths Clash Over EndSARS Protest

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

Five cars were vandalised in Abuja on Wednesday when rival youth groups clashed over the endSARS protests. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Bala Ciroma, who confirmed the incident to newsmen, said that the incident caused a traffic gridlock around the area. “There were exchanges between groups opposed to the protests and others supporting the protests at Julius Berger round-about in the early hours of Wednesday. “The timely intervention of the Police prevented...

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Police Arrest Man for Bathing Wife With Acid

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Arrest Man for Bathing Wife With Acid

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The police in Uyo says they have arrested a man for bathing his wife with acid at Mbiakpan Ikot Edim in Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Spokesperson for the Police Command in Akwa Ibom, SP Odiko Macdon, said in a statement that the suspect was arrested through their operatives at ‘D’ Division, Itam, in conjunction with some youths of Mbiakpan Ikot Edim. “Investigation revealed that the suspect poured raw acid on his wife,...

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FEC Approves National Policy on Virtual Engagements in Federal Public Institutions

NewsNigeriaFEC Approves National Policy on Virtual Engagements in Federal Public Institutions

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a National Policy on Virtual Engagements in Federal Public Institutions, in line with the culture of “the New Normal” lifestyle occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, made this known when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the approval followed...

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Northern Youths, Student Leaders Rally Support for Police

National SecurityNewsNigeriaNorthern Youths, Student Leaders Rally Support for Police

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

A coalition of Northern youths and student leaders from Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara have called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider an upward review of budgetary allocation to police and other security agencies in the country. Convener and Chairman of the Coalition, Mr Isah Jabbi, in a statement on Wednesday noted that the police in conjunction with other security agencies had continued to carry out sustained operations against terrorism and other forms of criminality. Jabbi...

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Railway: FEC Approves N1.28bn for Security Equipment, N22bn for Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Road

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaRailway: FEC Approves N1.28bn for Security Equipment, N22bn for Apapa-Oworonsoki-Ojota Road

PilotnewsOctober 14, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N1.28billion for the purchase and installation of security equipment at seven stations of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) along Abuja-Kaduna-Kano lines. The Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the meeting of the Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, in Abuja on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there have been reported cases...

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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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