NAICOM Rolls Out Digital Insurance Strategies to Eliminate Fake Insurance

HealthNewsNigeriaScience & TechnologyNAICOM Rolls Out Digital Insurance Strategies to Eliminate Fake Insurance

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

The National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) says it has rolled out some digitisation strategies through its new portal to transform the sector and improve insurance penetration. Mr Abiodun Aribike, the Deputy Director in charge of Information Technology in NAICOM, said this on Friday in Uyo at a seminar for insurance journalists with the theme: “Digital Transformation of the Commission and Market Development Initiatives’’. He said the strategies, which would be made available through the portal would...

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Chevron to Sack 25 per cent of its Workers in Nigeria

JobsNewsNigeriaChevron to Sack 25 per cent of its Workers in Nigeria

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it will downsize its workforce in Nigeria by 25 per cent across various levels in the oil firm, a development frowned at by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The oil firm said the development followed the evolving negative operational environment in the energy sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that workers of the oil firm under the auspices of the PENGASSAN on...

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Buhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBuhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a potential threat to international peace and security. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari gave the warning in a video message to the UN High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Buhari restated Nigeria’s commitment to the peaceful uses...

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Africa and the First U.S. Presidential Debate

AfricaColumnsNewsUnited StatesAfrica and the First U.S. Presidential Debate

PilotnewsOctober 2, 2020

Mainstream U.S. media is characterizing the September 29 debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden as a disaster. The moderator was never able to establish control. President Trump, especially, constantly interrupted former Vice President Biden. Rather than a discussion about policy and ideas, the debate was a rant or a temper tantrum. In Africa, the debate will hardly burnish the image of democracy or the United States. However, the October 2 news that President Trump and the...

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COVID-19: Trump to be Treated in Military Hospital

HealthNewsUnited StatesCOVID-19: Trump to be Treated in Military Hospital

PilotnewsOctober 2, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump is moving to a military hospital for treatment after being diagnosed with COVID-19, the White House said on Friday, as his administration and election campaign scrambled to adjust to an extraordinary twist in his turbulent presidency. Trump, 74, will be moved to a special suite at Walter Reed National Military Medical Centre in Bethesda, Maryland, for the next few days as a precautionary measure, White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany said....

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PDP Applauds Appeal Court For Affirming Diri’s Election As Bayelsa Governor

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP Applauds Appeal Court For Affirming Diri’s Election As Bayelsa Governor

PilotnewsOctober 2, 2020

The Appeal Court has upheld the election of Diri Duoye as the Bayelsa state governor, putting aside the Bayelsa state governorship petition that nullified his election. The verdict of the Appeal Court which favoured the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) was declared on Friday. Reacting to this, PDP applauded the decision of the Appeal court to validate the election of Duoye as Bayelsa state governor. In a statement, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP National Publicity Secretary, described...

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How to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

ColumnsMilitaryNewsWest AfricaHow to Build Better Militaries in Africa: Lessons from Niger

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

In August, jihadists in Niger killed six French aid workers and two Nigeriens just outside of the capital, Niamey. Terrorist attacks have increased by 250 percent over the last two years in Africa’s Sahel region, according to the State Department. To help counter the threat of terrorism and build the capacity of African militaries, the U.S. government spends over $1.5 billion a year on security assistance to the African continent. Does this support work? Reliable security cooperation and assistance data are...

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Independence: Netflix to Promote Nigerian Storytelling Culture With New Collection

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsNigeriaIndependence: Netflix to Promote Nigerian Storytelling Culture With New Collection

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

As Nigerians celebrate the country’s 60th independence anniversary on 0ct. 1, Netflix, the world’s leading Internet entertainment service provider, has announced plans to promote the Nigerian storytelling culture. Ben Amadasun, Netflix’s Director of Licensing and Co-productions in Africa said in a statement on Wednesday, that the entertainment outfit planned to do this by promoting “Naija to the world’’ story collection. Amadasun said that the collection was a curated content collection that highlights Nigerian storytellers and talent who have...

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Nigeria at 60: to be or Not to be?

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsNigeria at 60: to be or Not to be?

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

Aside from the ruling class in the north, south, west, and east of the country, nobody else is benefitting from the country. ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Sixty years is too long, but apparently, too short a time within which Nigeria can decide the identity it wants to take on. For six decades after Nigeria’s independence, basic questions of nationhood remain unanswered; Nigeria is yet to resolve issues surrounding its identity. Most recently, the recurrent question remains if...

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Nigeria at 60: President Buhari’s Independence Day Address

NewsNigeriaNigeria at 60: President Buhari’s Independence Day Address

PilotnewsOctober 1, 2020

INDEPENDENCE DAY ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF NIGERIA’S SIXTIETH INDEPENDENCE ANNIVERSARY, THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER 2020 Fellow Nigerians:        I speak to you today as your President and fellow citizen on this epoch occasion of our country’s 60th independence Anniversary. As President, I wish to renew my appreciation to Nigerians for entrusting me with your hopes and aspirations for a better and greater Nigeria. 2. Today, it is...

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