Flood: Imo Govt to Restore Owerri Masterplan 3 min Read

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaFlood: Imo Govt to Restore Owerri Masterplan 3 min Read

PilotnewsSeptember 22, 2020

The Imo Government says it is desirous to restore the original masterplan of Owerri, the capital city, as part of the efforts to tackle food-related issues in the state Gov. Hope Uzodimma stated this when a delegation of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) came on advocacy to the state. The governor, who was represented by the Secretary to State Government (SSG), Mr Cosmos Iwu, said that plans were underway to demolish all the houses...

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COVID-19: PTF Urges Religious Leaders to Ask Congregation to Wear Facemask

NewsCOVID-19: PTF Urges Religious Leaders to Ask Congregation to Wear Facemask

PilotnewsSeptember 22, 2020

Mr Boss Mustapha, the Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, has advised religious leaders to without fear or favour continue to prevail on their congregations to wear facemask. Mustapha gave the advice while responding to questions during the PTF media briefing on COVID-19 on Monday in Abuja. The Chairman, who is also the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, expressed displeasure over the way some people had started moving about without facemask. He...

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Nigeria Records 195 New COVID-19 Cases, as Death Toll Hits 1,100

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 195 New COVID-19 Cases, as Death Toll Hits 1,100

PilotnewsSeptember 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 195 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. According to the agency, the new infection takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 57,437. The health agency sadly reported two new deaths raising the death toll in the country to 1,100. It also reported that 105 patients who had been treated and...

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Italy Votes in Referendum on Downsizing Parliament

EuropeNewsItaly Votes in Referendum on Downsizing Parliament

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

Polls closed in Italy late on Sunday in the first of two days of voting on a constitutional referendum over the slimming down of parliament. Voting is also on in local elections expected to favour the right-wing national opposition bloc. Voting continues on Monday, with polls opening at 7 am (0500 GMT) and closing at 3 pm. Results are expected later the same day. Some 51.6 million people are eligible to vote in the referendum...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

Law & JusticeNewsUnited StatesRuth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at age 87, has been described in countless tributes as a cultural icon and a giant despite her small size. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice,” said...

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INEC Result, True Reflection of Edo People’s Choice – Group

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Result, True Reflection of Edo People’s Choice – Group

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

The Edo Civil Society Organisations has reacted to Saturday’s governorship poll in the state and described the outcome as a true reflection of the people’s choice. The Public Relations Officer of the group, Mr Osazee Edigin, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Monday. Edigin said that the result of the poll declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) showed that Edo people decided who to lead them...

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Financial Expert Advises CBN on Interest Rates as MPC Holds

BusinessInvestingNewsFinancial Expert Advises CBN on Interest Rates as MPC Holds

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

As CBN holds its 275th quarterly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a Financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbe called for a reduction of lending rates by banks to encourage investment. Unegbe, who is a Past President of Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He suggested that the lending rate should be reviewed downwards from its present rate of about...

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Obaseki’s Victory Indicates New Political Era – Oyebode

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObaseki’s Victory Indicates New Political Era – Oyebode

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

An International Law and Jurisprudence scholar, Prof. Akin Oyebode, says the victory of Mr Godwin Obaseki in the just-concluded Edo gubernatorial polls has wiped off god-father politics in Nigeria’s political culture. Oyebode made the statement while speaking in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka on Monday on the outcome of the Edo governorship election. According to him, the result of the election has opened a new and better era...

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CoronavirusNewsKwara Records 12 New Cases of COVID-19 Sunday

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

Mr Rafiu Ajakaye, Spokesman Kwara state Technical Committee on COVID-19 says the state has recorded 12 more cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Ajakaye disclosed this in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. He noted that 23 persons who tested negative twice had been discharged. Ajakaye said that the new cases brought the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 1025 with 822 patients discharged and 26 deaths recorded. “As at 9:30p.m on Sunday,...

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Uni-Abuja Mourns its Chancellor, Emir of Zazzau

Culture & TraditionNewsUni-Abuja Mourns its Chancellor, Emir of Zazzau

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

The Vice-Chancellor of University of Abuja, Gwagwalada, Prof. Abdul-Rasheed Na’Allah, has commiserated with the family of Alhaji Shehu Idris CFR, Chancellor of the University, who died on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at the age of 84. The Vice-Chancellor in a statement by the Head Information and University Relations, Dr Habib Yakoob, on Sunday in Abuja said: “We are indeed proud of his great and superb achievements as the first-rate Emir of modern Zaria. Na’Allah said,...

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