COVID-19: NCDC Discharges 218 Patients in 24 Hours, Records 155 New Infections

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Discharges 218 Patients in 24 Hours, Records 155 New Infections

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has said that 218 Coronavirus (COVID-19) patients have recovered from the infection across the country in the last 24 hours. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. The health agency said that this brought the total number of successfully treated cases in the country to 43,231. It said that there were 155 new COVID-19 infections reported in 16 states with the total number...

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Tinubu Will Know Which Party is Dead in Ondo by Oct. 10, Says PDP

NewsTinubu Will Know Which Party is Dead in Ondo by Oct. 10, Says PDP

PilotnewsSeptember 8, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has affirmed that it will defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the Governorship poll and prove Asiwaju Bola Tinubu wrong. Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, a chieftain of the APC, when inaugurating the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service Complex said the PDP was dead in Ondo State and would be buried on Oct. 10, the Punch reported. Reacting to APC chieftain, the Publicity Secretary of the PDP in...

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CSO Urges Buhari to Freeze NDDC Account

CorruptionNewsNigeriaCSO Urges Buhari to Freeze NDDC Account

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

The Act for Positive Transformation Initiative, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has requested President Muhammadu Buhari to freeze the account of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and suspend all further spending in the commission. Mr Johnson Kolawale, the Head, Directorate of Research, Strategy and Programme, made the call at a news conference on Monday in Abuja. He alleged that plans were ongoing to make fraudulent expenditures by top officials in the commission. Kolawale revealed...

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How 41 Journalists Were Attacked in Nigeria in 8 Months – IPC

NewsNigeriaPress * MediaHow 41 Journalists Were Attacked in Nigeria in 8 Months – IPC

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

No Fewer than 41 journalists have been attacked at different locations in the country in the course of their duties between January and August, the International Press Centre (IPC), has said. IPC Programme Officer, Mrs Melody Akinjiyan-Lawal, made the revelation during a webinar on Edo and Ondo State elections in Benin on Monday. The webinar was organised by the IPC, in conjuction with the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria (ACSPN) for journalists....

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COVID-19: JOHESU Issues 7-day Warning Strike Notice to FG

HealthNewsCOVID-19: JOHESU Issues 7-day Warning Strike Notice to FG

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

The leadership of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) says it will commence a nationwide warning strike over the Federal Government’s failure to meet the union’s outstanding demands with effect from September 13. Mr Biobelemoye Josiah, the JOHESU Chairman, said this during a news conference in Abuja on Monday. Josiah listed the alleged shortchanging of the union in the payment of COVID-19 Special Inducement and Hazard Allowance (SIHA) to frontline health workers, as part of the...

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Buhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Resist Temptation of Tenure Elongation

NewsWest AfricaBuhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Resist Temptation of Tenure Elongation

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja said Buhari made the appeal while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic on Monday. The Nigerian leader urged his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and ensure...

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address At The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

NewsNigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s Address At The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE FIRST YEAR MINISTERIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW RETREAT STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2020, PROTOCOLS It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. We are meeting a time that mankind is struggling to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted life as we knew...

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Amidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

NewsAmidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

Henry Okolie-Aboh AKA Igiligi is not a new face in today’s business world. In the global economic scheme, the name pops out from every project segment relevant to oil, gas, and energy. He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of Westfield Energy Resources Limited who started from the bottom up, to become one of top guns in the global oil and gas service sector. This day, however, Okolie-Aboh is did not wake up in preparation...

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Income Tax: FIRS Inaugurates Online Portal for Financial Institutions

BusinessNewsNigeriaIncome Tax: FIRS Inaugurates Online Portal for Financial Institutions

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it has inaugurated a new Automatic Exchange of Information-Common Reporting Standard (AEOI-CRS) system for the use of financial institutions in the country. FIRS Director, Communications and Liaison, Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, said this in a statement in Abuja on Sunday. Ahmad said the step was part of the service’s ongoing reforms to align the nation’s tax system with global standards. He quoted the Executive Chairman, FIRS, Mr Muhammad Nami...

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Southern Kaduna: Miyetti Allah Makes Peace With Neighbours

NewsNigeriaSouthern Kaduna: Miyetti Allah Makes Peace With Neighbours

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

The Kaduna State Chapter of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN), says it has resolved to bury its differences with other tribes and work towards the return of peace in the Southern part of the state. MACBAN said this in a communique at the end of a peace summit in Kafanchan on Sunday. The communique was jointly signed by the State’s Chairman of the association, Malam Hassan Tugga, Southern Kaduna Zonal Chairman; Malam...

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