Electricity: NLC Urges NERC to Take Decisive Action on Tariff Increase

InfrastructureLabourNewsElectricity: NLC Urges NERC to Take Decisive Action on Tariff Increase

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to take decisive action on the plan by DISCOs to hike electricity tariff in the country. Mr Ayuba Wabba, the NLC President on Tuesday in Abuja made the call in a statement titled: “Increase in Electricity Tariff by Abuja DISCOs – a taunting of the will of the Nigerian people gone too far”. Wabba said that the organised labour would mobilise Nigerian...

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Edo APC Suspends Campaign to Honour Accident Victims

NewsPoliticsEdo APC Suspends Campaign to Honour Accident Victims

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the Edo Governorship election, on Tuesday, called off his rally at Usen, Ovia North-East Local Government Area, following a fatal road crash. Mr. John Mayaki, the Chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, who announced this in a statement on Tuesday, said Ize-Iyamu suspended the scheduled event to honour the dead. He said that an articulated vehicle ran into the travelling campaign entourage...

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IGP Craves Traditional Rulers’ Support in War Against Banditry

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaIGP Craves Traditional Rulers’ Support in War Against Banditry

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Alhaji Mohammed Adamu, has urged traditional rulers to support the fight against armed robbery, banditry, kidnapping, and cattle rustling. Adamu, who was represented by Alhaji Adamu Usman, Commissioner of Police in Niger, at a meeting with traditional rulers from Kontagora Emirate, told the monarchs that they were very critical to the success of the community policing policy. The monarchs, led by the Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Saidu Namaske, were in...

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CAN Urges Buhari to Suspend CAMA

NewsNigeriaCAN Urges Buhari to Suspend CAMA

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to issue directives to suspend the implementation of the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. Rev. Samson Ayokunle, CAN President, made the call at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. Recall that the National Assembly passed the CAMA bill earlier this year and the president signed it into law on Aug. 7. Ayokunle said that comments in the public domain were beginning to...

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Niger Attack Demonstrates Islamic State in West Africa’s Growing Reach

National SecurityOpinionWest AfricaNiger Attack Demonstrates Islamic State in West Africa’s Growing Reach

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Sahel and Nigeria were previously distinct areas of operations for jihadist groups. However, the lines between these areas of operations are now blurring. It may, therefore, become harder in the future to determine which of Islamic State West Africa (ISWA)’s branches carried out an attack when such an attack occurs between Niamey, Niger and northwestern Nigeria. On August 9, the Islamic State’s ‘province’ in the Sahel, known as Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS),...

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Africans Should Fight for DACA, Too

AfricaForeign PolicyOpinionAfricans Should Fight for DACA, Too

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is making the news again as the Trump administration continues its efforts to diminish the program. DACA protects eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation and allows them to apply for jobs. Recipients of the DACA program are often referred to as “Dreamers.” Since 2017, there has been an ongoing legal battle to save the program, which shields approximately...

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Over 50% of PR agencies in Nigeria Are Reporting Revenues Of Less Than N5 million, Nigeria PR Report 2020 Reveals

BusinessNewsOver 50% of PR agencies in Nigeria Are Reporting Revenues Of Less Than N5 million, Nigeria PR Report 2020 Reveals

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

Global Media and Public Relations agency, BlackHouse Media (BHM), has announced the release of the fourth edition of its annual PR report. Reputed as Nigeria’s first-ever Public Relations annual report, it is dedicated exclusively to chronicling data on trends, perceptions, challenges and prospects within the dynamic industry. Since its debut five years ago, the razor-sharp Nigeria PR Report has lived to its billing as the most authoritative voice in PR measurement and evaluation in Nigeria...

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NewsNigeriaTravelEmber Months: FRSC Issues Travel Advisory

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Monday issued safety advisories to travellers in order to guide commuters on the ”path of safety” during the ember months. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr Boboye Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) ACM Bisi Kazeem on Monday in Abuja. Oyeyemi added that the Corps had also begun a nationwide campaign in order to minimise the tendencies of crashes and gridlocks in...

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NewsNigeriaBuhari Approves Transfer of NIMC to Communications Ministry

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the transfer of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy. A statement signed by the Minister’s Spokesperson, Mrs Uwa Suleiman, on Monday in Abuja, said that the approval was based on Buhari’s consideration for the critical role of NIMC towards the realisation of the objectives of the National Digital Economy Policy and Strategy for a Digital Nigeria (NDEPS). Suleiman explained that it...

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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 25 million – Johns Hopkins Tally

CoronavirusWorld NewsGlobal Coronavirus Cases Top 25 million – Johns Hopkins Tally

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has topped 25 million, according to data compiled by U.S. researchers. In the United States, which has the highest case tally of any country, infection numbers are nearing six million, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University updated on Sunday night. Brazil has the second-highest number of cases, at almost 3.9 million, followed by India, which has recorded more than 3.5 million. The U.S. has the highest number...

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