The South-East Governors Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow more international flights to the reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The forum Chairman, Gov. Dave Umayi of Ebonyi, made the appeal during the reopening ceremony of the airport in Enugu on Sunday. Umayi said that adequate international flight operations would improve the socioeconomic activities in the region. The governor also commended the president for the reopening and recommencement of flight operations...
National SecurityNewsNigeriaAmnesty Programme: Ex-Agitators Hail Buhari Over Dikio’s Appointment
PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020
A coalition of ex-agitators has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (rtd) as Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme. A statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by Mr Kingsley Muturu, Chairman, Amnesty Phase II, Delta Chapter, described Col. Dikio’s appointment as a right step in moving the Niger Delta Amnesty Programme forward. Muturu said that the appointment was a bold statement and a sign of great confidence the president reposed...
InfrastructureNewsNigeriaPresident Buhari Pledges World Class Infrastructure for Lagos, Kano, Abuja Airports
PilotnewsAugust 30, 2020
President Muhamadu Buhari has promised that his administration would deliver world-class airport infrastructure to Lagos, Abuja and Kano International Airports to improve socio-economic development of the country. Buhari made the pledge during the official reopening of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu in Enugu State on Sunday. The president, represented by the Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, said he would not renege on his efforts to upgrade Enugu Airport to international world-class standard. He said...
Local GovernmentNewsPoliticsADC to boycott Ondo LG Rerun, Seeks Redress in Court
PilotnewsAugust 30, 2020
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) says it will not participate in the rerun of the local council poll scheduled to hold in weeks time in Ondo State. The State Leader of the party, Mr Bode Iwaloye, made the declaration at a press briefing on Sunday in Akure. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) had announced on Aug. 23 announced the cancellation of the council poll held...
InfrastructureNewsNigeriaFG Reopens Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu
PilotnewsAugust 30, 2020
The Federal Government on Sunday reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, runway to flight operations. The Minister of Aviation Sen. Hadi Sirika, during the official opening ceremony in Enugu, said that domestic flight would start immediately while the international flight would begin on Sept. 5. Sirika said that the project had cost Federal Government N10 billion. “It is a great pleasure for me to be in Enugu for this August occasion in the mount of...
The Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC) has confirmed 296 new cases of COVID-19 in the country. The NCDC, which made this known on its official twitter handle on Thursday, added that only one death was recorded in the country. It said till date, 53,317 cases had been confirmed, 40,726 cases discharged while 1,011 deaths had been recorded in 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The health agency disclosed that the 296 new cases...
Bob and Mike Bryan, the most successful men’s doubles team in the history of tennis, are bringing the curtain down on their 22-year professional career, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. The Bryans, 42, captured a professional era record 119 titles together, including 16 Grand Slams, 39 ATP Masters 1000s and the ATP Finals title four times. “We just both feel it in our guts that it is the right moment,” Mike told the...
LifestyleNewsSportsWorld’s Oldest Ironman Plans to Keep Competing into His 90s
PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020
Hiromu Inada, the world’s oldest Ironman says he hopes to keep competing into his 90s. The 87-year-old Inada already has a certificate on his wall that confirms his status as the world’s oldest Ironman, but the Japanese man is still pounding away on his training bike. In 2018 at the age of 85 years and 328 days, Inada went to Kailua-Kona in Hawaii and set a new mark for the oldest person to complete the...
NewsSportsSeveral Chelsea Players Test Positive for COVID-19, Media Reports Say
PilotnewsAugust 28, 2020
Several Chelsea players have not returned for pre-season training after testing positive for COVID-19, according to reports in British media. The reports did not name the players and Chelsea did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Players who test positive have to self-isolate for 10 days and return a negative coronavirus test before they can take part in training. Sheffield United, Brighton & Hove Albion and West Ham United were among the...
InfrastructureNewsPowerBuhari Directs Mass Metering to End Estimated Billing
PilotnewsAugust 27, 2020
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the commencement of a nationwide mass-metering programme as part of efforts to put an end to estimated and arbitrary billing for electricity. Prof. James Momoh, Chairman, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said the president’s directive was in response to yearnings of Nigerians. According to him, the president also approved a waiver of the import levy on meters, so that those that do not...