How I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

BusinessLifestyleNewsHow I Work: Harrison Obiefule, Digital Communications Strategist, Amplify Digital

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

In 2018, Harrison Obiefule decided to switch careers from broadcasting to digital marketing, following his friend’s advice. That move turned out to be one of his best decisions. Less than two years in, Harrison has scaled up considerably in the industry and has begun to make a name for himself. He talks about his career transition, life as a digital communications strategist, working from home during a pandemic, and more on this week’s How I...

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NSITF Board to Probe MD, 3 Others Over Alleged Financial Breaches

LabourNewsNSITF Board to Probe MD, 3 Others Over Alleged Financial Breaches

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

The Management Board of Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) says it will probe the activities of the suspended managing director and three executive directors of the organisation. The Chairman, NSITF Board, Mr. Austin Enajemo-Isire, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Enugu. Enajemo-Isire said that the investigative panel would afford the affected management staff of the organisation the opportunity to clear themselves of any wrong doing. He said that the approval for the...

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Chike-Obi Emerges Fidelity Bank Chairman as Ebi Retires

BusinessNewsChike-Obi Emerges Fidelity Bank Chairman as Ebi Retires

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

Fidelity Bank Plc. on Sunday announced the appointment of Mr Mustafa Chike-Obi as the Chairman of the bank. Chike-Obi, who is currently Executive Vice Chairman at Alpha African Advisory, has over 40 years of experience in investment banking and the financial services sector. In a statement in Lagos, Fidelity Bank said that Chike-Obi’s appointment followed the retirement of Mr. Ernest Ebi as its Chairman, Board of Directors. It noted that Ebi and Mr. Seni Adetu, who had...

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FRSC to educate Motorists on Safety Measures During Raining Season in Anambra

LifestyleTravelFRSC to educate Motorists on Safety Measures During Raining Season in Anambra

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

Mr. Andrew Kumapayi, the Anambra Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), says the corps will embark on sensitisation campaign on safer roads during the raining season in the state. Kumapayi made the disclosure while addressing newsmen in Awka on Sunday. He said that the campaign was aimed at educating motorists on the need to obey traffic rules and avoid the negative consequences of over-speeding and dangerous overtaking on the highways. Kumapayi said...

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INEC Says AAC Fails to Submit Nomination for Edo Governorship Poll

NewsPovertyTravelINEC Says AAC Fails to Submit Nomination for Edo Governorship Poll

PilotnewsJuly 7, 2020

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the African Action Congress (AAC) did not submit its nomination for Sept. 19 Edo Governorship election. The commission said that in spite of the access code provided, AAC did not make use of the dedicated portal designed for political parties for submission of nominations. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, disclosed this on Sunday in an interview with the...

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Buhari Condemns Boko Haram’s Attack on UN Helicopter in Bornu

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsBuhari Condemns Boko Haram’s Attack on UN Helicopter in Bornu

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja condemned what he called “the dastardly attack on UN aid helicopter in the Northeast on Saturday by the Boko Haram terrorists”. In a reaction to the reports of the incident, Malam Garba Shehu, one of the president’s spokesmen, quoted Buhari to have said: “This latest cowardly attack on the UN humanitarian helicopter is yet another desperate rearguard action by the Boko Haram terrorists who have been under intense...

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Egypt Sees Highest Daily COVID-19 Recoveries, Fewer Infections, Deaths

AfricaCoronavirusNewsEgypt Sees Highest Daily COVID-19 Recoveries, Fewer Infections, Deaths

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

Egypt witnessed a record 623 daily recoveries from COVID-19 on Sunday, raising the total number of the recovered cases in the country to 20,726, said the health ministry. Meanwhile, the country reported 1,218 new COVID-19 infections, the lowest since June 19, raising the total cases registered since mid-February to 75,253, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Megahed said in a statement. Egypt also saw 63 fatalities from coronavirus on Sunday, the least since June 14, increasing the...

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S. Africa Announces Further Reopening of Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

AfricaCoronavirusEducationS. Africa Announces Further Reopening of Schools Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

South Africa will further reopen its schools in line with its phased-in reopening strategy amid an upsurge in confirmed COVID-19 cases, the government announced on Sunday. Minister of Basic Education Angie Motshekga, who made this known in a statement, said that from July 6, schools would reopen for Grades R, 6 and 11 learners. Motshekga added that provinces that were not ready to receive Grade R on July 6 must provide strategic and realisable plans...

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Dalai Lama Marks 85th Birthday With Album of Mantras

NewsReligionDalai Lama Marks 85th Birthday With Album of Mantras

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

The Dalai Lama made a bid for music chart stardom on Monday, his 85th birthday, with the release of an album of mantras and teachings. “Inner World” kicks off with the track “One Of My Favourite Prayers” and continues with the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader reciting meditations and sayings with accompanying music. The record came about when musician Junelle Kunin, a student of the Dalai Lama from New Zealand, contacted him in 2015 with the...

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Nigerian singer Don Jazzy Urges Strict Compliance to Hygiene in Barbing Salon

EntertainmentLifestyleNigerian singer Don Jazzy Urges Strict Compliance to Hygiene in Barbing Salon

PilotnewsJuly 6, 2020

Nigerian Music star, Micheal Ajereh a.k.a Don Jazzy, has urged Nigerians to adhere strictly to safety measures approved by health authorities to avoid contracting the virus as they visit barbing shops for haircuts. The singer made the call on his Instagram page @donjazzy, as he shared a video clip where he was in a salon, reminding them of the danger ahead if they failed to comply strictly to hygiene in the salon. “It feels like...

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