PPPRA fixes Petrol Price Band of N140.80 to N143.80 Per Litre for July

BusinessOil & GasPPPRA fixes Petrol Price Band of N140.80 to N143.80 Per Litre for July

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency (PPPRA), has fixed the pump price band of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol at between N140.80 and N143.80 per litre for the month of July. Executive Secretary of the Agency Abdulkadir Saidu disclosed this in a memo to all Petroleum Products marketers released in Abuja on Wednesday. The memo was titled `Advised price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) in the month of July 2020.’ “After a...

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PDP Sweeps All 16 Councils in Taraba LG Polls

NewsPoliticsPDP Sweeps All 16 Councils in Taraba LG Polls

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Taraba State Independent Electoral Commission (TSIEC) on Wednesday declared that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had won all the 16 local government councils in the just-concluded Local Government Elections in the state. Declaring the results in Jalingo, Dr Philip Duwe, Chairman of the commission, disclosed that the ruling PDP had won the councilorship in 168 council wards in the state. Duwe said that the election was peaceful and was held in compliance with best...

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Benue Approves Partial Re-opening of Schools

CoronavirusEducationNewsBenue Approves Partial Re-opening of Schools

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Benue government on Wednesday approved a partial re-opening of schools in compliance with recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19. Briefing newsmen after the State Executive Council meeting, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mrs Ngunan Addingi, said that the schools would be re-opened for primary six pupils and students in JSS 3 and SSS3. She said that the Action Committee on COVID-19 would further meet with the Ministry of Education to...

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Imo Government Signs MoU With Julius Berger on Road Reconstruction

InfrastructureNewsImo Government Signs MoU With Julius Berger on Road Reconstruction

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

Gov Hope Uzodimma on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Julius Berger Nigeria Plc on the reconstruction of Owerri to Orlu and Owerri to Okigwe roads in the State. Gov. Uzodimma described the event, which took place at the Sam Mbakwe Exco Chambers, government house, Owerri, as a special day in the life of the State. Uzodinma who was represented by the state commissioner for works, Mr Ralph Nwosu said that the...

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Don’t Usurp Powers of Executive, Lawyers Tell NASS

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDon’t Usurp Powers of Executive, Lawyers Tell NASS

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

A group of lawyers with the name Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA), has advised the National Assembly (NASS) members not to indulge in actions capable of portraying them as usurpers of executive functions. Mr Pelumi Olajengbesi, convener of COPA gave the advice on Wednesday in a statement following Tuesday’s rowdy session as Lawmakers and Festud Keyamo, Minister of State for Labour trade words over sharing of 774,000 employment slots. Olajengbaesi while reacting to...

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Court Refuses Bail to Alleged Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume, Others

Law & JusticeNewsCourt Refuses Bail to Alleged Kidnap Kingpin, Wadume, Others

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday refused to admit Bala Hamisu, popularly known as Wadume to bail. The court refused Hamisu bail along with six others standing trial for kidnapping, possession of firearms and dealing in prohibited firearms, contrary to Section 27 (1)(a)(I) and (1)(b)(iii) of the Firearms Act. The trial Judge, Justice Binta Nyako, refused to admit the defendants to bail on the ground that she had already ordered an accelerated hearing on...

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Ondo Guber Poll: Dogara Heads PDP Screening Committee

NewsPoliticsOndo Guber Poll: Dogara Heads PDP Screening Committee

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed the immediate past Speaker of the House of Representatives,  Mr Yakubu Dogara, as the chairman of its screening committee, for the Ondo State governorship primaries. The appointment is contained in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd) in Abuja on Wednesday. Akobundu said that the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) approved the nomination of Dogara and four others to serve on the screening gubernatorial committee. Other members...

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Nigerian Domestic Flights to Resume July 8 — Sirika

BusinessTravelNigerian Domestic Flights to Resume July 8 — Sirika

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Wednesday in Abuja said domestic flights that had been suspended since March 20, would finally resume on July 8. Sirika announced this in a statement signed by Mr James Odaudu, the Director of Public Affairs, in the ministry. He said flights would commence at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. According to him, the Port Harcourt, Owerri, Maiduguri and Kano airports will...

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Interstate travels: FG to Withdraw Permit for Transporters Flouting Safety Protocols

CoronavirusNewsTravelInterstate travels: FG to Withdraw Permit for Transporters Flouting Safety Protocols

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

The Federal Government says it will withdraw the operational permit of transporters who flout safety protocols. The Minister of State for Transportation, Sen. Gbemisola Saraki, announced this in a statement signed by Mr Eric Ojiekwe, Director of Press and Public Relations in the Ministry on Wednesday in Abuja. Saraki was quoted as giving the warning when she chaired a virtual meeting with the Forum of Nigerian Transport Commissioners. She said that it had been resolved...

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DAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 790 New Highest Daily Figure of COVID-19 Cases

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATE: Nigeria Records 790 New Highest Daily Figure of COVID-19 Cases

PilotnewsJuly 2, 2020

Nigeria on Wednesday recorded its new highest daily figure of 790 COVID-19 cases, bringing the total infections to 26, 484. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on its official twitter handle. The NCDC said, as at July  1, Nigeria recorded 13 deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC also said that Nigeria reported a total of 603 deaths in 35 states...

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