Kogi Assembly Loses Member

NewsNigeriaKogi Assembly Loses Member

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Kogi House of Assembly, on Wednesday, lost a member, Mr John Abah, representing Ibaji State Constituency. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Abah died in an undisclosed private hospital in Abuja in the early hours of Wednesday during a protracted illness. Until his death, Abah was a second term member, who transited from the Sixth Assembly to the Seventh Assembly after winning the March 2019 state assembly election. Abah, a chartered accountant...

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FEC Approves N2.3trn to Address Disruption of Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic

CoronavirusEconomyNewsNigeriaFEC Approves N2.3trn to Address Disruption of Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N2.3 trillion stimulus package to support the Nigerian economy in the face of the disruptions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting in Abuja, said the package was part of the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) as...

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Nigerian Media’s Unsubstantiated Claims that U.S. Agencies Investigating Corruption by Buhari’s Inner Circle

CorruptionNewsNigeriaNigerian Media’s Unsubstantiated Claims that U.S. Agencies Investigating Corruption by Buhari’s Inner Circle

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Pointblank News is reporting that the U.S. Departments of State and Justice are investigating Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, Sarki Abba, Mamman Daura, Ismaila Isa Funtua, and his son Abubakar Funtua for money laundering in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Most are members of Buhari’s inner circle. Pointblank cites a figure of $800 million used to purchase real estate in the UK and the Gulf states. The U.S. investigation, according to Pointblank News, is being conducted in cooperation with the...

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IMF Forecasts Deeper Recession for Sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaBusinessNewsIMF Forecasts Deeper Recession for Sub-Saharan Africa

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

JOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is expected to shrink by 3.2% this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, more than a previous estimated contraction of 1.6%. In its World Economic Outlook update, the IMF projected that GDP in South Africa, the continent’s most advanced economy, would shrink by 8% in 2020, a bigger contraction than the 5.8% forecast in April. South Africa’s strict...

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Rep Demands Retaliation of Attack In Ghana

National SecurityNewsRep Demands Retaliation of Attack In Ghana

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Nigeria House of Representatives have demanded a reciprocation of the attack on Nigeria’s high commission in Ghana. On Tuesday, speaker of the house, Femi Gbajabiamila said showing diplomatic maturity by demanding an apology will not address the issue. Last week, a group of men demolished the staff quarters of the high commission which was under construction after a businessman in Ghana claimed the property was sitting on his parcel of land. When the minister...

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All African Countries Now Have Coronavirus Lab Testing Capacity – WHO Chief

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAll African Countries Now Have Coronavirus Lab Testing Capacity – WHO Chief

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – All African countries have now developed laboratory capacity to test for the coronavirus, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also warned that the pandemic was accelerating. “The most recent one million cases of COVID-19 were reported in just one week,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a virtual conference on COVID-19 vaccine development and access across the continent. The WHO chief added that over 220...

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COVID-19: Murray Not Surprised Djokovic Tested Positive

CoronavirusNewsSportsCOVID-19: Murray Not Surprised Djokovic Tested Positive

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Andy Murray criticised world number one Novak Djokovic for staging the Adria Tour exhibition tournament without adopting any COVID-19 precautions. The Scot’s criticism has come after the Serbian and three other players tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki also returned positive tests after playing in the Balkan tournament. Players were seen hugging at the net, playing basketball, posing for pictures and partying like they did in pre-COVID-19 days....

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African Child Day: Ajanaku Prescribes Quality Education for African Children

NewsAfrican Child Day: Ajanaku Prescribes Quality Education for African Children

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The President, O’odua Youths, Mr Rotimi Ajanaku, on Wednesday said the only antidote to guarantee global peace was qualitative education and justice for African children. Ajanaku made this prescription in a paper presented to end a weeklong celebration to mark the International Day of the African Child in Ibadan. The paper was presented through his media aide, Mr Adebowale Adeoye, at the event which was organised by the Asiwaju Rotimi Ajanaku Foundation. “You wonder why...

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Police Rescue 126 Workers Held Hostage for 3 Months in Kano

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice Rescue 126 Workers Held Hostage for 3 Months in Kano

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Police Command in Kano State has rescued 126 workers allegedly held hostage for three months at the Popular Farms and Mills Limited located in Challawa Industrial Estate, Kano. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed this in a statement in Kano. Haruna revealed that on June 21, at about 6:00 p.m., a complaint was received from Global Community for Human Right Network, Kano, that some labourers were wrongly confined inside the said...

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UNHCR Appoints 2Baba “Goodwill Ambassador”

EntertainmentWorld NewsUNHCR Appoints 2Baba “Goodwill Ambassador”

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Innocent Idibia, known by his stage name, 2Baba, has been appointed as a regional “Goodwill Ambassador” for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. A statement by the Agency and also on his social media handles said that 2Baba, a musician, producer and philanthropist has been a steadfast supporter of the UNHCR LuQuLuQu campaign. He had done so since its inception in supporting and uplifting the narrative of the African refugee. The UN agency wrote on twitter:...

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