Nigeria Can Be Global Trade Player With Bt Cotton —Scientist

Science & TechnologyNigeria Can Be Global Trade Player With Bt Cotton —Scientist

PilotnewsJune 17, 2020

Dr. Rose Gidado, Scientist at Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), Nigeria chapter, says Biotech (Bt) cotton can accelerate Nigeria’s cotton export capacity. According to her, it will make the country to become a global player in cotton trade. Gidado, who is also Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja. She said that Bt cotton could cause a 24 per cent increase in cotton yield per...

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Ajimobi Assumes Office As Acting APC National Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAjimobi Assumes Office As Acting APC National Chairman

PilotnewsJune 17, 2020

Former Governor of Oyo State and acting National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr Abiola Ajimobi, has urged stakeholders to maintain peace as he assumed office at the National Headquarters of the party. This was contained in a statement by his Media Aide, Mr. Bolaji Tunji on Wednesday in Ibadan. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Ajimobi until his new appointment was the APC Deputy National Chairman (South)His appointment was the aftermath of an order of the Court of Appeal, on Tuesday, affirming...

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COVID-19 UPDATE: Beijing’s New Outbreak Raises Fears for Rest of the World

CoronavirusNewsWorld NewsCOVID-19 UPDATE: Beijing’s New Outbreak Raises Fears for Rest of the World

PilotnewsJune 17, 2020

BEIJING (AP) — China raised its emergency warning to its second highest level and canceled more than 60% of the flights to Beijing on Wednesday amid a new coronavirus outbreak in the capital — a sharp pullback for the nation that declared victory over the virus in March and a warning for the rest of the world about how tenacious this virus really is. New infections spiked in India, Iran and U.S. states including Florida,...

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Pilot News Doles Out N3.5 Million of Data to Celebrate Readers for a Six-Month Stride

NewsPilot News Doles Out N3.5 Million of Data to Celebrate Readers for a Six-Month Stride

PilotnewsJune 17, 2020

Just six months ago, on January 1, 2020, the West African Pilot News (WAP) was conceived to resurrect the ideology of a similar newspaper published 82 years ago by Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe.  The first phase was to establish an independent news media dedicated to serving the masses with no interference. Today, the paper has surpassed its projected mission and timeline, spreading through an estimated 5 million readership daily through her strategic content networks.   Pilot...

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Mrs Obiano Advocates Promotion of Safe Child Initiatives

NewsNigeriaWellnessMrs Obiano Advocates Promotion of Safe Child Initiatives

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

As the World Celebrates Day of The African Child on the 16th of June,2020, wife of the Governor of Anambra State, and founder of the NGO, Caring Family Enhancement Initiative (CAFE), Dr. Mrs. Ebelechukwu Obiano (Osodieme) has called for the promotion of Safe Child Initiatives to prevent and curtail the prevalence of child abuse and molestation in the society. Mrs. Obiano stated this in a special message in Awka signed on her behalf by the...

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Struggling for the Soul of the All Progressive Congress

NigeriaOpinionPoliticsStruggling for the Soul of the All Progressive Congress

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

I challenge Comrade Oshiomhole to publish APC’s membership register for every state of the country. No one should push us into debate about modes of internal party elections without producing the register of voters ── Salihu Moh Lukman It is very difficult and challenging to come to terms with unfolding development in the All Progressive Congress (APC). The disconcerting reality of becoming clobbered into another undemocratic political platform, which is intolerant to basic tenets of...

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Youths Stage Peaceful Protest Over Security Challenges in Katsina State

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaYouths Stage Peaceful Protest Over Security Challenges in Katsina State

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

Hundreds of youths in Katsina State, on Tuesday, staged a peaceful protest over the increasing rate of banditry, kidnappings, and other security challenges in the state. The protest was organised under the auspices of the National Youths Council of Nigeria (NYCN) and Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the protest was monitored by the Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, who also addressed the protestors. The youths had planned...

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Bus Services Suspended to Contain Beijing’s New Virus Outbreak

AsiaCoronavirusNewsBus Services Suspended to Contain Beijing’s New Virus Outbreak

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The Chinese Government on Tuesday suspended long-distance bus services linking Beijing with the rest of the country as part of efforts to contain a coronavirus outbreak. The suspension was as a result of the discovery of new cases traced back to the city’s largest agricultural market. Health Ministry in China reported 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, of which 27 were in Beijing. Four new cases were also identified in Hebei province,...

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Germany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

CoronavirusNewsTechnologyGermany Says its Coronavirus Tracking App is Best in World

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

German top government official, Helge Braun, on Tuesday, said the country’s coronavirus contact tracing app that had been made available for download in Germany was a cut above the rest. Braun, Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff, said that the German track-and-trace app, the use of which was voluntary, was not the first of its kind, but the best in terms of privacy and data protection. He called on members of the public to download...

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NHRC Records 500 Cases of Sexual Abuse in Borno

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNHRC Records 500 Cases of Sexual Abuse in Borno

PilotnewsJune 16, 2020

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Borno, says it has recorded about 500 cases of sexual abuse and Gender Based Violence  (GBV) in the past five months. Mrs Jummai Mshelia, NHRC’s Coordinator in the state, made the disclosure at a rally to drum support for campaign against rape and other forms of sexual abuse, on Tuesday in Maiduguri. Mshelia lamented that the commission recorded at least three cases of rape on daily basis, while dozens...

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