Federal Road Projects: FEC Approves Refunds of N148bn to Rivers, Ondo, 3 Others

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Road Projects: FEC Approves Refunds of N148bn to Rivers, Ondo, 3 Others

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved refund of N148billion expended on federal roads by Rivers, Cross River, Ondo, Bayelsa, and Osun states. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the  third virtual meeting of the FEC, held at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Mohammed said the approval of the refund...

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Google Removes App from India Play Store that Deletes Chinese Apps

NewsTechnologyWorld NewsGoogle Removes App from India Play Store that Deletes Chinese Apps

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Google has removed a popular app from its Play store in India that scans users’ smartphones, identifies apps made in China and removes them. The app was removed because it violates Google’s policies which do not allow apps to delete or deactivate other apps unless they are related to security, the U.S. tech company said. The app lets users decide whether to delete apps developed by Chinese companies. If the application did not find any...

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Nigeria’s Proven Gas Reserve Now 203.16tcf, Says DPR

BusinessNewsOil & GasNigeria’s Proven Gas Reserve Now 203.16tcf, Says DPR

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) said on Wednesday that Nigeria’s proven natural gas reserve had become 203.16trillion cubic feet (tcf), while crude oil reserve was 36.89billion barrels (bb) as at Jan. 1, 2020. Mr Sarki Auwalu, Director, DPR,  gave the numbers on Wednesday during an online interactive session with the media on topical issues in the oil and gas industry in Nigeria. Auwalu said the new figures represented a marginal increase of 1.16tcf in proven...

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COVID-19: Fedpoly Ede Making Ventilators — Rector

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Fedpoly Ede Making Ventilators — Rector

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Mr John Adekolawole, Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun, says the school is working on making low-cost ventilators to combat the dreaded Coronavirus ravaging the world. Adekolawole told newsmen on Wednesday in Ede that the institution had been rated the best Federal Polytechnic in the South West in areas of innovations. ”In our efforts to combat the deadly Coronavirus, the school had produced hand sanitizers which is being commercialized at low costs and had...

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PMAN Mourns Majek Fashek; Pioneering of ‘Kpangolo’ Beat

Arts & CultureEntertainmentPMAN Mourns Majek Fashek; Pioneering of ‘Kpangolo’ Beat

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The Performing Musicians Employers’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has described the  late Majekodunmi Fasheke, popularly knobwn as ‘Majek Fashek’ as a wonderful music maker/performer and  the creator of the  of ‘Kpangolo’ Beat. Obi Casmir, the President of PMAN, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that the death of Fashek, the ‘Rainmaker’ was a big loss to the Nigerian music industry. NAN reports that Fashek died on June 1 at the age of...

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Ebola Emerges in Northwestern DRC, WHO Responds

AfricaHealthEbola Emerges in Northwestern DRC, WHO Responds

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

The health minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced six Ebola cases in the city of Mbandaka in Equateur Province in northwestern DRC. As of June 1, four of the six victims have died. These recent cases of Ebola represent DRC’s eleventh such outbreak since the disease first appeared in 1976. Like most other countries, the DRC is also dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, though with a relatively a small number of reported cases (about...

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Artiste Hosts Maiden Virtual Drama Festival to Sensitise on Virtues of African Culture

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsArtiste Hosts Maiden Virtual Drama Festival to Sensitise on Virtues of African Culture

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Anthony Oluwabiyi, Chief Executive Officer, Theatre Centrik, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to imbibe strong African moral values that are capable of making the continent great. Oluwabiyi made the call during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. He said that the promotion of African culture and theatrical performances would spur hidden talents to display their creativity. He told NAN that he would be presenting a virtual drama festival that would educate Nigerians,...

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Sex Education, Not Enough to Protect Girl Child From Sexual Assault— Educationist

Crime & SecurityEducationNewsNigeriaSex Education, Not Enough to Protect Girl Child From Sexual Assault— Educationist

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Mrs. Felicia Bamidele, an educationist in Ilorin, Kwara, says sex education is not enough to protect the girl child from sexual assault in Nigeria. Bamidele, Proprietress of Great Ideas Nursery and Primary School, Ilorin stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin on Thursday. She said sex education without strict government actions would not prevent the girl child from consistent sexual assault in the country. Also, Association calls on Edo govt. to protect lives of women,...

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“The Evil That Men Do” –A chant of the Igbo Massacre

ColumnsDon OkoloNewsOpinion“The Evil That Men Do” –A chant of the Igbo Massacre

PilotnewsJune 4, 2020

Chief Femi Fani-Kayode had something to say, and he said it in this ten-minute, Facebook oration of pure substance, meaningfulness and brilliance. I watched this brutal, honest-to-goodness diatribe, more of a controlled outburst, a measured chewing and spitting out of a second-rated country, on her death bed, touting her avowed intention to keep the Igbos marginalized. Before this, I couldn’t tell Femi Fani-Kayode from Femi Ransome Kuti from either of their politics or music. But...

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Reps to Amend Labour Act to Strengthen NLC

LabourNewsNigeriaReps to Amend Labour Act to Strengthen NLC

PilotnewsJune 3, 2020

The House of Representatives says it plans to amend the Labour Act to strengthen the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House made the pledge on Wednesday in Abuja, while receiving the leadership of the NLC in his office in Abuja. He said the NLC represented vast majority of Nigerians and had a mandate to protect the interest of the common man just like the legislature. “We will be looking forward...

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