Lawyers Laud Buhari for Signing Executive Order on Legislature, Judiciary Financial Autonomy

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaLawyers Laud Buhari for Signing Executive Order on Legislature, Judiciary Financial Autonomy

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

Human  Rights Campaigner, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for signing the Executive Order, granting financial autonomy to the Judiciary and Legislature. Adegboruwa lauded the new order, describing the same as a step in the right direction and urged total compliance with all its provisions by states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari, on Friday, signed into law, an Executive Order to grant financial autonomy to the legislature...

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President Buhari Signs Executive Order on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary

Law & JusticeNigeriaPoliticsPresident Buhari Signs Executive Order on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed into law Executive Order Number 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary. Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relations disclosed this on Friday in Abuja. The President signed the Executive Order based on the powers vested in him as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 245 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7,261. NCDC confirmed the new figures in its verified tweeter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 131 of the new cases came from Lagos, 16 from Jigawa, 13 from Ogun, 12 from Borno and nine each from Kaduna, Oyo, Rivers and Ebonyi. Other states with new cases include Kwara...

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U.S., Britain caution China as it moves on Hong Kong security laws

World NewsU.S., Britain caution China as it moves on Hong Kong security laws

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The U.S. and Britain on Thursday issued warnings to China about proposed national security laws that critics are blasting as Beijing’s attempt to crack down on freedoms in semi-autonomous Hong Kong. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China is seeking to “unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong” and called the legislation a “death knell” for Hong Kong’s autonomy. He warned that “any decision impinging on Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms”...

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Imo Abolishes Payment of Pensions to Ex-Governors, Speakers

LabourNewsNigeriaImo Abolishes Payment of Pensions to Ex-Governors, Speakers

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Gov.  Hope Uzodinma of Imo, has assented to a bill repealing the law that created pension allowances and gratuities for former governors, deputy governors, assembly speakers and deputy speakers. Signing the bill into law in Owerri on Friday, the governor noted that the erstwhile law runs contrary to the 1999 constitution as amended, which stipulates that a pensioner must have worked for at least 10 years and must be up to 45 years of age. He regretted a...

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EducationNewsNigeriaBuhari Appoints Prof Godswill Obioma New NECO Registrar

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Prof. Godswill Obioma as Registrar/Chief Executive of the National Examinations Council (NECO). Mr Azeez Sani, Head, Information and Public Relations Division of the Council made this known to newsmen in Abuja on Friday. He said a letter dated May 15, 2020 with Reference No: FME/PS/396/C1/1/134 and signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, stated that the appointment which was for an initial tenure of five...

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Denmark to Restart Football With Virtual Tribune and Drive-in Cinema

ExclusiveNewsSportsDenmark to Restart Football With Virtual Tribune and Drive-in Cinema

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Danish Super League is set to restart on May 28 and clubs have been quite inventive when it comes to coping with having to play behind closed doors. The first match, after a coronavirus-related break of two-and-a-half months, is a regional derby between Aarhus and Randers, then come the last two rounds of the regular season, followed by the championship round with the best six teams. While the fans can’t come into the stadium...

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Anambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

HealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Anambra State Government says it plans to unveil a comprehensive health package that will cater to the health needs of rural dwellers. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C-Don Adinuba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Awka. Adinuba was reacting to the absence of a functional Primary Health Centre at Awba-Ofemili community, in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA), of the state....

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Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsSamsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday that it had sent 300 more South Korean engineers and workers to China to complete the expansion of its second chip manufacturing facility there amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said engineers and workers, including some from its subcontractors, left for the Chinese city of Xian on a chartered flight earlier in the day. The move came a month after Samsung dispatched 200 engineers to...

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Slain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

Law & JusticeWorld NewsSlain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

A son of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered inside Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey in 2018, on Friday said he and his brothers have forgiven his father’s killers. “We, the sons of martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce we have forgiven whoever killed our father for the sake of God. “We deeply hope that God Almighty will reward us for this,’’ Salah Khashoggi, who lives in Saudi Arabia, tweeted. The gesture was announced as the...

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