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PilotnewsMarch 14, 2020
Immediately the one-week Biennial 12th Police Games began in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday, February 29, the state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations endorsed the games as a vital component of the strategy for reputation management in the state. The chapter is led by Stella Chinyere Okunna, Nigeria’s first female mass communication professor who was at different times Commissioner for Information and Commissioner for Economic Planning and later Chief of Staff under...
HealthNewsNigeriaBREAKING: Yellow Fever: FG Activates Points of Entry Policy
PilotnewsMarch 13, 2020
The Federal Government has activated the “Nigeria’s Point of Entry Policy on Prevention and Control of Cross Border Transmission of Yellow Fever’’ to prevent the transmission of the disease. The Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, said this at a news conference on Friday in Abuja. Ehanire said it was pertinent to review the policy due to ongoing transmission of yellow fever in parts of the country and in line with World Health Organisation (WHO)...
The Zamfara Government on Friday said it has discovered 200 ghost medical doctors from its payroll. The state Commissioner for Finance, Alhaji Rabi’u Garba, who disclosed this to newsmen in Gusau, noted that the ghost doctors were uncovered during the ongoing civil servants verification exercise under the State Hospital Service Management Board (HSMB). “When the present administration came in, we had 287 medical doctors in the government’s payroll purported to be working in various General...
Mr Jasper Johnson, the Executive Chairman of Afro International Film Market and Festival (ALFMF), Nigeria, on Friday said that the global arts festival would soon be performing in Nigeria. This is coming decades after the second world black and African Festival of Arts and Culture “Festac 77”. Johnson, who made the disclosure in Abuja at the inauguration of the festival, said that the decision to host the festival in Nigeria was because of her...
Arts & CultureNollywoodNollywood Superstars, Pete Edochie, KOK, Others Honoured by Actors Guild
PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020
Legendary Nollywood actors Pete Edochie, Kanayo O Kanayo (KOK) and 14 others, on Thursday bagged the Veteran Actors of Nigeria (VAN) award. News Agency of Nigeria reports that the award was presented by the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) at its 9th Biennial Lecture held at the Sheraton Hotels in Abuja. Others honoured with the award were comic actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr Ibu, Nkem Owoh, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Steve Eboh and Keneth Okonkwo....
NewsNigeriaPower Shortage: NGC operating Escravos – Lagos pipeline in full capacity
PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020
The Nigeria Gas Company(NGC) says it has been operating the 20 inch Escravos – Lagos Pipelines (ELPs) system at maximum capacity to address the epileptic power supply in the country. A company source told News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja on Thursday that the move was to ensure supply of gas to affected power plants. NGC is a subsidiary of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The source confirmed that the prevailing shortfall in...
NewsNigeriaTravelAir Peace launches mobile App to boost customers’ experience
PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020
Air Peace has launched a new mobile App to ease flight bookings and other transactions. The airline’s Senior Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, made this known in a statement in Lagos on Thursday. Olisa said, “With this new app, customers can easily book, pay and check-in for their flights from the convenience of their phone, while having quick access to all necessary information.” He said the new app is a convenient and user-friendly platform and every...
EducationLabourNigeriaSTRIKE UPDATE: Academic Staff Union of Universities Lists Grievances
PilotnewsMarch 12, 2020
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says its agitations and actions over the years were premised on six cardinal demands. Prof. Theophilus Lagi, Abuja Zonal Coordinator of the union, at a press conference in Gwagwalada on Thursday, listed the demands to include more funding for public universities and renegotiation of the 2009 FGN/ASUU agreement. Others included the payment of outstanding earned academic allowances, the proliferation of universities by state governments and the constitution of...