Gunmen Kidnap 5 Female Students, Teacher, Gatemen in Niger

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaGunmen Kidnap 5 Female Students, Teacher, Gatemen in Niger

PilotnewsMarch 6, 2020

Gunmen have kidnapped five female students, one teacher and two gatemen of Tular Academy, Moruba, in Mariga Local Government Area of Niger. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Adamu Usman, disclosed this when he led a combined team of police and military personnel on a visit to the school to assess the situation. Usman said the incident occurred on March 1, at about 1:45 a.m. at the school’s premises. He said the assessment...

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Emir Wants Shorter Route to Link Northern, Southern Nigeria

NewsNigeriaTravelEmir Wants Shorter Route to Link Northern, Southern Nigeria

PilotnewsMarch 6, 2020

Mohammed Zayyanu-Abdullahi, Emir of Yauri on Wednesday advocated for a bridge construction across river Niger from Zamare town in Kebbi State to Rofia village in Niger State to boost business activities between Northern and Southern Nigeria. Zayyanu-Abdullahi made the disclosure while interacting with Journalists in his palace in Yauri, Kebbi State. He observed that the bridge if constructed would not only boost business activities between North and South but also shorten the long distance motorists...

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Reps’ Committee Challenges Nigeria Navy to Build its Own Warships

National SecurityNigeriaReps’ Committee Challenges Nigeria Navy to Build its Own Warships

PilotnewsMarch 6, 2020

Mr Yusuf Gadgi, the Chairman of the House of Representatives’ Committee on Navy, on Wednesday challenged  the Nigeria Navy (NN)  to start building its own warships. He said that the NN had the required competence and expertise to build its own warships without any intervention. Gadgi said this on Wednesday after a Stakeholders’ Meeting and at the end of a three-day oversight visit to the various naval commands in Lagos. He said that during the course of the committee members tour, they noticed...

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Registration kicks off for Mr and Miss Nigeria International 2020

EntertainmentLifestyleNigeriaRegistration kicks off for Mr and Miss Nigeria International 2020

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2020

Organisers of Mr and Miss Nigeria International Africa (MMIA), Brendance and Crusaders, says registration for the 2020 event has kicked off on Thursday. The 2020 MMIA, with the theme: ‘The Rebirth,’ would unveil the new Mr and Miss International Africa (MMIA). Brendan Isikak, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Brendance and Crusader Limited, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, that registration for the contest would end on April 30. Nsikak said the event...

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Senate Approves N346.4bn NDDC 2019 Budget

NewsSenate Approves N346.4bn NDDC 2019 Budget

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2020

The Senate on Thursday approved the sum of N346.4 billion as 2019 Budget for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This followed the consideration of the report of the 2019 budget of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) as presented during plenary by the Chairman Sen. Peter Nwaoboshi. Presenting the report, Nwaoboshi noted that President Muhammadu Buhari through a communication to the Senate, had presented a budget of N409.9 billion for the NDDC for 2019....

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Nigerian Considering Budget Review as Covid-19 Strikes Oil Prices

EconomyNewsNigeriaNigerian Considering Budget Review as Covid-19 Strikes Oil Prices

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2020

The Federal Government of Nigeria is considering a review of the 2020 budget in order to make plans for the drop in oil prices triggered by coronavirus outbreak globally, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, the Minister of Finance/Budget Planning said on Wednesday. According to the minister, the government was troubled by the fall in oil revenue and that a mid-term review of the budget was on the table. Briefing newsmen after the Federal Executive Council meeting, the...

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Mike Bloomberg is Suspending His Presidential Campaign, Says He’s Endorsing Biden

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesMike Bloomberg is Suspending His Presidential Campaign, Says He’s Endorsing Biden

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2020

Mike Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York who had hoped to self-fund his way to the Democratic presidential nomination but was spurned by voters in Tuesday’s balloting, has dropped out of the race. Bloomberg endorsed Joe Biden, saying the former vice president had the best chance to win in November. “I’ve always believed that defeating Donald Trump starts with uniting behind the candidate with the best shot to do it. After yesterday’s vote,...

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FEC Approves N538m for Birds Deterrent System in 3 Airports

NewsNigeriaFEC Approves N538m for Birds Deterrent System in 3 Airports

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N538 million for the procurement of Birds Deterrent System for three Nigerian airports. The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, disclosed this after FEC meeting presided over by President Mummadu Buhari on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Sirika listed the airports to benefit from the system as kano, Port Harcourt and Enugu. “Today in council, we have one memo from Aviation and it is for the procurement...

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Effects of Drug Abuse and Cultism among Youths

HealthLifestyleNigeriaEffects of Drug Abuse and Cultism among Youths

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2020

One of the most pressing issues in the minds of people in Nigeria as far as Education in concerned today is that pertaining to the quality or standard of education. Qualitative education should lead to detectable gains in knowledge, skills and values. There are however several students/youth’s vices that seemed to be militating against the realization of the desired qualitative education in Nigerian tertiary institutions. For the purpose of this discuss/write up, some of these...

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