Ekiti: CSO Commends INEC, Says BVAS Functioned Optimally in Polling Units

NewsNigeria ElectionsEkiti: CSO Commends INEC, Says BVAS Functioned Optimally in Polling Units

PilotnewsJune 21, 2022

ABUJA — Centre for Credible Leadership and Citizens Awareness, said the BVAS functioned optimally in 94 per cent of the polling units it observed during the Ekiti governorship election. The Director-General of the CSO, Dr. Nwambu Gabriel in a post-election statement on the election on Tuesday in Abuja, said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) was properly deployed. Gabriel commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on the conduct of the election. According to him,...

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48 Million Nigerians Still Defecate Openly- Report

EnvironmentHealth48 Million Nigerians Still Defecate Openly- Report

PilotnewsJune 21, 2022

ABUJA — No fewer than 48 million Nigerians still practice open defecation, according to the newly released 2021 Water, Sanitation and Hygiene National Outcome Routine Mapping (WASH-NORM) III Report. This is the thrust at the inauguration of the 2021 WASH-NORM III Report in Abuja on Tuesday. The Minister of Water Resources, Mr. Suleiman Adamu, said slow progress being made in improving water and sanitation services was due to population expansion, low commitments from states and...

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Anambra Lawmakers Summons Education Commissioner, Chuma-Udeh

EducationNewsAnambra Lawmakers Summons Education Commissioner, Chuma-Udeh

PilotnewsJune 21, 2022

Handel Patrick, (Staff Reporter) AWKA — The Anambra State House of Assembly has summoned the State’s Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh to appear before the plenary for clarifications over certain issues relating to her office. According to the Media Aide to the Speaker of the House, Mr. Caleb Okechukwu, the summon was issued during the Tuesday plenary of the House, where some issues were raised about the Commissioner and recent activities of the ministry,...

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Attack on Catholic Church, An Eye Opener, Says Bishop Ezeokafor

Crime & SecurityAttack on Catholic Church, An Eye Opener, Says Bishop Ezeokafor

PilotnewsJune 20, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) The Catholic Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most Reverend Paulinus Ezeokafor, says the attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, that left many people dead on Sunday, June 5, 2022, is an eye-opener to the Mother Church and all churches in Nigeria. Bishop Ezeokafor who stated this at St. Patrick’s Catholic Cathedral, Awka, while fielding questions from newsmen, said that it was a wake-up call for all Christians in...

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Lorry Drivers Block Onitsha Headbridge in Protest Over Alleged Shooting of Tanker Tyre by Navy

MilitaryNewsNigeriaLorry Drivers Block Onitsha Headbridge in Protest Over Alleged Shooting of Tanker Tyre by Navy

PilotnewsJune 18, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Drivers of various articulated vehicles, including lorries, tankers, and tippers have blocked the Niger Bridgehead in Onitsha in protest. The West African News Pilot Newspaper reporter, learned the protest was triggered by extortion by naval officers operating on the bridge, who insist on collecting N1,000 from them as a bribe. The driver’s however decided to block the road on Saturday morning, after a naval officer shot and punctured the tyres of...

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Soludo To Create 1000 Millionaires Yearly – Anambra Youth Commissioner

EconomyJobsSoludo To Create 1000 Millionaires Yearly – Anambra Youth Commissioner

PilotnewsJune 18, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter) AWKA — The Commissioner for Youth Development and Creative Economy Hon. Patrick Aghadinuno Mba has disclosed Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo’s commitment and determination to create one thousand youth millionaires annually in Anambra state. Mba who made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with our correspondent at the Government House, Awka said the Governor’s commitment to creating one thousand youth millionaires annually in Anambra is clearly captured in the 2022 revised...

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World Bank Seeks Accelerated Implementation of NG-CARES by States

CoronavirusEconomyNigeriaWorld Bank Seeks Accelerated Implementation of NG-CARES by States

PilotnewsJune 17, 2022

ABUJA — The Nigeria COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES), has urged the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to accelerate the implementation of the programmes. Prof. Foluso Okunmadewa, the World Bank, Lead Specialist, Social Protection, and Task Team Leader for NG-CARES, made the call at a two-day implemention status review meeting with States’ Coordinators on Thursday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NG-CARES is...

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Hajj 2022: Nigerian Pilgrims Depart for Makkah

NewsHajj 2022: Nigerian Pilgrims Depart for Makkah

PilotnewsJune 17, 2022

The first batch of 510 pilgrims from Borno are departing Madinah on Friday to Makkah to commence the main Hajj rituals. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the pilgrims would be transported in luxury buses in compliance to the COVID-19 protocols. An official at the Madinah control centre told NAN that the pilgrims would start the Makkah ritual from Miqat Hulifa. Hulifa is around nine kilometres from Madina and around 450 kilometers from...

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FG Begins Digitisation of Conditional Cash Transfer in Lagos

BusinessMoneyFG Begins Digitisation of Conditional Cash Transfer in Lagos

PilotnewsJune 17, 2022

LAGOS — The Federal Government on Thursday began the digitisation of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) process in Lagos, so as to enhance the programme. Mrs. Yetunde Arobieke, the Lagos State Commissioner for Wealth Creation and Employment, said the digitisation would make payment to beneficiaries easier. Arobieke spoke at the flag-off of the Distribution of ATM Cards and Activation of Personal Identification Numbers (PINs) to Lagos State Conditional Cash Transfer Beneficiaries. She said that digitisation...

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Ohanaeze Backs Obi’s Presidential Bid, Says it’s New Dimension to Nigeria’s Politics

National AssemblyOhanaeze Backs Obi’s Presidential Bid, Says it’s New Dimension to Nigeria’s Politics

PilotnewsJune 17, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Igbo apex socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has backed the presidential bid of former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, saying that it has brought a new dimension to the politics of Nigeria. The Vice President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Damian Okeke-Ogene stated this yesterday in Nanka, Orumba North Local Government Area while receiving the executive of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State chapter in his hometown. Okeke-Ogene said...

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