FG Condoles With Imo Over Bunkering Site Inferno

Accidents and SafetyFG Condoles With Imo Over Bunkering Site Inferno

PilotnewsApril 28, 2022

The Federal Government, on Thursday, condoled with the government and people of Imo over the bunkering site inferno, which led to the death of no fewer than 110 people. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the federal government’s condolences was conveyed by Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar-Farouq, in Owerri during an assessment visit to the scene of the explosion. Umar-Farouq, represented by Director, Relief and Rehabilitation of National...

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Indonesia-Nigeria Trade Volume Reaches 2.46bn Dollars

BusinessEconomyIndonesia-Nigeria Trade Volume Reaches 2.46bn Dollars

PilotnewsApril 27, 2022

Trade volume between Indonesia and Nigeria reached 2.46 billion dollars between 2016 and 2021, says Amb. Usra Harahap, Ambassador of Indonesia to Nigeria. Harahap said this on Tuesday in Abuja while fielding questions from newsmen, when he said about 25 Indonesian companies had invested in Nigeria. He said trade between the two countries kept increasing in the last six years. “In 2016 it reached 1.59 billion dollars and in 2021 it increased to 2.46 billion...

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PENGASSAN Vows to Address Casualisation in Oil, Gas Industry

EconomyOil & GasPENGASSAN Vows to Address Casualisation in Oil, Gas Industry

PilotnewsApril 27, 2022

By Esenvosa Izah LAGOS — The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) said it would ensure that issues of casualisation in the oil and gas industry are reduced to the barest minimum. PENGASSAN’s President, Mr. Festus Osifo, made this known at a media parley with the Labour Writers Association of Nigeria held on Tuesday in Lagos. Osifo also made the declaration as part of the union’s congratulatory message to workers in...

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NIGERIA 2023: Stakeholders Call for Establishment of Electoral Offences Commission

Crime & PunishmentNigeria ElectionsNIGERIA 2023: Stakeholders Call for Establishment of Electoral Offences Commission

PilotnewsApril 27, 2022

ABUJA — The Electoral Hub, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and a former chairman of INEC, Prof. Attahiru Jega, have called for the establishment of a National Electoral Offences Commission ahead of the 2023 General Elections. They made the call on Tuesday, at a roundtable on Electoral Offences; Ensuring Documentation and Effective Prosecution organised by the Electoral Hub, an organ of the Initiative for Research, Innovation, and Advocacy in Development (IRIAD) in Abuja. The stakeholders...

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Eid-el Fitr: FRSC Deploys 25,224 Personnel Nationwide

Crime & SecurityReligionEid-el Fitr: FRSC Deploys 25,224 Personnel Nationwide

PilotnewsApril 27, 2022

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said it had deployed 25,224 personnel across the country for the  Sallah celebrations. The Corps Marshal, FRSC, Dr. Boboye Oyeyemi, said this on Tuesday in Abuja, at the beginning of the Eid-el Fitr motor park mega rally. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the theme of the campaign is “Achieving Zero Road Fatality Through Road Safety Campaign.” Oyeyemi was represented by the Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO), Assistant...

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OPINION: The EAC’s Challenges in Eastern Congo

AfricaColumnsOpinionWar & CrisisOPINION: The EAC’s Challenges in Eastern Congo

PilotnewsApril 27, 2022

As the DRC becomes the newest member of the East African Community,  the regional organization confronts multiple challenges in its effort to tackle insecurity in eastern Congo. The East African Community (EAC) wasted no time in wading into the complex and murky security issues bedeviling its newest member, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC, which is also a member of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the Common Market for Eastern...

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We Have Lost A Great Iconic Traditional Ruler – Ooni

Culture & TraditionLifestyleWe Have Lost A Great Iconic Traditional Ruler – Ooni

PilotnewsApril 25, 2022

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has described the passage of the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, as a loss to the entire Oduduwa race worldwide. This is contained in a statement by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare. Ooni Ogunwusi, who doubles as the Natural Head of the Oduduwa race worldwide, stated that the late Alaafin was a worthy elder whose entire life was dedicated...

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2023: Imposition Won’t Work in Ebonyi – Governorship Aspirant

PoliticsSoutheast2023: Imposition Won’t Work in Ebonyi – Governorship Aspirant

PilotnewsApril 25, 2022

ABAKALIKI — Chief Elias Mbam, a governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, says the imposition of governorship candidate on the party will not work. Mbam, who is the chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) stated this at a news conference on Sunday in Abakaliki. Mbam was reacting to a statement credited to Gov. Dave Umahi,  endorsing Mr. Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of Ebonyi House of...

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NewsNigeria Elections2023 Presidency: Group Urges APC to Adopt Jonathan

PilotnewsApril 25, 2022

A political pressure group, Citizens Network for Peace and Development in Nigeria (CNPD), has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to adopt former President Goodluck Jonathan, as the party’s candidate for the 2023 presidential election. The National Coordinator of the group, Mr. Ralph Okorie, who made the call on Monday at a news conference in Abuja, urged President Muhammadu Buhari, to endorse the Jonathan project. “There is a need for experience and continuity. The...

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Appraising Role of Women in Improving Learning Outcomes

EducationGender & EquityAppraising Role of Women in Improving Learning Outcomes

PilotnewsApril 25, 2022

By Funmilayo Adeyemi, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Destiny Adah, a 10-year-old primary six pupil cannot read a simple sentence, a development which made her mother, Mrs. Esther Adah seek help to improve her reading ability. She engaged the services of a private teacher to improve her child’s reading skills. Esther was billed to write the National Common Entrance Examination in June. “What a worrisome situation, how can this 10-year-old girl prepare for the upcoming...

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