Finance Minister, Access Bank Commend Move To Tackle Poverty, Climate Change

ClimateEntertainmentPovertyFinance Minister, Access Bank Commend Move To Tackle Poverty, Climate Change

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 18, 2021

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and Access Bank of Nigeria have commended the move by an international advocacy organisation, Global Citizen, to end poverty, COVID-19, and climate change as the group announced the local hosts for its concert which will hold in Lagos. A statement by Global Citizen, a New York-based global not-for-profit body, said wealthiest nations needed to deliver on the promise to give $100bn annually to address climate...

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Court Orders Doctors to Suspend Strike

HealthLabourCourt Orders Doctors to Suspend Strike

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 17, 2021

The national industrial court has ordered the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) to suspend its ongoing strike. The FG had instituted a suit against the association after an unsuccessful attempt by the house of representatives to mediate between the federal government and NARD. FG asked the court for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining members of NARD from continuing with the action. Ruling on the application, Bashar Alkali, the Judge ordered the suspension of...

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Resident Doctors to Appeal Court Ruling, Rejects Order to Suspend Strike

HealthLabourResident Doctors to Appeal Court Ruling, Rejects Order to Suspend Strike

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 17, 2021

The National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) has rejected the ruling of the national industrial court, directing the association to suspend its strike. NARD said its seeking to appeal the ruling and file a stay of application. This decision was in a communique released on Friday and jointly signed by Uyilawa Okhuaihesuyi, its president, and Jerry Isogun, its general secretary. The FG had instituted a suit against the association after an unsuccessful attempt by the...

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UN Women’s Feminist Roadmap Tackles Triple Crises of Jobs, Care, Climate

Gender & EquityHealthUnited NationsUN Women’s Feminist Roadmap Tackles Triple Crises of Jobs, Care, Climate

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2021

NEW YORK —UN Women on Thursday published a flagship feminist plan for economic recovery and transformation, which aims to learn the lessons of the past and seize the opportunity to handle COVID-related crises better. The UN’s gender equality and empowerment organisation stated this in a report on “UN Women’s Beyond COVID-19: A Feminist Plan for Sustainability and Social Justice’’. The report draws on the latest data, analysis and input from more than 100 global experts...

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BREAKING: EFCC Chairman Slumps At Presidential Villa, Abuja

HealthWellnessBREAKING: EFCC Chairman Slumps At Presidential Villa, Abuja

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, was rushed out of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, after slumping at a programme, on Thursday. Bawa was giving his goodwill message at the National Identity Day celebration when he suddenly stopped speaking. According to Daily Trust, he was talking about a man the commission arrested in Ibadan, Oyo state, with 116 SIM cards when the incident happened. Bawa had stopped talking and...

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OPINION: The Quest for Freedom; Transgender in Nigeria

ColumnsLifestyleOpinionOPINION: The Quest for Freedom; Transgender in Nigeria

PilotnewsSeptember 16, 2021

Transgender people are people who have a gender identity different from their sex.   The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Pastor E. Adeboye has publicly declared his stand on transgenderism. He did this in his Facebook post where he based his opinion on biblical scriptures citing different passages. He asserted that God is not an author of confusion but the God of distinction and that he created humans male and female....

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Sharia Committee In Damaturu Raids Illegal Brothel

BusinessLaw & JusticeLifestyleSharia Committee In Damaturu Raids Illegal Brothel

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 15, 2021

DAMATURU, (YOBE STATE) —Officials of Damaturu Local Government Shari’a Committee alongside security operatives have raided illegal brothels, beer, and drug selling joints within the Yobe State capital. The raid was not unconnected with allegations that the areas were known for habouring of suspected criminal elements as well as underage commercial sex workers. Bukar Adamu, Council Executive Chairman, who led the Committee on Tuesday raged Zango and Kandahar areas and confiscated cartons of beers and packs...

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End Strike, Debts Will Be Paid – Ehanire Urges Doctors

HealthLabourNewsEnd Strike, Debts Will Be Paid – Ehanire Urges Doctors

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 14, 2021

ABUJA — Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, has told resident doctors that their demands will be met and as such should put an end to the ongoing strike action. Ehanire urged the doctors to opt for a peaceful resolution and return to work, assuring that the debts will be cleared. He said this at the briefing of the presidential committee on COVID-19 on Monday. “Last week his excellency, the president received the leadership of the...

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Turn On the Stove, My Lover —Ruminating an Exploration from “My Ear Lobes Through the Mainland”

Fiction & PoetryLifestyleTurn On the Stove, My Lover —Ruminating an Exploration from “My Ear Lobes Through the Mainland”

PilotnewsSeptember 14, 2021

Hey babe, Where are you? I’m sitting on the moon Please cut me some slice of the sky, I’m so tired, I can’t come up this hour. The sky is cold; you need a hot meal. Oh, please make me one. You need to turn on the stove for me to cook. But I’m so tired. You don’t seem hungry. Do you? Burr… Okay. How do I do that? Start from the lobes of my...

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NAFDAC Advocates Proper Export Product Registration

FoodStandards & Consumer ProtectionNAFDAC Advocates Proper Export Product Registration

PilotnewsSeptember 9, 2021

ENUGU — The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has advised export stakeholders to always seek proper registration of their products to prevent their rejection. The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Moji Adeyeye, gave the advice on Thursday at a one-day South-East Stakeholders’ Sensitisation on Registration and Guidelines for Export Trade held in Enugu. Adeyeye, represented by the Director, South-East Zonal Office of the agency, Mrs Olajumoke Ojetokun, said that NAFDAC offices...

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