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BusinessFoodNational SecurityNigeriaNortherners Resumes Supply Of Foods To South West

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 6, 2021

Following the suspension of strike by members of Foods and Cattle dealers Association transportation of foods to the South West through Kwara State previously blocked Jebba and Niger border axis have resumed. The blockage of food to the South was a means deployed by the North to send a subtle warning to other parts of Nigeria to stop the harassment and intimidation of the Fulanis. The Coordinator of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Kwara...

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BusinessInvestingNewsNigeriaEmefiele Woos Investors, Promises CBN’s Support

PilotnewsMarch 5, 2021

LAGOS — The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has advised indigenous and multinational firms to consider the opportunities that Nigeria offers and begin to set up their manufacturing lines in Nigeria. Emefiele gave the advice at the Local Manufacturing Contract Signing of Oral-B Toothpaste, between Procter and Gamble Nigeria and Colliery Cosmetics, on Friday in Lagos. According to him, Nigeria should be the first port of destination for anybody...

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BusinessEconomyNewsFish Sellers In Borno State Losses N500m Weekly

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 5, 2021

The chairman, Borno Fish Producers and Marketers Association Alhaji Abatcha Mandalama have said members of the Association lose about N500 million in fish business every week due to the lingering Boko Haram insurgency in the state. The high cost to the Boko Haram terrorists that have prevented fishermen from fishing in the Lake Chad axis. Mandalama disclosed this in Maiduguri, the Borno state explained that prior to the Boko Haram insurgency, over 30 trailer loads...

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Crime & SecurityMoneyNewsFederal High Court Kano Convicts Ponzi Scheme Operator, Orders a N110m Refund to victims

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 4, 2021

The Federal High Court Kano has convicted one Maryam Abu Shinga on one-count amended charge of retention of proceeds of crime and ordered her to pay the sum of N110, 000,000 in restitution to victims. The convict was said to have lured her victims into a phony gold mining investment where she represented that the investor stands to earn 300% profit. She claimed that if an investor invests N500, 000, such investor could earn one...

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BusinessFilm & TVIndiaNext Big Leap’: Netflix to Offer 41 New Shows to Lure Indian Viewers

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

MUMBAI, INDIA —  Netflix said on Wednesday it would release 41 shows and films in India this year, calling the move its “next big leap” in the world’s second-most populous nation where video streaming services have become more popular. India, with its 1.3 billion people, is a vast and valuable market for the U.S. streaming service and its rivals Amazon’s Prime Video and Walt Disney Co’s Disney+ Hotstar. The platforms, which are all offering an...

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BusinessEntertainmentSportPost COVID-19 Template, Recipe For Sports’ Revival — Promoter

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

BENIN — Christopher Ojo, sports promoter and sponsor of the 10km Annual Owan Marathon Race, says design of a post-COVID-19 template is the needed recipe for sports revival in the country. Ojo, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Benin, said the template would include strategies for gradual recovery of sporting events from impact of the pandemic. He noted that due to the huge impact of the pandemic on sports...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasMOMAN Says Dangote Refinery Will Be Extremely Beneficial to Nigeria

PilotnewsMarch 4, 2021

LAGOS —  The Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) says the 650,000 BPD Dangote Refinery in Ibeju Lekki, Lagos will be extremely beneficial to Nigeria when it begins production. MOMAN however, advised the Federal Government against preventing marketers from importing refined petroleum products when the refinery and others come on stream in order to create an open market for the sector. Mr. Clement Isong, Executive Secretary, MOMAN, made this known while speaking with the...

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CoronavirusJobsNewsCOVID-19: NEPC Trains Over 60 Women Entrepreneurs in Edo

PilotnewsMarch 3, 2021

BENIN — The Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Benin Export Assistance Office, says it has trained over 60 women entrepreneurs in Edo on crisis management. Mr. Macpherson Fred-Ileogben, Head, Trade Promotion Adviser, NEPC, Benin Office, made this known while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Wednesday. Fred-Ileogben said the training which was held in February, was to enable women entrepreneurs to adjust and cope with the shocks that arose from...

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BusinessNewsNigeriaCattle Dealers Association of Nigeria Decries Illegal Checkpoints In Southern Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 3, 2021

As the ongoing nationwide strike by members of cattle dealers continues, the Northeast zonal Chairman Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria Northeast Alhaji Yahya Mohammed has appealed to members of the association to exercise patience with regard to the ongoing nationwide strike by the union. Mohammed, who made the plea in an interview with  The West African Pilot News, said the strike became imperative to register the union grievances to government over unlawful checkpoints mounted on...

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JobsNewsNigeriaPoliticsGovernor Yahaya Of Gombe State Fires Three Commissioners

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has sacked three commissioners in a minor cabinet reshuffle. Similarly, six commissioners were redeployed to other ministries, while three persons were nominated by the governor for confirmation by the state House of Assembly as replacements of the sacked commissioners. Prof. Ibrahim Abubakar Njodi Secretary to the State Government announced the changes in a statement on Monday that said the reshufflement is with immediate effect. The statement read in part “in...

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