Northerners Resumes Supply Of Foods To South West

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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Emefiele Woos Investors, Promises CBN’s Support

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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Fish Sellers In Borno State Losses N500m Weekly

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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Next Big Leap’: Netflix to Offer 41 New Shows to Lure Indian Viewers

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

BusinessEntertainmentSportsPost 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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MOMAN Says Dangote Refinery Will Be Extremely Beneficial to Nigeria

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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Cattle Dealers Association of Nigeria Decries Illegal Checkpoints In Southern Nigeria

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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No Fuel Price Increase in March – NNPC

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasNo Fuel Price Increase in March – NNPC

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has debunked the report of any price increment in the Premium Motor Spirit (Petrol) in the country in March 2021. The NNPC said this in a statement signed by the Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division, Dr. Kennie Obateru on Sunday. Obateru added that the Corporation was not planning any raise in the price of the commodity in March in order not to jeopardize the ongoing engagement with...

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DSS Invites Our Leaders for Blocking Food to South – Northern Traders

BusinessFoodDSS Invites Our Leaders for Blocking Food to South – Northern Traders

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)March 2, 2021

The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers of Nigeria (AUFCDN) said its leaders have been invited by the Department of State Services for blocking the supply of foodstuffs and cattle from the North to the South. The General Secretary of the union, Ahmed Alaramma, said this at a press conference in Abuja on Monday, adding that the President of the association, Mohammed Tahir, was currently with the DSS. The blockade of food to the...

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NNPC Says No Plan to Increase Petrol Price, Cautions Against Panic Buying

BusinessMarketsOil & GasNNPC Says No Plan to Increase Petrol Price, Cautions Against Panic Buying

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2021

ABUJA —  The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has advised motorists to stop panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol saying it has no plan to increase the ex-depot price in March. NNPC disclosed in a statement by its spokesman, Dr. Kennie Obateru, in Abuja on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that ex-depot price is the price at which depot owners sell products to marketers. The price determines...

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