205 Women Vegetable Sellers Receives N6.15m In Kebbi State

BusinessMarketsNewsNigeria205 Women Vegetable Sellers Receives N6.15m In Kebbi State

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 28, 2020

As part of effort to encourage women to be self-reliant, Kebbi state government has donated N6.15 million to 205 women vegetable sellers in the state. Each of the 205 women received N30,000 in order to boost their vegetable businesses. Governor Atiku Bagudu announced the donation at the graduation of women trained in preservation of perishable items in Birnin Kebbi on Sunday. “The comprehensive training of the women traders was conducted by the state chapter of...

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“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

BusinessEntertainmentFilmWorld News“Demon Slayer” Becomes Japan’s Top-grossing Movie

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

“Demon Slayer”, the animated tale of a boy fighting human-eating demons that murdered his family, has shattered a nearly two-decade record to become Japan’s top-grossing movie, its distributor said on Monday. The film, based on a popular manga and television anime series, powered past “Spirited Away”, the mega-hit Academy Award-winning movie by Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki that opened in 2001, in just a little over two months. “Demon Slayer”, with a full official title of...

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BusinessNewsTransport Company Awards Hardworking Staff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 25, 2020

The Adamawa state Commissioner for Transportation, Alhaji Mustapha Musa Jika says the Ministry is doing its best to make the Adamawa sunshine express operators of Sunshine Bus Company becomes one of the leading transport companies in Nigeria. The commissioner stated this Wednesday during the sunshine productivity award ceremony held at the corporate headquarters of the Adamawa Transport Board in Yola. “Hard work pays, staff of the board should work hard by ensuring honesty, transparency, and...

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COVID-19: PTF Announces New Travel Rules for Passengers from UK, South Africa

BusinessCoronavirusNewsTravelCOVID-19: PTF Announces New Travel Rules for Passengers from UK, South Africa

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19  has announced new travel rules for passengers coming into Nigeria from South Africa and the UK where a new variant of the virus has been discovered. The National Coordinator of the PTF,  Dr. Sani Aliyu made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja, during a media briefing. Aliyu said effective from Monday, all passengers coming into the country from the UK and South Africa on direct flights must use...

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UK, EU Reach Post-Brexit Trade Deal

BusinessEuropeUK, EU Reach Post-Brexit Trade Deal

PilotnewsDecember 24, 2020

Britain and the European Union (EU) have reached a deal on their post-Brexit trade relations, British media reported on Thursday. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to confirm it at a press conference later, the reports said. Johnson is quoted by British media as saying that “the deal is “done.” “All of our key red lines about returning sovereignty have been achieved,” the BBC quoted an important government source as saying. Meanwhile, European Commission...

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Refinery Rehabilitation Exercise on Course- Minister

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasRefinery Rehabilitation Exercise on Course- Minister

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Timipreye Sylva, said that the refinery rehabilitation exercise would be completed soon. He made this known during an interaction with members of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) in Abuja on Tuesday. “Apart from the completion of the plant equipment inspection and integrity study conducted since December 2019 as part of the phase one of the Port Harcourt refinery rehabilitation, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), on...

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S. Korea to Halt Flights From Britain Until Dec. 31 Over New Virus Strain Woes

BusinessCoronavirusNewsTravelS. Korea to Halt Flights From Britain Until Dec. 31 Over New Virus Strain Woes

PilotnewsDecember 23, 2020

South Korea said that it would suspend flights from Britain until the end of this year over concerns about a new strain of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The country’s health authorities on Wednesday said South Korean diplomatic missions in Britain would suspend issuing quarantine-waiver documents so as to place all arrivals from the European nation in a 14-day quarantine. The country will also conduct an additional virus test when they are released from quarantine. South...

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Boat Operators Destroying Our Nets, Lagos Fishermen Cry Out

BusinessNewsNigeriaBoat Operators Destroying Our Nets, Lagos Fishermen Cry Out

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

A group of fishermen under the aegis of the Association of Badagry Fishermen (ABF) has cried out against alleged destructive activities of commercial boat operators on Lagos waterways. ABF Chairman, Sunday Ayedogbon, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Badagry that the boat operators worked all nights on waterways in contravention of 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. as directed by Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA). Ayedogbon said that the illegal operating hours...

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We Don’t Demand Payment for Pre-paid Meters, EEDC Warns South-East Residents

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerWe Don’t Demand Payment for Pre-paid Meters, EEDC Warns South-East Residents

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has warned residents in the South-East against some people, claiming to be representatives of the company and demanding payment to provide pre-paid meters. The Head, Corporate Communications of EEDC, Mr. Emeka Ezeh, who gave the warning in a statement, on Tuesday, in Enugu, said that the conmen usually asked unsuspecting members of the public to make payment for meter into a personal bank account, number 0813317416, domiciled in a...

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FG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

BusinessNewsNigeriaTelecommunicationFG Extends NIN Registration by 6 Weeks, Cancels Verification Charges, Says Taskforce

PilotnewsDecember 22, 2020

The Federal Government has extended registration for the National Identity Number (NIN) by up to six weeks, from Dec. 30 to Feb. 9, 2021, and cancelled the use of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) charges for verification across the country. The National Task Force on the NIN and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) registration made the announcement on Tuesday, in Abuja, in a statement jointly signed by Prof. Umar Danbatta, Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC)...

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