African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Comes into Effect January 1, 2021

AfricaBusinessMarketsNewsAfrican Continental Free Trade Area Agreement Comes into Effect January 1, 2021

PilotnewsJanuary 1, 2021

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement comes into effect on January 1, 2021, but Zambia is one of the 21 countries that have not yet deposited their instruments of ratification. Zambia’s Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry, Christopher Yaluma, disclosed at a media briefing in Lusaka on Thursday that the official launch of the AfCFTA will take place at a virtue event which will be graced by the African Union (AU) Chairperson, South...

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Adamawa Impose Tax on Cattle To Generate N12. 1 Billion Revenue-Official

BusinessNewsNigeriaAdamawa Impose Tax on Cattle To Generate N12. 1 Billion Revenue-Official

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 31, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent _____ The Adamawa State government has again re-introduced payment of cattle-tax across the state to meet its pegged N12. 1 billion internally revenue profile in 2021, the state commissioner ministry of Finance and budget Dr. Ishaya John Dabari has said. The state has earlier budgeted over N140 billion to finance its recurrent and capital development programmes within the 2021 fiscal year.  Dabari who was speaking at a press briefing on...

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Retirements: Fidelity Bank Announces New Board Appointments

BusinessNewsNigeriaRetirements: Fidelity Bank Announces New Board Appointments

PilotnewsDecember 30, 2020

Fidelity Bank has announced the appointments of new board executives to replace outgoing directors who recently completed their tenure in accordance with the bank’s internal governance policies. Mr. Mustafa Chike-Obi, Chairman, Board of Directors of the bank, said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. The statement listed the newly appointed board members to include Mrs. Amaka Onwughalu, Mr. Nelson Nweke, and Mr. Chinedu Okeke, as...

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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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