Visa Openness Solutions Can Boost Africa’s Economic Recovery, the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index Reveals

AfricaBusinessNewsTravelVisa Openness Solutions Can Boost Africa’s Economic Recovery, the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index Reveals

PilotnewsDecember 11, 2020

A record 54% of the continent is accessible for African visitors who no longer need a visa to travel or can get one on arrival; in 2020, The Gambia joins Seychelles and Benin in allowing visa-free access for all African travelers; 24 countries offer e-Visas reflecting 44% of the continent. The upward trend in African countries liberalizing their visa regimes and welcoming African travelers continues, according to the 2020 Africa Visa Openness Index published by the African Union...

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NCC Suspends SIM Sale, Registration for Database Audit

BusinessTelecommunicationNCC Suspends SIM Sale, Registration for Database Audit

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 9, 2020

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sales and registration of new SIM cards in the country to allow an audit of the Subscribers Registration Database. The NCC Director of Public Affair, Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, made this known in a statement on Wednesday, saying that it was absolutely necessary for operators to comply pending the conclusion of the audit. In his words, the Minister of Communication and Digital...

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FG Announces Reduction of Petrol Price to ₦162.44 Per Liter

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasFG Announces Reduction of Petrol Price to ₦162.44 Per Liter

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 8, 2020

The Federal Government has announced a reduction in the pump price of premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, from ₦168 to ₦162.44 per liter with effect from December 14. This was disclosed by the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, after a meeting with labor leaders which began around 9pm on Monday and ended at 1:30am on Tuesday. The product is presently dispensed at ₦168, following the decision of the Petroleum Products...

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Sasakawa : Women Farmers Commend NGO for Provision of Seedlings, Training

AgricultureBusinessNewsNigeriaSasakawa : Women Farmers Commend NGO for Provision of Seedlings, Training

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 6, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ Women farmers in Maiganga Community in Gombe state, have commended Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA), a Non Governmental Organisation for providing them with improved soybeans seedlings while also training them on soybean processing. Speaking  in Maiganga community, Akko Local Government Area of Gombe state, the farmers were appreciative for the gesture. Magdalene Isiaku, a soybeans farmer said “ I am very happy today because I am now richer after harvest...

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FG Approves N3000 to N6000 for Lagos-Ibadan Train Charges

BusinessNewsNigeriaFG Approves N3000 to N6000 for Lagos-Ibadan Train Charges

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 5, 2020

The Federal Government has said that the charges on the new Lagos-Ibadan rail standard gauge would be between N3000 to N6000. The Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, disclosed this during an inauguration of the Governing Council of the Chartered Institute of Transport Administration of Nigeria (CIOTA) in Abuja on Friday. The new train would begin operation by January, 2021. The minister said, “I have received the mandate of President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the Lagos/Ibadan...

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Governor Mohammed Distributes 655 Keke Napep (Okada), 154 Commercial Motor Vehicles

BusinessJobsNewsGovernor Mohammed Distributes 655 Keke Napep (Okada), 154 Commercial Motor Vehicles

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 4, 2020

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspondent _____ To improve transportation system in Bauchi State, Governor Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed has distributed 655 units of Keke Napep under the second phase of the initiative and 154 units of commercial motor vehicles for the improvement of transport system in the state. Presenting Keke and the vehicles to the beneficiaries in Bauchi, the governor said the exercise was part of his administration’s readiness to give citizens the opportunity to...

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FEC Approves N487m for Automation of Federal Mortgage Bank

BusinessMoneyNewsFEC Approves N487m for Automation of Federal Mortgage Bank

PilotnewsDecember 3, 2020

The Federal Executive Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N487 million for the procurement of a banking application software for the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria. Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, made the disclosure at the end of the meeting of the Council in Abuja on Wednesday. Fashola expressed the hope that the introduction of the software would boost the efficiency of the mortgage bank, in line with modern banking...

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FG to Sanction Discos Selling Meters

BusinessInfrastructurePowerFG to Sanction Discos Selling Meters

PilotnewsDecember 3, 2020

The Federal Government has said it would sanction any electricity distribution company or its representatives selling meters or asking Nigerians to pay money to get the item. The Special Adviser to the President on Infrastructure, Mr. Ahmed Zakari, gave the warning at a stakeholders’ engagement on electricity tariff, organised by the FGN/NLC-TUC Ad-hoc Committee. Zakari said, “We have made it clear through the regulator’s direct order as well as the intervention from the Ministry of...

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Adamawa State Government To Patronize Local Contractors

BusinessInfrastructureNewsRural DevelopmentAdamawa State Government To Patronize Local Contractors

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 3, 2020

By Hassan Umar Shallpella, News Correspondent Adamawa State Government has restated its commitment to support and patronize indigenous contractors for the socio-economic growth and development of the state. Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri made this known when the state leadership of the Indigenous Consultants and Contractors Forum paid him a courtesy call at the Government House, Yola Wednesday. “The present administration will continue to promote the use of local content in the state and accords the...

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Collapsed Electricity Grid Now Restored — TCN boss

BusinessNewsPowerCollapsed Electricity Grid Now Restored — TCN boss

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the collapsed electricity grid system across the country. The Acting Managing Director of TCN, Mr Sule Abdulaziz, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Wednesday. Abdulaziz said the system which collapsed on Sunday evening was restored within 40 minutes of the incident. He explained that the company immediately went into action and stabilised the system in Abuja, before other parts of the country....

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