Enugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Calls on Indigenes to Think of Home

BusinessNewsEnugu Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Calls on Indigenes to Think of Home

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday urged all illustrious sons and daughters of the state to think home in their investment decisions. Ugwuanyi made this call when he formally declared open Easton Hill Continental Hotel, Independence Layout, Enugu built by a businessman, Chief Mike Onu from Nkanu West Local Government Area open in Enugu. The governor reiterated his administration’s commitment to expanding the frontiers of favorable investments in the state, through sustained improvement...

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Group Trains 400 Ebonyi Cassava Farmers on Akilimo Tool

AgricultureJobsNewsNigeriaGroup Trains 400 Ebonyi Cassava Farmers on Akilimo Tool

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

ABAKALIKI — The Cedro Royal Multiventures, Abuja has trained 400 grassroots cassava farmers in the use of Akilimo advisory tool for fertiliser recommendation and weed management. The Lead team of the venture, Mr. Fakunle Aremu, said this on Monday in Abakaliki during a training workshop on the use of the tool. Aremu said the innovation was meant to increase cassava production. He said the firm, together with Eleanya Empowerment Foundation Africa in the state, wanted...

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National Sports Festival Remains Good Investment in Youths, Ex-NOC Official Says

BusinessEntertainmentSportsNational Sports Festival Remains Good Investment in Youths, Ex-NOC Official Says

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

LAGOS — Elias Gora, a former Secretary-General of Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC), says the biennial National Sports Festival (NSF) remains a good investment in ensuring Nigerian youths are positively engaged. Gora told the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos on Monday that the Festival could however be improved upon to discover more talents for Nigeria. He emphasised the need to also use the Festival to continue to promote peace and unity in the country. “It...

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NERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerNERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

LAGOS — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is concluding the Extraordinary Tariff Review process for the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). NERC, which is the regulator of Nigeria’s power sector, made this known on Monday in a notice to the general public and industry stakeholders posted on its website. The commission said the review was pursuant to the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA). According to NERC, extraordinary tariff...

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NNPC Normalises Petrol Supply in Week of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Strike

BusinessEconomyOil & GasNNPC Normalises Petrol Supply in Week of Petroleum Tanker Drivers Strike

PilotnewsApril 25, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) began its week with the task of normalising the supply of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at different filling stations in the country especially the FCT following the strike embarked upon by Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) over remuneration. The normalisation started with the corporation increasing the daily supply of petrol across the country from 550 trucks to 1,661 trucks to combat the buildup of fuel queues in some...

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Jigawa Farmers, Herdsmen Board To Carve Out 95km For Grazing Reserves

BusinessNewsNigeriaJigawa Farmers, Herdsmen Board To Carve Out 95km For Grazing Reserves

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

As part of measures to tackle farmers/herders incessant clashes in Jigawa state, the Jigawa Farmers and Herdsmen Board have concluded plans to carve out 95km of grazing reserves. On Jan. 1, 2008, former governor Sule Lamido, established 400 grazing reserves, 50 of which have already been gazetted. The effort to establish and demarcate grazing reserves in Jigawa was part of a multi-dimensional approach adopted by Lamido early in the day to address the perennial problem...

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Zamfara State Government Closes Four Markets

Crime & SecurityMarketsNewsZamfara State Government Closes Four Markets

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

The Zamfara State Commissioner of Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara has announced the closure of four markets in the state beginning from April 22 till further notice. The markets are Magami Market in Gusau Local Government, Dansadau Market in Maru Local Government, Wanke Market in Gusau Local Government and Dauran Market in Zurmi Local Government Area. In a statement, the Commissioner said security agencies had been directed to ensure strict compliance and to deal ruthlessly, with...

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Persons Injured, Cars Burnt As Rioting Hausa Traders Fight To Retain New Artisan Market Enugu

MarketsNewsPersons Injured, Cars Burnt As Rioting Hausa Traders Fight To Retain New Artisan Market Enugu

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 23, 2021

The Enugu-Port Harcourt expressway on Thursday witnessed unusual disruption, destruction of properties, and mayhem causing serious tension and panic among residents of the coal city and commuters on the ever-busy road. The crisis erupted when Hausa traders in the New Artisan market vehemently refused the demolition of structures in the market but confronted those who stormed the market for the demolition exercise. Taking advantage of the situation, artisans living within the New Artisan market stalls...

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ANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

EconomyHealthNewsANALYSIS: FG Explains How It Spent COVID-19 Fund

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 23, 2021

Prince Clem Agba, Minister of State, Ministry of Budget and National Planning, on Thursday gave a breakdown of the COVID-19 expenditure in the country. Agba revealed this at the COVID-19 Transparency and Accountability Project (CTAP) Conference organized by Connected Development (CODE) in partnership with BudgIT civil society organization in Abuja. According to Agba, of the N500 billion COVID-19 funds, N288billion has been released to implementing agencies to support programmes and Federal Government, while the Ministry...

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FG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

InvestingMoneyNewsTechnologyFG Grant N10m Seed Fund to Five Innovators

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The Federal Government on Wednesday in Abuja granted N10 million as seed fund to five innovators that emerged winners in the World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) challenge. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the five startup winners emerged among over 800 entries made for the challenge and received N2 million each. The winners were Muhammed Bature for Schoola Limited, Jeremiah Kuro for Blieu-1 Automations Limited, and Nwachinemere Emeka for Kitovu Technology Company with...

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