Persons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

HealthJobsScience & TechnologyPersons Living With Disabilities in Enugu Receives IT Intervention and Entrepreneurship

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 2, 2021

50 persons living with disabilities in Enugu are currently undergoing five days of training on Information Technology at the Enugu State Tech Hub and Youth Innovation Center. The training which started on Monday, 1st day of March is an initiative of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, implemented by the National Information Technology Development Agency, NITDA, in partnership with the Enugu State Government to empower persons living with disabilities, PLWDs, through IT entrepreneurship, policies,...

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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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Adamawa State Government Commits To Boost Its Revenue Base

EconomyJobsAdamawa State Government Commits To Boost Its Revenue Base

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 1, 2021

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa state has restated government commitment to boost the revenue base of the state. The Governor gave the assurance at the official commissioning of the hospitality centre, “Fombina Ambassadors Suites and Apartments” along Army Barracks Road in Jimeta-Yola. Fombina Ambassadors Suites and Apartments is owned by Adamawa businessman and politician, Barr. Aliyu Wakili Boya. “Government will continue to create an enabling environment for business to thrive; the edifice equipped with...

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SEC, Group to Train Security Agencies, Lawyers On Tackling Ponzi Scheme

Crime & SecurityInvestingNewsSEC, Group to Train Security Agencies, Lawyers On Tackling Ponzi Scheme

PilotnewsMarch 1, 2021

ABUJA — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in collaboration with the Attorney General Alliance Africa (AGA-Africa) will train law enforcement agencies, lawyers, and the public on the prevention of Ponzi scheme operations in the country. A statement by a joint committee of SEC and AGA-Africa in Abuja on Sunday said the training would be a two-day webinar to educate the stakeholders on the prevention and investigation of Ponzi schemes. The committee noted that 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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Edo Dry Port: Obaseki Pledges Govt.’s Support, Speedy Take-off

EconomyInfrastructureNewsNigeriaEdo Dry Port: Obaseki Pledges Govt.’s Support, Speedy Take-off

PilotnewsFebruary 24, 2021

BENIN —  The Edo government on Wednesday pledged the government’s support and speedy take-off of the AMES-Edo Inland Container Dry Port. Gov. Godwin Obaseki made the pledge when he paid an on-the-spot assessment visit to the project site at Agbonmoba community near Benin. Obaseki said that the project, which was conceived more than seven years ago, had experienced tenacity and doggedness from the Atlantique Marine Engineering Services (AMES), promoters of the project. He said that...

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Tricycle Riders Clashes With Police In Kano

BusinessNewsNigeriaTaxationTricycle Riders Clashes With Police In Kano

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2021

KANO CITY — Youths suspected to be tricycle riders have clashed with police operatives at Gyadi-Gyadi court road in Kano city, Kano State. They were on strike to resist the N100 daily tax enforced by the state government through the Kano State Roads and Traffic Agency (KAROTA) among other issues. The riders said the action becomes necessary to avert what they described as extortion in the name of tax and other fines. The police had...

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Poultry Farmers In Jos Decries Hike In Feeds

BusinessNewsNigeriaPoultry Farmers In Jos Decries Hike In Feeds

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2021

JOS — Poultry farmers in Jos, Plateau state have decried the hike in feeds and other consumables. Some farmers, who spoke to newsmen in Jos, said the situation may send many of them out of business because they could not bear the rising cost of the feeds. Okopi Sule, a poultry farmer, said that input had become outrageously high and income from the business becoming extremely low. “Many farmers could no longer break even in...

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Governor Makinde Orders Reopening Of Shasa Market

Crime & SecurityMarketsGovernor Makinde Orders Reopening Of Shasa Market

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)February 23, 2021

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has ordered the immediate reopening of Shasa market in Akinyele Local Government Area of the state shut down two weeks ago after Hausa and Yoruba traders clashed. The mayhem claimed several lives and some houses razed in the crisis. The Governor while addressing leaders of the Hausa and Yoruba communities at the House of Chiefs, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, on Tuesday, promised to move workers to the site of the...

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