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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Trump Makes U-turn, Signs $900bn COVID-19 Relief Package

CoronavirusEconomyUnited StatesTrump Makes U-turn, Signs $900bn COVID-19 Relief Package

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he had signed the $900 billion (N349.2 trillion) coronavirus relief package. The action came just hours before a government shutdown, and days after the president opposed the bill over “wasteful and unnecessary items’’. In a statement, Trump called on Congress to make more amendments to reduce excess spending and expunge the “wasteful items”. “I will sign the Omnibus and COVID package with a strong message that makes...

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Yobe Govt. Offers Scholarship, Employment to National Chemistry Competition Winner

EducationJobsNewsNigeriaYobe Govt. Offers Scholarship, Employment to National Chemistry Competition Winner

PilotnewsDecember 28, 2020

Yobe government on Monday said it has offered scholarship and automatic employment to Usman Dagona, an indigene of the state who came first at the Nov. 23 Imagine National Chemistry Competition in Abuja. Alhaji Audu Galadima, Director, Schools Services, state Ministry for Basic and Secondary Education, disclosed this in a statement in Damaturu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dagona, a 2018 National Certificate in Education (NCE) graduate from Umar Suleiman College 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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Gov Fintiri Signs 2021 Budget As 52% Goes For Capital Expenditures, 48% Recurrent

EconomyNewsNigeriaGov Fintiri Signs 2021 Budget As 52% Goes For Capital Expenditures, 48% Recurrent

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 26, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ____ Adamawa State  Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri Saturday signed the 2021 budget of N140.034 billion into law.While explaining the budget, the governor said ” it is the first time in the state that the capital expenditure surpassed the recurrent expenditure.” To enhance a lot of the youth and women,  a whooping sum of N16 billion was earmarked in the budget. To this end,  Fintiri thanked the state house of assembly...

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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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CBN Lends ₦1.7tn to Banks in Three Months – CBN Economic Report

EconomyMoneyCBN Lends ₦1.7tn to Banks in Three Months – CBN Economic Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 25, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in the third quarter of 2020 lent Deposit Money Banks the sum of ₦1.7trillion. This was disclosed by the CBN in its third-quarter economic report. The report reads in part, “Deposit Money Banks and merchant banks continually accessed the standing facilities window to square up positions in 2020 Q3. “The trend at the CBN standing facilities window indicated more activities at the Standing Deposit Facility window, compared to the...

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ADHA Passes 2021 Budget Of Over N140b

EconomyNewsPoliticsADHA Passes 2021 Budget Of Over N140b

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)December 24, 2020

Adamawa State House of Assembly Thursday during a rare session passed the 2021Appropriation bill of over one hundred and forty billion naira (N140b) as the proposed Budget Estimate of the Adamawa State Government. The Passage of the bill followed the presentation of the report of the House Standing Committee on Finance, Appropriation and Budget on the floor of the House by the committee chairman Mrs. Kate Raymond Mamuno. After resolving some issues raised, Mrs. Mamuno...

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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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