Group Urges Nigerian Youths to Resist Being Used for Crime

AfricaNational DevelopmentNewsGroup Urges Nigerian Youths to Resist Being Used for Crime

PilotnewsMay 7, 2021

OWERRI — Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) network, a United States Government initiative for African youth, has urged Nigerian youths to resist being used as tool to perpetrate crime. YALI Regional Ambassador for Africa, Mr. Abah Ikwue, said this to newsmen in Owerri on Friday while baring his mind on the current spate of insecurity in parts of the country. Ikwue, a lecturer in the Department of English and Literature of the Alvan Ikoku Federal College...

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ICT Experts Want FG to Leverage Microsoft Collaboration for Digital Penetration

National DevelopmentNewsScience & TechnologyICT Experts Want FG to Leverage Microsoft Collaboration for Digital Penetration

PilotnewsMay 6, 2021

ABUJA — ICT experts have urged the Federal Government to effectively utilise the recent Microsoft collaboration to build strong foundations for a digital economy in Nigeria. Some of the experts said on Thursday, in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), in Abuja, that the collaboration should be well leveraged to ensure creativity, innovation, and digital penetration. The experts said that the company’s investments in Nigeria’s future would offer an immense opportunity to put...

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How 9th Senate Will Achieve Restructuring — Sen. Folarin

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsHow 9th Senate Will Achieve Restructuring — Sen. Folarin

PilotnewsMay 2, 2021

IBADAN — Sen. Teslim Folarin (APC-Oyo Central) has said that the 9th Senate would achieve restructuring by expunging `Exclusive List’ from the Constitution to allow devolution of powers. Addressing newsmen on Sunday during a Ramadan Lecture/Iftar in Ibadan, Folarin said that devolution of powers would allow states to develop at their own pace. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Folarin, a former Senate Leader, is a member of the Constitution Amendment Committee at the...

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Nigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaNigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst governed country in the world by the Chandler Good Government Index. The report ranked the West African Country very low in governance, leadership, and foresight, scoring Nigeria 102 out of 104 countries with a score of 0.319 points ahead of Zimbabwe and Venezuela. The 2021 report was released in Singapore on Monday by the Chandler Institute of Governance. It added that the ability to handle corruption properly is the...

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We Support Restructuring And State Policing, Says South East Governors And Stakeholders

National DevelopmentNational SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Support Restructuring And State Policing, Says South East Governors And Stakeholders

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

The South East Governors, clergies and traditional rulers on Sunday affirmed their support for restructuring the country’s socio-political and economic operational system as a panacea to the nation’s recovery. This is stated in a communiqué issued after the closed-door security meeting held in Government House Enugu, “The meeting is in support of restructuring, setting up of state police and other national issues as discussed in the last NEC meeting.” They further revealed that a committee...

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UNESCO, Japan To Empower Women, Girls In Marginalized Communities

EducationNational DevelopmentPhilanthropyUNESCO, Japan To Empower Women, Girls In Marginalized Communities

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 22, 2021

The UN Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in collaboration with the Government of Japan has inaugurated a project to empower women and girls in marginalised communities in three states within one year. The project would be implemented in Delta, Gombe, and Bauchi states by UNESCO with funding from the Government of Japan. The project tagged: “Japan-UNESCO project on Empowerment of Women and Girls in Marginalised Communities for Better Well-being through Education and Advocacy’’ was...

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OPINION: Yoruba Debate “Restructuring” of Nigeria or “Autonomy”

National DevelopmentOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Yoruba Debate “Restructuring” of Nigeria or “Autonomy”

PilotnewsApril 16, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger ______ Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams, in a speech at a book launch in Lagos on April 14 said that the Yoruba people have “graduated from restructuring to self-determination.” He continued by saying that Nigeria is dominated by a “main powerful bloc” that, he implied, makes restructuring impossible. Specifically, he is advocating autonomy for Nigeria’s regions, in which “70 to 80 percent” of political power would be exercised by the regions...

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Moghalu Advices Youths to Reflect on the Differences Between Politics and Governance

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaMoghalu Advices Youths to Reflect on the Differences Between Politics and Governance

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 11, 2021

Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, has advised Nigerian youths to reflect on the differences between politics and governance as they lend their voices to the Nigeria polity. The former Presidential aspirant gave the advice during a summit organized by the Institute for Governance and Economic Transformation on Saturday evening. The virtual summit which was conveyed by Moghalu was tagged “Elevating Youth Voices.” It features youths from different...

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Gov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

National DevelopmentNigeriaPoliticsGov. Zulum Restates Faith in One Indivisible Nigeria

PilotnewsApril 10, 2021

IBADAN — Gov. Babangana Zulum of Borno says Nigeria will continue to be united in spite of its many challenges. Zulum said this on Saturday in Ibadan during a courtesy visit to his Oyo State counterpart, Gov. Sheyi Makinde. The governor appealed to those fomenting trouble in parts of the country to desist forthwith and allow peace to reign, adding that nobody could predict what would happen in times of crises. He called on the...

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The Unfortunate Narrative of FG Funding Its Projects with Delta Money

CorruptionNational DevelopmentNewsNigeriaThe Unfortunate Narrative of FG Funding Its Projects with Delta Money

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 5, 2021

One major defect of our federalism is resource control. Resource control has consistently been discoursed and still under discussion by the Nigerian elites but the Nigerian government and lawmakers have been turning deaf ears to the yearning of many Nigerians. And recently, the Federal Government set to lay claim to Ibori loot, which by extension, is a wealth of Delta State. It is quite unfortunate that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has recently shown its unconsciousness...

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