President Tinubu’s Statement on the Killing of Soldiers in Abia 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Tinubu’s Statement on the Killing of Soldiers in Abia 

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 2, 2024

I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, just two months after a similar tragic incident happened in Okuama in Delta state. These unwarranted barbaric and evil acts stand condemned and should never be condoned and tolerated in our country. Our soldiers and the...

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The Ongoing Silent Reforms at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsThe Ongoing Silent Reforms at Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University

PilotnewsJune 1, 20241

“There might be no better motivation for an enduring legacy in leadership.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu My first comment upon my recent visit to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University Igbariam, is that leadership can do so much. A few days ago, I was privileged to assess the Anambra State-owned University, now known as Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University. I was intrigued by the level of modest improvements the institution has seen. This pleasant surprise instigated a random investigation around the...

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Organized Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff

NewsNigeriaPoliticsOrganized Labour Begins Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2024

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and reversal of a recent hike in electricity tariffs. The negotiations finally collapsed after failed 7th attempts by the 37 members’ tripartite committee to reach a definite new minimum wage figure for Nigerian workers with the organized labour expressing frustration over the...

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Committee To Review Policy On Intellectual Property-Inaugurated

NewsNigeriaPoliticsCommittee To Review Policy On Intellectual Property-Inaugurated

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 1, 2024

To protect intellectual property, the Federal government has inaugurated an inter-ministerial steering committee to review intellectual property policy and strategy Draft for Nigeria. The inter-ministerial committee is expected to conclude the review in 4 weeks. The committee is headed by the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite. At the same time, the Minister of Art, Culture, and creative economy, Ms Hannatu Musa Musawa is co-chairman, and Senator Ben Murray–Bruce as a member....

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NLC Embarks on Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff Hike

NewsNigeriaNLC Embarks on Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff Hike

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 1, 2024

Nigeria faces a potential economic shutdown as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, launches an indefinite nationwide strike beginning at midnight Sunday. The strike is a response to the federal government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage and reverse the recent increase in electricity tariff. NLC national president Joe Ajaero announced the strike at a press briefing on Friday, citing failed negotiations with the government. The union demands an increase in the minimum wage from the...

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1.3 Million People Die From Second Hand Smoke Every Year-WHO

HealthNewsNigeria1.3 Million People Die From Second Hand Smoke Every Year-WHO

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 31, 2024

Due to the devastating effect of Tobacco smoking on humans, the World Health Organization, WHO, Members state established World No Tobacco Day in 1987, to draw global attention to the tobacco epidemic and the preventable death and disease it causes. On June 10, 2015, the Tobacco Control Act was signed into law to regulate the production, manufacture, sale, labeling, and promotion of tobacco and tobacco products in Nigeria. Despite warnings by the Federal Ministry of...

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Six Nigerians, One Chinese Nabbed In Ogun Over Illegal Mining

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaSix Nigerians, One Chinese Nabbed In Ogun Over Illegal Mining

Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)May 31, 2024

LAGOS – Six suspects and a Chinese national have been arrested following the recent protest by the residents of Ilate-Etido Community in the Obafemi-Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, over the activities of illegal miners in the area. The protesters lamented the negative and destructive impacts of the illegal dredging of sand in the area, which, according to them, affected their farmlands, environment and their sources of living. The combined team of soldiers from the 35...

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Military Vows “Overwhelming Pressure” After Soldiers’ Deaths in Abia

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaMilitary Vows “Overwhelming Pressure” After Soldiers’ Deaths in Abia

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 31, 2024

The Nigerian military has vowed to take action following the killing of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State, on Thursday, 30th May. The soldiers were ambushed at Obikabia junction in Ogbor Hill. Videos circulating on social media show the assailants setting fire to a military vehicle after shooting dead the soldiers. The streets were deserted during the attack. The incident, which took place on Biafra Remembrance Day, has heightened tensions in the southeastern region. The...

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Biafra Remembrance: Celebration Beyond Threats and Chaos

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsBiafra Remembrance: Celebration Beyond Threats and Chaos

PilotnewsMay 31, 20242

“Biafra remembrance is about the people’s struggles and their faith in a glorious future” —Ebuka Onyekwelu As recent as 2020, May 30th was greeted with total wilful compliance in honour of fallen Biafra heroes. In 2024, the compliance is much the same but for a different reason; more out of fear of horror. On May 30th, 1967, the sovereign state of Biafra was declared by Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu. This declaration was in response to the...

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Minimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked as NLC Rejects FG’s N60,000 Proposal

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinimum Wage Negotiations Deadlocked as NLC Rejects FG’s N60,000 Proposal

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 30, 2024

Nigeria’s plan to increase the national minimum wage appears stalled as the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, rejected the latest proposal from the Federal Government. This throws the negotiations into further disarray as a 31st May deadline for a new minimum wage looms. The Federal Government, represented by the tripartite committee on minimum wage, proposed raising the minimum wage to N60,000 on Tuesday. This represents a N3,000 increase from their previous offer of N57,000. However, the...

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