Federal Government Constructed 260 Dams, Impounds 34 billion Centimetres Of Water

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsFederal Government Constructed 260 Dams, Impounds 34 billion Centimetres Of Water

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)January 22, 2023

The federal government has constructed 260 Dams across the country and impounded 34 billion centimetres of bulk water in dam reservoirs for multi-purpose use including water supply, sanitation, irrigation and power generation. The Minister of Water Resources, Engr Suleiman Adamu disclosed this while addressing participants at the 29th meeting of the National Council on Water Resources (NCWR) in Kasarawa, Sokoto State with the theme: “Actualising Sustainable Development Goal 6: Prospects and Challenges.” Adamu added that...

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CBN Tasks Anambra Traders To Deposit Old Naira Notes Before 31st January 

BusinessNewsNigeriaCBN Tasks Anambra Traders To Deposit Old Naira Notes Before 31st January 

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2023

The Central Bank of Nigeria has enjoined residents and traders in Anambra state to ensure they deposit all old notes of the redesigned currency in banks before the 31st of January. The Director Other Institutions Department, CBN, Awka, Mrs Nkiru Asiegbu, made the call when the Awka Branch of the apex bank went on sensitization tour to tools and Allied Material Market, Bridge Head Onitsha. Mrs Asiegbu announced that the CBN will not extend the...

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Day after slashing taxes, Anambra Govt arrests 17 suspected illegal revenue collectors

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaDay after slashing taxes, Anambra Govt arrests 17 suspected illegal revenue collectors

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2023

One day after slashing taxes and rates for transporters in Anambra State, the State Government has arrested and paraded over 17 suspected illegal revenue collectors in different parts of the state. Aged between 20 and 45, the suspects were arrested and paraded on Thursday by the operatives of the Operation Clean And Healthy Anambra, popularly known as OCHA Brigade. Parading the suspects at the OCHA Brigade headquarters in Awka, the Public Relation Officer of the...

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Over 17 Injured, Many Raped As Robbers Raid Students Hostels In Awka 

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaOver 17 Injured, Many Raped As Robbers Raid Students Hostels In Awka 

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2023

At least seventeen students sustained various degrees of injury and about nine female students were rapped at the early hours of Friday when a gang of suspected armed robbers raided many off campus hostels of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka. Many of the students got injured while trying to escape, and many whose hostels were not attacked out of fear got injured while running for their lives. The robbers who were estimated to be about twenty...

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Special Report: Secondary School Teaching in Anambra Unsustainable, Driven by Corps Members

EducationNewsNigeriaSpecial ReportSpecial Report: Secondary School Teaching in Anambra Unsustainable, Driven by Corps Members

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)January 21, 2023

Findings in schools across the three senatorial zones of Anambra State have revealed that students rely nearly exclusively on corps members for teaching and learning. From the research, it is apparent that the problem dates back to a few years ago. In a filed work conducted by The West African Pilot News, between December 2022 and January 2023 across Anambra State, responses show that corps members have taken over about 70% of teaching in secondary...

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Obi Cubana gifts Tunde Ednut 6 cows, N5 million for his birthday

LifestyleNewsNigeriaObi Cubana gifts Tunde Ednut 6 cows, N5 million for his birthday

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2023

Obinna Iyiegbu, the socialite popularly known as Obi Cubana, has donated six cows for Tunde Ednut’s birthday party in Abuja. The social media influencer, born Tunde Olaoluwa Adekunle, is celebrating his 37th birthday party today, 20 January. Prominent figures and celebrities in the country have continued to celebrate him and shower him with goodwill messages. Obi Cubana, however, took the celebration to the next level as he gifted the Instagram influencer six cows and N5...

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Sowore Vows to Legalize Indian Hemp if Elected

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSowore Vows to Legalize Indian Hemp if Elected

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2023

“Pastors, alfas take cannabis; I’ll legalise it” Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) says he will legalise the sale of cannabis if elected to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari on 25 February. Speaking during an interview session at Agidigbo FM in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital on Thursday, Sowore explained that his mission to legalise cannabis is because of its commercial value. He said the substance is being abused in the...

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ECWA’s Bingham University ban students from using smartphones

EducationNewsNigeriaECWA’s Bingham University ban students from using smartphones

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2023

The management of Bingham University in Nasarawa State has banned students from using smartphones on campus. This was contained in a memo signed by the registrar of the school, Dr Esther Dyaji on Wednesday, 18 January. Dr Dyaji said the prohibition was a result of the abuse of smartphones by students. According to the memo, the ban takes effect immediately, and defaulters will be sanctioned and have their mobile phones confiscated. “Following repeated abuse in...

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Watch Viral Video of Man and Dog Vibing to a Song in Matching Outfits

NewsNigeriaWatch Viral Video of Man and Dog Vibing to a Song in Matching Outfits

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)January 21, 2023

A short video of a man and a dog grooving in a car as they are both dressed in matching outfits has gone viral. As a song buzzed from the car’s speakers, the man hyped his pet while the dog kept nodding to the rhythm. As of the time of writing this report, the video has garnered over 157,000 likes and 13,000 shares with 6,600 comments on TikTok. Many people who reacted to the video...

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Police  Commissioner, Ahmed Ammani Cautions Parents as Murder Suspect Confesses

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPolice  Commissioner, Ahmed Ammani Cautions Parents as Murder Suspect Confesses

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)January 21, 2023

The Commissioner of Police Enugu State Command, CP Ahmed Ammani has warned parents and guardians to be very careful of whom they entrust their wards to avoid disheartening situations as in the case of 9 year old Precious James Korshima. The Commissioner stated this in the command’s bulletin with reference number AZ:5052/ENS/PPRD/VOL.1/175 dated Thursday 19th January, 2023 in the murder case of Miss Precious James Korshima. The State Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department’s investigation of...

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