UI Governing Council Announces Kayode Adebowale as New Vice Chancellor

EducationNewsNigeriaUI Governing Council Announces Kayode Adebowale as New Vice Chancellor

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 14, 2021

IBADAN — The Governing Council of the University of Ibadan has named Prof. Kayode Adebowale, the new substantive Vice-Chancellor of the 73-year-old university. Adebowale, a professor of Chemistry and the current Deputy Vice-Chancellor, administration, was announced on Thursday by the Governing Council. The Chairman, UI Governing Council, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, confirmed this to our correspondent on the telephone. He said, “Yes, Prof. Adebowale has been named UI VC.” Sixteen candidates had applied for the position...

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Seven MDAs to Appear Before Senate Over Buhari’s N5.1trn Loan

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSeven MDAs to Appear Before Senate Over Buhari’s N5.1trn Loan

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 14, 2021

ABUJA — The Senate on Wednesday summoned the accounting officers of seven federal ministries, departments and agencies over their failure to defend their input in the N5.01trn loans proposed to fund the 2022 budget deficits. President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, decried the non-appearance of the affected MDAs before the Senate Committee on Loan and Foreign Debts. Lawan, while issuing the summons at the close of plenary on Wednesday, said if the MDAs fail to appear,...

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BREAKING: Student of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu Univ Sets Himself Ablaze

NewsNigeriaBREAKING: Student of the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu Univ Sets Himself Ablaze

Favour Ebubechukwu (Staff Writer)October 13, 20211

In the early hours of Wednesday, 13th October 2021, Chidiume Kenneth Ekene, a 100 level physiology student in the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University was found ablaze at a corner in a student lodge where he resides-Kosi lodge, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu University, School front, Uli, Anambra State. The West African Pilot News gathered from his close friends that he was quickly rushed to the Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, but did not make it as he is...

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Para-Soccer: 6 States to Feature in 9th Edition of National Championship –President

NigeriaSoccerSportsPara-Soccer: 6 States to Feature in 9th Edition of National Championship –President

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2021

ABUJA — The President of Para-Soccer Federation of Nigeria (PFN), Misbahu Didi, said a total of 16 states would be participating in the 9th edition of the 2021 National Para soccer championship. Didi told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, in Abuja, that the Federation had sent letters of invitation to all the 36 states, and the FCT. He said this was the only championship that the Federation had been organising constantly without...

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PDP North/C Stakeholders to Sponsor Iyorchia Ayu as Party National Chairman

NewsNigeriaPoliticsPDP North/C Stakeholders to Sponsor Iyorchia Ayu as Party National Chairman

PilotnewsOctober 12, 2021

ABUJA —The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) North Central Stakeholders have adopted former President of the Senate, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu as its consensus candidate for the party national chairman. Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen after the stakeholders meeting on Tuesday night in Abuja. Ortom said that the part leaders from the geo-political zone, out of five people from the region aspiring for the position, unanimously endorsed Ayu to present him...

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Daware Resigns As Part Time Chairman ADSMPWC

NigeriaReligionDaware Resigns As Part Time Chairman ADSMPWC

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)October 12, 2021

YOLA — A renowned Islamic scholar, and the national Chairman Zuwiyyatu Dariqatit Tijjaniyat Foundation of Nigeria, Sheik Ibrahim Abubakar Daware has resigned from his position as part-time chairman of Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Commission. In the resignation letter dated 11th October, 2021, captioned “Resignation as part-time Chairman, Adamawa State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Commission”, the Islamic scholar thanked governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri for the honour done to him. “I will like to inform the governor of...

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NNPC Implores NUPENG to Suspend Planned Strike

LabourNigeriaOil & GasNNPC Implores NUPENG to Suspend Planned Strike

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 10, 2021

ABUJA — The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has requested that the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) hold off its planned strike. NUPENG had on Saturday said it will commence a strike on December 11 to protest the bad condition of roads in the country. However, in a statement issued on Sunday, Garba Deen Muhammad, NNPC spokesperson, said while it recognises the concerns of the tanker drivers but embarking on strike...

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No Preferential Treatment for Bandits, Secessionist – Lai Mohammed

National SecurityNigeriaNo Preferential Treatment for Bandits, Secessionist – Lai Mohammed

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 10, 2021

The minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, has said preferential treatment won’t be given to either bandits, insurgents or secessionists. The minister said to the New Agency of Nigeria that the allegation that the FG is handling bandits lightly and secessionist brutally is a misconception and fake news rolled into one. He noted that the federal government does not make a distinction between terrorists and bandits. “We noticed that of recent, there is this...

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FG Winning War Against Insurgency – Lai Mohammed

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeriaFG Winning War Against Insurgency – Lai Mohammed

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 10, 2021

ABUJA — Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, has declared that the federal government is winning the war against insecurity in the North East. The minister said this in an interview with NAN. According to him, the surrendering of Boko Haram members shows that peace is returning to the war-ravaged region. He declared that the government is undoubtedly winning the war against the terrorists. “A few years ago, when we came in 2015 —...

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Moghalu Shares Insight on Falling Naira

EconomyNigeriaMoghalu Shares Insight on Falling Naira

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 9, 2021

ABUJA — A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, says that the naira is not appreciating because Nigeria is not a productive economy. Moghalu said this in Abuja on Friday while announcing his defection to the African Democratic Congress, the party on whose platform he is expected to contest the 2023 presidential election. He added that the only thing Nigeria exports is crude oil but the price is not...

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