FG, South-East Stakeholders Enter Discussion on Insecurity in Enugu

National SecurityNigeriaFG, South-East Stakeholders Enter Discussion on Insecurity in Enugu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 11, 2021

ENUGU — The Federal Government delegation and South-East stakeholders on Friday, met in Enugu to brainstorm on the best ways to end the ongoing security crisis in the region and Nigeria at large. The delegation led by the Defence Minister, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd.) was locked in deliberation with the South-East stakeholders and security heads at the Enugu Government House. Magashi said the issues raised at the meeting comprised, instability and criminality affecting the...

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US Consulate, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, and Anambra State Ministry of Youth, Presents “Awka Window on America”.

NigeriaUnited StatesUS Consulate, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, and Anambra State Ministry of Youth, Presents “Awka Window on America”.

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)June 11, 2021

AWKA — The Public Affairs Section- PAS of the United States Consulate in Nigeria, in collaboration with Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka and Anambra State Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Creative Economy have concluded plans for the “Awka Window on America”. This window is one of the eighteen American Spaces in Nigeria, among a total of six hundred around the world, primarily established for the purposes of interaction and engagement between America and nations or other...

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U.S Condemns F.G’s Threat to Arrest, Prosecute Nigerians Using Twitter

Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited StatesU.S Condemns F.G’s Threat to Arrest, Prosecute Nigerians Using Twitter

PilotnewsJune 10, 2021

ABUJA —  The United States government has condemned the ongoing suspension of Twitter by the Nigerian government and subsequent threats to arrest and prosecute Nigerians who use Twitter. The U.S Department of States in a statement issued by its spokesperson made this known on Thursday. The United States has likewise expressed concerns that the Nigerian National Broadcasting Commission ordered all television and radio broadcasters to cease using Twitter. This the U.S noted is unduly restricting...

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Chairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaChairman, PSC On COVID-19 In Nigeria Expresses Concern Over The Spread Of The Disease

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2021

ABUJA — Secretary to the Government of the Federation who is the Chairman Presidential Steering Committee Boss Mustapha revealed that there is still a course of concern with the spread of COVID-19 in Nigeria and advised Nigerians to shun non-pharmaceutical drugs. Mustapha made the feeling while speaking at the Northeast Town Hall meeting organized by the Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 in collaboration with National Primary Health Care Development Agency held in the Banquet Hall,...

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I’ve No Rift With Akpabio Over NDDC Board – Sylva

NewsNigeriaI’ve No Rift With Akpabio Over NDDC Board – Sylva

PilotnewsJune 8, 2021

YENAGOA — The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources,  Chief Timipre Sylva says he has no rift with Sen.  Godswill Akpabio over the formation of substantive Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Board. The reaction was coming on the backdrop of a  publication purporting a row between Sylva and Akpabio, the Minister for Niger Delta Affairs. The story also purported that Sylva was attempting to truncate chances of certain individuals from being Managing Directors of the...

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Nigerian Government Might be Living in the Past with Controversial Twitter Ban

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionNigerian Government Might be Living in the Past with Controversial Twitter Ban

PilotnewsJune 7, 2021

“Nigerian government thinks that it can do just about anything that it deems fit but the world has moved beyond that stage ―Ebuka Onyekwelu The evident political incompetence of the current Nigerian regime gives it away as a government that lives in the past. Even a casual observation of the choice of language used by known pillars of the administration smacks of empty arrogance with no substance in view. Clearly, not only does it appear...

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Working from Home and the lessons of the Pandemic

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionWorking from Home and the lessons of the Pandemic

PilotnewsJune 5, 2021

“The idea of lock down and work from home conceivably has come to stay”, ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Around this time last year, so many government and private organisations have fully adopted, partially or considering the idea of allowing some or most of their workforce, to work from home.  A good number of organisations in Europe and America, do not have the luxury of a variety of options even till now, owing to the severity of the...

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Nigeria Records Another Boat Mishap, 13 People Died

Accidents and SafetyNewsNigeriaNigeria Records Another Boat Mishap, 13 People Died

PilotnewsJune 5, 2021

SOKOTO — A boat mishap that occurred in Shagari Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Thursday has killed thirteen people, including women and children. Recall that similar incident occurred last week in Ngaski Local Government Area of Kebbi state in which about one hundred people were drowned. The victims were said to be traveling from Doruwa to Ginga in Sokoto state around evening time when the boat capsized and killed all the passengers. Council chairman, Aliyu...

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Sultan, Shariah Council Call for End to Indigene/Settlers’ Crisis

National SecurityNigeriaSultan, Shariah Council Call for End to Indigene/Settlers’ Crisis

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 5, 2021

ABUJA — Some prominent Nigerians attending a Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) organized symposium in Abuja have called for the resolution of the recurring indigene-settler crisis in the country, while reiterating that the unity of the nation was non-negotiable. They made the call on Friday, at a two-day symposium jointly organized with the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) and Jama’atu Nasril Islam (JNI), under the theme: “Threat to the unity of...

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FG Indefinitely Suspends Twitter Operation in Nigeria Days after Deleting Buhari’s Tweet

NigeriaFG Indefinitely Suspends Twitter Operation in Nigeria Days after Deleting Buhari’s Tweet

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 5, 2021

ABUJA — The Federal Government on Friday announced the indefinite suspension of the operation of micro-blogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The Minister of Information and Culture made the announcement in a press release issued by his office in Abuja. The statement which was signed by the spokesperson of the Ministry, Segun Adeyemi, cited the consistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining the corporate existence of Nigeria. The...

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