National Boundary Commission To End Interstate Boundary Dispute-Adaji

For peace and development to thrive in Abia and Akwa Ibom states, the National Boundary Commission (NBC) has promised to speed up the resolution of the interstate boundary dispute between the two states. Adamu Adaji, Director-General of the NBC disclosed this during an official joint meeting on Abia/Akwa Ibom interstate boundary held in Abuja. “The meeting was designed to review the status of work on the boundary between the two neighboring states and to deliberate...

Kwara State Poise To End Herders-Farmers Dispute

To end the perennial herders-farmers dispute, the Kwara state government will partner with the federal government in its $ 59 million agro-processing project. The Chief Press Secretary to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, Mallam Rafiu Ajakaye disclosed this at the 37th Media Parliament of the state chapter of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Ilorin, said the agro-processing project would be funded by the Islamic Development Bank to redesign and refocus the cattle business. “The initiative will...

“Hold Government To Account” Former NBA President Charges Journalists

Mr. Olumide Akpata, immediate past President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA entreats journalists and news media to earn and maintain public trust by observing her professional and ethical standards as enshrined in the Code of Ethics for Journalists in Nigeria. Akpata stated this while delivering a memorial lecture in honour of Senator (Elder) Anyim Ude, MON organized by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ); Senator (Elder) Anyim Ude, died on Monday 15 May 2023....

Three Principals Suspended, Six Teachers Queried In Kano

The Kano State Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Umar Doguwa has announced the immediate suspension of three principals of public secondary schools for negligence of duty. The affected principals are G.G.S.S. Dawanau, G.G.S.S. Kwa, and G.A.S.S. Dawanau all in the state’s Dawakin Tofa local government area. The Commissioner announced the government decision shortly after visiting the schools between 9 am and 10 am on Friday, and the affected principals were not at their duty posts. The...

A Destructive Thriving Nigeria’s ‘Fake News Industry’

“Fake stories trend in Nigeria because there is a big market for them,” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Trending fake stories have become a major part of the post 2023 General Election in Nigeria. There is hardly any week after the General Election that no fake story has trended. These fake stories, which often originate from Twitter and WhatsApp, are immediately pounced on and devoured. The stories are believed without questions or elementary due diligence and sworn-on, by...

UNILAG increases school fees to over N100,000 due to ‘prevailing economic realities’

New and returning students of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, will be paying over N100,000 as school fees effective the first semester of the 2023/24 session, The West African Pilot News has learned. The increment in fees was proposed on Thursday at a meeting between the Vice Chancellor, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola, and the representatives of the non-teaching unions of the institution comprising of the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, National Association...

Akwa Ibom Govt. partners with Innoson for transportation palliatives

The people of Akwa Ibom State might be getting free transportation services as succour to the effects of the hike in the price of petrol courtesy of Governor Umo Eno’s administration. This is coming against the backdrop of a partnership between the Akwa Ibom State Government and Nigeria’s first indigenous automobile manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicles. Announcing the partnership on Thursday, Governor Eno said that it “aims to provide palliatives, especially in transportation for our citizens...

NAF set to receive additional platforms to boost counter-terrorism operations

Air Vice Marshal Hasan Abubakar, the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) has stated that the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is expecting 51 additional platforms to boost counter-insurgency and counterterrorism operations in the country. The CAS stated this while addressing officers and men during his maiden operational tour of NAF units in Makurdi, Benue State. Abubakar stated that the acquisition of additional platforms would bolster training, air power employment and projection. A press statement on Friday,...

Gov. Bello felicitates Gov. Akeredolu, on his 67th birthday

Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello has felicitated his colleague, the governor of Ondo State, Arakunri Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, on the occasion of his 67th birthday. The Governor acknowledges Akeredolu not only as a senior colleague but also as a statesman whose wise counsel and kind guidance have significantly enhanced the leadership of the Governors Forum over the past six years. A press statement on Friday signed by Onogwu Muhammed, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor...

Gov. Yahaya Bello congratulates Major General Jemibewon at 82

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has congratulated the former military governor of Oyo State, Major General David Medayese Jemibewon (retd), on the occasion of his 82nd birthday. Bello used the opportunity to commend and appreciate Jemibewon’s significant contributions to the nation-building process. The governor acknowledges the profound impact Jemibewon had on various aspects of Nigeria’s governance and development. He noted that the unwavering commitment to the betterment of society, demonstrated through his patriotic and selfless...

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