SPECIAL FEATURE: The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

CoronavirusNigeriaSpecial ReportSPECIAL FEATURE: The Casualties of the War Against COVID-19 in Lagos

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 4, 2020

After five weeks of Covid-19 induced lockdown imposed by the Federal Government, on May 4, people will gradually return to normal lives in Lagos, Ogun, and Abuja, although there are restrictions in place aimed at curtailing the spread of the infection. For many, the post-lockdown measures in Lagos and what life was pre-Covid-19 in the state mean that hard times are approaching, Adeola Oladipupo reports. With over 20 million people, Lagos was a bee-hive of...

CONTINUE READING
Stopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 2)

ColumnsMoneyNigeriaSpecial ReportStopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 2)

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

There is hardly any Nigerian adult who doesn’t know about what goes on in Nigerian banks in the name of “marketing.” It beats the hell out of me that for all these years, bank CEOs and branch managers in Nigeria have sent out these young women (both singe and married—it makes no difference) into what is to all intents and purposes a life of prostitution, without any repercussions. We all know the country is a...

CONTINUE READING
Stopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

ColumnsMoneyNigeriaSpecial ReportStopping Corruption and Prostitution in Nigerian Banks (Part 1)

PilotnewsApril 23, 2020

In the last 20 years, Nigerian banks have not only become irredeemable money laundering organizations, they have also institutionalized the immoral exploitation of their female employees. It’s time somebody or some people did something about it. In this two-part article which I originally wrote three years ago, I lay out the enormity of these twin problems. There is a kind of person called a “pimp.” Not the “PIMP” described by my late father Dr. Nnanna...

CONTINUE READING
UPDATE 2-Child Labour Still Prevalent in West Africa Cocoa Sector Despite Industry Efforts -Report

AfricaLabourSpecial ReportUPDATE 2-Child Labour Still Prevalent in West Africa Cocoa Sector Despite Industry Efforts -Report

PilotnewsApril 11, 2020

The use of child labour on cocoa farms in top producers Ivory Coast and Ghana has risen over the past decade despite industry promises to reduce it, according to a draft of a U.S. government-sponsored report seen by Reuters. More than 2 million children worked in the sector last season in the West African countries that produce about two-thirds of the world’s cocoa, according to the draft of a report funded by the U.S. Department...

CONTINUE READING
Good Governance is Proactive Not Reactive, As the Case of Coronavirus Pandemic Shows

NewsSpecial ReportGood Governance is Proactive Not Reactive, As the Case of Coronavirus Pandemic Shows

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2020

Since the beginning of this year, the media was agog with news of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). The World Health Organization (WHO) China Country Office had on 31st December, 2019 informed the organization of cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province of China. By 3rd January, 2020, the Chinese national authorities had reported 44 case-patients with this pneumonia, causal agent unidentified until 12th January when the National Health Commission China...

CONTINUE READING
‘Your Appointments are Unfair to Northern Christians’ – Christian Elders tell Buhari

NewsNigeriaPhilanthropySpecial Report‘Your Appointments are Unfair to Northern Christians’ – Christian Elders tell Buhari

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)March 9, 2020

The Northern Christian Elders have accused President Muhammadu Buhari of failing to reflect religious and ethnic diversity of the nation in his appointments, a statement released Sunday disclosed. The Christian Elders Forum of Northern States, comprising of Christian Elders from the 19 Northern States and Abuja, led by Elder Ejoga Inalegwu, spoke after a meeting held in Kaduna, Punch Newspaper reports. The Elders condemned the worsening insecurity in the country and the Government’s inability to...

CONTINUE READING

Newer Posts

WP2Social Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com