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BusinessUnited StatesU.S. Adds 943,000 Jobs in July, Unemployment Rate Dips to 5.4% – Labour

PilotnewsAugust 6, 2021

WASHINGTON — The United States (U.S.) employers added 943,000 jobs in July, the Labour Department announced on Friday. The figure was higher than previous forecasts, while the unemployment rate stood at 5.4 per cent in a job market still underperforming 17 months into the coronavirus pandemic. “Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 943,000 in July, and the unemployment rate declined by 0.5 percentage point to 5.4 per cent,” the Bureau of Labour Statistics, a unit...

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MilitaryNigeriaUnited StatesTwitter Ban, Military Crackdown on EndSARS Protesters, Other Reasons US Lawmakers Stop Sales of Arms to Nigeria

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 29, 2021

The United States lawmakers have held back a proposed sale of attack helicopters to Nigeria amid mounting concerns about the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s human rights record as it is confronted by multiple security crises. The US lawmakers on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have been said to have delayed the clearing of a proposed sale of 12 AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters and accompanying defence systems to the Nigerian military. According to US officials...

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Anthony Obi OgboNewsRegionsSpecial ReportUnited StatesSurvival in Obscurity —Tribulations of African Americans in the Pandemic

PilotnewsJuly 27, 2021

Finally, it took the pandemic to float ashore the system-induced tribulations of a population subjugated by a bigoted justice system By Anthony Obi Ogbo, Ph.D. A professor in a historically black college in Houston looked at the screen during one of his remote classes and noticed something quite unusual. Besides low classroom participation, a student could be seen in a Walmart breakroom, and another was in a car with a baby sleeping comfortably behind them...

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ReligionUnited StatesNigerian Anglicans Dedicate New Cathedral in Houston

PilotnewsJune 29, 2021

By David W. Virtue, DD More than 500 mostly Nigerian Anglicans packed Holy Trinity Cathedral Church in Houston on Saturday for an African style dedication of a new cathedral. Abuja-based Nigerian Primate, Henry Ndukuba, archbishop of the largest province in the Anglican communion, officially dedicated the new $5 million structure. The Rt. Rev. Bill Atwood, Dean of the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) for International Affairs, said there were about 15 bishops present, plus...

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CoronavirusUnited StatesVaccinationU.S. Administered 300m COVID-19 Vaccines In 150 Days – Biden

PilotnewsJune 19, 2021

NEW YORK — U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said the U.S. had administered 300 million COVID-19 vaccines in 150 days, noting that COVID-19 cases and deaths have decreased by more than 90 per cent. Biden said this in“300 Million Shots in 150 Days: The President’s COVID-19 Strategy is Delivering for Americans’’ issued to commemorate his 150 days in office. According to the statement, when Biden took office 150 days ago, more than 3,300 Americans...

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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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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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AfricaOpinionPowerUnited StatesU.S. Push for a Global Clean Energy Transition Can Start in Africa

PilotnewsMay 28, 2021

By Kattie Auth, Todd Moss, and Rose Mutiso   The new U.S. Climate Finance Plan aims to double contributions to climate funding for developing countries. A renewed emphasis on emerging economies is good news for the climate, but in presenting support as “protecting the world’s poorest” and helping “communities in need,” the plan reflects old thinking. Climate finance is not charity to help the vulnerable or an incentive to reduce emissions. It is a rare...

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LocalNewsUnited StatesTexas Southern Hosts Spring 2021 Commencement – Spectacular Photos

PilotnewsMay 9, 2021

Commencement speaker Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump presents a $20,000 Social Justice Endowment Scholarship check The Alexander Durley Stadium of the Texas Southern University wore a new look, today, Saturday, May 8, 2021, as the institution marks its Spring 2021 Commencement Ceremonies. Today, the Interim President, Ken Huewitt, keynote Speaker, civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump, the staff and faculty members, and a host of dignitaries and guests joined the graduating students to celebrate their success....

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Foreign PolicyNigeriaOpinionUnited StatesOPINION: In a Reversal, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa

PilotnewsMay 4, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist and Blogger   On April 27, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requested that the United States move the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa. The request marks a reversal of official Nigerian opposition—first made public twelve years ago—to AFRICOM plans to move to the continent. The shift likely reflects the conclusion that the security situation in West Africa and Nigeria is...

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