Governor Soludo Presents 2023 Anambra Budget, the Biggest in the State’s History

EconomyNewsGovernor Soludo Presents 2023 Anambra Budget, the Biggest in the State’s History

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 10, 2022

AWKA — Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has submitted the 2023 appropriation bill to the State Assembly for consideration and eventual passage in due time. The appropriation bill titled, “Budget of Acceleration”, has a total budget size of N258, 970, 175 and as such, by far the biggest budget size ever submitted to the House by any governor of the state. High point of the governor’s remarks during the budget presentation includes the fact...

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13-year-old Nigerian ICT Genius Gains Admission to US Varsity

Education13-year-old Nigerian ICT Genius Gains Admission to US Varsity

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 9, 2022

Emmanuella Mayaki, a 13-year-old Nigerian, has been offered admission into the programme for the exceptionally gifted at Mary Baldwin University in the United States to study computer science. “Dear Emmanuella, congratulations on your acceptance to the Programme for the Exceptionally Gifted (PEG) at Mary Baldwin University! Welcome to the PEG class of 2026,” her admission letter reads. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the young tech developer and programmer scored a 91 percentile...

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OPINION: Theory From the South?

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyOpinionOPINION: Theory From the South?

PilotnewsNovember 7, 2022

Much more than material support for the democratic process, Africa—and the developing world—needs the United States to reaffirm its commitment to democratic principles. It is far from surprising that the just concluded Brazilian presidential election attracted more than the usual attention from observers of the democratic process across Latin America. Over the course of his presidency, and particularly in the months leading to the election, President Jair Bolsonaro had made statements seemingly calculated to undermine trust in...

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Ex-Twitter CEO Gets 30,000 Beta Users for New Social Media Platform

NewsEx-Twitter CEO Gets 30,000 Beta Users for New Social Media Platform

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 6, 2022

Jack Dorsey, co-founder and former chief executive of Twitter, announced that his social media platform, Bluesky Social, is accepting beta users as it prepares for a global launch. The announcement made on Tuesday, 18 October 2022 coincides with Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, which Dorsey co-founded and ran for several years. Bluesky Social was conceived in 2019. Dorsey had tweeted that Twitter was funding a team of “architects, engineers, and designers to develop a decentralized standard for...

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A Nigerian, Amanda Azubuike Becomes General in US Army

NewsA Nigerian, Amanda Azubuike Becomes General in US Army

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 3, 2022

The United States Army last Friday promoted Amanda Azubuike, a British Nigerian, from Lieutenant Colonel to Brigadier General. The ceremony, which was streamed live on the Army ROTC YouTube channel, was held at Fort Knox, Kentucky, US. In her acceptance speech, Azubuike expressed gratitude for the honour to serve in the US Army in her new rank and pledged to give it her best. “I recognise the gravity of this moment. I recognise the responsibility,...

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OPINION: A State of Uncertainty

ColumnsNational SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: A State of Uncertainty

PilotnewsNovember 1, 2022

Nigerians hold their breath as Western nations’ terror alerts deepen apprehension about the country’s immediate prospects. Since the beginning of October, Nigerians’ attention has been held by record flooding—the worst in a decade according to experts—which has left an estimated 1.3 million people displaced, more than six hundred dead, and over seventy thousand hectares of farmlands destroyed across twenty-five of the country’s thirty-six states. While a cross section of the commentariat used the occasion to highlight...

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AIX Founder, Linda Anukwuem Addresses Texas Southern Students on Career Prospects

EducationLocalNewsTelevision & RadioAIX Founder, Linda Anukwuem Addresses Texas Southern Students on Career Prospects

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2022

“Graduating students must be prepared to reconcile or strike a balance between their values and the culture of the organizations they aspire to. Some corporate cultures require a certain look or presentation to suit specific expectations.” These are one of the few takeaways when the founder and the Chief Executive Officer of the Houston-based  AIX Firm, LLC., Linda Anukwuem visited the  School of Communication (SOC) of Texas Southern University (TSU) on October 31, 2022. Ms. ...

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Twitter to Charge $20 Per Month for Verified Accounts

BusinessNewsTwitter to Charge $20 Per Month for Verified Accounts

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 31, 2022

Twitter has announced plans to charge $240 (N192,000) yearly for verification (blue tick). This is coming a few days after Elon Musk sealed the $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal and took over the ownership of the company. According to Daily Mail, Musk wants to launch a pay-for-play verification system in which verified users are charged $20 per month. It was gathered that Musk had communicated the project to employees of the micro-blogging platform on 30 October....

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Insecurity: S’East Govs Call for FG’s Intervention, Lament Collapse of Economic Activities, Killings

Crime & SecurityInsecurity: S’East Govs Call for FG’s Intervention, Lament Collapse of Economic Activities, Killings

PilotnewsOctober 31, 2022

By Handel Patrick (Staff Reporter)   The Governors of the South East states of the country, on Sunday, rose from a meeting in Enugu calling on the federal government to provide adequate security in the zone ahead of next year’s general elections. They lamented the increasing wave of insecurity within states in the zone and agreed to set up a 24-hour Joint Patrol in all major highways within the South East, especially during the Christmas...

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Elon Musk Fires Twitter CEO, CFO As He Takes Over Company

BusinessWorld NewsElon Musk Fires Twitter CEO, CFO As He Takes Over Company

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)October 28, 2022

Elon Musk has closed his $44 billion deal to buy Twitter and fired four top executives, including the chief executive and chief financial officer. The acquisition deal between the management of the micro-blogging platform and the billionaire was first announced in late April. But the following months witnessed disagreements that threatened the deal. Musk announced his intention to halt the acquisition and the management of Twitter filed a lawsuit to compel the Tesla CEO to follow through with the acquisition agreement. Musk eventually completed...

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