Boko Haram Terrorists Razes 512 Schools, Killed 600 Teachers In Borno

Boko HaramNewsBoko Haram Terrorists Razes 512 Schools, Killed 600 Teachers In Borno

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 24, 2022

Boko Haram terrorists have razed 512 schools and killed 600 teachers in Borno state within the past 12 years of insurgency. The Director of School Services, State Universal Basic Education Board Ali Dogo made this known at the launch of EduTrac mobile phone-based data collection system and mainstreaming of psycho-social support into formal education in Borno state in partnership with United Nations Children Education Fund (UNICEF).  “Low levels of education and literacy in northeast Nigeria have...

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BlogCrime & SecurityNigeriaNigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 14-20

PilotnewsMay 24, 2022

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from May 14 to May 20, 2022.    Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 14 to May 20, 2022. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger. These incidents are included in the Nigeria Security Tracker. May 14: Bandits killed one...

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CBN Raises Interest Rate By 13% For The First Time In Two Years

Banking & FinanceNewsCBN Raises Interest Rate By 13% For The First Time In Two Years

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022

ABUJA — The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has unanimously voted to raise the Monetary Policy Rate by 13 percent. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced this on Tuesday while briefing reporters at the end committee’s meeting at the apex bank’s headquarters in Abuja. It is the first time in two and a half years that the policy-setting committee of the nation’s financial regulator would increase the MPR, which measures...

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Obasanjo Meets Wike, Makinde, Others Behind Closed-Door In Abeokuta

NewsNigeria ElectionsObasanjo Meets Wike, Makinde, Others Behind Closed-Door In Abeokuta

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has met behind closed-door with three governors and former governor of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital ahead of the 2023 presidential Primaries of the party. The three Governors included Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, and former Governor Donald Duke of Cross River. It was learnt that the governors arrived at Obasanjo’s Residence at the...

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Africa Will Feed Itself with Pride – Akinwumi Adesina

AfricaFoodAfrica Will Feed Itself with Pride – Akinwumi Adesina

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 24, 2022

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has announced the approval of a $1.5 billion emergency programme to alleviate the effect of worsening food insecurity as a result of the Russia/Ukraine War, this was revealed by its director on Monday. About 20 million farmers on the continent will benefit from the fund as Africa faces a shortage of at least 30 million metric tonnes of food, especially wheat, maize, and soybeans imported from Russia and Ukraine. “The US$1.5...

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Playing God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionPoliticsPlaying God ―Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone Screwed Up

PilotnewsMay 23, 20222

“This Archbishop must truly believe that THE BODY OF CHRIST, is his to grant. I say, screw him.” ―Don Okolo Sometimes, I find myself thinking the way atheists do. Atheists must have rationalized all tidbits of data their minds feed them before every one of them concluded that there is no God. Neil Degrasse Tyson, the astrophysicist, contends that if one can’t scientifically prove the existence of God, then God does not exist. A brilliant...

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COVID-19 Is Not Over, WHO Warns

CoronavirusHealthNewsCOVID-19 Is Not Over, WHO Warns

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)May 23, 2022

Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organisation (WHO), has warned that COVID-19 is not over in spite of the reports that cases and deaths have declined significantly. Ghebreyesus said this at the opening of the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of WHO comprised of representatives of 194 countries, on Sunday in Geneva, Switzerland. The 75th World Health Assembly, the first in-person Health Assembly since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, is being held in...

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OPINION: The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues

AfricaColumnsForeign PolicyUnited StatesOPINION: The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues

PilotnewsMay 20, 2022

The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. It’s a matter of conventional wisdom that the crises gripping the Horn of Africa are fundamentally political, and that viable, sustainable solutions can be found only through inclusive political dialogue. But in both Sudan and Ethiopia, current dialogues—one internationally-backed and one a domestic project—inspire little confidence. The United...

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Buhari Signs National Health Insurance Bill Into Law

HealthNewsWellnessBuhari Signs National Health Insurance Bill Into Law

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law, the National Health Insurance Authority Bill 2022. The newly signed Act has repealed the National Health Insurance Scheme Act 2004. Speaking during the signing of the bill, Buhari said the new law makes provisions for the setup of a trust fund “to ensure the coverage of 83 million poor Nigerians who cannot afford to pay premiums as recommended by the Lancet Nigeria Commission”. “For the large number of...

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Benue APC Commends Amaechi, Declares Support For His Presidential Ambition

NewsNigeria ElectionsBenue APC Commends Amaechi, Declares Support For His Presidential Ambition

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 20, 2022

The Chairman of the Benue State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Austin Agada, has said the party’s delegates will support the presidential ambition of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, and vote for him during the party’s primary. Agada said this at an interactive session organized for delegates of the party with Amaechi in Makurdi, the Benue state capital, on Thursday. Speaking on behalf of the delegates, Agada said their decision became necessary...

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