Nigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaNigeria Is the Third-Worst Governed Country in the World – Report

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Nigeria has been ranked the third-worst governed country in the world by the Chandler Good Government Index. The report ranked the West African Country very low in governance, leadership, and foresight, scoring Nigeria 102 out of 104 countries with a score of 0.319 points ahead of Zimbabwe and Venezuela. The 2021 report was released in Singapore on Monday by the Chandler Institute of Governance. It added that the ability to handle corruption properly is the...

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A Revelation of the Big Fall―Predictions from an Armchair Prophet

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionA Revelation of the Big Fall―Predictions from an Armchair Prophet

PilotnewsApril 28, 2021

“Racism is terrorism. Period.” ―Don Okolo The American system of government is still on the move, going into its two hundred and fifty-fifth year as a nation. It has, undoubtedly, endured. The bulk and size of her polity, the one singularity that had woven the ligaments of her fabric into a tight, waterproof structure…the sole rationale for her longevity, the reason it has persevered inside both rigors of good and bad politics are because of...

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OPINION: Nigerian Government Minister’s Jihadi Statements Cause Uproar

National SecurityNigeriaOpinionOPINION: Nigerian Government Minister’s Jihadi Statements Cause Uproar

PilotnewsApril 28, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger   Isa Pantami is minister of communications and digital economy in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Some years ago, in sermons and other statements, he used rhetoric about Christians and the West that mimics that of al-Qaeda and the Taliban. He also fulsomely praised Osama bin Laden. Some years later, he apologized. Recently, however, those statements surfaced on social media. One Nigerian newspaper claimed that Pantami was on a U.S. government watch list for terrorists—a...

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Second Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

NewsTechnologyTelevision & RadioSecond Phase Digital Switch Over To Begin On April 29 – Lai Muhammed

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has announced that the second phase roll-out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) would begin on April 29 in Lagos state. The minister disclosed in Abuja, on Tuesday, at an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Information and National Orientation and the 13-Member Ministerial Task Force on the DSO project. The minister said: “We are kickstarting the new roll out in Lagos State on April...

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Saraki Urges FG to Seek For Help On Insecurity

National SecurityNewsNigeriaSaraki Urges FG to Seek For Help On Insecurity

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 28, 2021

Former President of the Senate, Sen. Bukola Saraki, has advised the Federal Government to seek help wherever it could to address the escalating insecurity in the country. Saraki, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, said that calling for help in the present situation of the country was not a sign of weakness. He said he was worried over cases of violence, kidnapping, and terrorism recorded on Monday in Anambra Kaduna, Yobe, Niger, Lagos states,...

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The Isa Pantami’s Saga: Reflections on Nigeria’s Dysfunctional Politics

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionThe Isa Pantami’s Saga: Reflections on Nigeria’s Dysfunctional Politics

PilotnewsApril 27, 2021

“At what point did Pantami deny all those extremist ideologies, and under what circumstances? Then, should such a man have been appointed a minister in Nigeria? ” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu Nigeria’s Communications and Digital Economy Minister, Dr. Isa Pantami is facing a major accountability challenge. This would not be the first time a serving member of the Federal Executive Council would be facing such a serious test on the government’s strength to hold its members accountable....

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El-Rufa’i, Tambuwal Call for Collective Action to End Banditry

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaEl-Rufa’i, Tambuwal Call for Collective Action to End Banditry

PilotnewsApril 27, 2021

SOKOTO — Gov. Nasir El-Rufa’i of Kaduna State and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal have stressed the need for states to cooperate in tackling the menace of banditry and kidnapping. The two governors took the stand in Sokoto when El-Rufai visited to condole with Tambuwal over the death of Hajiya Aishatu, the daughter of late Premier of Northern Nigeria, Sir Ahmadu Bello. This is contained in a statement signed by Tambuwal’s Special Adviser on Media...

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Stop Blame Game, Seek Help On Insecurity – Soyinka Tells FG

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaStop Blame Game, Seek Help On Insecurity – Soyinka Tells FG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 26, 2021

Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has asked the Federal Government to seek help where needed to regain peace in the country and find a lasting solution without making Nigerians victims. The Nobel Laureate made the call in a statement while reacting to the killings going on across the country by bandits, terrorists, and other gunmen in the country. According to him, these gunmen have sacrificed and traumatized the youths in the country and beyond what...

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NERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

BusinessNewsNigeriaPowerNERC Mulls Extraordinary Tariff Review for 11 DisCos

PilotnewsApril 26, 2021

LAGOS — The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says it is concluding the Extraordinary Tariff Review process for the 11 Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos). NERC, which is the regulator of Nigeria’s power sector, made this known on Monday in a notice to the general public and industry stakeholders posted on its website. The commission said the review was pursuant to the provisions of the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA). According to NERC, extraordinary tariff...

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Boko Haram Burnt Down Mainok Police Station

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaBoko Haram Burnt Down Mainok Police Station

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 26, 2021

MAIDUGURI– The Village head of Mainok, Lawan Tuja Mainok has confirmed that suspected Boko Haram terrorists have on Sunday burnt down Mainok Police station following the insurgents’ invasion of the military base before they were repelled by troops of the Nigerian military through reinforcement. Mainok, a town along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway is about 60 kilometres to Maiduguri, the capital city of Borno State and has been a subject of attacks and abduction of civilians by...

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