Federal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

EconomyLabourNewsNigeriaFederal Government To Prune Agencies, Review Salaries Of Civil Servants

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 5, 2021

ABUJA — The federal government says it has directed the National Salaries, Incomes & Wages Commission (NSIWC) to review salaries of civil servants and some federal agencies. BudgIT, a civic-tech non-profit organization, said it recently uncovered 316 duplicated capital projects worth N39.5 billion in the 2021 budget. Minister of finance, budget, and national planning Zainab Ahmed announced this at a policy dialogue on corruption and cost of governance in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt...

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As the World Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, How Free is the Nigerian Press

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionAs the World Commemorates World Press Freedom Day, How Free is the Nigerian Press

PilotnewsMay 5, 2021

“In a functional democracy, the press must navigate the onerous duty of shaping the conscience, choices and will of the society” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu May 3, of every year, is celebrated as World Press Freedom Day. All over the world, Press Freedom continues to be a topical issue with, in some instances, the argument moving from needing more freedom, to questions about just the appropriate level of freedom that can be permissible, for the press. The...

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OPINION: In a Reversal, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa

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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Thoughts on the politics of the Anambra Airport and Governor Obiano

ColumnsEconomyNigeriaOpinionThoughts on the politics of the Anambra Airport and Governor Obiano

PilotnewsMay 3, 20211

“With this achievement,  governor Obiano has earned an enviable spot in the chronicles of Anambra times.” ―Ebuka Onyekwelu As expected, the Anambra International Airport, Umueri which test flight successfully landed and took off a few days ago has drawn several commentaries. One must however admit that the argument, fanfare on the part of government supporters, and dismissal on the part of most opposition of this project, are not altogether unforeseen considering that the expectations of...

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Kogi Commissioner Murdered by Gunmen

Crime & SecurityNewsPoliceKogi Commissioner Murdered by Gunmen

Beloved John (Staff Writer)May 3, 2021

Kogi state pension commissioner, Adebayo Solomon has been killed by gunmen while returning from a trip on Saturday. The commissioner was attacked at Eruku village, a few kilometres to Egbe and on the boundary between the two states. The spokesperson of the police in Kogi, Williams Aya confirmed the incident. According to Premium Times report, Aya admitted that the incident is currently been investigated while the corpse of the deceased has been deposited at ECWA...

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Minister Expresses Concern On Attacks Of The Custodial Centres

National SecurityNewsNigeriaMinister Expresses Concern On Attacks Of The Custodial Centres

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 2, 2021

The Federal Government has expressed concerns about recent attacks on some of the facilities of the custodial centres by hoodlums and gunmen and declared the centres across the country ‘Red Zones’ to invaders. Minister of Interior, Ọgbẹni Rauf Arẹgbẹsọla who spoke while addressing Squadron Commanders of the Nigerian Correctional Service, in Abuja, during the weekend, charged them that they were armed and positioned to directly guard the centres and defend their integrity. “Earlier this month,...

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Federal Government Denies Fr Mbaka Contracts- Presidential Spokesman

NewsNigeriaFederal Government Denies Fr Mbaka Contracts- Presidential Spokesman

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)May 1, 2021

Garba Shehu, a presidential spokesman on Friday disclosed that the spiritual director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Fr Ejike Mbaka, turned against President Muhammadu Buhari after his requests for contracts as compensation for his support were turned down. The presidential spokesman reaction followed Mbaka’s call on the National Assembly to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari if he failed to resign over the increasing spate of insecurity in the country. Shehu, in a statement titled, “Father Mbaka is...

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Father Mbaka Asks For Contract as Compensation for Supporting Buhari – Presidency

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRegionsFather Mbaka Asks For Contract as Compensation for Supporting Buhari – Presidency

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 1, 2021

The Presidency has alleged that the popular Catholic Priest, Father Mbaka, who supported President Muhammadu Buhari but has turned against the President because his request for contracts was ignored. Father Mbaka supported Buhari in his first and second term elections. He recently called on the National Assembly to impeach the President if he failed to resign over the rising spate of insecurity in the country. In his reaction on Friday, the Presidency said the cleric...

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Anambra Airport Successfully Receives its First Commercial Test Flight

Aviation-AirportsNewsNigeriaAnambra Airport Successfully Receives its First Commercial Test Flight

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)May 1, 2021

The Anambra Airport sited on a vast beautiful landscape at Umueri, a major infrastructure developed by the Governor Obiano administration has successfully received its first test flight. The Airport; a magnificent edifice with a 34. 5-meter tower and a 3.7 massive and solidly constructed runway, is considered one of the very best, more so ever undertaken by a state in Nigeria. A journey of about less than thirty minutes from Awka the state capital, the...

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Osinbajo Outlines FG’s Policies for Development of ICT Startups Ecosystem

BusinessTelecommunicationOsinbajo Outlines FG’s Policies for Development of ICT Startups Ecosystem

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 30, 2021

Vice President Prof. Yemi Osibanjo has said that the Federal Government is to reconvene the Technology and Creativity Advisory Council on policies that would support the ecosystem for ICT startups in the country. Osibanjo said this on Thursday, at the Startup and Developer virtual event organized by Google, with the theme “ The African Start-up Ecosystem Opportunity’’, in Abuja Represented by Mr. Kashifu Inuwa, Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Osibanjo identified...

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