President Buhari to Address Lawmakers Over Insecurity – Gbajabiamila

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaPresident Buhari to Address Lawmakers Over Insecurity – Gbajabiamila

Beloved John (Staff Writer)December 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari will soon be addressing the house of representatives over insecurity, according to Femi Gbajabiamila, the speaker. The president had been invited by the lower legislative chamber of the national assembly. Speaking at the presidential villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Gbajabiamila said he met with the president over the issue. Gbajabiamila told state house correspondents that the date for the presidential address has been agreed upon and will be disclosed soon. “And what...

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Zabarmari: Why We Killed Rice Farmers In Borno – Shekau Boko Haram’ s Faction React

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaZabarmari: Why We Killed Rice Farmers In Borno – Shekau Boko Haram’ s Faction React

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 3, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, regional Correspondent A faction  of the dreaded Boko Haram insurgents, loyal to  Abubakar Shekau has confirmed that the  group was responsible for the killing of rice farmers in Kwashebe Zabarmari axis of Jere Local government Area of Borno State. In a three-minute video released on Tuesday, the group gave reason for killing the farmers ” because the farmers arrested and handed one of its brothers to the Nigerian Army.” The group also...

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NASS Has No Power to Offer New Constitution — Omo-Agege

NewsNigeriaPoliticsNASS Has No Power to Offer New Constitution — Omo-Agege

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

Deputy President of the Senate Ovie Omo-Agege has declared that the National Assembly has no power to replace the current constitution with a new one. Omo-Agege’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Yomi Odunuga, in a statement on Wednesday said the deputy senate president made the remark when he hosted members of the Alliance of Nigerian Patriots led by Amb. Umunna Orjiakor. Omo-Agege, who is Chairman, Senate Ad hoc Committee on Constitution Review, said...

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Hon. Chris Azubogu Holds Medical Outreach for Constituents

NewsHon. Chris Azubogu Holds Medical Outreach for Constituents

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)December 2, 2020

Hon. Chris Azubogu, the member representing Nnewi North/South and Ekwusigo Federal Constituency in Anambra state, has commenced his fourth medical outreach in the constituency. The medical outreach which holds simultaneously in four different centres namely; Joint Hospital Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government, Diocesan Hospital, Amichi in Nnewi South Local Government, Diocesan Hospital, Akwudo in Nnewi, Nnewi North Local Government and General Hospital, Ukpor in Nnewi South Local Government, covers treatments like eye surgeries, eye care,...

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Enugu State To Protect Lives And Properties Against Fire Outbreaks With Delivery of Response Vehicles

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaEnugu State To Protect Lives And Properties Against Fire Outbreaks With Delivery of Response Vehicles

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)December 2, 2020

The Enugu State Government on Tuesday handed over four rapid response vehicles and a 12,000-liter capacity water tanker procured for the Fire Service for effective fire-fighting operations in the state. Handing over the utility vehicles to the State Chief Fire Officer, Engr. Okwudiri Daniel Ohaa, the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Prof. Simon Uchenna Ortuanya, disclosed the state governments earlier interventions in the fire service. “In recognition of the importance of an effective and...

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Medical Director Tasks Doctors on Brain Drain

EducationJobsNewsNigeriaMedical Director Tasks Doctors on Brain Drain

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

The Medical Director, Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Abuja, Prof. Saad Ahmed, has advised medical practitioners who had benefited from government’s investment in the health sector to reconsider their decisions to leave Nigeria for practice in other countries. Ahmed gave the advice at the Annual General Meeting and scientific conference of the Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), FMC Jabi Chapter, in Abuja. He said that the rate at which the country was losing its professional healthcare...

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COVID-19: NCDC Reports 281 New Infections in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Reports 281 New Infections in Nigeria

PilotnewsDecember 2, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 281 new infections of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC made this known via its verified Website on Tuesday. The agency said that the infections brought the total number of cases in Nigeria to 67,838. Of the new infections, data obtained from the agency’s website showed that Lagos State recorded the highest number of infections with 123, while the Federal Capital Territory, Kaduna and...

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Senate Confirms Yakubu As Chairman INEC for 2nd Term

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Confirms Yakubu As Chairman INEC for 2nd Term

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the nomination of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu for re- appointment as Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Yakubu’s confirmation by the Senate followed the presentation of the report of its Committee on INEC by its Chairman, Sen. Kabiru Gaya, during plenary. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Muhammadu Buhari had on Nov. 25, transmitted to the Senate for confirmation, the nomination of Yakubu for a second term in...

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Nigeria’s Gas Programme to Create 2m Jobs Annually – Minister

JobsNewsNigeriaOil & GasNigeria’s Gas Programme to Create 2m Jobs Annually – Minister

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, says the National Gas Expansion Programme (NGEP) of the Federal Government will create two million jobs annually in the country. Sylva disclosed this at the inauguration of the programme by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the introduction of gas for the powering of automobiles and other engines was a step in the right direction, adding it remained a cheaper and cleaner...

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#EndSARS: FG Tackles UK Parliament Over Attack On Gowon

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityNewsNigeria#EndSARS: FG Tackles UK Parliament Over Attack On Gowon

PilotnewsDecember 1, 2020

The Federal Government has berated a UK parliamentarian, Tom Tugendhat, for accusing a former Nigerian leader, retired Gen. Yakubu Gowon, of stealing during a debate on the #EndSARS protest in the House of Commons. The government also rebuked the UK parliament for acting in an uninformed manner in recommending sanctions for Nigeria over the hoax massacre at the Lekki Toll Gate during the protest. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, at a...

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