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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Restructuring is A National Endeavor, Let’s Realize It Together – El-Rufai

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRestructuring is A National Endeavor, Let’s Realize It Together – El-Rufai

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

The Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has called for a collective national endeavor to secure the necessary constitutional amendment. The governor added that some persons or group are scared that restructuring would affect their political viability. El-Rufai said this in a press statement by his Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye. The statement which was shared on the governor’s social media handles, was titled, ‘Restructuring is a national endeavour, let’s...

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The Service Chiefs Serve At The Pleasure of the President – Garba Shehu

National SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsThe Service Chiefs Serve At The Pleasure of the President – Garba Shehu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, has dismissed the clamor for the sacking of service chiefs, saying it is ‘out of place.’ According to Shehu, it is prerogative on the President to appoint or sack any of the country’s service chiefs, adding that the President can keep the service chiefs as long as he is satisfied with their performance. The horrific killings of at least 43 rice farmers at...

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36 Governors To Meet Wednesday Over Insecurity

National SecurityNewsNigeria36 Governors To Meet Wednesday Over Insecurity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The 36 states governors are to hold a teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure the safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo,  in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that the forum at its 22nd meeting would also be receiving zonal updates on the disbanded Special...

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‘Majority of People in the North Go to Bed Hungry’ – Arewa Group Cries Out

NewsNigeriaPoverty‘Majority of People in the North Go to Bed Hungry’ – Arewa Group Cries Out

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Arewa Economic Advancement Campaign (AREA-C) has decried that majority of northerners now go to bed hungry  hence the group  called on northern elites  to brace  up for the looming challenges by addressing   the massive poverty ravaging the region. The group laments that despite the trillions of naira  given to governors of the region from the federation account at regular intervals, ” majority of the region’s citizens go to bed...

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FG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessFG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday in Abuja, inaugurated a ministerial committee that will develop a framework for the provision of health insurance for retirees and the elderly in Nigeria. He said it was part of the present administration’s commitment to improve access to healthcare in the country. He added that “it underscores the resolve and commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to promote the wellbeing of ageing citizens through provision of health...

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DELTA STATE: Gov. Okowa Assents to 2021 Budget of N383bn

EconomyNewsNigeriaDELTA STATE: Gov. Okowa Assents to 2021 Budget of N383bn

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday in Asaba assented to the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N383 billion. The bill tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery” is made up of N210 billion capital expenditure and N173 billion recurrent expenditure The Delta House of Assembly increased the budget figure of N378.48 proposed by the governor to N383 billion. Signing the budget, Okowa assured the people that the state would strive to recover from the economic challenges...

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the African continent has reached 2,163,284 as of Monday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 51,708. A total of 1,831,435 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency....

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Zabarmari Killings: Buhari Dispatches Delegation, Vows End to Terrorism

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaZabarmari Killings: Buhari Dispatches Delegation, Vows End to Terrorism

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday dispatched a high powered government delegation to Maiduguri to deliver a message of condolence and solidarity with the government and people of the state over the killing of 43 farm workers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 43 farmers were murdered while unspecified numbers of others were unaccounted for when Boko Haram insurgents attacked rice fields at Koshebe village, near Zabarmari, on Friday. NAN gathered that nine...

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