Despite Criticism, FG Pushes Water Resource Bill

InfrastructureNewsNigeriaDespite Criticism, FG Pushes Water Resource Bill

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 22, 2020

The Federal Government has maintained its decision to reintroduce the Water Resources Bill which seeks to bring all water resources both surface and underground under the exclusive list despite criticism. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, disclosed this at a joint briefing with the Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu in Abuja. According to the Minister, the bill was not designed to cause water wars but as a panacea to likely water...

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Increased Level of Flood in Anambra Puts Residents on the Edge As Environmentalist, Government Officials React

EnvironmentNewsSpecial ReportIncreased Level of Flood in Anambra Puts Residents on the Edge As Environmentalist, Government Officials React

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 22, 2020

Special Report by Ebuka Onyekwelu “NIHSA wishes to use this medium to advise state and local government, stakeholders, multinational companies and public-spirited individuals and philanthropists that all hands should be on deck to save the country from the consequences of flood pandemic in the year 2020”. Only a few months ago, precisely in July, the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency – NIHSA- had warned that several Nigerian states are at the risk of experiencing “massive flooding”....

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Obaseki Hails the People of Edo, Says “Lions, Tigers” are Tamed, Now in Zoe

NewsPoliticsObaseki Hails the People of Edo, Says “Lions, Tigers” are Tamed, Now in Zoe

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 22, 2020

The Governor of Edo and Governor-elect, Godwin Obaseki, on Monday, praised the people of Edo for ensuring his victory at the recently concluded governorship election in the state. He added that his reelection has brought an end to the institution of godfatherism and ensured that “the lions and tigers” were permanently put in the cage. Obaseki said this while speaking to party supporters at the Museum Ground, Kings Square in Benin City after he had...

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APC Finally Concedes Defeat, Admits Edo Poll is Free, Fair

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Finally Concedes Defeat, Admits Edo Poll is Free, Fair

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 22, 2020

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on Monday, conceded defeat 24 hours after Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party, was declared winner of the Edo Governorship Election. Chairman of the APC Caretaker/Extra-Ordinary National Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni in a statement titled, “Edo State Governorship Election: Victory for Democracy,” he congratulated Obaseki over his victory. In the signed statement, Buni said, “Edo State Governorship election is over, the winner has been declared...

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Nigeria Records 195 New COVID-19 Cases, as Death Toll Hits 1,100

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNigeria Records 195 New COVID-19 Cases, as Death Toll Hits 1,100

PilotnewsSeptember 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has announced 195 new cases of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in the country. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Monday. According to the agency, the new infection takes the total number of confirmed cases in the country to 57,437. The health agency sadly reported two new deaths raising the death toll in the country to 1,100. It also reported that 105 patients who had been treated and...

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Over 270 Blind Graduates in Adamawa Seeks Employment

NewsNigeriaWellnessOver 270 Blind Graduates in Adamawa Seeks Employment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 22, 2020

Over two hundred and seventy (270) blinds, holders of Degree, NCE, Diploma, and Secondary School Certificates are among thousands of unemployed graduates in Adamawa state, Northeast Nigeria seeking employment. The rate of street beggars particularly in the Northern parts of the country may continue to rise unless the government offers employment and provide skills to these categories of people in society. Comrade Bitrus Richard, Chairman Nigeria Association for the Blind, Adamawa State chapter who confirmed...

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Boko Haram: Nigerian Army Colonel killed in Ambush

NewsBoko Haram: Nigerian Army Colonel killed in Ambush

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 22, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Nigerian Army Colonel and veteran of the decade’s long military campaign against Boko Haram was killed in an ambush on September 21. Colonel Dahiru Bako died from injuries sustained when his team encountered a prolonged ambush laid by the Boko Haram splinter faction recognized as the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP). The armour officer by training, was the Brigade Commander 25 Task Force Brigade based in the Army Super...

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Ruth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

Law & JusticeNewsUnited StatesRuth Bader Ginsburg is Remembered as ‘jurist of historic stature’

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 at age 87, has been described in countless tributes as a cultural icon and a giant despite her small size. “Our nation has lost a jurist of historic stature. We at the Supreme Court have lost a cherished colleague. Today we mourn, but with confidence that future generations will remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg as we knew her — a tireless and resolute champion of justice,” said...

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Financial Expert Advises CBN on Interest Rates as MPC Holds

BusinessInvestingNewsFinancial Expert Advises CBN on Interest Rates as MPC Holds

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

As CBN holds its 275th quarterly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Monday, a Financial expert, Mr Okechukwu Unegbe called for a reduction of lending rates by banks to encourage investment. Unegbe, who is a Past President of Chattered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN) made the call in an interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. He suggested that the lending rate should be reviewed downwards from its present rate of about...

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NCDC Logs 97 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Logs 97 New COVID-19 Cases Sunday

PilotnewsSeptember 21, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded  97 new coronavirus (COVID-19) infections in the country, bringing the total confirmed cases to 57, 242 nationwide. The NCDC disclosed this on its official twitter handle on Sunday. It added that three persons died of COVID-19 complications while 138 patients, who recovered at various isolation centres across the country the same day, were discharged. Based on the figures released, Lagos state recorded the highest number of infections...

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