Bringing Back Water Bill Law Will Ambush Nigeria – NLC Tells National Assembly

InfrastructureLabourNewsBringing Back Water Bill Law Will Ambush Nigeria – NLC Tells National Assembly

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 1, 2020

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the National Assembly leadership against resurrecting or passing the Water Resources Bill into law “because of the danger it portends to national unity.” The NLC said the National Assembly should not ambush Nigerians by covertly bringing back the bill, which seeks to lay the control of all water resources across the country on the shoulder of the President. The bill created outrage and divided the eighth National Assembly...

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Niger Attack Demonstrates Islamic State in West Africa’s Growing Reach

National SecurityOpinionWest AfricaNiger Attack Demonstrates Islamic State in West Africa’s Growing Reach

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Sahel and Nigeria were previously distinct areas of operations for jihadist groups. However, the lines between these areas of operations are now blurring. It may, therefore, become harder in the future to determine which of Islamic State West Africa (ISWA)’s branches carried out an attack when such an attack occurs between Niamey, Niger and northwestern Nigeria. On August 9, the Islamic State’s ‘province’ in the Sahel, known as Islamic State in Greater Sahara (ISGS),...

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Africans Should Fight for DACA, Too

AfricaForeign PolicyOpinionAfricans Should Fight for DACA, Too

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is making the news again as the Trump administration continues its efforts to diminish the program. DACA protects eligible immigrant youth who came to the United States when they were children from deportation and allows them to apply for jobs. Recipients of the DACA program are often referred to as “Dreamers.” Since 2017, there has been an ongoing legal battle to save the program, which shields approximately...

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Over 50% of PR agencies in Nigeria Are Reporting Revenues Of Less Than N5 million, Nigeria PR Report 2020 Reveals

BusinessNewsOver 50% of PR agencies in Nigeria Are Reporting Revenues Of Less Than N5 million, Nigeria PR Report 2020 Reveals

PilotnewsSeptember 1, 2020

Global Media and Public Relations agency, BlackHouse Media (BHM), has announced the release of the fourth edition of its annual PR report. Reputed as Nigeria’s first-ever Public Relations annual report, it is dedicated exclusively to chronicling data on trends, perceptions, challenges and prospects within the dynamic industry. Since its debut five years ago, the razor-sharp Nigeria PR Report has lived to its billing as the most authoritative voice in PR measurement and evaluation in Nigeria...

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Global Coronavirus Cases Top 25 million – Johns Hopkins Tally

CoronavirusWorld NewsGlobal Coronavirus Cases Top 25 million – Johns Hopkins Tally

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide has topped 25 million, according to data compiled by U.S. researchers. In the United States, which has the highest case tally of any country, infection numbers are nearing six million, according to figures from Johns Hopkins University updated on Sunday night. Brazil has the second-highest number of cases, at almost 3.9 million, followed by India, which has recorded more than 3.5 million. The U.S. has the highest number...

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NCDC Reports 138 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 53,865

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaNCDC Reports 138 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Now 53,865

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) reported 138 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the nation’s confirmed cases to 53,865. The NCDC made this known on its official twitter handle on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 138 fresh cases were the lowest COVID-19 number in months in the country. Till date, 53,865 cases have been confirmed with 41,513 cases discharged and 1,013 deaths recorded in 36 states and...

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BusinessEconomyNewsNigeriaBuhari, Emefiele, Others for Virtual CIBN Banking, Finance Conference

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari, among over 2,500 participants across the globe, is expected to participate in a virtual Banking and Finance Conference being organised by the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN). Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan, Chairman, Consultative Committee of 13h Annual Banking and Finance Conference and MD/CEO, Ecobank Nigeria, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. Akinwuntan said that the conference with the theme: “Facilitating a Sustainable Future: The Role of Banking...

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NewsSouth-East Govs Call for More International Flights to Enugu Airport

PilotnewsAugust 31, 2020

The South-East Governors Forum has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to allow more international flights to the reopened Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu. The forum Chairman, Gov. Dave Umayi of Ebonyi, made the appeal during the reopening ceremony of the airport in Enugu on Sunday. Umayi said that adequate international flight operations would improve the socioeconomic activities in the region. The governor also commended the president for the reopening and recommencement of flight operations...

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HealthNewsNAF Provides Free Medical Services to Over 400,000 People in Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2020

The Nigeria Air Force through humanitarian relief operations has provided free medical services to over four hundred thousand (400,000) people across the country including those who were internally displaced in the Northeast. Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadeeq Baba Abubakar disclosed this at a press conference organized by the Federal Medical Centre Yola to showcase another success recorded in separating conjoined twins. Abubakar who was represented by Air Commodore Gideon Bako at the occasion...

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NewsFederal Medical Center Yola Feat Represents Excellence and Oneness of Nation, Says SFG

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)August 31, 2020

The Federal Medical Centre Yola has recorded another feat with the separation of conjoined twins who were brought to the Centre from Nembe in Bayelsa state. This is the third kind of operation conducted by the centre. The first was in 2013, the second was in 2018, while the third one was conducted on 10th August this year by a team forty-eight team led by Chief Medical Director of the Hospital, Professor Auwal Mohammed Abubakar...

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