World Literacy Day in Nigeria: Sally Mbanefo; Anambra Commissioner for Tertiary Education and Bierrenu-Nnabugwu; University Don, React

EducationNewsSpecial ReportWorld Literacy Day in Nigeria: Sally Mbanefo; Anambra Commissioner for Tertiary Education and Bierrenu-Nnabugwu; University Don, React

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)September 8, 2020

Today is celebrated all over the world by all members of the United Nations as World Literacy Day. The UNESCO on October 26, 1966 declared September 8 World Literacy Day and ever since, the day has been set aside to highlight the importance of education on societies and individuals. However, year 2020 is the first time since 1966 that education is disrupted all over the world because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Consequently, this year’s...

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Southern Kaduna Killings: Sultan Blames Politicians, Says Killings as Madness

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaSouthern Kaduna Killings: Sultan Blames Politicians, Says Killings as Madness

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 8, 2020

Traditional rulers in the 19 Northern States and the Abuja on Monday met in Kaduna over the disturbing spate of insecurity in the region and the country. The northern monarch under the aegis of the Northern Traditional Council was presided over by its Chairman and Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III and held at the Lugard Hall Secretariat of the council, in the metropolis. In his opening address, the Sultan described the killings in...

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Magu Demands Evidence of Allegations Against Him By Beloved John

CorruptionNewsNigeriaMagu Demands Evidence of Allegations Against Him By Beloved John

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 7, 2020

Embattled EFCC chairman, Ibrahim Magu has asked the Attorney-general of the Federation(EFCC), Abubakar Malami to back up allegations against him with evidence. Magu urged the presidential panel investigating him to order the AGF to prove the infractions he is accused of in a statement directed to the committee. The panel was mandated to investigate the former EFCC boss after Malami recommended his removal over allegations of corruption in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari. “We...

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Buhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Resist Temptation of Tenure Elongation

NewsWest AfricaBuhari Urges ECOWAS Leaders to Resist Temptation of Tenure Elongation

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to ECOWAS leaders not to elongate their tenure in office beyond constitutional limits. Malam Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja said Buhari made the appeal while presenting Nigeria’s General Statement at the 57th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS Heads of State and Government in Niamey, Niger Republic on Monday. The Nigerian leader urged his colleagues to respect constitutional provisions and ensure...

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President Muhammadu Buhari’s Address At The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

NewsNigeriaPresident Muhammadu Buhari’s Address At The First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat

PilotnewsSeptember 7, 2020

ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, AT THE FIRST YEAR MINISTERIAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW RETREAT STATE HOUSE CONFERENCE CENTRE, ABUJA 7TH SEPTEMBER, 2020, PROTOCOLS It gives me great pleasure to welcome you all to the First Year Ministerial Performance Review Retreat. We are meeting a time that mankind is struggling to overcome the economic and social crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has disrupted life as we knew...

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It is “Grossly Irresponsible” to Borrow to Subsidize Electricity Tariff Amid the Economic Crunch

EconomyNewsNigeriaIt is “Grossly Irresponsible” to Borrow to Subsidize Electricity Tariff Amid the Economic Crunch

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)September 7, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has said it will be “grossly irresponsible” to borrow to subsidize electricity tariffs during the economic crunch caused by the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. He also said that the Revised 2020 budget has no provision for fuel subsidy, noting that about ₦1.7trn has been spent on tariff shortfalls to support the electricity sector since its privatization. Remember that the increase in fuel price and electricity tariff has caused alarm in...

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Lawmaker Empowers Boko Haram Victims in Adamawa

NewsNigeriaLawmaker Empowers Boko Haram Victims in Adamawa

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)September 7, 2020

Following devastation by Boko Haram insurgents in Madagali local government area of Adamawa state Northeast Nigeria that shares a border with Sambisa forest, the enclave of the insurgents located in Borno state, the Member representing the area in the State House of Assembly Mr. Haruna Jilantikiri, has distributed empowerment items to the electorates worth millions of naira. The beneficiaries mainly youths and women received one hundred and twenty (120) sewing machines, ninety (90) Gasoline Power...

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CAN Donates Food Items, Clothing To IDPs In Southern Kaduna

NewsCAN Donates Food Items, Clothing To IDPs In Southern Kaduna

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)September 7, 2020

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State Chapter, has reached out to displaced victims of the recent attacks in the Southern part of the state with food items and clothing. Presenting the items at the IDP camp in Zonkwa, Zango Kataf Local Government Area, the State CAN Chairman, Rev. John Hayab, said the gesture was meant to cushion the hardship victims were facing. “We are here on behalf of all the Christians in Kaduna...

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Ondo 2020: No Rift Between Me and Akeredolu – Tinubu

NewsPoliticsOndo 2020: No Rift Between Me and Akeredolu – Tinubu

Beloved John (Staff Writer)September 7, 2020

The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has said the insinuation that there is a rift between him and Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State are not true. Tinubu who speak during the interactive session with Ondo Traditional Rulers on Saturday, said the state needs the governor to continue the good job he has started, so that the people could enjoy more dividends of democracy. He said, “Don’t listen to...

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Amidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

NewsAmidst COVID, Thousands Zoom-in to Celebrate Westfield Energy’s Boss, Henry Okolie-Aboh

PilotnewsSeptember 6, 2020

Henry Okolie-Aboh AKA Igiligi is not a new face in today’s business world. In the global economic scheme, the name pops out from every project segment relevant to oil, gas, and energy. He is the Managing Director/Chief Executive officer of Westfield Energy Resources Limited who started from the bottom up, to become one of top guns in the global oil and gas service sector. This day, however, Okolie-Aboh is did not wake up in preparation...

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