Sports Ministry Trains 7,000 Youths on Digital Skills — Minister

LabourNigeriaSportsSports Ministry Trains 7,000 Youths on Digital Skills — Minister

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

The Federal Ministry of Youths and Sports Development has trained 7,000 youths in the IBM Digital Skill Training Programme in its bid to address youth unemployment in the country. The Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Mr Sunday Dare, made the disclosure while speaking with State House correspondents on the outcome of the Federal Executive Council’s virtual meeting. The meeting was chaired by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday “The one that we have...

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DAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Records 649 New Cases, as Total Infection Hits 22,020

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: COVID-19: NCDC Records 649 New Cases, as Total Infection Hits 22,020

PilotnewsJune 25, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 649 new cases of COVID-19 pandemic, bringing the total number of infections in the country, as of June 24, to 22,020. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) made this known on Wednesday through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 649 new confirmed cases were from 23 states, with nine deaths as at June 24. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24...

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We’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaWe’ll Not Engage in Street Fight With Ghana Over Demolition – Presidency

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Presidency says Nigeria will not retaliate or do something similar to what unknown Ghanaians did to a part of her embassy in Ghana. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a section of the staff quarters of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana was last week demolished by unknown Ghanaian government officials. The House of Representatives had on Tuesday described the demolition of the part of Nigeria’s Embassy building in Ghana as a...

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Rape Allegation: Lawyers Demand Arrest of Popular Artiste D’Banj

Law & JusticePeopleRape Allegation: Lawyers Demand Arrest of Popular Artiste D’Banj

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Coalition of Public Interests Lawyers and Advocates (COPA) has called for the arrest of popular Nigerian artiste Mr. Oladapo Oyebanjo, aka D’Banj, following allegation of rape against him by Miss Seyitan Tayo. The coalition made the call on Wednesday in a statement issued by Mr Patrick Odey, Director, Human Rights and Gender, at COPA. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the alleged sexual assault happened in 2018 and D’Banj had since denied...

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AfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

AfricaMoneyAfDB ranked 4th in Transparency Among Global Development Institutions

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Publish What You Fund has ranked the African Development Bank (AfDB) fourth out of 47 global development institutions on its Aid Transparency Index. The bank’s Communications and External Relations Department made this known in a statement on Wednesday. The Index is the only independent measure of aid transparency among the World’s major development agencies. It places AfDB in the highest category of transparency along with other world class institutions such as the World Bank, Asian Development...

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NNPC Records 47% Decrease in Pipeline Vandalism – Report

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaNNPC Records 47% Decrease in Pipeline Vandalism – Report

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has disclosed that 19 pipeline points were vandalised in the month of March representing about 47 per cent decrease from the 32 points recorded in February 2020. The corporation disclosed this in its Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR)for the month of March released in Abuja, on Wednesday. It said that of the pipelines attacked, Atlas Cove-Mosimi accounted for 53 per cent, while Mosimi-Ibadan recorded 21 per cent and...

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FEC Approves N2.3trn to Address Disruption of Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic

CoronavirusEconomyNewsNigeriaFEC Approves N2.3trn to Address Disruption of Economy by COVID-19 Pandemic

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday approved N2.3 trillion stimulus package to support the Nigerian economy in the face of the disruptions and challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed this to State House correspondents at the end of the Council meeting in Abuja, said the package was part of the Nigeria Economic Sustainability Plan (NESP) as...

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Nigerian Media’s Unsubstantiated Claims that U.S. Agencies Investigating Corruption by Buhari’s Inner Circle

CorruptionNewsNigeriaNigerian Media’s Unsubstantiated Claims that U.S. Agencies Investigating Corruption by Buhari’s Inner Circle

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

Pointblank News is reporting that the U.S. Departments of State and Justice are investigating Sabiu ‘Tunde’ Yusuf, Sarki Abba, Mamman Daura, Ismaila Isa Funtua, and his son Abubakar Funtua for money laundering in the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom. Most are members of Buhari’s inner circle. Pointblank cites a figure of $800 million used to purchase real estate in the UK and the Gulf states. The U.S. investigation, according to Pointblank News, is being conducted in cooperation with the...

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‘Get Dbanj for Kidnapping, Witness Tampering, Blackmail, Bribery’ – Reactions Trail New Details from Seyitan

EntertainmentMusicNews‘Get Dbanj for Kidnapping, Witness Tampering, Blackmail, Bribery’ – Reactions Trail New Details from Seyitan

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)June 24, 2020

Although Dbanj’s accuser, Ms Seyitan Babatayo, has said she was taking few days off for counselling and therapy, her statement which was released and circulated on social media continues to generate diverse reactions. In the statement, Ms Seyitan explained in detail what happened to her from the day she was allegedly raped by Dbanj and her ordeal after she publicly accused the popular musician. She said it was “necessary to clarify for records due to...

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IMF Forecasts Deeper Recession for Sub-Saharan Africa

AfricaBusinessNewsIMF Forecasts Deeper Recession for Sub-Saharan Africa

PilotnewsJune 24, 2020

JOHANNESBURG – Sub-Saharan Africa’s gross domestic product is expected to shrink by 3.2% this year due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday, more than a previous estimated contraction of 1.6%. In its World Economic Outlook update, the IMF projected that GDP in South Africa, the continent’s most advanced economy, would shrink by 8% in 2020, a bigger contraction than the 5.8% forecast in April. South Africa’s strict...

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