Huawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsHuawei: NATO Chief Says UK Review of 5G Security Important

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

The head of the NATO military alliance said that the West could not ignore the rise of China so it was important that Britain review the role of Huawei in its 5G network to ensure its security. NATO Secretary Genera, Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday said China was coming closer to the West in various ways in the Arctic, in cyberspace and in critical infrastructure, including telecommunications. “I trust that the UK government will design their...

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Ministers of Interior, Niger Delta Affairs, Others Make Presentations as Buhari Presides Over FEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinisters of Interior, Niger Delta Affairs, Others Make Presentations as Buhari Presides Over FEC

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided over the fourth virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ministries of Interior, Police and Niger Delta Affairs are expected to make presentations during the meeting. NAN reports that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha and nine Ministers joined the president at the Council Chamber of the State House,...

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Nkurunziza: UN Chief Commiserates with Burundians

AfricaNewsNkurunziza: UN Chief Commiserates with Burundians

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has commiserated with the government and people Burundi over the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. In a statement on Tuesday, Guterres extended his sympathy to the members of the former president’s family. He said the UN remained willing to support Burundi in defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, and in its “continuing efforts to create a stable, prosperous and peaceful future for all the country’s citizens”. Nkurunziza death was confirmed by the country’s government...

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UPDATE: Nigeria records 663 New Cases of COVID-19, Highest Daily Infections -NCDC

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: Nigeria records 663 New Cases of COVID-19, Highest Daily Infections -NCDC

PilotnewsJune 10, 2020

Nigeria has recorded its highest daily COVID-19 infections with 663 new cases. The Nigeria Center For Disease Control (NCDC) said this brings the total number of infections in the country to 13,464. The NCDC announced this on Tuesday through its official Twitter handle and said that as at June 9, four deaths were recorded in the country. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the health agency said that Lagos State recorded the highest number...

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Akwete Weavers Decry High Production Cost, Seek Govt Empowerment

BusinessCulture & TraditionNigeriaAkwete Weavers Decry High Production Cost, Seek Govt Empowerment

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

Mrs. Helen Ebere, President, Akwete Cooperative Plc, in Abia has decried the lack of patronage of Akwete handmade clothes in the country occasioned by high production cost. Ebere made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Akwete, a town in Ukwa East Local Government Area of Abia. According to her, the cost of weaving a handmade two and a half yards of the Akwete cloth, has now...

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CBN to Finance 1.6 million Farmers For 2020 Farming Season

EconomyNewsNigeriaCBN to Finance 1.6 million Farmers For 2020 Farming Season

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 9, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has offered to fund 1.6 million farmers across the country in the 2020 wet season using its Anchor Borrowers Programme (ABP). CBN Director, Development Finance Department, Yila Yusuf disclosed this on Tuesday at the flag-off of Farm Inputs Distribution for cotton farmers in kwali, Abuja . The CBN director who was represented by Ayoola Quadri said the bank intends to finance the farmers under the bank’s 10 focal commodities...

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Reno Omokri’s “The Greatest Love of All…” Every Community Has A Candace Owens

Anthony Obi OgboColumnsNewsOpinionReno Omokri’s “The Greatest Love of All…” Every Community Has A Candace Owens

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

“You kept your knee on our neck. We had creative skills, but we couldn’t get your knee off our neck. It’s time for us in George’s name to stand up and say, ‘Get your knee off our necks.’” – Rev. Al Sharpton Even the dead knows what is going on right now, that the world has been busy, taking the knee for George Floyd. From the streets, states, and counties, to nation-states, and at the...

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Over 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

EconomyFoodNewsNigeriaOver 200 truckloads of Yam Go Out of Zaki Biam Market, Every Week – Osinbajo

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says over 200 truckloads of yam go out of Zaki Biam International Yam Market, Benue, every week. Osinbajo disclosed this on Tuesday in Zaki Biam, Ukum Local Government Area of Benue, during an online inauguration of the newly-reconstructed Zaki-Biam International Yam Market and Yam Storage Facility. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)) gathered that the storage facility had the capacity of storing over 200,000 yams. The vice president said that over 70 per...

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Deputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Chief Whip, Others Disobey House Resolution

NewsNigeriaPoliticsDeputy Speaker, Majority Leader, Chief Whip, Others Disobey House Resolution

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

No fewer than 47 members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday disobeyed a resolution of the House to dress in black in solidarity with rape victims across the country. The News  Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the House had on June 4, resolved to wear black in their next sitting scheduled for Tuesday in Abuja. Among the lawmakers who jettisoned the resolution were the Deputy Speaker, Rep. Ahmed Wase (APC-Plateau), and the Majority...

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Foundation Plans 1m Jobs for Nigerians, Africans

InvestingJobsNewsNigeriaFoundation Plans 1m Jobs for Nigerians, Africans

PilotnewsJune 9, 2020

An FCT based Empowerment foundation, Ventures Platform (VPF), says plans are in the pipeline to create at least one million jobs for Nigerians and other Africans in three years to reduce the level of unemployment on the continent. Mr. Mimshach Obioha, Executive Director, Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF) said this in Abuja on Tuesday in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) to mark the organisation’s fourth anniversary. Obioha said the jobs would be...

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