Evacuation: Nigerian Woman Delivers Baby Aboard Emirate Airline in Dubai

NewsNigeriaPeopleTravelEvacuation: Nigerian Woman Delivers Baby Aboard Emirate Airline in Dubai

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

Mrs. Kafayat Amusan, one of the stranded Nigerian travellers returning from the United Arab Emirates, Wednesday delivered a baby boy onboard Emirates Airlines departing from Dubai to Lagos. Mr. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of Media and Public Relations Office of Nigerians in Dispora Commission (NIDCOM), made the disclosure in a statement sent to the  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, Amusan put to bed onboard the plane, 30 minutes after...

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Court orders NUC, Airtel to Pay Media Outfit N703m for Copyright Infringement

BusinessLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaCourt orders NUC, Airtel to Pay Media Outfit N703m for Copyright Infringement

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered the National Universities Commission (NUC) and Zain Nigeria Ltd (now Airtel) to pay N703 million in damages to a media company, TV Xtra Production for copyright infringement. Delivering judgment, Justice Ekwo, held that the actions of the defendants contravened the Copyright Act. TV Xtra Production’sChief Executive Officer( CEO ) and General Editor Arise News, Christian Ogodo, had designed and registered a quiz programme,...

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Sinach Becomes first African to Top Billboard USA Christian Songwriters Chart

Arts & CultureEntertainmentRegionsWorld NewsSinach Becomes first African to Top Billboard USA Christian Songwriters Chart

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

Gospel singer and songwriter, Osinachi Kalu Joseph a.k.a Sinach has become the first African to top the Billboard USA Christian songwriters chart. Sinach, is a senior worship leader at Loveworld Ministries (Christ Embassy) and is known for hit songs including `Way Maker,’ `He Did it Again,’ `I know who I Am,’ among others. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Billboard USA is the music industry standard record chart for songs published weekly by...

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Lockdown: Aisha Buhari Donates Food Palliatives to Religious Groups In Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaPhilanthropyPoliticsLockdown: Aisha Buhari Donates Food Palliatives to Religious Groups In Response to Covid-19 Pandemic

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 6, 2020

Nigeria’s First Lady  Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has donated food items to some religious groups in continuation of her intervention towards cushioning the impact of  COVID-19 Pandemic. Mrs. Buhari presented the food items which comprise of large quantities of bags of rice, sugar, and other commodities through her representative, Dr. Hajo Sani, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Women Affairs and Administration. The first batch of beneficiaries was the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)...

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Malami Slammed for Referring to Abacha Loot as ‘Abacha Assets’

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaMalami Slammed for Referring to Abacha Loot as ‘Abacha Assets’

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 6, 2020

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has come under criticism for referring to the returned $311 million which was stolen by the late Gen. Sanni Abacha as ‘Abacha asset’. “I am happy to confirm that the Federal Republic of Nigeria on Monday 4th May 2020 received $311,797,866.11 of the Abacha assets repatriated from the United States and the Bailiwick of Jersey,” Mr. Malami stated in a tweet. However, the use of ‘Abacha loot’ by...

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Nigerian Oil Bid Rounds, Upstream Projects Delayed Due to Price Crash – officials

BusinessNewsNigeriaNigerian Oil Bid Rounds, Upstream Projects Delayed Due to Price Crash – officials

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

LAGOS  – Nigeria will not hold bidding rounds for major oilfields until crude prices recover, and some upstream projects will be completed much later than originally planned, officials said in a web conference on Tuesday. Nigeria, Africa’s largest oil producer, is grappling with a significant drop in oil prices and a collapse in global fuel demand caused by lockdown measures aimed at containing the new coronavirus. The delay in some licensing rounds cut the country’s...

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JUST IN: Trump Says Coronavirus Task Force to Work ‘Indefinitely,’ Shift Focus

CoronavirusNewsUnited StatesJUST IN: Trump Says Coronavirus Task Force to Work ‘Indefinitely,’ Shift Focus

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

WASHINGTON  – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday his White House coronavirus task force would remain in place but with a focus on medical treatments and easing restrictions on businesses and social life and perhaps with different advisers. On Tuesday, Trump had said he planned to wind down the task force and replace it with “something in a different form” as the country shifts into a new phase focusing on the aftermath of the...

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40m People Face ‘Desperate Food Shortages’ in W/Africa — WFP

AfricaFoodWorld News40m People Face ‘Desperate Food Shortages’ in W/Africa — WFP

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

The World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that no fewer than 40 million people across West Africa face “desperate food shortages in coming months”. Its spokesperson, Ms Elisabeth Byrs, gave the warning during a virtual news briefing. Byrs said restrictions imposed by countries to curb the spread of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were adding to people’s vulnerability to hunger. She stated that populations displaced by armed conflict, and those that had endured climate change emergencies...

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President Buhari Approves 5 Accounts for COVID-19 Donations

CoronavirusMoneyNigeriaPoliticsPresident Buhari Approves 5 Accounts for COVID-19 Donations

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the opening of five COVID-19 Donor Accounts which form part of the existing Treasury Single Account (TSA) arrangement in five commercial banks. Mr. Henshaw Ogubike, Director Information, and Press, Office of the Accountant General of the Federation, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Ogubike disclosed that the approved banks were Zenith Bank, Access Bank, Guarantee Trust Bank, UBA, and First Bank. He explained that the framework covered all...

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More Serie A Teams Training Amid Suggestions of Neutral Venues

NewsSportsWorldMore Serie A Teams Training Amid Suggestions of Neutral Venues

PilotnewsMay 6, 2020

Players at Serie A champions Juventus were among those who returned to training following the coronavirus stoppage on Tuesday amid suggestions that matches could be played at neutral venues if the league restarts. Some players were filmed and photographed arriving for individual training sessions including midfielder Aaron Ramsey, defender Daniele Rugani — one of three Juventus players to have tested positive for COVID-19 in March — and captain Leonardo Bonucci. Bonucci was pictured driving a...

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