Lawyers Laud Buhari for Signing Executive Order on Legislature, Judiciary Financial Autonomy

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaLawyers Laud Buhari for Signing Executive Order on Legislature, Judiciary Financial Autonomy

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

Human  Rights Campaigner, Mr. Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, SAN, has commended President Muhammadu Buhari, for signing the Executive Order, granting financial autonomy to the Judiciary and Legislature. Adegboruwa lauded the new order, describing the same as a step in the right direction and urged total compliance with all its provisions by states. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that President Buhari, on Friday, signed into law, an Executive Order to grant financial autonomy to the legislature...

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President Buhari Signs Executive Order on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary

Law & JusticeNigeriaPoliticsPresident Buhari Signs Executive Order on Financial Autonomy of State Legislature, Judiciary

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday signed into law Executive Order Number 10 of 2020 for the implementation of Financial Autonomy of State Legislature and State Judiciary. Dr Umar Gwandu, Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice on Media and Public Relations disclosed this on Friday in Abuja. The President signed the Executive Order based on the powers vested in him as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: Nigeria Hits 7,261 Infections With 245 New Cases Friday

PilotnewsMay 23, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday recorded 245 new cases of the novel coronavirus, bringing total infections in the country to 7,261. NCDC confirmed the new figures in its verified tweeter handle. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that 131 of the new cases came from Lagos, 16 from Jigawa, 13 from Ogun, 12 from Borno and nine each from Kaduna, Oyo, Rivers and Ebonyi. Other states with new cases include Kwara...

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U.S., Britain caution China as it moves on Hong Kong security laws

World NewsU.S., Britain caution China as it moves on Hong Kong security laws

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The U.S. and Britain on Thursday issued warnings to China about proposed national security laws that critics are blasting as Beijing’s attempt to crack down on freedoms in semi-autonomous Hong Kong. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said China is seeking to “unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong” and called the legislation a “death knell” for Hong Kong’s autonomy. He warned that “any decision impinging on Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms”...

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Anambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

HealthInfrastructureNewsNigeriaAnambra to Unveil Health Scheme for Rural Dwellers, Says Commissioner

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Anambra State Government says it plans to unveil a comprehensive health package that will cater to the health needs of rural dwellers. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr. C-Don Adinuba, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Friday in Awka. Adinuba was reacting to the absence of a functional Primary Health Centre at Awba-Ofemili community, in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA), of the state....

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Samsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsSamsung Sends 300 More Workers to China for Chip Factory Expansion

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Samsung Electronics Co., the world’s largest memory chipmaker, said on Friday that it had sent 300 more South Korean engineers and workers to China to complete the expansion of its second chip manufacturing facility there amid the coronavirus pandemic. Samsung said engineers and workers, including some from its subcontractors, left for the Chinese city of Xian on a chartered flight earlier in the day. The move came a month after Samsung dispatched 200 engineers to...

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Slain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

Law & JusticeWorld NewsSlain Journalist Khashoggi’s Sons Say They Forgive Their Father’s Killers

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

A son of dissident Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered inside Riyadh’s consulate in Turkey in 2018, on Friday said he and his brothers have forgiven his father’s killers. “We, the sons of martyr Jamal Khashoggi, announce we have forgiven whoever killed our father for the sake of God. “We deeply hope that God Almighty will reward us for this,’’ Salah Khashoggi, who lives in Saudi Arabia, tweeted. The gesture was announced as the...

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Half of Facebook Employees to Work Remotely in 10 years – Zuckerberg

BusinessTechnologyWorld NewsHalf of Facebook Employees to Work Remotely in 10 years – Zuckerberg

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

Facebook’s founder and chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, says he expects the coronavirus pandemic will have a long-lasting impact on working practices. Zuckerberg expects that in ten years, about half of the social network company’s employees will be working remotely, he said in an interview with technology news site The Verge. He emphasised that the 50 per cent figure was his estimate and not an official announcement. According to a survey of Facebook employees, one in...

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COVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Nigeria Records Breakthrough as NCDC Validates Viral RNA Extraction

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The country has blazed a trail in Africa with the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) successfully validating the first phase of the viral Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) extraction which should enable local production of cheap testing kits for coronavirus. The validation took place on Thursday in the laboratory of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA) in Abuja. The Director-General of NABDA, Prof. Alex Akpa, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) after the exercise that...

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UPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: COVID-19: NCDC Confirms 339 New Cases, Total Infections Now 7,016

PilotnewsMay 22, 2020

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday confirmed 339 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total number of infections to 7,016. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that nine new patients have been confirmed dead to the virus, bringing the total number of deaths in the country to 211. The health agency explained that most of the fatalities recorded from COVID-19 were cases with other underlying illnesses known as...

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