Learning in a Pandemic, When ‘Online School’ is the Village Chalkboard

CoronavirusEducationNigeriaLearning in a Pandemic, When ‘Online School’ is the Village Chalkboard

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

LAGOS – With her school shut because of the coronavirus, Tolu Alagba kneels as she copies down class notes from a communal village chalkboard, the closest thing to online lessons on an island with no electricity, a boat ride from Nigeria’s megacity Lagos. Like much of the world, Nigeria ordered schools shut in late March to curb the spread of the coronavirus. But while children in many countries have shifted to online lessons, that is...

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West Africa Crude-Nigerian Export Programmes Shrink in June, May

AfricaCoronavirusEconomyWest Africa Crude-Nigerian Export Programmes Shrink in June, May

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

Export programmes for West African crudes emerged on Friday and showed lower volumes for this month and the next, in line with unprecedented output cuts by producers and a lack of demand. Royal Dutch Shell circulated its export schedule for June loadings of Nigerian Bonny Light and Bonga crude, with the former set to fall sharply in June to 190,000 barrels per day (bpd) from 245,000 planned for May. Loading plans have been disrupted as Nigeria...

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Nigeria Could Have to ‘Replace’ $300 mln Abacha Loot if Misused – US

Foreign PolicyMoneyNigeriaUnited StatesNigeria Could Have to ‘Replace’ $300 mln Abacha Loot if Misused – US

PilotnewsMay 3, 2020

In a very strongly worded statement, the United States of America Justice Department made it clear what consequence awaits Nigeria if it doesn’t properly account for the returned Abacha loot.  Nigeria must use money repatriated from funds looted by former military ruler General Sani Abacha on agreed public projects or be forced to “replace” it, the U.S. Justice Department said. The United States and the British dependency of Jersey agreed with the Nigerian government in...

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COVID-19: No Normalcy in Nigeria Until 2021 – NCDC DG

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessCOVID-19: No Normalcy in Nigeria Until 2021 – NCDC DG

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)May 3, 2020

The Director-General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu had said that the country will not return to normalcy as it was before the coronavirus outbreak until 2021. Ihekweazu said this on The Platform, an annual event of Covenant Christian Centre on Saturday. He maintained that it would be difficult to avoid mass gathering but it would be the best option for us. While responding to questions on the fight against the coronavirus,...

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Igbos and Folly of Biafra (Part I)

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionIgbos and Folly of Biafra (Part I)

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting. — Sun Tzu Fifty years ago, this past January, the short-lived country called Biafra came to a very humiliating end. To say that the Igbo people and some of their cousins in the old Eastern Nigeria passed through a meat grinder in the preceding three years would be a great understatement. However, that history is largely lost on the majority of Igbos living...

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JUST IN: Emir of Rano Dies At 75

HealthNewsNigeriaJUST IN: Emir of Rano Dies At 75

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 2, 2020

The Emir of Rano, in Kano State,  Alhaji Tafida Abubakar Ila Auta Bawo is dead. The emir died on Saturday at a hospital in Kano at the age of 74. Turakin Rano and House of Representatives Member of Rano, Kibiya and Bunkure , Alhaji Kabir Alhassan Rururm confirmed the death. He said the late emir would be buried this evening in the emirate. The Emir was on Friday reported to be in critical condition and...

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Flavour N’abania: The Drummer Boy Who Became Africa’s Highlife King

AfricaArts & CultureEntertainmentFlavour N’abania: The Drummer Boy Who Became Africa’s Highlife King

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 2, 20201

A roll call of Nigeria’s musical icons, global cultural ambassadors, and big music artists will not be complete without Chinedu Okoli, professionally called Flavour N’abania. Known for his lively voice, his songs are mostly delivered with a smooth blend of English and Igbo languages. Flavours’ performances are energy filled and typically involve thrilling fans with his signature dance move — twisting his waist. Also called ‘Flavour of Africa’, he describes himself as ‘Africa’s Highlife King’....

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“Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned…” May I Just Take This Shot in the Dark?

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinion“Forgive Me Father For I Have Sinned…” May I Just Take This Shot in the Dark?

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa: Through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault. Catholics! Catholics…they never cease to amaze me. You should know, I am a dyed-in-the-wool Catholic and wouldn’t trade this faith for another. Glad we have that out of the way. Somewhere at the beginning of Mass, those lines appear in a faith recital to absolve everyone in attendance of sins they might have committed. As a result,...

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The Edge of Darkness: A Personal Perspective on the Coronavirus Pandemic

ColumnsNewsOpinionThe Edge of Darkness: A Personal Perspective on the Coronavirus Pandemic

PilotnewsMay 2, 2020

Despite the ominous signs that were coming out of China late in 2019 the entire world now seems taken unawares by the novel virus (Coronavirus) that is currently ravaging the entire planet as we know it. There is no cure as we have been told, there is no remedy and all that the medical science could offer is for everyone to retreat into their respective holes and stay quarantined in place until this pandemic subsides....

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CBN Extends Micro Finance Banks’ Capital Requirement Deadline

MarketsMoneyNigeriaCBN Extends Micro Finance Banks’ Capital Requirement Deadline

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)May 2, 2020

The Central Bank of Nigeria has extended by one year the deadline for microfinance banks in the country to comply with the minimum capital requirement directive. Kevin Amugo, director in the Financial Policy and Regulation Department at the apex bank stated in a circular addressed to all categories of microfinance banks in the country that the extension was due to consideration of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on economic activities. The CBN set different...

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