905m COVID-19 Shots Administered Worldwide – Report

CoronavirusVaccinationWorld News905m COVID-19 Shots Administered Worldwide – Report

PilotnewsApril 20, 2021

ABUJA — No fewer than 905 million COVID-19 shots have been administered worldwide, according to Our World in Data (OWID). The OWID, is a scientific online publication that focuses on large global problems such as poverty, disease, hunger, climate change and war. OWID, disclosed this on its official website handle on Tuesday. It added there was already a stark gap between vaccination programmes in different countries, with some yet to report a single dose. “Some countries...

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FG Announces Date to Roll Out Digital Switch Over In Lagos, Kano, Others

NewsNigeriaTelecommunicationTelevision & RadioFG Announces Date to Roll Out Digital Switch Over In Lagos, Kano, Others

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 19, 2021

The Federal Government has announced the date it will switch over from analogue to digital in Lagos, Kano, and three other states. It added that the Digital Switchover will commence in five states between April and August, the exercise will thereafter kick off in the remaining states. This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed when he led the members of his Ministerial Task Force on DSO on Saturday on an...

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Wike Backs Obaseki on Alleged Money Printing

EconomyMoneyNewsNigeriaWike Backs Obaseki on Alleged Money Printing

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 19, 2021

The River State governor, Nyesom Wike has thrown his weight around his Edo State counterpart, Godwin Obaseki over the claim that N60 billion was printed by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to fund the government. Governor Obaseki had claimed that the federal government printed N50 – N60 billion in March to bridge the shortfall in the distribution of federation revenues amongst the three tiers of government. This claimed triggered reactions from several parties including...

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OPINION: Yoruba Debate “Restructuring” of Nigeria or “Autonomy”

National DevelopmentOpinionPoliticsOPINION: Yoruba Debate “Restructuring” of Nigeria or “Autonomy”

PilotnewsApril 16, 2021

By John Campbell, Guest Columnist & Blogger ______ Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland Gani Adams, in a speech at a book launch in Lagos on April 14 said that the Yoruba people have “graduated from restructuring to self-determination.” He continued by saying that Nigeria is dominated by a “main powerful bloc” that, he implied, makes restructuring impossible. Specifically, he is advocating autonomy for Nigeria’s regions, in which “70 to 80 percent” of political power would be exercised by the regions...

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Power Outage: Nine Power Plants Shutdown

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Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

ABUJA — The Minister of Power, Sale Mamman on Thursday said nine power plants were currently shut down, as this was why power outages had persisted recently across the country. The media aide to the Minister Aaron Artimas who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja said the power outages had been bedeviling Nigeria. Mamman expressed regret over the situation and offered apology to all affected Nigerians on the inconveniences the power shortages were causing....

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About 10,000 Nigerians Are In Boko Haram’s Captivity- Gov Ortom

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaAbout 10,000 Nigerians Are In Boko Haram’s Captivity- Gov Ortom

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)April 16, 2021

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has said about 10,000 Nigerians, including boys and girls are still in Boko Haram’s captivity. Ortom stated this in Makurdi during a virtual presentation as guest lecturer at the 2021 Press Week/Lecture organized by the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Correspondents’ Chapel, FCT Council. He added that over 30, 000 Nigerians have been killed and 3 million displaced by the terror group, stating that the captives are being indoctrinated with...

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We Have Arrested Over 2000 Suspects, Seized N75bn Worth Drugs In Three Months – NDLEA

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaWe Have Arrested Over 2000 Suspects, Seized N75bn Worth Drugs In Three Months – NDLEA

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 15, 2021

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said that it has arrested not less than 2000 suspects in the last three months. The Chairman of the agency, Brigadier-General Buba Marwa, added that over 300 convictions have been secured and his agency has seized illicit drugs worth N75 billion within the period under review. He said this on Thursday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, at...

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Afe Babalola Advocates for Extension of Retirement Age for Supreme Court Justices

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaAfe Babalola Advocates for Extension of Retirement Age for Supreme Court Justices

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 14, 2021

A legal luminary, Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, on Wednesday proposed 100 years as retirement age for Supreme Court Justices from 70. This is contained in a statement issued by Tunde Olofintila, the Director, Corporate Information of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, (ABUAD), in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday. Babalola, founder of ABUAD, made the call at the virtual launch of books in honour of retired Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, CFR, of the Supreme Court to mark his...

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DPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licenses As Dangote Refinery Reaches 80% Completion

BusinessInvestingOil & GasDPR Revokes 32 Refinery Licenses As Dangote Refinery Reaches 80% Completion

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)April 13, 2021

The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) has disclosed that 32 refinery project licenses issued to private investors in the country have become invalid in the past three years. According to the DPR, the numbers of valid refinery project licenses presently in the country are 23 as of March 2021, from the 44 in April 2018. Analysis of the agency’s new list of valid refinery project licenses and that of April 2018 revealed that 32 licenses...

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Only Ballot Should Determine Election Winner — Jonathan

NigeriaPoliticsOnly Ballot Should Determine Election Winner — Jonathan

Beloved John (Staff Writer)April 13, 2021

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has called for standard electoral practice in the country, saying ballot paper, not the court should determine the winner of an election. The former president stated this on Monday in an interaction with reporters during a visit to TOSTV network studios in Abuja. He noted that the electoral management bodies have the sole responsibility of returning candidates and declaring winners while the judiciary complements by either upholding declared results or nullifying...

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