Number of Out-of-School Children Reduces to 6.9m – Minister

EducationNewsNigeriaNumber of Out-of-School Children Reduces to 6.9m – Minister

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

The Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu, said that the number of out-of-school children has reduced from 10.1million in 2019 to 6.95 million in 2020. Adamu, who spoke at the 2020 Annual Ministerial briefing in Abuja on Thursday, said that the reduction was through the Federal Government’s Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA) initiative. The minister said that BESDA initiative in 17 states had been responsible for an additional enrolment of 1,053,422 children He...

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Anambra Govt Shuts Private Schools for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols

CoronavirusEducationNewsNigeriaAnambra Govt Shuts Private Schools for Flouting COVID-19 Protocols

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

The Anambra Government on Thursday announced the closure and withdrawal of approval of Royal Ambassador’s Schools in Onitsha, for flouting the resumption directives and COVID-19 prevention protocols. Dr. Christy Obiano, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Basic Education, said in a statement in Awka, that the closure would serve as a deterrent. The state government had earlier in a statement allowed only proprietors and teachers to resume on Jan.18, and take two weeks to put all COVID-19...

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Buhari Directs Strict Compliance With Payment of Taxes by Foreign, Local Companies

BusinessNewsNigeriaTaxationBuhari Directs Strict Compliance With Payment of Taxes by Foreign, Local Companies

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) and related government agencies to plug all revenue leakages by ensuring strict compliance with tax payments by foreign companies operating in Nigeria. The president, who gave the directive at the virtual First National Tax Dialogue held at the Conference Hall of the State House, Abuja, also stressed the need for the deployment of more digital platforms and seamless connections. The president ordered all government...

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Atiku Urges President Biden to Strengthen U.S.-Nigeria Ties

Foreign PolicyNigeriaUnited StatesAtiku Urges President Biden to Strengthen U.S.-Nigeria Ties

PilotnewsJanuary 22, 2021

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has congratulated the new President of the United States, Joe Biden,  and Vice-President Kamala Harris, urging the new administration to strengthen U.S.-Nigeria ties. Abubakar in a statement signed by him on Thursday in Abuja, urged Biden to assist Nigeria in winning the war against insurgency. “I also look forward to the removal of every travel restriction on Nigerian citizens, in keeping with the good relations that has existed between our two...

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POETRY: The Hill We Climb – By Amanda Gorman

Fiction & PoetryPoliticsUnited StatesPOETRY: The Hill We Climb – By Amanda Gorman

PilotnewsJanuary 21, 2021

The Hill We Climb By Amanda Gorman, January 20, 2021 on the occasion of President Joseph R. Biden’s Inauguration. When day comes we ask ourselves, where can we find light in this never-ending shade? The loss we carry, a sea we must wade We’ve braved the belly of the beast We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace And the norms and notions of what just is Isn’t always just-ice And yet the dawn is ours...

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FEC Approves 65 Years Retirement Age for Teachers – Minister

EducationLabourNewsNigeriaFEC Approves 65 Years Retirement Age for Teachers – Minister

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved an increase in the retirement age of teachers across the country from 60 to 65 years or 40 years in service as against 35. Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu revealed this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, which was presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja on Wednesday. According to him, the new retirement age for teachers is now 65...

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s Inaugural speech

NewsPoliticsUnited StatesU.S. President Joe Biden’s Inaugural speech

PilotnewsJanuary 20, 2021

Below is the U.S. President Joe Biden’s inaugural address as prepared for delivery. Chief Justice Roberts, Vice President Harris, Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, Vice President Pence, and my distinguished guests, my fellow Americans, this is America’s day. This is democracy’s day, a day of history and hope, of renewal and resolve. Through a crucible for the ages, America has been tested anew. And America has risen to the challenge. Today we celebrate the...

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Herdsmen Cannot Leave Ondo State’s Reserved Forest – Buhari

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaHerdsmen Cannot Leave Ondo State’s Reserved Forest – Buhari

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 20, 2021

The Presidency on Tuesday commented on the controversy generated by the directive of the Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, on his directives that herdsmen should vacate the state government forest reserves. President Muhammadu Buhari called on the state government and the Fulani communities to exercise some restraints on the issue. The President made this call through a statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu. The statement, titled,...

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Group Slams Yahaya Bello Over Claim That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Meant to Kill

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaGroup Slams Yahaya Bello Over Claim That COVID-19 Vaccines Are Meant to Kill

Beloved John (Staff Writer)January 20, 2021

A pro-party body for the All progressive congress, APC mandate defenders has slammed Yahaya Bello, governor of Kogi state for claiming that the COVID-19 vaccines are meant to kill people. The governor, who once denied the existence of the virus, had told a crowd to reject vaccines because they are meant to kill. “Vaccines are being produced in less than one year of COVID-19. There is no vaccine yet for HIV, malaria, cancer, headache and...

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COVID-19: NCDC Records 1,617 New Infections, 14 More Deaths in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: NCDC Records 1,617 New Infections, 14 More Deaths in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 19, 2021

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control recorded 1,617 new cases of the  CoronaVirus Disease (COVID-19) in the country. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that the country has so far tested 1,172,234  people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020 in the country. The public health Institute also reported an additional 14 deaths, bringing the total number of casualties...

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