SPECIAL FEATURE: Consolidating Gains of Democracy in Ebonyi Beyond 2023

NigeriaPoliticsSPECIAL FEATURE: Consolidating Gains of Democracy in Ebonyi Beyond 2023

PilotnewsJanuary 26, 2021

Unarguably, Ebonyi carved out of Abia and Enugu states was the most backward area in the old East Central State. The people of the area attributed their backwardness to criminal marginalization. Their sustained agitation for a state of their own materialised on Oct. 1, 1996, when late Head of State Sani Abacha, created the state.   Ebonyi could be said to have been lucky with the quality of leadership it has had since its creation...

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Atiku Says Nigeria is Heading to Failed State as He Calls for Restructuring

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaPoliticsAtiku Says Nigeria is Heading to Failed State as He Calls for Restructuring

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)January 26, 2021

The former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has said that Nigeria is heading to a failed state if the foundational challenges preventing the central government from discharging its duties are not resolved. Atiku in an article, titled “Nigeria Needs The Peace Serum of Restructuring” which he shared on social media. The former Presidential aspirant called for the restructuring of the country, noting that the unitary foundation which Nigeria has been running on has not yielded much...

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Media Chiefs Brainstorm On Accountability In Fight Against Gender Violence, GBV

NewsMedia Chiefs Brainstorm On Accountability In Fight Against Gender Violence, GBV

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)January 26, 2021

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent ______ Nigeria’s Media Executives will today   Tuesday discuss issues at a Round-table organized by the joint EU-UN Spotlight Initiative through UNICEF Nigeria to brainstorm on issues aimed at increasing accountability for funding and implementation of the “Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG) program”. The Spotlight Initiative is a global, multi-year partnership between European Union and United Nations to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls by 2030....

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Tourism Businessman Advises Tourists on Adequate Hiking Education

NewsNigeriaTourismTourism Businessman Advises Tourists on Adequate Hiking Education

PilotnewsJanuary 26, 2021

LAGOS —  Mr. Ikechi Uko, a tourism businessman, on Monday advised tourists intending to hike at waterfalls and at other water bodies to acquire adequate knowledge about hiking to guide against accidents. Uko gave the advice while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) against the backdrop of the hiking mishap that occurred at Farin Ruwa Waterfall, Nasarawa State, on Saturday, Jan. 23. He said that Nigerian tour operators and tour guides must also...

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UPDATE: 1,430 New COVID-19 Infections Take Nigeria’s Total Caseload to 122,996, Says NCDC

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaUPDATE: 1,430 New COVID-19 Infections Take Nigeria’s Total Caseload to 122,996, Says NCDC

PilotnewsJanuary 26, 2021

ABUJA —  The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) has recorded 1,430 cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 122,996. The NCDC disclosed this on its official website on Monday. The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN), reports that the country has so far tested 1,270,523  people since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 was recorded on Feb. 27, 2020, in the country. Nigeria’s public health institute sadly registered three additional coronavirus related...

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Ebele Obiano is proof why nothing works in Nigeria

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionEbele Obiano is proof why nothing works in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

 In no religion—except in the worship of pride and hypocrisy—is denying the helpless, a virtue. ―Sonala Olumhense Meet Ebele Obiano, a 58-year-old Nigerian woman.  If you have ever wondered why nothing works in Nigeria, she is proof. Ebele is the wife of the governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano.  By her own account she was recently in the United States, where her daughter became a medical doctor a few years ago.   As everyone knows, the US has developed...

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NDLEA Proposes Drug Test for University Students, Security Agencies, Govt. Appointees

EducationLifestyleNewsNigeriaNDLEA Proposes Drug Test for University Students, Security Agencies, Govt. Appointees

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ABUJA — The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), says it will seek government approval to conduct drug tests on tertiary institutions’ new students, security agencies’ fresh recruits, and appointees.    Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (Rtd), Chairman of the Agency said this during a meeting with commanders of the 36 states, FCT, and special commands on Monday in Abuja. Marwa said that he would soon propose to the government the necessity for drug tests for all tertiary institutions...

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NMMP: EEDC Starts Free Mass Meter Roll Out in South-East, Says Spokesman

NewsNMMP: EEDC Starts Free Mass Meter Roll Out in South-East, Says Spokesman

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ENUGU — The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) has commenced free mass meter roll-out to electricity consumers in the South-East, under the National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), according to Mr. Emeka Ezeh, Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC. In a statement made available to newsmen in Enugu, on Sunday, Ezeh assured customers that the NMMP meters would get to them free, as they would not be required to make any upfront payment to be metered. “The mass...

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AfDB Commits $12.5bn to Climate Finance

AfricaClimateEnvironmentAfDB Commits $12.5bn to Climate Finance

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ABUJA — The African Development Bank (AfDB) has committed an additional 12.5 billion dollars to climate finance between 2020 to 2025 in Africa. President of the AfDB, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, said this at the first online international Climate Adaptation Summit (CAS) 2021 on Monday. The two-day summit, hosted by the Dutch government, aimed to adopt a roadmap for a decade of transformation toward a climate-resilient future by 2030. Adesina said that the amount would be ...

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NCDC Says 4 Cases of the UK COVID-19 Strain Found in Nigeria

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaWellnessNCDC Says 4 Cases of the UK COVID-19 Strain Found in Nigeria

PilotnewsJanuary 25, 2021

ABUJA — The Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu, on Monday, disclosed that four Nigerians had tested positive for the highly contagious United Kingdom  (UK) COVID-19 strain.  Ihekweazu, who disclosed the at the briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, in Abuja, stated that those that tested positive included three Nigerians who had travelled out of the country, while one was in-country, adding that it was not surprising to find the new...

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