36 Governors To Meet Wednesday Over Insecurity

National SecurityNewsNigeria36 Governors To Meet Wednesday Over Insecurity

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The 36 states governors are to hold a teleconference on Wednesday to evolve a new national security order that will ensure the safety of lives and property in the country. The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) disclosed this in a statement by its Head, Media and Public Affairs, Mr Abdulrazaque Bello-Barkindo,  in Abuja. Bello-Barkindo said that the forum at its 22nd meeting would also be receiving zonal updates on the disbanded Special...

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‘Majority of People in the North Go to Bed Hungry’ – Arewa Group Cries Out

NewsNigeriaPoverty‘Majority of People in the North Go to Bed Hungry’ – Arewa Group Cries Out

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)December 1, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Arewa Economic Advancement Campaign (AREA-C) has decried that majority of northerners now go to bed hungry  hence the group  called on northern elites  to brace  up for the looming challenges by addressing   the massive poverty ravaging the region. The group laments that despite the trillions of naira  given to governors of the region from the federation account at regular intervals, ” majority of the region’s citizens go to bed...

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FG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

HealthNewsNigeriaWellnessFG Inaugurates Ministerial Health Insurance Committee For Retirees, Elderly

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, on Monday in Abuja, inaugurated a ministerial committee that will develop a framework for the provision of health insurance for retirees and the elderly in Nigeria. He said it was part of the present administration’s commitment to improve access to healthcare in the country. He added that “it underscores the resolve and commitment of President Muhammadu Buhari to promote the wellbeing of ageing citizens through provision of health...

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DELTA STATE: Gov. Okowa Assents to 2021 Budget of N383bn

EconomyNewsNigeriaDELTA STATE: Gov. Okowa Assents to 2021 Budget of N383bn

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on Monday in Asaba assented to the state’s 2021 Appropriation Bill of N383 billion. The bill tagged “Budget of Economic Recovery” is made up of N210 billion capital expenditure and N173 billion recurrent expenditure The Delta House of Assembly increased the budget figure of N378.48 proposed by the governor to N383 billion. Signing the budget, Okowa assured the people that the state would strive to recover from the economic challenges...

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Africa’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

AfricaCoronavirusNewsAfrica’s Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Surpass 2.16m — Centre

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The number of confirmed Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the African continent has reached 2,163,284 as of Monday afternoon, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said. The continental disease control and prevention agency said in a statement that the death toll related to the pandemic stood at 51,708. A total of 1,831,435 people infected with COVID-19 have recovered across the continent so far, according to the continental disease control and prevention agency....

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Zabarmari Killings: Buhari Dispatches Delegation, Vows End to Terrorism

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaZabarmari Killings: Buhari Dispatches Delegation, Vows End to Terrorism

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday dispatched a high powered government delegation to Maiduguri to deliver a message of condolence and solidarity with the government and people of the state over the killing of 43 farm workers. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 43 farmers were murdered while unspecified numbers of others were unaccounted for when Boko Haram insurgents attacked rice fields at Koshebe village, near Zabarmari, on Friday. NAN gathered that nine...

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How the Economic Recession is Shaping this Year’s Christmas in Southeast Nigeria

NewsNigeriaSpecial ReportHow the Economic Recession is Shaping this Year’s Christmas in Southeast Nigeria

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)November 30, 2020

For the second time since 2016, Nigeria has gone into an economic recession. This time, the worst the country has seen in three decades. The situation as bad as it is, is further exacerbated by rising inflation and as this year’s Christmas is only days away, costs of food items, household needs and other daily consumables are already far above the purchasing power of many Nigerians. WAP’s staff writer Ebuka Onyekwelu explores the influence of...

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25m Nigerians to Own 5m Solar Systems At N4,000 Monthly–Presidency

Housing & DevelopmentNewsNigeria25m Nigerians to Own 5m Solar Systems At N4,000 Monthly–Presidency

PilotnewsNovember 30, 2020

The Presidency said it would deliver 5 million solar systems to 25 million Nigerians previously not connected to the national grid though Solar Home Systems, under the Economic Sustainability Plan (ESP). Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, disclosed this on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the solar system would be provided at N4,000 monthly over a 3-year period. Akande was responding to inquiries...

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How Hath the Mighty Fallen ―Dissecting the Mystery of the Trump’s Era

ColumnsDon OkoloOpinionHow Hath the Mighty Fallen ―Dissecting the Mystery of the Trump’s Era

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2020

It is safe to say that even the great United States could fall prey to a snake oil salesman.  ―Don Okolo Well, the caption above isn’t exactly true. The United States is standing on the precarious edge of tipping over into a chasm of jagged rock tips. It is swaying dangerously, but hadn’t yet fallen over…at least, not yet. The next small wind could nudge it over. Believe me, it could come. And if it...

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Zabarmari: Zulum Leads Horrified Kinsmen to Bury 43 Farmers Killed By Boko Haram

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNewsNigeriaZabarmari: Zulum Leads Horrified Kinsmen to Bury 43 Farmers Killed By Boko Haram

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)November 29, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent Governor of Borno State, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum was at Zabarmari early morning on Sunday, to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of 43 farmers slaughtered by the Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari is a farming community in Jere local government area, famous for rice cultivation and local processing, they were attacked on Saturday, at Koshebe village, a place in Mafa...

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