Motorists, Transport Workers Chide APC, Buhari Over Dilapidated Numan – Gombe Road

InfrastructureLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaMotorists, Transport Workers Chide APC, Buhari Over Dilapidated Numan – Gombe Road

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 4, 2020

By Ibrahim Abdul’ Aziz, Regional Correspondent As lives continued to lose due to accidents being recorded, motorists and residents of Adamawa State have condemned the Muhammadu Buhari led APC government for neglecting the Numan – Lafiya axis of the Yola – Gombe roads, now becomes a nightmare to commuters. In the last three days, following a heavy downpour, several vehicles were trapped on the road with many accidents due to deplorable conditions. In an interview...

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Artiste tells the Story of Lagos in Play, “Omo Eko”, to Showcase Rich Culture

Arts & CultureEntertainmentNewsArtiste tells the Story of Lagos in Play, “Omo Eko”, to Showcase Rich Culture

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

Anthony Oluwabiyi, Executive Director, Theatre Centrik, said the rich cultural and historical values of Lagos will be exhibited on stage play and online on December 2020 to uphold the state’s beautiful culture. Oluwabiyi, who disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, said that the title of the play would be: “Omo Eko: Tale of Birth and Place”, which he wrote. He said that “Omo Eko” is a detailed...

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No Plan to Migrate Jobs Outside Nigeria — Chevron

JobsNewsNigeriaOil & GasNo Plan to Migrate Jobs Outside Nigeria — Chevron

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

The management of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it has no plans to migrate Nigerian jobs outside the country. CNL’s General Manager Policy, Government and Public Affairs, Mr Esimaje Brikinn, made the clarification in a statement on Friday. Brikinn spoke following an allegation by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria that CNL planned to relocate jobs outside the country. He said, however, that the company was reviewing its manpower requirements in...

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Zamfara Makes Agriculture Compulsory Subject in Secondary Schools

NewsZamfara Makes Agriculture Compulsory Subject in Secondary Schools

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

The Zamfara State Government has directed all Secondary Schools in the state to include Agricultural Science-based subjects in their curriculum. The State Commissioner of Education, Dr Ibrahim Abdullahi, stated this in Gusau on Friday while inaugurating a School Farm Programme and E-Quality Assurance Training, organised by the State Universal Basic Education Board (ZSUBEB). Abdullahi said “Governor Bello Matawalle has directed me to ensure that all secondary schools in the state include Agricultural Science-based subjects in...

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Chevron to Sack 25 per cent of its Workers in Nigeria

JobsNewsNigeriaChevron to Sack 25 per cent of its Workers in Nigeria

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) says it will downsize its workforce in Nigeria by 25 per cent across various levels in the oil firm, a development frowned at by the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). The oil firm said the development followed the evolving negative operational environment in the energy sector. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that workers of the oil firm under the auspices of the PENGASSAN on...

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Buhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Foreign PolicyNewsNigeriaBuhari Calls for Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

PilotnewsOctober 3, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for total elimination of nuclear weapons, warning that trafficking in nuclear materials remains a potential threat to international peace and security. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari gave the warning in a video message to the UN High-level meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Buhari restated Nigeria’s commitment to the peaceful uses...

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Appellate Court Judgment: PDP Governors Congratulate Diri

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAppellate Court Judgment: PDP Governors Congratulate Diri

Beloved John (Staff Writer)October 2, 2020

The Peoples Democratic Party Governors’ Forum has congratulated Gov. Duoye Diri of Bayelsa State over the Court of Appeal judgment in his favour. The appeal court set aside the judgment of the Bayelsa State Election Tribunal which nullified his election. Chairman of the PDP Governor’s Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, congratulated Diri in a statement issued by the Director-General of the Forum, C.I.D. Maduabum, in Abuja on Friday. Tambuwal said that the news...

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Respect Merit Over Federal Character – Sanusi Tells Nigerians

NewsRespect Merit Over Federal Character – Sanusi Tells Nigerians

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 2, 2020

Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has asked Nigerians to respect merit and competence over the tradition of federal character. Sanusi advised that Nigerian should respect merit and performance rather than the doctrine of the federal character. He added that the doctrine has made things worst for the country. Sanusi said this on Thursday at The Platform, an annual conference organized by the Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos in commemoration of the 60th Independence...

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Fashola Urges Nigerians to Pay Attention to Who is Governor, Local Government Chairman than President

EconomyLocal GovernmentNewsNigeriaFashola Urges Nigerians to Pay Attention to Who is Governor, Local Government Chairman than President

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)October 2, 2020

The Nigeria Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, has urged Nigerians to pay more attention to who is governor, who is local government chairman than who is president. The Minister gave this advice on Thursday while speaking at The Platform, an annual conference organized by Covenant Christian Centre in Lagos. The virtual event was hosted by Poju Oyemade, it was to commemorate the country’s 60th Independence Anniversary. The former Governor of Lagos State...

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Independence : Bishop Mamza, Adamawa CAN Chair Fire Salvos , Says Nigeria Most Divided Under Buhari

NewsPoliticsReligionIndependence : Bishop Mamza, Adamawa CAN Chair Fire Salvos , Says Nigeria Most Divided Under Buhari

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)October 2, 2020

By Ibrahim  Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent The Catholic Bishop of Yola  Diocese and chairman Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), in Adamawa State  Rev. Dr. Stephen Dami Mamza, has spite fire alleging that Nigeria has never been divided like it is under the current leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mamza,  accused  that the insensitivity of the Buhari led the government to maintain religious and ethnic balance in its appointments” has further widened the gulp of suspicion between...

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