774,000 JOBS: Keyamo Will Supervise Recruitment, Labour Ministry Rejects National Assembly Resolution

LabourNewsPolitics774,000 JOBS: Keyamo Will Supervise Recruitment, Labour Ministry Rejects National Assembly Resolution

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 23, 2020

The Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Productivity on Wednesday rejected the resolution of both the Senate and the House of Representatives calling for the removal of its Minister of State, Festus Keyamo, from supervising the recruitment of 774,000 Nigerians for the Special Public Works programme. The rejection of the resolution was made known by the ministry’s Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Mr. Charles Akpan, while speaking to journalists in Abuja, said “nothing has changed.”...

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Police Brutality: Abduction and Extortion by Anti Cult Police Squad in Anambra: it is “Hearsay”- Police

InvestigationsLaw & JusticeNewsPolice Brutality: Abduction and Extortion by Anti Cult Police Squad in Anambra: it is “Hearsay”- Police

Ebuka Onyekwelu (Staff Writer)July 23, 2020

NNEWI — Lately, the anti-cult squad of the Nigeria Police Force Anambra State Command has been in the news over allegations of brutality, abduction and extortion. This is coming only a few weeks after the former Anambra SARS commander; CSP James Nwafor, came under intense public scrutiny on allegations of extrajudicial killings and his role as head of SARS at a time several young men were said to have been by rounded and killed by...

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Why Osun is Considering Punishing COVID-19 Safety Directives Violators with Community Service Instead of Fines

CoronavirusNewsWhy Osun is Considering Punishing COVID-19 Safety Directives Violators with Community Service Instead of Fines

Adeola Oladipupo (Correspondent)July 23, 2020

Concerned by the increasing violation of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) and the government directives meant to curb the spread COVID-19, Osun State is considering deploying mobile courts across the State. In addition to the deployment of mobile courts, it will also replace payment of fines with hours of community service by persons found guilty. In a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Funke Egbemode, following an Executive Council meeting,...

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Ndubuisi Egbo: this Nigerian coach is making history in Europe

NigeriaSportsNdubuisi Egbo: this Nigerian coach is making history in Europe

PilotnewsJuly 22, 2020

Ndubuisi Egbo, the Nigerian coach who guided Albania’s KF Tirana to top flight triumph in their centenary year, has made history as the first African coach to lead a European team to a league title, and qualification for the UEFA Champions League — or any European competition, for that matter. For a team that has now won the Albanian league title 25 times — more than any other club in the country — Tirana being...

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Amid Major Transformations, Africa Will Play An Important Role In Shaping the Future

AfricaNewsAmid Major Transformations, Africa Will Play An Important Role In Shaping the Future

PilotnewsJuly 22, 2020

From the dismal domestic disarray that continues to sicken and kill Americans across the country to the dysfunction at the UN Security Council and brittle fractures in international cooperation, it is easy to get discouraged about the state of the world and America’s place in it. But the future provides an opportunity to rethink tired approaches, reimagine international relationships, and pivot toward a policy agenda that meets the challenges of climate change, democratic erosion, widening inequality...

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Panel Rejects Magu’s Letter of Explanation on the Auctioning of Recovered Vehicles

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsPanel Rejects Magu’s Letter of Explanation on the Auctioning of Recovered Vehicles

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 22, 2020

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has written a letter to the Justice Ayo Salami-led panel, explaining the allegation on illegal auctioning of recovered vehicles. Magu explained how some of the recovered vehicles were auctioned ‘Re: Alleged Case of Conspiracy, Enrichment, Abuse of Public Office and Other Infractions.’ In the letter, Magu explained that some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were autioned to the Presidential Villa,...

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Fayemi, Ekiti State Governor, Contracts Coronavirus

CoronavirusNewsFayemi, Ekiti State Governor, Contracts Coronavirus

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)July 22, 2020

The Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, says he has been tested positive for COVID-19. Fayemi says this in a tweet on Wednesday, adding that he would be handing over to his deputy, Adebisi Egbeyemi. The governor tweeted “I took my third Covid-19 test yesterday and it came back positive. I’m generally ok and I’m already self-isolating at home and receiving the best of care from my medical team. I’m delegating critical tasks to my deputy...

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The10-Year-Old Nigerian, Emmanuella Mayaki, Gets Teaching Job in UK School as Coding Instructor

EducationNewsThe10-Year-Old Nigerian, Emmanuella Mayaki, Gets Teaching Job in UK School as Coding Instructor

Esther Ngele (Columnist)July 22, 2020

A 10 year old Nigerian girl, Emmanuella Mayaki, has been appointed to teach at UK school. She was offered the appointment after she was discovered to be computer proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JQuery, WordPress, PHP, Graphic Design, Java and Python. WomenAfrica.com reports that Emmanuella will be teaching other kids at Southfield Elementary School in Coventry, England as a computer coding instructor. Southfield Elementary attracts exceptionally gifted pupils. Martin Benbeidge, one of the instructors at...

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10 to Compete for $10,000 NASFAT’s BUILD Initiative Competition

BusinessNewsNigeria10 to Compete for $10,000 NASFAT’s BUILD Initiative Competition

PilotnewsJuly 22, 2020

The  NasruLahi-l-Fatih Society (NASFAT) says the stage is set for 10 successful quarter-finalists to compete for the 10,000 dollars winner’s prize in the maiden edition of its BUILD (BUsiness Incubation LaunchpaD) Initiative. Mr Fatai Olayemi, the Chairperson of the Initiative, made this known in a statement on Tuesday. According to Olayemi, BUILD is a way of seeking entrepreneurs and startups with innovative solutions, entrepreneurial mindset and can-do spirit. “BUILD is also a big idea or solution that has the potential to positively impact Muslims, Muslim...

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Sokoto Govt. Partners Foreign Firms to Construct 150 Houses for IDP’s

NewsNigeriaSokoto Govt. Partners Foreign Firms to Construct 150 Houses for IDP’s

PilotnewsJuly 22, 2020

Sokoto State Government is partnering Qatar Charity and Future Leaders Foundation, to construct 150 houses for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the state, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal, has said. Tambuwal said on Tuesday during the foundation laying ceremony of 50 cluster houses, as part of the project in Gandi village of Rabah Local Government Area. Tambuwal, represented by his Deputy, Alhaji Manniru Dan’iya, lauded the charity organisation for assisting the IDPs whom he said had been...

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