Amid COVID-19, Nigeria Collecting Bids for New Marginal Oil Fields

BusinessNigeriaOil & GasAmid COVID-19, Nigeria Collecting Bids for New Marginal Oil Fields

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

The global coronavirus pandemic drastically slowed down and in most cases halted completely business activities. But as signs of re-opening slowing gains traction, Nigeria’s economic mainstay, oil, is in the news. Today marks the deadline for oil companies and investors to submit bids to the Nigerian Department of Petroleum Resources for the first marginal oil field award round in two decades. The submission deadline, originally slated for June 14, was extended last week. Nigerian oil...

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Buhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

NewsNigeriaPoliticsBuhari Meets Senate President on Insecurity, APC Crisis

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Abuja met with Senate President Ahmad Lawan where they deliberated on the nation’s security situation as well as the crisis in the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking to State House correspondents after the closed-door meeting, Lawan reiterated the determination of the National Assembly to support and empower the security agencies in addressing security challenges across the country. He also stressed the need to provide more funds to...

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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Excessive Judicial Interference in Political Affairs is a Loss for Nigeria – Misbau A. Lateef

NewsOpinionSpecial ReportEXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Excessive Judicial Interference in Political Affairs is a Loss for Nigeria – Misbau A. Lateef

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 22, 2020

Misbau Alamu LATEEF is a post-doctoral legal researcher and full-time faculty member in the Department of Business Law, Faculty of Law, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He has been on an invitation to Columbia University, New York, as a short-term Visiting Scholar and participant in the U.S Business Law Academy (UBLA) at the Columbia Law School. He has attended international conferences and symposia at different times at Harvard, Yale, India, Dubai, amongst others....

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APC Crisis Must Not Be Allowed to Degenerate Further – Senate President

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Crisis Must Not Be Allowed to Degenerate Further – Senate President

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 22, 2020

The senate president, Ahmad Lawan has urged president Mohammed Buhari to ensure that the intraparty crisis rocking the All Progressive Congress(APC) does not exacerbate. Lawan disclosed this while addressing state house journalists in Abuja following a meeting with the president. Describing the ruling party as an apparatus of the government, He demanded that all party challenges be solved. ‘’ I believe that we have to deal with these challenges, this is the ruling party of...

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Aso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

NewsNigeriaAso Rock in Disarray ―Is the Buhari’s Regime Safe from Army Rebellion?

PilotnewsJune 22, 2020

Was there an attempted coup or pugnacious feud between internal cliques?  Was there an attempted revolt within the Army ranks against Aso Rock, the seat of Nigeria’s government? But the stakeholders of the Buhari regime are already in disarray. They have been in the panic mode over a high level of uncertainty within the military hierarchy. “They are scared to use the word ‘coup’, but in the real sense, this regime might face a military...

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Obaseki Qualifies for PDP Governorship Primary

NewsNigeriaPoliticsObaseki Qualifies for PDP Governorship Primary

Beloved John (Staff Writer)June 21, 2020

Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki has been qualified for the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), having passed the screening which he described as ‘fair and professionally done’. Speaking after the screening exercise which was done on Saturday, Obaseki stated that he had presented the same academic certificates which were the basis for his disqualification by the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The screening was fair, it was very professionally done. You...

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Insecurity: We are ready to fight But Need State Governments’ Assistance, Says Renown Adamawa Hunter-Baba Gombi

National SecurityNewsNigeriaInsecurity: We are ready to fight But Need State Governments’ Assistance, Says Renown Adamawa Hunter-Baba Gombi

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)June 21, 2020

As northern governors tasked hunters and vigilantes on intelligence gathering and rapid response, the National President of Professional Hunters Of  Nigeria, Alh. Muhammad  Abdullahi  aka ‘’Baba Gombi’’ said that they are battle-ready  to assist in the fight against insecurity,” if state governments are ready to provide us with logistics supports.” Reacting on the move by the northern governors, the president of the hunters said with thousands of hunters, armed with charmed amulets and intimate knowledge...

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“Being Finance Minister was a Tough Job Because Nobody Likes Finance Ministers” – Okonjo Iweala

NewsNigeria“Being Finance Minister was a Tough Job Because Nobody Likes Finance Ministers” – Okonjo Iweala

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)June 21, 2020

Nigeria former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, reveals that in all the positions she has occupied, the toughest one so far is serving as Nigeria Finance Minister. Okonjo-Iweala has occupied several high-level positions both in Nigeria and at the international level. She had served as the Finance Minister under the former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan. In her recent interview at a webinar organized by Emmanuel Chapel, themed, ‘Economic Sustainability Beyond COVID-19’ held...

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FG Condemns Attack On Nigerian Mission in Ghana

Foreign PolicyNigeriaFG Condemns Attack On Nigerian Mission in Ghana

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

The Federal Government has condemned the two attacks on its residential buildings in Accra, describing them as criminal and outrageous, demanding urgent action from the Ghanaian authorities. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama made this known via his verified twitter handle @GeoffreyOnyeama on Sunday. He said that the federal government was already engaging with the Ghanaian authorities to urgently bring the perpetrators to book and protect the lives of Nigerians in Ghana. The News Agency...

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DAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 661 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Number Now 19,808

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaDAILY UPDATES: Nigeria Records 661 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Number Now 19,808

PilotnewsJune 21, 2020

Nigeria has recorded 667 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 19,808. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) announced this on Saturday night through its official Twitter handle. NCDC said that the 661 new confirmed cases were reported in 14 states, with 19 deaths. The health agency said that no new state reported a case in the last 24 hours. The NCDC said that Lagos reported the...

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