Senate Probes NDDC Over Alleged Misappropriation of N40bn

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsSenate Probes NDDC Over Alleged Misappropriation of N40bn

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The Senate is investigating the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) over alleged misappropriation of N40 billion for a period of three months. The resolution was sequel to a motion sponsored by Sen. George Sekibo (PDP-Rivers) during Tuesday’s plenary. The motion was entitled “Urgent Need to Investigate Alleged Financial Recklessness in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Moving the motion, Sekibo noted that while President Muhamnadu Buhari had set up...

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Bill for National Health Emergency Passes First Reading in Senate

HealthNewsNigeriaPoliticsBill for National Health Emergency Passes First Reading in Senate

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The Senate on Tuesday at plenary passed for first reading, the National Health Emergency Bill, 2020. The Bill was sponsored by Sen. Chukwuka Utazi, (PDP-Enugu)  and Chairman, Senate Commitee on Primary Health and Communicable Diseases. Sen. Ike Ekweremadu (PDP-Enugu) shortly after the bill was read, however, raised a point of order having cited order 14 Section I of the Senate rule. Ekweremadu in his remark said it was important for the details of the bill to be...

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We’ll invest ‘Abacha Loots’ in Mambilla Power Project, Fight Against COVID-19 – Presidency

Foreign PolicyLaw & JusticePowerWe’ll invest ‘Abacha Loots’ in Mambilla Power Project, Fight Against COVID-19 – Presidency

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The Presidency says part of the 311 million dollars ‘Abacha loot’ retured from the United States will be invested in the Mambilla Power Project. It said that part of it would be deployed into the ongoing fight against COVID-19 in the country. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. He expressed optimism that the Mambilla power project when completed, would provide...

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UPDATE: COVID-19 cases in Africa rise to 46,500 – WHO

AfricaCoronavirusNewsUPDATE: COVID-19 cases in Africa rise to 46,500 – WHO

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The World Health Organisation (WHO), says the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the WHO African Region has increased to over 46,500 as at May 4. The WHO Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, gave the update on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO on Tuesday. “There are over 46,500 confirmed COVID-19 cases on the African continent – with more than 1,800 associated deaths,” it said. The figures on the dashboard showed that South Africa,...

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COVID-19: Katsina Govt. Shuts Down Emir of Daura’s Palace

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsNigeriaCOVID-19: Katsina Govt. Shuts Down Emir of Daura’s Palace

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The Katsina State Government has shut down the palace of the Emir of Daura as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Gov. Aminu Masari, who made the disclosure in Katsina while giving an update on the COVID-19 situation in the state, said there was no ulterior motive to the decision to quarantine the palace. “Palace is a place where people visit all the time, we take this decision to contain the spread...

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COVID-19: Video Conferencing App Zoom Tops Download Charts in February and March: Report

BusinessCoronavirusTechnologyCOVID-19: Video Conferencing App Zoom Tops Download Charts in February and March: Report

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

With more and more people working from home due the novel coronavirus pandemic, video conferencing tool Zoom Cloud Meetings topped download charts globally throughout February and March, according to data from app analytics platform App Annie. Zoom offers video and screen sharing for up to 100 people. With increased demand for collaboration tools amid COVID-19 shutdowns, Google has opened up its premium paid features of Hangouts Meet for free, ZOOM is offering K-12 students free access and...

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COVID-19: Clinical Tests Begin for German-U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine

CoronavirusWorld NewsCOVID-19: Clinical Tests Begin for German-U.S. Coronavirus Vaccine

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

A German-U.S. coronavirus vaccine has been administered to human test subjects in the U.S., the companies involved reported on Tuesday. After preliminary tests in Germany, Biontech of Mainz and U.S.-based Pfizer are advancing the clinical trial of BNT162, an mRNA vaccine, in the U.S. As many as 360 healthy volunteers will be vaccinated in U.S. study — initially only with test subjects between ages 18 and 55 but later also with older participants. The next...

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Again Atiku’s American University of Nigeria,AUN Sacks Over 100 Staff

CoronavirusEconomyEducationNigeriaAgain Atiku’s American University of Nigeria,AUN Sacks Over 100 Staff

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 5, 2020

Amid economic crunch and novel Coronavirus pandemic being experienced across the globe the American University of Nigeria based in Yola, Adamawa state reportedly sacked over   100 staff. Multiple sources say that the affected staff includes security, auxiliary, administration  and staff of other departments. This is the second time an institution owned by Nigeria’s former vice president Atiku Abubakar is sacking staff within a week and this comes three days after Gotel Communications sack 54 staff...

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Reuters Wins Pulitzer for Photography; Alaska Newspaper Takes Public Service Award

Press * MediaUnited StatesReuters Wins Pulitzer for Photography; Alaska Newspaper Takes Public Service Award

PilotnewsMay 5, 2020

The Anchorage Daily News won the Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism in collaboration with the investigative site ProPublica, while the photography staff of Reuters won the breaking news photography award for documenting last year’s violent protests in Hong Kong. The Pulitzer Prizes, the most prestigious awards in American journalism, have been handed out since 1917, when newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer established them in his will. Monday’s announcement had been postponed for two weeks because some journalists...

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Insecurity: 161 Security Personnel Among 353 Nigerians Killed By Terrorists, Bandits In March Alone–Report

Crime & SecurityNational SecurityNigeriaInsecurity: 161 Security Personnel Among 353 Nigerians Killed By Terrorists, Bandits In March Alone–Report

Ibrahim Abdul' Aziz (Correspondent)May 5, 2020

•1,142 killed in 2020 first quarter •North East, North West, North Central •South East, South West, South South least affected No fewer than 353 Nigerians including 161 security operatives were reportedly killed by Boko Haram terrorists, Islamic State in West Africa (ISWAP), and other violent groups across Nigeria in March 2020 alone, a new report has revealed. This is coming in the wake of the novel COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed more lives. The report which...

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