November 2020 – Platformsafrica

Anger as Buhari’s Aide says Slaughtered Farmers Didn’t Get Approval to farm

November 30, 2020December 1, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

. Nigerian Army disputes UN’s 110 fatality figure, insists only 43 killed Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, says farmers killed in Borno State at the weekend did not get military clearance before visiting their farms, a statement that has attracted serious rage and criticism from some Nigerians to him. Shehu told the BBC on Monday that though the military is in “full control” of all parts of Borno, the farmers and residents ought to get clearance before visiting certain areas. Suspected Boko Haram members attacked Zabarmari, about 20 kilometres…

Nigerian Communications Commission Rakes In N240m From VAS Aggressors

November 30, 2020 Aliyu Aliyu

As part of its regulatory and revenue generating functions, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has recorded N240 million from licences issued to operators in the Value Added Service (VAS) segment of the telecommunications sector. New Telegraph reported that the industry regulator had so far issued licences to 24 firms within the period with 10 given out last year and nine issued earlier this year. NCC further consolidated the process with additional five licences, bringing the total to 24 with each costing approximately N10 million. The newly licensed firms, according…

How Nigeria’s UNIAGRIC popular Professor Assasinated 6 Days after birthday

November 29, 2020November 30, 2020 Aliyu Aliyu

More facts have emerged on how a popular Professor and senior lecturer with the Nigeria’s Federal University of Agriculture (FUAM) Makurdi, Prof. Karl Kwaghger, was assassinated just six days after his birthday. Prof. Kwaghger, an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, was reportedly killed at the popular Joseph Sarwuan Tarka Foundation in Makurdi, the state capital. “The murderers of the university don, after fulfilling their mission, abandoned his lifeless body and left,” head, Media and Public Relations in the University, Mrs. Rosemary Waku, said, as she confirmed the brutal murder of…

How 43 Nigerian Farmers were Slaughtered One by One By B’Haram – Borno Gov

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Aliyu Aliyu

. Death toll still uncertain – residents Governor of Borno State, Northwest Nigeria, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum, has given graphical details of how 43 rice farmers from Zabarmari village were slaughtered one after the other at Koshebe village, a place in Mafa Local Government Area by members of terrorist group, Boko Haram. Zulum was at the village early morning on Sunday to lead kinsmen and other residents, still in shock, for the funeral of the 43 farmers slaughtered by Boko Haram insurgents. Though the victims lived in Zabarmari…

Nigeria’s power grid collapses, plunges nation into blackout

November 29, 2020 Gbenga Adeoti

The outage Nigerians are experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid, one of the leading power utility firms in Nigeria, Eko Electricity Distribution Company, EKEDP, said on Sunday. The power distribution company announced this on its twitter handle, noting that it is working with TCN to restore the light. Lagos, Kaduna and other states have experienced total blackout on Sunday. “Dear customer, The outage you’re experiencing is due to a system collapse on the National Grid. We are working with our TCN partners to restore supply…

Nigeria’s Apex Bank, CBN, Devalues Naira To 392/Dollar, Sells $1bn to BDCs

November 28, 2020 Aliyu Aliyu

. CBN sells $10,000 twice weekly to BDCs and has sold over $1 billion since September 7 when it resumed intervention The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has devalued Naira to N392 per Dollar, directing bureau de change operators in the country not to sell dollars higher than the benchmark to end users. In a circular signed by O.S. Nnaji, director of trade and exchange at the CBN, and expectec to take effect from November 30 to December 14, 2020, the apex bank said the volume of sales for each…

Call for Education Revamp as St. John High School marks 40th Founder’s Day

November 28, 2020 Damilola Olonade

National President of St. John’s Anglican High School Old Students’ Association, Prof. Julius Soyinka, has called for a revamp of the education sector in Nigeria. All is set for the 40th Founder’s Day Celebration of St. John’s Anglican High School, Kuto Abeokuta as old students, as well as current students will roll out drums amidst pomp and pageantry to mark four decades of existence of their alma mater. In his pre-anniversary Press Conference for the event, Soyinka commended members for their commitment towards the celebrations, which he said, are germane…

Millions of fans barred as Maradona Buried next to mother, father’s graves

November 27, 2020November 27, 2020 Aoko Benjamin

Diego Maradona was buried on Thursday in a private ceremony attended by only twenty four people as millions of fans and followers were prevented from attending the ceremony. Only family members and close friends – two dozens of them – were permitted at Jardin Bella Vista cemetery for the final religious ceremony and burial of Maradona next to the graves of his parents, Dalma and Diego, reports Sky Sports. Fans waving Argentine flags had gathered along roads as Maradona’s funeral car drove by under heavy security. Many tried to…

Naira crashes, nears N500/$1 On Parallel Market

November 27, 2020 Precious Ibekwe

. Nigeria’s currency and unit of exchange, Naira, sheds N8 against dollar in less than 24 hours The Naira, Nigeria’s currency and unit of exchange, fell further near N500/1$ to N495/$1 on Thursday from N487 per dollar on Wednesday. The currency, which exchanged exactly at N450/$1 on Thursday, had exchanged for N484/$1 at the weekend. Quotong a data obtained from “Abokifx,” a website that tracks forex rates on the parallel market, New Telegraph reported that although trading had opened earlier in yesterday with the naira at N487/$1, it depreciated…

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