Day: December 16, 2020

Nigeria reopens four land borders + FULL LIST

Aliyu Aliyu

  Nigeria has approved the reopening of four land borders with immediate effect, while others will be reopened subsequently. The Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who disclosed after the week’s virtual Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, also said restriction on the importation of some commodities, like rice and other products, would continue to be enforced. The borders opened for now include Seme Border in the Southwest, Ilela Border in the Northwest, Mfun Border in the Southsouth and Maigatari Border in the Northwest. The borders have…

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ExxonMobil reacts as Supervisor dies at Qua Iboe facility fire

Efe Wellington

  A top official of U.S. oil giant, ExxonMobil, has confirmed the death of a staff member of the company in a fire incident at the ExxonMobil Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom. The incident occurred on December 13, the official, Mr Ozemoya Okordion, confirmed in an e-mailed statement to Platforms Africa. The ExxonMobil facility is located in Mkpanak community in the Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. Okordion, who is the Government Relations Advisor, Public and Government Affairs of the company, said that two employees were injured…

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University of Ibadan Professor vying for VC post contracts COVID-19

Gbenga Adeoti

  University  of Ibadan Clinic shut for seven days following confirmed COVID-19 case Authorities of the University of Ibadan (UI) have urged members of the community not to panic over a confirmed COVID-19 case attended to at the University Clinic. Spokesman for the university, Olatunji Oladejo, said in a statement on Tuesday that UI Clinic had been closed for seven days following a confirmed COVID-19 case. The COVID-19 patient is among over 10 professors vying for the post of the 13th Vice Chancellor of the university. Oladejo said there was…

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