Month: December 2020

Funds meant for Kenya’s World Anti-Corruption Day go missing By Mark Mutahi

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kenya fails to mark World Anti-Corruption Day as funds meant for the event go missing This article written with the headline above by Mark Mutah, published four years ago, is reproduced here for the record   As if to give credence to the notion, ‘Kenya is a bandit economy run by corruption cartels’ events that were scheduled to take place to mark the World Anti-Corruption Day last Friday were cancelled at the eleventh hour after money earmarked for the celebration went missing. Some of the things that were supposed to…

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Nigeria’s Kwara facilitates CBN’s N115m support for local rice farmers

ADEOLA YUSUF

Kwara State Government has facilitated the disbursement of N115m by the Central Bank of Nigeria to local rice farmers to cultivate 420 hectares of land for the 2020/2021 dry season farming in the state, an official has said. Technical Assistant to the Governor on Agriculture AbdulQuawiy Olododo said the government was able to help the farmers because their umbrella body was properly organised and proactive. “We call on other cooperatives across the state to emulate what the agribusiness farmers cooperatives have done so has to support the state government efforts…

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Lagos slams fresh restrictions on Churches, Mosques

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Sanwoolu embargoes Christmas Carol, Street Carnival, issues work-from-home order to workers     Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has slammed a fresh restriction on religious centres in the state as reported cases of COVID-19 continue to rise. Governor of Lagos, Babajide Sanwoolu, who announced this restriction from an isolation centre where he has also been quarantinedfor COVID-19, odered an indefinite closure of public and private schools and that religious houses limit their congregations to 50 percent capacity of the venue. Sanwo-Olu also directed public servants from Grade Level 14 and…

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It’s Official: Restrictions likely as COVID-19 second wave rocks Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

  . Buhari to receive Task Force End of Term report, recommendations on infections Dec. 22       The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, says there were indications that the country had entered a second wave of infections. Chairman of the PTF and Secretary to the government of the Federation (SGF) Mr Boss Mustapha, who gave the indication, lamented the risk of not just losing the gains from the hard work of the last nine months, but also losing precious lives of citizens. The PTF’s concerns were being…

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Nigeria reopens four land borders + FULL LIST

ADEOLA YUSUF

  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

ADEOLA YUSUF

  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

ADEOLA YUSUF

  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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Nigeria’s Chief Justice contracts COVID-19, quarantined in Dubai

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, has tested positive for COVID-19. Following his positive status, the nation’s top jurist has been placed under isolation in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates for his treatment protocols. Confirming the development, A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Ibrahim Saulawa, said that Muhammad was in good shape and responding to treatments. Briefing newsmen on Tuesday at the unveiling of the national headquarters of the Muslim Lawyers’ Association of Nigeria in Abuja, Saulawa, noted that the CJN has been isolated and was…

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Heart Attack: Why You May Be At Risk

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Many people now involve themselves, unconsciously, in acts that damage their hearts. Health Policy analyst and Managing Director, Solomon Jayden Medical Centre, Dr. Akin OYEJOKO, in this interview as a lead discussant on Platforms Africa e-discourse, gives a step-by-step admonition on harmful acts to avoid in evading a heart attack. Excerpts;   What is your assessment of Nigerians (African) behaviour recently towards observing COVID-19 protocols? Have we let down our guards on Face Masks and other measures? Am sorry to say, my impression is that Nigerians no longer seem…

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Digital Transformation: SystemSpecs MD, Obaro, calls Attention to Cybersecurity

ADEOLA YUSUF

    As the pace of digital transformation ramps up across the world with increased use of data and cloud technology by organisations and governments, technology experts have called for a renewed focus on cybersecurity to ensure data protection and privacy. Managing Director of financial technology and human resources solutions powerhouse, SystemSpecs, John Obaro, stated that the increasing spate of cyber-attacks and the role of malicious insiders indicate that traditional approaches to data security are no longer sufficient. Therefore, individuals, organisations and governments must be one or more steps ahead…

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