12 - 2020 - Platformsafrica

We are not aware of Petrol Price reduction – Fuel Marketers

December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s Pricing Agency, PPPRA, has not recognised new fuel cost announced by Labour and Employment Minister Confusion has greeted the N5 per litre price reduction on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol.Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, had said that the pump price of petrol had been reduced by N5 effective from December 14, 2020. “Our discussion was fruitful and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which is the major importer and marketers of petroleum product and customers have agreed that there will be…

Facts Varsity Students, Parents should know about 9-month strike – ASUU

December 9, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Why 42 year-old Nigeria varsity lecturers’ union, ASUU, has no Twitter account, Chairman UNILAG ASUU opens up at Platforms Africa e-Discourse Chairman, Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), University of Lagos (UNILAG), Dr. Dele Ashiru, has some messages for hundreds of thousands of students affected by the on-going 9 month’s strike and their parents. He was the lead discussant at the Platforms Africa e-discourse where he opened up on real reason the 42 year-old varsity lecturers’ union has no Twitter account, among other. Excerpts; What is your assessment of tertiary…

Why Oando suspended 2018 AGM, delayed Q3 unaudited financial statement

December 9, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

OANDO Plc has opened up on the reason the integrated oil giant delayed the release of its third (Q3) Unaudited Financial Statement for 2020. The company stated that the inability of the oil company to meet its 2020, Q3 filing of accounts obligation, which was due on November 20, 2020, is as a result of the indefinite suspension of the company’s 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM). This was disclosed in a notification by OANDO for shareholders and stakeholders, which was sent to the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on…

Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke’s Fake Doctorate and Professorship By Farooq Kperogi

December 9, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Ndi Okereke-Onyiuke’s Fake Doctorate and Professorship By Farooq A. Kperogi I don’t want to be known as the guy who exposes or popularizes exposés on people’s forged qualifications. But when our reporters have shown themselves to be either unable or unwilling to bring to light cases of shockingly brazen and bizarre certificate forgeries in high places, it behooves those of us on the reportorial fringes but with knowledge of these frauds to fill the gap. Early this month, the Nigerian diasporan online media were abuzz over the scandal of Ndi…

Biden picks African-American as Defence Secretary first time in US History

December 8, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Mr Biden’s decision to nominate the first Black defence secretary in Mr Austin helps him make good on his diversity promise. United States President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Lloyd Austin, a retired General, who oversaw U.S. forces in the Middle East under President Barack Obama, to be his defence secretary, two people familiar with the decision said on Monday. Mr Austin, who would be the first Black U.S. secretary of defence, was a surprise pick over Michele Flournoy, a former top Defence Department official who was considered the leading contender for the job.…

Nigeria slashes Petrol Price by N6, now N162.44/Litre – Labour Minister

December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Government has announced a slash of about N6 per litre on the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise known as petrol. The announcement for the price reduction came from an unusual quarter – the country’s Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige. The government, Ngige reportedly said earlier Tuesday, reduced the pump price of petrol from N168.44 per litre to N162.44 per litre effective from December 14, 2020. Fielding questions from reporters at the end of a meeting with labour leaders which began at 9pm…

Platforms Africa demands fair polls as Ghana conducts Make or Mar election

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Leading e-Community of intellectuals, policy moulders and opinion leaders in Africa, Platforms Africa, has called on Ghana to conduct a free, fair and credible polls as the West African country goes into a make or mar election today, Monday, December 7. The forum, which stated this in a press release issued in Lagos, Nigeria, by the Admin, Adeola Yusuf, added; “The World is watching Ghana today having witnessed controversies that greeted most elections conducted this year even in the United States and we charge the country to make Africa…

Oil workers Threaten To Shut Down Pan Ocean Facilities in Nigeria

December 7, 2020December 7, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

The National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas (NUPENG) and the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) have threatened to shut oil facilities in Edo and Delta States operated by Pan Ocean Oil Limited. Pan Ocean Oil Limited was recently acquired by Asset Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON). The oil workers vowed to shut down the operations of the company by Monday midnight following the non-payment of their severance benefits to them. According to the aggrieved workers, the decision to disrupt oil production is to…

FIFA 84 year-old ex-President, Sepp Blatter, contracts COVID-19

December 6, 2020 ADEOLA YUSUF

Banned former FIFA President Sepp Blatter has revealed he has recovered from COVID-19 after testing positive last month. Blatter, serving a six-year suspension from football for a “disloyal payment” he made to ex-UEFA President Michel Platini, told The Athletic he had contracted coronavirus in November. The 84-year-old said he went to hospital in Switzerland after returning a positive COVID-19 test and underwent a two-week recovery. “I was affected by the virus,” said Blatter, who was FIFA President for 17 years before leaving the post in June 2015 after the worldwide governing…

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