Day: February 13, 2021

Tension as Police arrests Mr. Macaroni, 14 Other #LekkiTollgate Protesters

Gbenga Adeoti

  Residents of highbrow Lekki Ajah put class, shame aside run to relatives, friends in Ikorodu, Epe, Sango-Ota Tension is building at the popular Lekki Toll gate in Lagos, Nigeria, where the Police has begun a clampdown on protesters. Platforms Africa can authoritatively report that many residents of the highbrow Lekki, Ajah and ibeju have put shame aside and ran to relatives, friends in middle/low class areas like Ikorodu, Epe, and Sango-Ota. A resident of Lekki Phase 1 scheme who pleaded not to be named confirmed this development. “The tension…

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Shell loses 5-year legal battle on Nigeria community’s rights to sue in UK

Wonuola Olujobi

  UK Supreme Court overturns Court of Appeal ruling, declares oil Polluted communities ‘can sue in English courts’ Royal Dutch Shell has lost its five-year legal battle on rights of impacted communities in the Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger Delta region to sue it in Court located in far away England over oil spills and pollution in Nigeria. The Supreme Court, the UK’s final appeal court for civil cases, ruled that the cases brought by the Bille community and the Ogale people of Ogoniland against Royal Dutch Shell were arguable and could…

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ExxonMobil, Chevron suffer downgrade on Earnings, Climate Risk Ratings

Efe Wellington

  Ratings agency,  S&P cuts Exxon’s long-term rating to AA- from AA with a negative outlook. Chevron was lowered to AA- from AA with a stable outlook. Conoco was reduced to A- from A with a stable outlook.   Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and ConocoPhillips had their credit ratings lowered after S&P Global Ratings followed through on its recent warning and revised the industry’s risk profile due to climate change and weak earnings, Bloomberg has reported. The three oil and gas producers all had their ratings cut one notch,…

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Caleb University secures NUC’s approval to commence Law Program

Damilola Olonade

    The Caleb University has secured approval from National Universities Commission (NUC) to commence its Law Program at the City Campus for Full Time Students. NUC Director of Academic Planning, Dr N.B. Saliu, who confirmed this in a letter sighted by Platforms Africa, said; “I am directed to inform the Vice-Chancellor that the Executive Secretary has considered and approved the establishment of the Full-Time Mode of the following Undergraduate Programme to be run in the City Campusof the University, with effect from the 2020/2021 Acadenic Session – LLB, Law”.…

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