Month: February 2021

Meet Akindele, Schneider Electric GM Process Automation Sub-Saharan Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Global energy management and automation company, Schneider Electric, has announced the appointment of Mr. Ajibola Akindele as the General Manager Process Automation, Sub-Saharan Africa. The company made this known in a press release made available to journalists. Prior to his appointment, Akindele who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lagos and a Master’s in Business Administration from the Vanderbilt University was the General Manager, Process Automation, Schneider Electric West Africa. Mr Akindele comes in with over twenty years wealth of experience in the Oil…

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WAEC withholds 5,548 SSCE results over examination malpractices

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Monday announced that it had withheld the results of 5,548 candidates for the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2nd Series over cases of examination malpractices. The figure, according to xhecks by Platforms Africa, represents 9.02 percent out the total number of candidates who sat for the examination The Council also noted that it recorded 39.82 per cent pass in the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2nd Series. The percentage were candidates,…

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REVEALED: Nigeria, 17 other African Nations are testing 5G – Report

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “MTN is believed to have tested 5G in Nigeria and Uganda; Safaricom has trialed the technology in Kenya and Gabon Telecom has tested it in Gabon.” 18 African countries including Nigeria are testing or rolling out 5G, according to new stats from the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). As of February 2020, ‘there are 24 operators in 18 African countries that are evaluating/testing/trialing/deploying 5G’ and of those operators eight ‘have deployed 5G into pre-commercial or commercial networks,’ the GSA told tech news portal Connecting Africa. The organisation would not name…

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BREAKING: Finally, Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala confirmed as WTO’s DG

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, a Nigerian economist, has been confirmed as Director General (DG) by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Dr Okonjo-Iweala thereby becomes the first African and the first woman to head the WTO. Her appointment was confirmed on Monday. WTO members took the decision to appoint Okonjo-Iweala at a special meeting of the General Council, following a selection process that included eight candidates from around the world. WTO is the intergovernmental organization that is concerned with the regulation of international trade between nations. In a congratulatory message, President…

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Ebola kills three, infects Seven as health chief calls outbreak an epidemic

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  Cases marked the first known resurgence of the virus in West Africa since a 2013-2016 epidemic that began in Guinea and left more than 11,300 dead across the region.   The head of Guinea’s health agency said Sunday that the country was in the midst of an Ebola “epidemic situation” with seven cases confirmed in the West African nation, including three deaths. “Very early this morning, the Conakry laboratory confirmed the presence of the Ebola virus,” Sakoba Keita said after an emergency meeting in the capital. Health Minister Remy…

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Shell to deploy 500,000 Electric Vehicle’s charging points, ups investment

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Shell prepares itself to get a slice of the EV charging pie, targets 2025 deadline to complete Global deployment of 500,000 charging points   Shell, one of the largest oil and gas company, announced a new “strategy to accelerate its transformation into a provider of net-zero emissions energy products and services.” We know that the company is already engaged in electric vehicle charging, mostly through acquisitions (The New Motion in 2017, Greenlots in 2019 and Ubitricity most recently). The number of Shell charging points (globally) is expected to increase from about 60,000…

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BREAKING: Oil prices near $64/barrel, hit highest level in 13 months

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Brent crude has surged by 1.8%, at $63.52 a barrel, after rallying to a session high of $63.76, the highest price sighted since January 22, 2020. The commodity gained to the highest price level in more than a year as supply fears strengthened over rising tension in the Middle East prompted fresh buying. At the time of writing this report, Brent crude surged by 1.8%, at $63.52 a barrel, after rallying to a session high of $63.76, the highest price sighted since Jan. 22, 2020. Also, the U.S based…

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Kidnappers feared us, released NTA female reporter without ransom – Police

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  The police claim the released of the nursing mother by her abductors was solely due to⁰ pressure it mounted on them   Chidiebere Onyia, a reporter with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who was abducted on Tuesday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, by gunmen, has regained her freedom. The nursing mother was said to have been released by her abductors in the early hours of Sunday. Mrs Onyia was abducted on Tuesday evening at Woji while driving home after work. The police spokesperson in the state, Nnamdi Omoni, who confirmed Mrs…

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Do or die politics fuelling insecurity In Africa – Nigeria’s ex-President

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Nigeria’s ex-President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has declared that the do or die politics in place in many African countries is fuelling the insecurity rocking the continent. He advised Nigerian politicians not to see elections as coups or war even as he warned that the contestation for power is responsible for the growing rate of insecurity not only in the country but across the continent of Africa. The former president was speaking on Saturday in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, during the thanksgiving service to mark the one year anniversary…

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COVID-19 Pandemic: N’Zealand’s Biggest City Ordered Into Lockdown

ADEOLA YUSUF

  New Zealand’s Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered the country’s biggest city Auckland to go into lockdown after the discovery of three new local cases of Covid-19. The measures will last three days and require residents to stay at home. Ms Ardern said the country was going “hard and early” after the cases were identified, reports the BBC. New Zealand has won widespread praise for its handling of the pandemic, going months without community transmission. The country closed its borders entirely to almost all non-citizens or residents early on…

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