Day: March 21, 2021

EKEDC craves end to Estimated Billing, deepens neighbouhood Mass Metering

Gbenga Adeoti

  Leading power utility firm in Nigeria, the Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), has advised its unmetered customers to apply for prepaid meters and get metered immediately in the on-going National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP), an initiative of the Federal Government in collaboration with Electricity Distribution Companies to bridge the metering gap in the country. In a statement signed by the General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, the Company encouraged all its Customers to endeavor to complete their meter application form online, submit so as to benefit from the ongoing…

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‘Why US President Biden Tripped, Fell 3 times While Boarding Air Force One’

Wonuola Olujobi

  White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that high winds at Joint Base Andrews near Washington may have been a factor that made U.S. President Joe Biden to stumble (trip and fall) on the steps as he climbed aboard Air Force One on Friday. “It’s very windy outside,” said Jean-Pierre when asked about his stumbling. “He is doing 100 percent fine.” She did not say whether Biden had been checked by a traveling physician after the episode, Reuters reported. Boarding a flight to Atlanta, where he was to speak…

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Why Toyota Overtook Mercedes- Benz As Most Valuable Auto Brand

Tade Salako

  Toyota has taken the top spot from Mercedes- Benz in the latest study of the world’s most valuable automotive brands. The report, conducted by London firm Brand Finance, found Toyota has increased its perceived value by 2 per cent, to an estimated AU$76.9 billion. The study evaluates a number of metrics to estimate a brand’s worth, rather than being based on the value of a company’s stock. “Toyota has been around for over 75 years, evolving from a small subsidiary of a Japanese weaving firm to one of the…

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How I felt after receiving AstraZeneca vaccine – Nigerian journalist Olumide Iyanda

Fostino Babatunde

  A Nigerian frontline journalist and Publisher of QED, Mr. Olumide Iyanda, is one of the first set of journalists who received the AstraZeneca vaccine jab in the country. He shared an independent practical experience about his feelings before and after taking the jab during the Platforms Africa e-Discourse. Excerpts; What is your view about COVID-19 and its threat to human existence? COVID an infectious disease that may make you fall sick. Or, as seen in some cases, lead to fatality. I know positive people who showed no symptoms. I…

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