Month: March 2021

Boko Haram: How 5000 Nigerian Refugees returned from Cameroon after 6 years

ADEOLA YUSUF

  No fewer than 5,000 Nigerians seeking refuge in Cameroon have been repatriated back to Borno State by the Cameroonian Government after series of consultations between both parties. As stated, the refugees were handed over to the Borno State Government by Cameroonian officials, led by Minister for Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, on Wednesday. It was gathered that the handover took place at a brief ceremony in Amchiide, a border community between Nigeria and Cameroon, close to Banki in the Bama Local Government Area of Borno central. The handover ceremony…

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Pains, Gains as Lagos shuts Falomo-Ikoyi Bridge for 6 weeks

ADEOLA YUSUF

  How Victoria-Island bound commuters may suffer the traffic pains untill completion of repairs scheduled for April 30, 2021.   The Government of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has announced the shutdown of Falomo Bridge for 6 weeks with effect from Sunday, March 14, 2021. This, which is expected to cause pains but eventually lead to gains, follows the approval secured from the Federal Government for repair works on the bridge which will be completed on April 30, 2021. According to a report from the Nation, this disclosure was made by the Lagos…

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Why Lagos prioritised Journalists, Police in free COVID-19 Vaccination

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The Government of Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital, has listed journalists, Policemen, and other frontline workers for Coronavirus free vaccination. Lagos is the epicenter of the virus in Nigeria and the vaccination, which begins in the state in earnest is a part of measure to break the community transmission chain of the virus across the state. Others expected to get free Astra Zeneca COVID-19 COVAX vaccines were military officers, judicial workers, port health workers, and rapid response teams in Lagos. Confirming the list on Friday, Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi,…

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Polaris Bank rewards 2nd millionaire, 60 winners in ‘Save & Win’ Promo

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ikechukwu Bartholomew Obiefuna, a customer of Polaris Bank’s Okeke Street branch, Onitsha in Anambra State has emerged the second millionaire at the 2nd draw of the Bank’s ongoing nationwide Save & Win promo. A set of 60 lucky customers from across the six geo-political zones, also received N100,000 each, as consolation cash prize during the draw which held at the Bank’s headquarters in Lagos. The winners emerged through a transparent draw witnessed by officials of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC); National Lottery Regulatory Commission (NLRC) and representatives…

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How Ivorian prime minister Hamed Bakayoko died 48 hours after 56th birthday

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Tipped as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, Bakayoko was flown to France on February 18 for medical checks and later to Freiburg in Germany where he kicked the bucket. COTE d’Ivoire’s Prime Minister Hamed Bakayoko, who was seen as a possible successor to President Alassane Ouattara, has died in Freiburg in south-west Germany, two days after his 56th birthday, the government said on Wednesday. A former media executive who turned to politics, Bakayoko acted as a negotiator and intermediary between warring factions as a prolonged civil conflict…

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Why NLNG Won NGA’s Gas Company of The Year Award

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Details have been provided on the reason the Nigeria LNG Limited won the Gas Company of The Year Award at the recently concluded 12th Nigerian Gas Association Biennial International Conference and Awards Event. NLNG was recognised for outstanding contributions to the gas industry in Nigeria. This is coming on the heels of the World LNG Summit and Awards in December 2020, where NLNG was adjudged to be one of the two organisations that have made most outstanding contribution to the industry globally. Receiving the award on behalf of the…

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Ranking: LASU Tops UNILAG, OAU, UNN, Retains 2nd Position In Nigeria + LIST

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Three Nigerian universities: the University of Ibadan (UI), the Lagos State University (LASU) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) have emerged among the top 800 universities globally, according to the 2021 global ranking of universities by Times Higher Education World University Ranking. The body thus ranked UI, LASU and UNILAG respectively as the first three leading universities in the country. In the fourth position is Covenant University in Ota, Ogun State which retained its position as the best private university in Nigeria. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka followed…

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$2.7bn ‘Oil Theft’: Shell fails to get 20 Nigeria’s Bank Accounts Unfrozen

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Here is why Nigerian Court Declined To Unfreeze Shell’s Bank Account plus update on legal fireworks between Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Aiteo Eastern E&P Company Limited over $2.7bn worth of missing crude oil.   Shell fails to get Bank accounts unfrozen, deepens 2.7bn ‘Oil Theft’ defenseJustice Oluremi Oguntoyinbo of a Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday declined to vacate the interim mareva injunctiondirecting20banks to block the bank accounts of Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC) and its subsidiaries over alleged oil theft. The judge also summoned…

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Schneider Electric to deepen support for NDES Female Start-ups’ finalists

ADEOLA YUSUF

  The six winning female Start-up Founders at the just-concluded Nigeria Digital Economy Summit (NDES) Accelerator Programme held in collaboration with Foresight Seeds Fund, a part of The Foresight Group, will receive some sponsorship and continued mentorship from Schneider Electric, Foresight Seeds Fund and other partners for the next twelve months to enable them evolve into successful businesses. Sub-Saharan Africa’s General Manager for Schneider Electric Process Automation, Mr Ajibola Akindele, announced this at the finals of the selection process which was held virtually on the 8th of March 2021 to…

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Top Nigerian politician Bola Tinubu’s foundation donates bus to Journalists

ADEOLA YUSUF

  A foundation belonging to Nigeria’s top politician, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (BAT), has donated a bus to the Lagos council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ). The Foundation, Platforms Africa gathered, donated the 18-passenger Hummer Bus to the Adeleye Ajayi-NUJ Lagos State Council today in Lagos. Receiving the gift, Chairman of the council, Mr Adeleye Ajayi, showed appreciation to the foundation for its support to the union. Mr. Tinubu, who has been rumoured to be eyeing the seat of President Muhamadu Buhari is at the centre of a controvery…

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