Day: May 1, 2021

Saudi to Nigerian Pilgrims: No Completion of COVID-19 vaccine dose, No Hajj

Aliyu Aliyu

  Here is why hundreds of thousands of intending pilgrims from Africa may miss 2021 Hajj   The Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health has decided to require all external pilgrims from Nigeria and other nations  wishing to perform Hajj this year to obtain two doses of WHO-approved vaccine for COVID-19. The Hujjaj will be required to receive the second dose of the vaccine before arriving in the Kingdom one week before Hajj failure of which will make those who couldn’t achieve this to miss the Hajj. The Hujjaj will also…

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Nigeria 1st in Africa, 11th largest global source of Int’l Students to U.S

Adeola Yusuf

  American Government Priorities Appointment for country’s Student Visa Applicants Nigeria sends more students to American colleges and universities than any other country in Africa and is the eleventh largest source worldwide of international students to the United States. The U.S government, which revealed this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa, maintained that in academic year 2019-2020, a record-breaking number of nearly 14,000 Nigerians pursued graduate and undergraduate degrees in the United States. “Over the last 21 years, the EducationUSA Advising Centers in Nigeria have directly contributed to an…

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‘Reasons Nigeria’s petrol ‘consumption’ skyrocketed to 72.72m litres daily’

Efe Wellington

  Real reasons Nigeria’s petrol consumption skyrocketed to 72.72m liters daily – Marketers   Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN) has given real reasons petrol consumption skyrocketed to 72.72m liters daily in the country. MOMAN in a statement made available to Platforms Africa, maintained that the consumption skyrocketed from 57.44 million litres sold a month earlier, exposing the thriving activities of smugglers in the nation’s petroleum industry. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is yet to make any official data of petrol consumption available in the country. An official…

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Awosika opens up 42 hours after sack by CBN as FirstBank Board Chairman

Precious Ibekwe

  The immediate past Chairman of the Board of First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Ibukun Awosika, has opened up on her relationship with the First Bank Group family 42 hours after she was fired by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). Awosika, who spoke in a statement, titled: “My FBN Group Journey,” made her position known two days after the Governor of the CBN, Godwin Emefiele, announced her sack alongside other Board members, including Oba Otudeko. Emefiele also announced the reinstatement of the Managing Director/CEO of the Bank, Adesola…

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