Month: June 2021

JUST IN: Nigerian Varsity Lecturers Threaten Fresh Strike

Damola Oyede

Barely six months after it suspended its 10 month-old strike, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on a fresh industrial action if the 13 months’ salaries of over 1,000 of its members across the country were not paid. Platforms Africa reports that Dr. Lazarus Maigoro, Chairman, University of Jos chapter of the union, who stated this in a statement on Saturday, in Jos, added that the Nigerian Government had also withheld the check-off dues of the affected members. He accused Ahmed Idris, the Accountant General…

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EFCC advances Nadabo Energy Trial Over N1.4 bn fuel subsidy Scam

Efe Wellington

EFCC Boss Laments Slow Fuel Subsidy Trials   Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has advanced in the trial of Nadabo Energy in an on-going probe of an alleged N1.4 billion fuel subsidy trial involving the oil firm. Platforms Africa reports that Chairman of the agency, Abdulrasheed Bawa, who is leading the probe, lamented the slow pace of some fuel subsidy trials in the nation’s courts. Bawa, expressed this at the Ikeja High Court in Lagos after testifying in an alleged N1.4 billion fuel subsidy trial…

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NESG downgrades Nigeria’s economic growth forecast

Tade Salako

How Insecurity, Fuel, Electricity Hikes are Hampering Nigeria’s Agricultural Yields   The Nigerian Economic Summit Group has said insecurity in the food producing region,electricity tariff hike,fuel price increase and hike in transport and logistic cost could stop Nigeria from harnessing the gains of improved agricultural productions in the coming months. The development came as the group also raised red flag over uncontrolled poverty rate on account of rising unemployment in the land. Platforms Africa reports that the group echoed its position in its economic report for the first quarter of…

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Why Shell Nigeria Country Chair bagged Petroleum Varsity Fellowship – VC

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Managing Director of The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria (SPDC), Mr. Osagie Okunbor, has emerged winner of the 2021 Award for Excellence and Integrity in Corporate Leadership of the Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE), Effurun in Delta State. ‘The university recognises your industry leadership and observed personal qualities, values and approach to leadership which is a source of inspiration to so many others,” said the Vice Chancellor of FUPRE, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, while presenting the award at the university on Thursday. The award, recommended by the university award…

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Nigeria advances 5G Deployment Move, Begins Spectrum Auction

Aliyu Aliyu

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has taken a major proactive regulatory step by inaugurating a committee to develop the Information Memorandum (IM) for the auction of 3.5 gigahertz (GHz) spectrum band which will be used for early deployment of 5G services in the country. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, recently inaugurated the 18-member Committee in Abuja, with NCC’s Executive Commissioner, Technical Services, Ubale Maska as Auction Adviser while the Director, Spectrum Administration, NCC, Oluwatoyin Asaju, is the Committee Chairman. Speaking…

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Donation Money Tears Mother, Father of ‘World’s First 10 babies’ Apart

Aoko Benjamin

He is trying to be a ‘millionaire’ from money donated to my babies, Mother  I don’t believe the 10 babies exist – Father   The mother who has claimed she has given birth to decuplets in South Africa has accused the father of trying to become a ‘millionaire’ from the story and says she is hurt by his suggestion the ten children do not exist. Gosiame Sithole claimed her boyfriend Tebogo Tsotetsi was ‘expecting to be rich’ from the alleged record births and was only concerned about the donations coming from people…

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Bank PHB ex-MD, Francis Atuche, Jailed for Stealing Depositors’ N25.7bn

Tade Salako

He shed tears, blinked and rolled eye balls to evoke pity but still got six-year jail term slammed on his head. Here is the full account of how Court found the Bank Chief guilty of stealing customers’ money   An Nigerian High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Wednesday convicted and jailed a former Managing Director (MD) of Bank PHB, Francis Atuche, for defrauding the bank of over N25.7 billion depositors money. Platforms  Africa reports that since 2011, Atuche and a former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the bank, Ugo…

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BREAKING: 30 Female Nigerian Pupils Kidnapped in Kebbi School Attack

Aliyu Aliyu

  Here are the details of third major attack on Nigeria’s Schools in the last three Weeks   Bandits have abducted some students at Federal Government Girls College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi State. At least 30 students and three teachers were, according to a report by news Direct, abducted. The report also quoted security sources.   READ ALSO: BREAKING: Tears as 300 Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls freed, met Parents BREAKING: Bandits kidnap Nigerian Judge Inside Court How Gunmen Kidnapped Nigerian Professor, Demanded N18m in Place of His Life   This is the…

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JUST IN: Nigeria’s Popular Politician, Security Guard beheaded In Imo

Precious Ibekwe

Wife of the beheaded APC chieftain gives detailed account of how life was mercilessly sniffed out of her husband in multiple attacks where security guard to a lawmaker was also beheaded, mansions and exotic cars of ex-Commissioner, Councillor others were set ablaze within one hour   A popular politician and chieftain of the country’s ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, Jonathan Ugochukwu, has been beheaded. Ugochukwu was beheaded less than one hour after a security guard attached to another politican and lawmaker in the state was…

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Intels, ICTSI’s bickering In Nigeria’s Onne Port Catches UK Media Attention

Efe Wellington

How bickering could worsen aggressive pricing, business for oil/gas cargo and containerized imports at the only major modern port in Eastern Nigeria     In an article published in its June 2021 edition, the world-renowned logistics industry magazine “Port Strategy” of London, UK, commented on the recent developments in Onne Port where the global port operator ICTSI has made a major investment to expand Nigeria’s modern port capacity in the face of loud protests and attempts of legal obstacles by Intels Nigeria.   READ ALSO: Untold Story of N165.32bn that…

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