Day: October 4, 2021

Millions Locked out as Facebook, Whatsapp, Instagram suffer global outage

Precious Ibekwe

Millions of Social media users were locked out as services of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram were, on Monday, October 3, 2021, hit by an outage lasting several hours. Platforms Africa reports that all the three services are owned by Facebook and could not be accessed over the web or smartphone apps. Downdetector, which tracks outages, logged nearly 80,000 reports for WhatsApp and more than 50,000 for Facebook. Data from the website suggests the outage is affecting user accounts across the world. Some people also reported problems using Fqacebook’s virtual reality…

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Ex-Super Eagle, Peter Rufai, stars at Sahara Group’s Saharalympics Games

Efe Wellington

Foremost former Nigerian goalkeeper and Super Eagles Captain, Peter Rufai produced excellent saves that left spectators thrilled as he joined Sahara Group over the weekend to celebrate the 4th edition of the energy conglomerate’s Saharalympics Games. Platforms Africa reports that the biennial games which held at the Campos Mini Stadium in Lagos Nigeria featured Sahara Group’s employees across Africa, Asia Europe, and the Middle East. “I have seen a lot of sporting events in my time, and I must admit that this is an excellent competition. I am delighted to…

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EKEDC Underscores Customer Service Practitioners’ Resilience, Strenght

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has disclosed the need to celebrates the resilience, strength, and tenacity of customer service practitioners, in the face of the new normal that has been forced on the world by the corona virus pandemic. The utility firm said this as it flagged off activities for the 2021 Customer Service week celebration. Platforms Africa reports that thr Company in a statement by its General Manager, Corporate Communications, Godwin Idemudia, disclosed that the week-long event has been designed to reflect the theme of this year’s celebration which…

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Outages Imminent in Lagos as Ikeja Electric Announces 132KV Lines Upgrade

ADEOLA YUSUF

Major Power outages are imminent at Lagos State Secretariat, The Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (General Hospital), The Ikeja High Court, and The Ikeja Mall (Shoprite), among others.   Nigeria’s largest Electricity Distribution company, Ikeja Electric (IE), has announced the planned re-conductoring of 132KV lines embarked upon by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), aimed at expanding the capacity to wheel more power. Platforms Africa reports that the Chief Technical Officer, Ikeja Electric (IE), Jide Kumapayi, who disclosed this while addressing journalists, said the upgrade by the TCN couldn’t have…

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Capacity Building, Funding key conditions for Local Content Growth – Wabote

ADEOLA YUSUF

Any nation or sector of the economy that seeks to implement Local Content policies successfully must deploy certain programmes such as Capacity Building initiatives, Funding and Incentives and Research and Development, Gap Analysis, Regulatory Framework and Access to market. Executive Secretary of Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote, identified these conditions recently in a presentation he delivered to the 6th Ugandan International Oil and Gas Summit titled “Developing A World Class Local Content Structure.” Drawing from the successful implementation of the Nigerian Oil and Gas…

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Pandora papers: Financial Secrets of World’s Rich, Powerful Exposed in Biggest ever Leak of Offshore Data

ADEOLA YUSUF

Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials   The secret deals and hidden assets of some of the world’s richest and most powerful people have been revealed in the biggest trove of leaked offshore data in history. Platforms Africa reports that there are emails, memos, incorporation records, share certificates, compliance reports and complex diagrams showing labyrinthine corporate structures that showed secreat financial deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials.…

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