Day: October 8, 2021

Buhari Unleashes EFCC, NFIU on Oil firms as N2.7trn Royalty Racket Worsens

ADEOLA YUSUF

Asides the unremitted N2.659 trillion revenue reported by NEITI, the NFIU has also uncovered over $5 billion and N700 billion not paid in the area of operations by oil companies   Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari, has unleashed the Nigerian anti-graft agencies, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) on oil firms in Nigeria as the alleged unremitted tax, royalty racket by the companies degerates. Platforms Africa reports that Buhari specifically directed the NFIU to lead the immediate recovery of N2.659trillion owed the federation by…

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Bus Driver Stabs LASTMA Official Hours after Agency Impounds 70 vehicles

Tade Salako

How we intercepted 70 vehicles for traffic violations in 48 hours, and a “Danfo Conductor” stabbed our officer in the head with a screw driver – LASTMA   An assistant to a commercial bus driver, known as Danfo Conductor, has buried an half lenght of a screw driver on the head of an officer of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). Platforms Africa reports that this attack, which occured at Ojota axis in Kosofe Local Government Area of the state, came hours after the authority (LAsTMA) announced that its…

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Ikeja Electric Deepens Billing Transparency for Customers, Launches SingleView App

ADEOLA YUSUF

Why we harmonised customers accounts activities on one platform, CEO Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, answers Platforms Africa’s and-then-what questions about SingleView App     Nigeria’s power utility giant, Ikeja Electric, has deepened billing transparency and feedback Channel for its customers as it launched SingleView App. Platforms Africa reports that SingleView is a one-stop shop application where all details about customers profile, vending and power usage, among others, are displayed in a single view at the front end of the application. Speaking at launch of the App held at the corporate…

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