Day: October 18, 2021

Carbonated Drinks Price Hike Imminent as Minister Announces Jan. 2022 Tax Takeoff

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian Minister of Finance Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has insisted that government would not rescind its position on imposing exercise duties on carbonated drinks. Platforms Africa reports that this means an imminent surge in the prices of these products including some global soft drinks bottled carbonated in Nigeria for preservation. Ahmed insisted that they would be taxed as a part of the additions in the 2021 Finance Act which will take effect from January 2022. The Minister said this at the ‘Public Presentation and Breakdown of the…

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Buhari Dragged to Court Over N5bn Budget to Monitor Nigerian’s WhatsApp

Aliyu Aliyu

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged plans to spend approximately N5 billion (N4.87billion) to monitor WhatsApp phone calls and text messages. PLATFORMS AFRICA reports that the group is asking the court to “declare illegal and unconstitutional the plan by the administration to track, intercept and monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, and text messages of Nigerians and other people, as it severely threatens and violates the right to the preservation of privacy.” The suit followed the proposal in the Supplementary Appropriation…

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Comply With Regulations, NCC Tasks MTN, Glo, 7,983 Other Telecoms Licensees

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has tasked telecom licensees in the Africa’s most populous country to always comply with the provisions of extant laws, subsidiary legislations and other regulatory frameworks put in place to ensure a more competitive and sustainable telecoms sector in Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that under the list of licensees last updated by the NCC as at October 13, 2021, there are 7,985 Telecoms licensees in Nigeria including the MTN, Glo, 9Mobile and Etisalat. “The NCC confirmed 930 entries at the Individual category Licensees while there 7,055 licensees…

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‘How, Why Colin Powell, 1st Black US Secretary of State, Died of COVID-19 After Being Fully Vaccinated’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook, noting that he was fully vaccinated. He was 84. “General Colin L. Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, passed away this morning due to complications from Covid 19,” the Powell family wrote on Facebook, noting he was fully vaccinated. Platforms Africa gathered that Powell had multiple myeloma, a cancer of plasma cells that suppresses the body’s immune response, as well as Parkinson’s,…

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How Fire Gutted Our Headquarters – Premium Times Opens Up

Amodu Ganiu

“The fire started from the office of the Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed, shortly after he left for Jumat prayers before the spraying of soot to other parts of the offices.”   Nigeria’s news platform, Premium Times, has given graphical details of how its headquarters in Abuja was razed by fire, destroying properties and vital documents. Platforms Africa gathered from a report by the newspaper that the fire started from the office of the Editor-in-Chief, Musikilu Mojeed. Mr. Mojeed has, few minutes before the incident, left for Jumat prayers, according to the…

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Experts Seek End To Nigeria’s surging electrical fire outbreak in buildings

Tade Salako

Experts at a roundtable session organised by Eaton in Lagos, Nigeria’s  commercial capital, have craved enhancement for safety of buildings against incessant electrical fire outbreaks across the country. A statement sent to Platforms Africa showed that the annual event was a ln avenue for experts, regulators, MEP consultants, contractors and other stakeholders to discuss safety in Buildings and sustainable ways to curbing electrical fire outbreaks. READ ALSO: Why, How NNPC GMD, Kyari, Bagged “The Sun Man of The Year” Award – MD/E-i-C How UI, UNILAG, LASU Researchers, Others Broke Guiness…

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