Day: October 29, 2021

EXCLUSIVE: DisCos, GenCos’ Investors Fret As Nigeria Begins Assets Sale Review

ADEOLA YUSUF

The statutory performance review, which is now being carried out three years behind the initial schedule, may, among other things, lead to revocation of licences and assets     The Nigerian Government has begun the major performance review of the power assets sold in 2013. This decision, Platforms Africa gathered explosively, has set jitters down the spines of investors in electricity distribution and generation strata. Minister in charge of power, Abubakar Aliyu, in a document made available to journalists in Abuja, said plans are underway to review the assets’ sale,…

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How ICPC Recovered 301 Houses From Two Civil Servants

Aliyu Aliyu

60 buildings were recovered from one of the suspects, the remaining  241 houses were recovered from the other suspect at different locations within Abuja      Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, has given details of how the agency recovered 301 houses from two public officers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. The revelation came at the inauguration of the House of Representatives adhoc Committee on Investigation of the Operations of Real Estate Developers, yesterday. The ICPC chairman said while…

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NMMA Nominates Adeola Yusuf for 2021 Journalist of The Year Award

Damilola Olonade

How Platforms Africa Team Lead secured his eighth nomination out of record 1,050 entries for the prestigious NMMA 2021 Award holding in Kogi, North-central Nigeria, on Saturday   The Professor Ralph Akinfeleye-led Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) Board of Assessors has nominated the report by Adeola Yusuf out of record 1,050 entries for the prestigious 2021 Media Merit Award holding in Kogi, North-central Nigeria, on Saturday, October 30. Adeola Yusuf, a multiple award-winning Nigerian Journalist, is the Team Lead, Platforms Africa. The latest is the eighth time he has been…

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