Day: November 16, 2021

Gas Cylinder Explosion Kills 10 Year-Old Boy, 4 Others in Lagos

Tade Salako

“It’s not an LPG related accident but rather acetylene gas used for welding,” cooking gas marketers declared   Five people including a ten year-old boy were, on Tuesday morning, killed when cylinders at a gas retailing Centre exploded in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Platforms Africa reports that the gas centre is located at Ojekunle Street, Ladipo Spare Part market area of Lagos. The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, confirmed the accident, noting that there are also many casualties. READ ALSO: Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks…

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How WF de Klerk, last of White South African Presidents, Died of Cancer

Aoko Benjamin

South Africa declares four-day national mourning for Nelson Mandela’s predecessor who died aged 85   South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Tuesday declared four days of national mourning for South Africa’s last white President FW de Klerk, who died aged 85 on Thursday at his home in Cape Town after battling cancer. De Klerk is credited with overseeing the peaceful transition from white-minority rule in South Africa to a Black-majority government led by Nelson Mandela. READ ALSO: Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks – ASUU BREAKING:…

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Why Nigerian Varsities May Be Shut In Next Three Weeks – ASUU

Aliyu Aliyu

Concerns as ASUU gives three-week ultimatum to Nigerian government over arears payment, other lingering demands   The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has said that Universities in Nigeria may be shut in the next three weeks. Platforms  Africa  reports that ASUU on Monday gave the Nigerian Government an ultimatum of three weeks over failure to fulfill lingering demands. This is coming as the Senior Staff Association of Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities met to deliberate next moves over the failure of the Federal Government to meet…

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Oil Investment Window Narrowing, TotalEnergies Calls For Accelerated PIA Implementation

ADEOLA YUSUF

Second biggest oil producing firm in Nigeria, TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria Limited, has declared that the window for investments into fossil fuels in the country is narrowing, urging the Nigerian government to give the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) an accelerated implementation. Managing Director of the company, Mr. Mike Sangster, who declared this at the Pre-conference Workshop of the Nigerian Adsociation of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) 39th conference in Lagos, stated that Nigeria may not have much choice over the speed and velocity of the energy transition. “Nigeria may not have much choice…

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