Month: December 2021

Ghana Spends $200m On Infection Majorly caused by Homosexuals in 1 Year -Sam George

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ghanaian popular lawmaker, Sam George, on Platforms Africa e-discourse, frowns at misinformation on anti-LGBTQ+ bill, alleges possible threat to his and lives of bill’s 7 other promoters   A prominent member of Ghanaian Parliament, Sam George, has declared that the government of Ghana, in 2020 alone, spent $200 million subsidising the cost of anti-retroviral drugs for persons who have HIV/AIDS, a viral infection surging majorly, according to him, by men having sex with men (MsM) and homosexuals. George, a lawmaker representing the Ningo Prampram constituency, stated this when he featured…

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Mother, 2 Daughters on Holiday trip to East Die in Dangote Truck Accident

Gbenga Adeoti

A woman and her two daughters on New Year holiday trip to the eastern part of Nigeria were confirmed dead in an accident involving a Dangote truck and a Ford jeep at old MRS filling station, Itako, Ijebu Ife on the Sagamu-Benin expressway, Southwestern parr of the country. Platforms Africa reports that the Spokesperson, Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident, which occurred on Sumday, to newsmen in Abeokuta, capital of Ogun State. Akinbiyi noted that the accident occured at 12:30pm and was caused by excessive…

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Nigeria blacklists Firm, Leaks Secret, Strategy of Latest Ponzi to Citizens

Gbenga Adeoti

Nigeria has, through the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alerted the investing public that a firm known as Poyoyo Investment (Pilvest) Nigeria Limited is a Ponzi scheme, a front to defraud unsuspecting investors. Platforms Africa reports that SEC, in a circular at the weekend, stated that its attention had been drawn to the electronic and WhatsApp messages being circulated to investors on behalf of Pilvest. READ ALSO: Meet Priscilla, Single-Mum Hawker Who Became Varsity’s First-Class Graduate EXCLUSIVE: DisCos, GenCos’ Investors Fret As Nigeria Begins Assets Sale Review Hours After Platforms…

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145 Varsities in Nigeria Lack Full Accreditation, says NUC

Aliyu Aliyu

None of the best-ranked Universities, including UI, Redeemer’s University, and Convent University, was listed among the 25 institutions that have their courses 100 per cent accredited while 113 universities have no full complement of professors   Only 25 varsities out of 170 Universities have their courses fully accredited, the National Universities Commission (NUC) has affirmed in its 2021 universities ranking. The commission added that less than 70 per cent of courses offered by the other ivory towers are accredited. Eight out of the 113 universities that the NUC focused on,…

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Archbishop who Wanted ‘Assisted Death,’ 12 Things to Know about Desmond Tutu

Tade Salako

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a global citizen and South African anti-apartheid hero, who died on Sunday, will be buried on January 1, 2022. President Cyril Ramaphosa has earlier announced the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, on Sunday. The anti-apartheid icon died at 90.   “Assisted  death” This is five years after the South African anti-apartheid icon celebrated his 85th birthday in October 2016, saying he would like to be allowed the option of dignified assisted death. “I have prepared for my death and have made it clear that I do not…

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TCN reconnects Lagos communities to grid after pipeline explosion

Tade Salako

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored power to Lagos areas affected by the pipeline explosion that rocked Alimosho LGA. The incident, Platforms Africa has eatlier reported, occurred in the early hours of Friday. A high tension cables fell after the pylon transmitting electricity from Egbin Hydro Power Station collapsed. READ ALSO BREAKING: 33Kv Powerline Collapses, Rocks Lagos With Explosion + PHOTOS Blackout Looms as 5 Powerlines Collapse in Lagos, Dip TCN’s Bulk Power Meet Real Titans Behind 2 Yr-Old TTB, New Owner of 104 Yr-Old Union Bank…

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Igbo Group Commends NCAA DG for Roles In Emirates, Air Peace Row

Precious Ibekwe

A pan-Igbo group, Igbo Centre for Education & Culture Advancement, IGBOCECA, has commended the Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authourity, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu and the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, for their roles in the recent face-off between Air Peace and Dubai government. Platforms Africa reports that the group made this known during a press conference in Abuja on Friday 24th December 2021, and also called on Igbo groups and other well-meaning Nigerians across the globe to do same. READ ALSO:Meet Real Titans Behind 2 Yr-Old TTB, New…

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BREAKING: Fire razes Abuja Next Cash & Carry supermarket

Aliyu Aliyu

The popular Next Cash&Carry, one of Abuja’s biggest supermarkets, has been engulfed by fire, Platforms Africa can report. The cause of the fire is unknown at the time of filing this report. READ ALSO: Surge In Fire Incidents Imminent In This Hammattan, Expert Warns Safety Tips During Fire Outbreak, Expert Tells How to Avoid Death, Injury Adeola Yusuf Assesses Nigeria’s 2021 Subsidy Cost, Fuel Supply Score Card The roads have however been closed and the fire service are still trying to contain the fire. Details later…

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Adeola Yusuf Assesses Nigeria’s 2021 Subsidy Cost, Fuel Supply Score Card

Amodu Ganiyu

Energy policy analyst, Adeola Yusuf, says fuel crisis-free Yuletide commendable, demands sustenance of supply template   Team Lead, Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has charged the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) to sustain its template for the supply of white products, which made it record a fuel crisis-free Yuletide across the country. The Yuletide and New Year holidays have, for some years back in Nigetia, been dotted by fuel crisis including queues, hoarding and panic buying. READ ALSO: PHOTOS: Three Women Who Married, Divorced Ooni Of Ife NMMA Nominates Adeola…

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Ronke Sokefun, Nana Mede, Meet Oando’s New Non-Executive Directors

ADEOLA YUSUF

Oando Plc says it has appointed Ronke Sokefun and Nana Fatima Mede as independent non-executive directors, effective from December 2021. Platforms Africa reports that Sokefun also serves as the chairman of the board of directors of the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC). Ayotola Jagun, the company’s chief compliance officer and company secretary, disclosed this in a statement filed on the ‬‬Nigerian Exchange Limited (NG‭X) on Friday. READ ALSO: Meet Real Titans Behind 2 Yr-Old TTB, New Owner of 104 Yr-Old Union Bank PHOTOS: Three Women Who Married, Divorced Ooni Of…

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