Month: December 2021

Lekan Otufodunrin Bags UNILAG MCAA Print Journalist of The Year Award

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Media Career Development Network Boss, Lekan Otufodunrin, recalls journey 36 after graduating from UNILAG Mass Communication Department   Nigerian Journalist and media trainer, Lekan Otufodunrin, has been recognised as the Print Journalist of the Year in an Award of Excellence organised by the Distinguished UNILAG Mass Communication Alumni Association (UMCAA). Platforms Africa reports that an excited Otufodunrin who announced this on his verified Facebook Page, also recalled his career journey 36 after graduating from the Department of Mass Communication, UNILAG. READ ALSO: Meet Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, UNILAG first female Professor of…

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Ado- Odo/Ota LG Alerts on Wrongful Arrest, Extortion of Motorists

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Ado- Odo Ota Local Government has alerted residents and indigenes of the council on what it called the “wrongful arrest” and extortion of motorists by men of ILERI OLUWA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED. Platforms Africa reports that ILERI OLUWA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT LIMITED was a consultant to the local government on violation of traffic laws, one way and illegal parking, whose men have been accused by commuters in Ota, a border town between Lagos and Ogun, to have illegally been arresting and extorting them on daily basis. The road network in the…

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Abia State Owes Doctors Up To 23 Months Salary, Allowances Balance – NMA

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Medical Association also names Ondo and Ekiti State governments as defaulters of doctors’ full salary payment The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has revealed doctors in Abia State are being owed salaries and allowances for 23 months. Platforms Africa reports that the NMA President Professor Innocent Ujah revealed this in Abuja during a briefing on the outcomes of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Sokoto. READ ALSO: Why Another Lockdown Over COVID-19 Omicron Variant is Unlikely – Expert EXCLUSIVE: Why 371,800 Nigerian Police Officers’ November Salary is Delayed Hours After…

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Nigeria needs gas for prosperity, accelerated industrial development – NGA

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President Nigerian Gas Association (NGA), Ed Ubong, has called for urgent strategy to grow Nigeria’s capacity in the gas sub-sector. A statement sent to Platforms Africa quoted Ubong, who doubles as the Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Gas,to have said this at the just-concluded Practical Nigeria Content Forum held in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The.move, according to him, would ensure that gas is used to spur industrial development across all parts of the country. READ ALSO: Why Another Lockdown Over COVID-19 Omicron Variant is Unlikely – Expert Hours After Platforms Africa Exclusive,…

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Why Another Lockdown Over COVID-19 Omicron Variant is Unlikely – Expert

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“Get your shot and still keep safe,” Doctor Tuyi Mebawondu opens up on reasons the unvaccinated Africans are big threats to the vaccinated ones   A public health expert, Dr Tuyi Mebawondu, has described vaccination as the most critical tool to end the pandemic as he declared that another lockdown over COVID-19 Omicron Varriant is unlikely. Speaking at the weekly e-Discourse organised by leading Pan-Africa forum, Platforms Africa, Mebawondu said that the vaccinated still have an upper edge adding that the unvaccinated exhibit the worse form of the disease and…

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Hours After Platforms Africa Exclusive, Police Begins Nov Salary Payment

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  “Alert has started coming in. I received mine few minutes ago. I know your story has serious  effect on this, and, I believe, it will have more impacts to curb possible occurrence of this in future,” an officer said in a message to Platforms Africa..   The Nigerian Police Authorities have begun payment of November salary to the officers and men of the Force, less than 24 hours after Platforms Africa published an exclusive story on the delay in the payment. “Alert has started coming in. I received mine…

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Nigeria Aviation Agency Overpowers Minister On Emirates Airlines’ Approval

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Emirates Airlines can now only fly into Abuja (Nigeria) just once weekly on Thursdays, while its Lagos flight is suspended   The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified why it withdrew the ministerial approval granted Emirates Airlines by the Ministry of Aviation. Platforms Africa reports that in the power tussle that ensued between the minister and the NCAS, the agency overpowered the minister who favoured a full approval for Emirates Airlines. With the withdrawal, which takes effect from December 12, 2021, Emirates Airlines can now fly into Abuja (Nigeria)…

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End of Option of Fine for Nigeria’s Drug Offenders Near – NDLEA

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Nigeria’s Anti-drug Agency moves to eradicate Option of fine for drug abusers and traffickers, rallies ICM for support   The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said plans are in top gear to amend some of its laws that afford drug offenders an option of fines. Platforms Africa reports that the move to deter people engaged in the use of narcotics was disclosed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. Gen, Mohammed Buba Marwa (Rtd), at the Institute of Change Management(ICM) annual dinner with the topic ‘’ Drug…

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BREAKING BPE Names Bada Akinwumi Interim MD for Abuja DisCo

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The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has named Mr. Bada Akinwumi as Interim Managing Director (MD) of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) Plc. Platforms Africa reports that other members of the Interim Management also named were: Sani Usman- Interim Chief Business Officer; and Babajide Ibironke, Interim Chief Finance Officer. READ ALSO: EXCLUSIVE: Why 371,800 Nigerian Police Officers’ November Salary is Delayed How New Members Stabbed, Killed RCCG Pastor Inside Lagos Church Sex Outside Marriage Is ‘Not The Most Serious Sin’ – Pope Francis VIDEO: Dowen College ex-Staff, Mother in…

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EXCLUSIVE: Why 371,800 Nigerian Police Officers’ November Salary is Delayed

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Only in Nigeria you give guns and keys to Arsenal to a people, and still owe them salary – Officers say, as experts call for speedy payment of Police Salary + IGP MEMO   The Nigerian Police Authority has given reasons the November Salary of the Force is delayed, a situation that has subjected about 371,800 officers and their families to harsh economy. In a Police Wireless Message from the Force Headquarters, which was exclusively obtained by Platforms Africa, the Force declared that the delay in payment of the salary…

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