Day: January 5, 2022

I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari

Ayobami Adedinni

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed his displeasure with the state of electricity in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television monitored by Platforms Africa, Buhari restated his administration’s commitment to providing infrastructure for Nigerians, including improving on electricity. “I am not happy because I identify that no country can develop without infrastructure and infrastructure means road, rail and power. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Blackout as Nigeria’s Power grid suffers 2nd collapse in 26 days Nigeria suffers N10trn losses to Power Epilepsy in 12 Months—World Bank BREAKING: Blackout as…

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Nigerians to pay more for Coke, Fanta as Govt Slams N10/litre duty on Drink

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian government has introduced an excise duty of N10/litre on all non-alcoholic, carbonated and sweetened beverages, a move that will hike the price of popular soft drinks across the country. Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, said this during the public presentation of the 2022 Appropriation Act on Wednesday in Abuja. READ ALSO: N4.4tn Debt: 7,912 Nigerian Big Men, Firms To Lose Oil Asset, Estate BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Board, Mgt of NNPC Limited + Names of Appointees JUST IN: Lagos Govt. Clears Dowen College, Students Of…

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BREAKING: Buhari Appoints Board, Mgt of NNPC Limited + Names of Appointees

ADEOLA YUSUF

The name of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume was not found on the list of appointees sighted Platforms Africa contrary to earlier list sent to the Senate where the President recommended the Senator as Chairman of the board President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed the Board and Management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited as he also released full names and regions of members of the board. It will be recalled that President Buhari had last September written the Senate on the administrative structure amendments to the Petroleum Industry Act, which included…

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N4.4tn Debt: 7,912 Nigerian Big Men, Firms To Lose Oil Asset, Estate

ADEOLA YUSUF

AMCON publishes names of debtors as deadline expires today, Wednesday, January 5 Fear has gripped 7,912 Nigerian Big Men and companies that are owing N4.4 trillion as they may lose valuable assets and business status aoon. Platforms Africa reports that the assets include oil installations, expensive cars, and mansions and estates in choiced areas of the country. The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria is set, according to a report by Punch, to publish the names of all 7,912 debtors owing it a total of N4.4trillion. READ ALSO:Polaris Bank, Pan Ocean’s…

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JUST IN: Lagos Govt. Clears Dowen College, Students Of Sylvester’s Death

Tade Salako

The Lagos State Government has exonerated the five students and five employees of Dowen College linked to the death of a 12-year-old student, Sylvester Oromoni, in the state. Also cleared by the government from being responsible for death of the young boy, a nephew to Delta state deputy governor, Kingsley Otuaro, was the management and school building in Lekki. The students cleared by the state government were: 16-year-old Favour Benjamin, Edward Begue (16), Ansel Temile (14) and Kenneth Inyang (15) and 15-year-old Micheal Kashamu, the son of the late senator,…

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OPINION: Unmasking the Face Behind Frivolous NIA Petitions, By Ismaila Iliyasu and Ikenna Ellis Ezenekwe

Ismaila Iliyasu and Ikenna Ellis

As veteran media practitioners who are concerned for the truth, for the security of Nigeria and for the safety of its people, we have been compelled by a series of deleterious publications in the last four years that threaten to undermine the peace and security of our dear country, to undertake discreet investigation as to the source of these malicious and unpatriotic publications. Our discreet investigation, based on authoritative interviews with knowledgeable persons who however choose to remain private, as well as unimpeachable documents that we were privileged to inspect,…

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