Day: January 13, 2022

Sacked NIA Boss, Mohammed Dauda, Petitions AGF, Demands Reinstatement

Aliyu Aliyu

The ex- NIA boss tasks Malami on pending legal tussle with NIA A former Acting Director General National Intelligence Agency ( NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Dauda, who was removed as the DG, has petitioned the Attorney General of Federation (AGF) Abubakar Malami, demanding his immediate reinstatement. Platforms  Africa reports that Dauda appealed to the AGF to use his office to ensure that his personal liberty is not compromised due to the ongoing legal tussle with the National Intelligence Agency. In a petition written on January 11, 2022 by his counsel, Kanu…

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Nigeria lifts ‘Use Twitter, Go to Jail” Order on Citizens

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

  Nigeria Ends 7-Month Bickering with Microblogging Giant   It’s official, millions of Twitter users in Nigeria can now use the microblogging sitaswithout risking a jail term as the Government has lifted the suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country, an offici Platforms Africa reports that this signified an end to the bickering between the country and the microblogging giant, which has lasted for seven months. The government announced the suspension of the social media platform in June, 2021, after it deleted a controversial tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. The…

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Sahara Power Group GMD, Adesina, is Vanguard Private Sector Icon

Kanyinsola Yusuf

Kola Adesina, Group Managing Director of Sahara Power Group, the largest privately owned vertically integrated power company in sub-Saharan Africa, has been named the ‘Private Sector Icon of the Year’ by Vanguard Media Limited, a foremost Nigerian and African new publication. Platforms Africa reports that a statement by the Sahara Group, which declared this, noted that the newspaper organisation stated that Adesina bagged the award because he was “a consummate entrepreneur with experience that traverses academia, insurance, finance, energy, trade and diplomacy.” READ ALSO: BREAKING: Nigeria’s Electricity Market debts to…

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NLNG discredits online Train 7 vacancies

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigeria LNG Limited has discredited online vacacies advertisements for its multi-billion dollars Train 7 project. Platforms Africa reports that the company said this in a statement by the General Manager, External Relations & Sustainable Development, Andy Odeh, maintaining that “neither NLNG nor its contractors have commenced recruiting for the Train 7 Project.” The statement The attention of Nigeria LNG Limited (‘NLNG’) has been drawn to an online advertisement announcing vacancies for its Train 7 Project positions. The advertisement goes further to request that interested persons join WhatsApp groups created…

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