Day: January 18, 2022

Commuters to Pay More As Lagos Slams ₦800 Daily Levy on Transporters

Ayobami Adedinni

N800 levy, outside of NURTW, RTEAN dues, is to hike transport fare in Lagos beginning from February 1   The Lagos State government, on Tuesday, introduced a daily ₦800 consolidated informal transport levy for transporters in the state, Platforms Africa reports. The levy is outside the union dues collected by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). Lagos State finance commissioner, Dr Rabiu Olowo, who revealed this at the agreement-signing ceremony by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), local councils and…

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Davido Berates Cousin, Dele Adeleke, Over Osun Governorship Ambition

Precious Ibekwe

Music star, David Adeleke popular known as Davido, took to his Instagram page to blasts his cousin Dele Adeleke, a governorship aspirant in Osun state, Southwest Nigeria, over his intellectual capacity. In his post, Davido said that the Osun state Governorship Aspirant Dele Adeleke should stop boasting over his 2.2 GP which he struggled to get. “Wonderful! Me I finished uni with a 2:1. But it’s now cousin dele who struggled to even get a 2:2 that is now forming “intellectual”. Intellectual that has not succeeded in building one single…

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Tinubu, Others’ To Know Fate as APC Fixes Convention For Feb 26

Aliyu Aliyu

Nigeria’s Ruling All Progressives Party (APC) has Fixed its convention for February 26, 2022. Platforms Africa reports that the convention at the set date is to pick men and women executive members who will determine the fate of those who are eyeing the party tickets at the forthcoming elections including Bola Tinubu. READ ALSO Ango Abdullahi to Tinubu- The North has always been the Kingmaker Finally, APC Picks February for Convention as Govs Meet Tinubu Silent on Buhari’s comment after He declared Ambition to President Chairman APC Caretaker Extraordinary Convention…

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‘Men Don’t Walk In, They’re Mostly Carried To Hospital When It’s Too Late’

ADEOLA YUSUF

African Men give better attention to their wealth than their health, a Senior Medical Doctor, Akin Oyejoko, whose experience spanned many years at government and private hopsitals in Nigeria, declares, adding that in most cases, the “Macho Man” in them thinks it is rather belitlling and unmanly to be seen always visiting the hospital. Unfortunately, the time they will eventually be carried/rushed to the hospital is almost always too late. The Chief Medical Director at Solomon Jayden Medical Centre talks about this and other sundry health issues at the Platforms…

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How Zenith Bank Staff Committed Suicide After Facebook Post + PHOTOS

Precious Ibekwe

Platforms Africa has retrieved the Facebook post made by a young banker, Nwokorie Nnamdi Godson, less than 24 hours before he committed suicide. Godson who completed his one year compulsory National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) just in 2018 beforw joining services of the Bank, allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Sapele, Delta State, south south Nigeria. READ ALSO: 200-level Varsity Student who ‘committed suicide’ is NCC Board Chairman’s Daughter Missing N603m: Assistant Director Commits Suicide After EFCC Summon Secondary School Pupil Commits Suicide After Boyfriend’s ‘betrayal’ +PHOTOS Daughter of popular…

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AFCON: Ivory Coast Keeper Loses Dad Hour after Costly Error against S’Leone

Aoko Benjamin

Ivory Coast goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare learned of the death of his father on Monday, only a few hours after making headlines for a disastrous gaffe in his team’s Africa Cup of Nations game against Sierra Leone. “It is with great sadness that the Ivorian national team learned of the death in the night of January 16-17 of the father of goalkeeper Badra Ali Sangare,” said the Ivorian Football Federation in a statement. The news comes after team-mate Max-Alain Gradel lost his father on the eve of the tournament. READ…

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Plagiarism: You’re Wrong, Court Faults FUNAAB Over Lecturers’ Sack

Gbenga Adeoti

A Court of Appeal (Lagos Division) has voided the dismissal of two lecturers of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta ( FUNAAB), Dr. Janet Bamgbose and Mr. Akeem Bamigbade, by the institution for alleged plagiarism. Platforms Africa reports that the lecturers, both of the Chemistry Department, were sacked in May 2013 after an investigation and disciplinary committee recommended their dismissal which was upheld by the governing council of the university. READ ALSO: Nigerian Polytechnics Lose Accreditation Over Lecturers’ Shortage How UI, UNILAG, LASU Researchers, Others Broke Guiness World Record Meet…

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Nigerian Polytechnics Lose Accreditation Over Lecturers’ Shortage

ADEOLA YUSUF

Federal Polys’ Rectors panic, write a Save Our Soul (SOS) letter to the Minister of Education and Head of Civil Service of the Federation for intervention   Federal polytechnics in Nigeria are losing accreditation of course because of serious dearth of requisite academic staff. This is following Nigerian Government’s embargo on employment, The Nation has reported. A reliable source at the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE), the regulatory body of polytechnics told The Nation some of the institutions visited for quality assurance have failed accreditation owing to the acute…

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