Day: February 9, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Appoints Kinsman, Yar’Adua’s brother, REA’s Board Chair

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa obtains and publishes letter of appointment for Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and ex-Lt. Col in charge of records at the army secretary’s office at the military headquarters, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Abdulaziz Musa Yar’Adua, younger brother to late Umar Musa Yar’Adua as the chairman of the Rural Electrification Agency (REA’s) Board of Governors. In a letter exclusively sighted by Platforms Africa, Nebeolisa Anako, Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Power stated that the appointment takes effect from January 17, 2022…

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IBEDC Cries Out Over Oyo Govt’s N450m Debt

Ayobami Adedinni

Efforts to get the outstanding paid, initiated several engagements through correspondences and physical meetings, but all these efforts yielded no positive result – IBEDC Boss, John Ayodele, declares   The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company plc (IBEDC) has raised the alarm over a N450 million debt owed it by the Oyo state government The company made this known in a statement issued by the Chief Operating Officer, John Ayodele, on Wednesday. Ayodele, in the statement explained that the company, as part of efforts to get the outstanding paid, initiated several engagements…

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JUST IN: How NNPC Raked In $1.84bn From Oil, Gas Exports In One Year

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has given details of how it posted a total of $224.29million receipt from crude oil and gas export in August 2021 as against $191.26million in July 2021. Platforms Africa reports that a breakdown of the figures captured in the August 2021 NNPC Monthly Financial and Operations Report (MFOR) indicates that export of crude oil amounted to $7.77million while gas and miscellaneous receipts stood at $65.26 million and $151.26million respectively. Total crude oil and gas export receipt for the period of August 2020 to…

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