Day: March 14, 2022

Aggrieved Persons Planning Chaos to Truncate 2023 Polls – YAF

Gbenga Adeoti

A coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF) has raised the alarm over alleged plans by some persons to cause violence and chaos in the South-West and other parts of the country with the ultimate objective of truncating the conduct of the 2023 general elections. YAF alleged that some disgruntled persons in the South-West and their allies in other parts of the country and outside, had been engaging in “clandestine activities” aimed at causing violence and sparking off killings, arson and mayhem that would undermine the electoral…

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Airlines in Nigeria To Shut Down Thursday As Aviation Fuel Scarcity Worsens

Ayobami Adedinni

Chairman Airpeace, Allen Onyema, demands Jet A1 Import License, says all airlines to run out of fuel in three days   Allen Onyema, Airpeace Chairman, has warned that Airlines in the country would shut down operations over the non-availability of Aviation fuel to run their operations. ‘We have only three more days, all airlines in Nigeria will shut down. We are not threatening this country, it is a fact”, Onyema said. READ ALSO: Nigerian Varsities Remain Shut Till May As ASUU Extends Strike For 8 Weeks BREAKING: National Grid Collapses,…

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Egbin Addresses Power Sector’s Brain Drain, Inducts 30 Trainee Engineers

ADEOLA YUSUF

Trainee Engineers are to sustainably drive human capital transformation in the power sector – Adesina In line with its commitment to sustainably drive human capital transformation in the power sector, Egbin Power Plc, Africa’s largest privately run thermal plant has inducted 30 young graduate engineers into an intensive power generation program at the Energy Training Centre. Egbin, a subsidiary of the Sahara Power Group, has so far inducted over 200 graduate trainee engineers as it continues to “proactively, responsibly and sustainably shape Nigeria’s power narrative for socio-economic advancement and industrialization,”…

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Meet Dr. Tinuade Sanda, EKEDC First Female Deputy CEO

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has appointed Dr. Tinuade Sanda as the Deputy Managing Director of the Company. Platforms Africa reports that Sanda is the first female to be appointed as the deputy CEO in the history of the utility firm. Prior to her appointment, Sanda was the chief accounting officer, a position she occupied since 2013. READ ALSO: BREAKING: National Grid Collapses, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness I Am Angry With State of Nigeria’s Power Sector – Buhari Why We launched Energy Club For Lagos School Girls – EKEDC…

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BREAKING: National Grid Collapses, Plunges Nigeria Into Darkness

Gbenga Adeoti

The grid collapse, which is the second in 2022,  has worsened power epilepsy rocking the country   The Nigeria’s electrixity transmission system also known as the national grid on Monday suffered its second collapse in 2022, plunging the entire country into a blackout. Platforms Africa reports that the collapse, which occurred at about 10:40 am on Monday, affected he states like Lagos, Enugu, Kaduna, Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo States, among others. READ ALSO: Diesel Price Hits N720 Per Litre, Nigerian Manufacturers Groan I Am Angry With State of…

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Nigerian Varsities Remain Shut Till May As ASUU Extends Strike For 8 Weeks

Damilola Olonade

The government-owned universities in Nigeria are to remain under lock and key till May as their lecturers’ union has extended its strike by eight more weeks. After a month warning strike,the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), elongated its ongoing strike by two months as the Nigerian Government allegedly failed to satisfactorily address all the issues raised in the 2020 FGN/ASUU Memorandum of Action within the four-week warning strike. Professor Emmanuel Osodeke,President of the Union, made this known in a statement sent to Platforms Africa. READ ALSO: Meet Emmanuel Osodeke,…

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MC Oluomo Orders NURTW Members Back To Parks -Scribe, You Lied -Ex-Chair

Tade Salako

NURTW embattled Chairman disowns message as statement  he allegedly sent to branch chairmen and how they should handle the Police patrols and government officials goes viral   The embattled Chairman of Lagos chapter of National Uion of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called Mc Oluomo, has reportedly directed the union’s members to return to motor parks across Lagos, a directive contrary to the pronouncement by governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Confirming the development, the State Secretary, NURTW, Lagos Branch, Bankole Oluwaseyi, disclosed that the authorization directing all members to go…

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UK To Help Ukraine With 500 Generators As War Plunges Nation Into Darkness

Wonuola Olujobi

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said the United Kingdom will supply Ukraine with more than 500 generators. The generators, BBC reports, will provide energy for essential services, including shelters and hospitals. They will also supply enough energy to power 20,000 homes. Platforms Africa reports that 5this announcement came after Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky made a direct request to the UK for the generators. READ ALSO: Russia-Ukraine war: Something Going Through the Mind of Xi Jinping JUST IN: Shakhtar Donetsk Coach Killed In Russia Invasion of Ukraine Ukraine President Says Country…

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Umahi and The Wages of Harlotry, By Lasisi Olagunju

Lasisi Olagunju

“Like preening, thieving birds, it is not the size of a political party but how clever its operatives are, that determines how many governors or legislators it could have in Nigeria.”   “Thieves of a feather” is the title of a piece written by American journalist, Emily Sohn in the December 19, 2007 edition of ScienceNewsforStudents. Great writings advertise themselves first with great titles. You were probably suckled in a cliched world where birds of a feather always flocked together. And in that world, your teacher warned you never to…

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