Day: March 16, 2022

Why We Upgraded Electrical Workshop at Govt Tech College – Ikeja Electric

Olayemi Babalola

Ikeja Electric (IE) said that it renovated and upgraded the Electrical Workshop at Government Technical College (GTC) in Ikorodu, Lagos as part of efforts to support the improvement technical capacity building in Lagos State. The company in a statement sent to Platforms Africa noted that the gesture was aimed at boosting technical education in the state, while complementing the efforts of government through its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ikeja Electric, Folake Soetan, the statement continued, emphasized that the company remains passionate about giving back to…

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Stakeholders Forge Alliance With Nigeria on Net zero Emission Target

Tade Salako

Stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are striving to forge alliance with the Nigerian government after it sets in motion policy direction to become the first major developing country to commit annual carbon budgets to plot its path towards cutting emissions to net zero. The managing director of Carbon Limits, James Ogunleye, said the firm is playing a strategic role in Nigeria’s long walk to energy transition. In a conversation in Lagos, Ogunleye said the company has dedicated efforts to support ongoing initiatives of government was bolstered by already…

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Timeline Initiative Rallies Lagos Deputy Governor, Speaker for Lecture

Tade Salako

Hamzat, Obasa To Speak On Harmonious Working Relationships Between Arms Of Government As Path To Successes In Lagos  His Excellency, the Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Dr. Kadri Obafemi Hamzat will be the Guest Speaker at the 4th educational and social interactive programme, Timeline Awareness Initiative Lecture/Award on Wednesday 23rd of March 2022. Organiser of the event said this in a statement sent to Platforms, maintaining that the programme promises to be an eye-opener. According to the Organizers, led by Yusuf Adeoye, Publisher of TimelineNG, an Online Newspaper, Dr. Hamzat…

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LFR, HEI Ink Health MoU, Mull Training for 350 First Responders

Damilola Olonade

LFR International Makes Entry into Nigeria via Partnership with Health Emergency Initiative LFR International (LFR) has announced a new partnership with the Health Emergency Initiative (HEI), improving lay first-responder training capabilities in Nigeria. With the help of HEI, LFR will be able to implement its successful training program in Nigeria for the first time. This will be the seventh country where LFR holds first responder operations and sixth in sub-Saharan Africa. LFR and HEI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) this week detailing the goals of the collaboration. By implementing…

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JUST IN: Prince Emeka Obasi, Hallmark Newspapers’ Publisher, Is Dead

Precious Ibekwe

Prince Emeka Obasi, publisher of Hallmark newspaper, is dead. He was aged 58. Obasi, a veteran journalist and public relations aficionado, died on Tuesday March 15, 2022, after a protracted illness. Editor of Hallmark newspaper, Mr. Okey Onyenweaku, confirmed this, adding that Obasi’s family would shortly issue a statement. The Abia State-born award winning journalist and former Commissioner for Information had been battling a health challenge for the past eight years. He was the founder and executive secretary of Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC), organisers of the Zik…

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Music Star, 2Face, Donates Multi-million Naira Studio To OAU

Gbenga Adeoti

Obafemi Awolowo Varsity now has best recording studio in Nigeria, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ogunbodede, says as African Queen crooner announces that the University of Benue is the next port of call for a music studio. Music Super star, Innocent Idibia, alias 2Face, has commissioned a music studio he built for the Music Department of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. He announced that the University of Benue is the next port of call for a music studio. The ultra modern recording studio was well received by the university’s board and students,…

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Why, How Eating Potatoes Helps Diabetics Live Longer- Report

Ayobami Adedinni0

Research has shown the time of day people with diabetes eat certain foods may be just as important to their well-being as portion size and calories. Platforms  Africa reports that a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolisms, which stated this, added that people with diabetes stand a chance of improved heart health, if certain foods are eaten at different times of the day. READ ALSO: How Healthy Diet Can Surpress Disease, Wasteful Spending on Medicine ‘Men Don’t Walk In, They’re Mostly Carried To…

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Tinubu Asked Me To Make Him Vice President – Atiku

Ayobami Adedinni

“Some say the South-east have not been given the chance,” Atiku who wants PDP ticket speaks on the chance of Ndigbo to become Nigerian president in 2023 Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress asked him to make him the vice president as a condition for giving him the presidential ticket. He made this known in an interactive session with PDP BoT members to seek their support for his presidential aspiration in Abuja on Tuesday. “Some say the South-east…

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Producers Hike Sachet Water Price To N200 Per Bag In Nigeria

Precious Ibekwe

Why we did it, Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) gives reasons for 25 per cent price increase in a statement to Platforms Africa   The Association of Table Water Producers (ATWAP) has announced an increase in the price of a bag of sachet water, popularly known as pure water, from N160 to N200.    This is contained in a statement by the Chairman of ATWAP Enugu State Chapter, Pastor Blessed Okonkwo, and the Secretary, Mr Ifeanyi Okonkwo, respectively after a meeting of the association held in Enugu on Tuesday. …

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