Day: March 24, 2022

Peter Obi Joins 2023 Presidential Race, Gets Traditional Rulers’ Nod

Amodu Ganiyu

The former Gvernor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi has declared his intention to contest for the President of Nigeria in 2023 amidst blessings from the traditional rulers of Anambra State. He declared in Awka when he was addressing the royal fathers and the Presidents General of the 181 communities in the state at Government House,Awka. Peter Obi said he decided to start the journey from his state by first informing the traditional rulers and the PGs who are the custodians of the people. READ ALSO: Electricity Tariff Hikes: How…

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UNILAG Prof. of Insurance, Tajudeen Yusuf, Unearths 17 SDGs From Qur’an

ADEOLA YUSUF

“Solution to Nigeria’s problem is not all about prayers non-stop. A little bit of prayer and more hard work. That is how nations grow and develop,” the Professor of Insurance and Risk Managment declares at Crescent Varsity’s 16th Founder’s Day   A Professor of Insurance and Risk Management at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Tajudeen Olalekan Yusuf, has dug up 17 provisions of the recently formulated Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by the United Nations (UN)  from the Qur’an, a book revealed over 1,400 years ago. Platforms Africa reports that Yusuf…

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Electricity Tariff Hikes: How Labour Leaders Betrayed Nigerians – Group

ADEOLA YUSUF

The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria(TUC) have betrayed Nigerians for allowing the Nigerian Government to withdraw electricity subsidy in the country, Coalition for Affordable and Regular Electricity (CARE) has said. Platforms Africa reports that the group, in a statement, stated that action of the union leaders is a punishment for hundreds of thoussnds of workers in the country who will now forcefully pay higher tariffs twice yearly as power companies now have the liberty to hike tariff periodically Coordinator of the group,Chinedu…

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FAPEF Names Adeola Yusuf Panelist for Africa Economic, Financial Forum

ADEOLA YUSUF

Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, joins Rym Ayadi, Prof of economics at Business School, City University of London; Koffi Ange Houngbedji, Senior Analyst at African Development Bank (AfDB); Idriss Linge, Rédacteur en Chaf de l’Agence Ecofin and others as speakers in Abidjan for FAPEF confab   The Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, has been named a panelist at the First African Forum for Economic and Financial Journalism (FAPEF) conference in Abidjan, economic capital of Ivory Coast. Adeola Yusuf, one of the most decorated, award-winning financial journalists…

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Why We Rejected Nigerian Widows’ Suit Against Shell – Dutch Court

Efe Wellington

Complainants are the widows of activists who were executed by the Nigerian government alongside Ken Saro-wiwa in 1995 after they protested against the oil’s company’s exploitation of the Niger Delta   A Dutch Court on Wednesday rejected a suit against Shell brought by four widows of activists who were executed by the Nigerian government in 1995 after they protested against the oil’s company’s exploitation of the Niger Delta. The court said there was not enough evidence to support the widows’ claim that Shell had been involved in bribing witnesses related to the case. In 2019, the court had…

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Three Nigerians Arrested At Ethiopia’s Airport With 43Kg Cocaine

Aoko Benjamin

How the Ethiopian police uncovered a total of 43 kilograms of cocaine in the luggage of the three Nigerians on connecting flights from Brazil Ethiopia police on Tuesday arrested three Nigerian nationals for alleged smuggling of a total of 43 kilograms of cocaine in their luggage. Platforms Africa reports that the suspects were arrested on two different smuggling attempts at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport following a search on passengers that flew in from Sao Paulo, Brazil, the federal police said in a statement. The alleged smugglers were flying from…

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Russia Shuts 1.4m bpd Exports Pipeline, Worsens Oil Prices Surge

ADESUPO OSOSANYA

Oil exports from a crucial pipeline on Russia’s Black Sea coast were fully halted on Wednesday, pushing crude prices higher amid fears that Moscow would interrupt energy supplies just as US president Joe Biden arrives in Europe to discuss the war in Ukraine. The Caspian Pipeline Consortium, the Moscow-headquartered group running a pipeline linking Kazakh oilfields with Russia’s Novorossiysk port, said on Wednesday that it was shutting down all three units used to load oil from the more-than-1,500km artery on to tankers, blaming storm damage. “The loading is fully stopped…

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NBC Ltd Mulls 15m Euro Investments in Solar Plants Across Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

Nigerian Bottling Company Limited, NBC, is set to invest 15 million Euro in Solar Plants across Nigeria in line with its renewable drive initiative. Platforms Africa reports that the Managing Director, NBC, Matthieu Seguin stated this during the Media Tour at NBC Ikeja Plant on Wednesday in Lagos. “NBC is part of the Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company group, CCHBC, which has an uncompromising commitment to minimize our environmental footprint whilst enriching the communities where we operate”, he said. READ ALSO: Meet Benjamin Olowu, First Graduate With 4.97 CGPA in Lagos…

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Meet Benjamin Olowu, First Graduate With 4.97 CGPA in Lagos Varsity History

Abibat Babalola

How Olowu, son of LASU professor, broke convocation record, VC says as University graduates 112 First Class, 4,994 degree students The Lagos State University (LASU) Ojo celebrated on Wednesday outstanding students that made First Class, especially Benjamin Damilare Olowu, who broke the record with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 4.97. At the 25th convocation ceremony, Olowu, the son of a professor in the university was the star attraction as he received a standing ovation for his academic feat. The convocation ceremony is also the first for the Vice…

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