Month: March 2022

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

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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

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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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Lagos doctor battles for life after being stabbed, shot by naval ratings

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  A medical doctor, Owen Edo-Ojo, is battling for his life after security agents suspected to be naval ratings stabbed him in the neck and shot his thigh and pelvis. The incident happened on Gbamgbala Street, Elegushi, in the Lekki area of Lagos State. The doctor, who wanted to attend a spa session, a report by Punch read, parked his vehicle in front of a building when the ratings accosted him. An argument bordering on where Edo-Ojo parked his vehicle ensued and in the process, the naval personnel allegedly brutalised…

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Popular Lagos Apongbo Bridge Shut as Fire Guts Asset, Market + VIDEO

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Commuters gnash teeth as fire takes out one of the three bridges linking Lagos Island to Mainland The popular Apogbon Bridge on Lagos Island has been shut to traffic as fire razed the bridge and scores of shops under it. Platforms Africa reports that the incident, which resulted in terrible traffic gridlock that had crippled commercial activities around Lagos Island axis of the state, has also threatened the physical strength and integrity of the bridge. Apongbon bridge is one of the three bridges that connect Lagos Island, commercial and financial…

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Nigeria Relaxes COVID-19 Protocols At Airport for Travellers

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Fully Vaccinated Nigerian Travellers’ll No Longer Be Tested, government declares Nigerian government says fully vaccinated travellers coming into the country will no longer be required to take a pre-departure PCR COVID-19 test. The chairman of the Presidential Steering Committee, Boss Mustapha made the comment during a briefing of the PSC announcing a revision of International Travel Protocols on Monday. He however said that passengers who are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated are still expected to take a COVID-19 PCR test 48 hours before departure, or do a Day 2 and day…

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Ramadan: Kano Extends Second-Term Holiday to Five Weeks for Schools

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“By this adjustment, therefore, all public and private primary and post-primary schools operating in the state are to be closed for five weeks’ vacation with effect from Friday, April 1, 2022, to Sunday, May 8, 2022,” The Kano State Government has approved the adjustment of the 2021/2022 school calendar for both public and private primary and secondary schools operating in the state because of the forthcoming Ramadan. Ramadān is the month of fasting and the ninth month of the Muslim calendar that begins and ends with the appearance of the…

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Nigerian School Toilet Collapses, Kills Two Children

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Two children have been found dead in the rubble of a collapsed toilet of UK Bello Memorial Primary School, Paiko, in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State, North-central Nigeria. READ ALSO: Autopsy Report Says 1 Yr-Old Pupil Given 31 Strokes of Cane Died of Shock JSS 3 Pupil Kidnaps 4-Year-Old Girl, Demands ₦70,000 Ransom School Pupil Shot Dead, Two Injured As Inter-House Sports Turn Bloody Nigerians to Pay More For DStv, GOtv As MultiChoice Hikes Prices Daily Trust, which reported this, added that it was yet to be ascertained what…

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TotalEnergies Joins Rivals Shell, BP To Quit Russian Oil Supply Deals

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  BP is facing write-downs of $25 billion for its Russian exit and Shell of over $3 billion.   French oil major TotalEnergies (TTEF.PA) said on Tuesday it would not renew its Russian gasoil and crude oil supply contracts for its German refinery, but would source gasoil from Saudi Arabia and crude via Poland instead. The firm, with stakes in several Russian projects, has come under criticism after it stopped short of joining rivals Shell and BP (BP.L) in planning to divest oil and gas assets in Russia. European sanctions…

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Ghana Imposes Record Interest Rate Hike, Battles Debt Crisis

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Restaurants and bakeries have downsized menus and laid off staff. The national taxi drivers union has threatened to strike over spiralling fuel costs, and the main lending rate hiked by 250 basis points to 17% is the largest increase in Ghana’s history   Ghana’s central bank announced its biggest ever interest rate hike on Monday as it seeks to slow rampant inflation that threatens to create a debt crisis in one of West Africa’s largest economies. The Bank of Ghana, a report by Reuters showed, raised its main lending rate…

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Nigerians to Pay More For DStv, GOtv As MultiChoice Hikes Prices

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Here is the full list of the packages and their new prices, as well as the reason MultiChoice gave for the price increment   MultiChoice has announced a hike in the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages in Nigeria from April, 2022. Platforms Africa reports that this was announced in a statement on Tuesday, in which the company stated that the rising costs of inflation and business operations led to the increment in the prices of the packages. READ ALSO: Meet Olaoluwa Oluwadara, West Africa’s Youngest PhD Holder in…

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