Month: April 2022

Why Malaria, Killer of 430,000 People Yearly, Will Kill More In Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

For malaria, a disease of poor countries, funded and researched by rich nations, where is the money? Where is the human resources and researches to end it in Africa? Malaria, a disease that infected 214 million people across the world, leading to about 430, 000 deaths will wreck more havoc on Africa unless the continent takes a collective approach on investments in health more seriously. Founder of Health FM and Chief Executive Officer at Medway Health, Doctor Omotuyi Mebawondu, said this during the Platforms Africa e-Discourse. The Platforms Africa e-Discourse…

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MTN Begins Commercial Banking Services in Nigeria, Targets 70m Customers

ADEOLA YUSUF

South African telecoms giant speaks on CBN approval, date of commencement, and the name if its bank Nigeria regulators have given South African telecommunication giant, MTN the go-ahead to run a conventional commercial bank. MTN, which started operations in Nigeria in 2001, will now be able to offer services offered by commercial banks except granting credit and processing foreign exchange transactions. READ ALSO:BREAKING: MTN, Mafab Pay $547.2m for 5G Licences Nigerian Parliament Indicts Agip, MTN, Glo, Others of Tax Evasion ‘The date of commencement will be communicated to the Central Bank…

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Terrible Plight of Women in Extractive Communities Exposed

ADEOLA YUSUF

CSR-in-Action Mulls N300m investment for female artisanal miners in West Africa The terrible plight of Women in Extractive Communities has been exposed as social justice and gender inclusion dominated discussions at the premiere of ‘Earth Women.’ A statement sent by the producer of the Earth Women, Bekeme Olowola, to Platforms Africa, showed that the poignant documentary “explores the plight of women living in areas impacted by extractive activities, including oil and gas exploration and mining.” Earth Women, the statement continued, is an initiative of CSR-in-Action Advocacy, the development-focused arm of…

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Amid Calls For Resignation From NFF, Pinnick gets new FIFA role

ADEOLA YUSUF

The President of the Nigeria Football Federation, Mr Amaju Pinnick, has been given a new role within the Federation of International Football Association’s working group. This was announced in a statement by NFF’s spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, on Tuesday. Pinnick’s appointment came amid calls for his resignation as NFF boss after Nigeria failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. READ ALSO:CAF Doctor’s Death: FIFA Sanction Looms On Nigeria SUSPENSION: FIFA Axes Kenya, Zimbabwe, Gives Reason In a letter dated 11th April and signed by Véron Mosengo-Omba, General Secretary…

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FirstBank Reduces Banking Time to 5 hours, Blames Energy Crisis

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here, due to high diesel cost and heavy spending on electricity, are the new schedule for opening and closing of bramches the bank wants hundreds of thousands of its customers to note   First Bank of Nigeria has announced reduction in operation hours at most of its branches nationwide from eight to five hours due to the biting coat of operations. Platforms Africa reports that the bank made this known in a statement made available on its official website, where it said that the new development will take effect from…

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Nigeria Declares Two Days As Easter Public Holiday

ADEOLA YUSUF

  Nigerian Government has declared Friday 15th and Monday 18th April, 2022, which are Good Friday and Easter Monday, to be Public Holidays, to mark this year’s Easter celebration. Platforms Africa reports that the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, while making this declaration in Abuja urged Christians to emulate the attributes of sacrifice, togetherness, forgiveness, kindness, love, peace and patience, which were the attributes and practices of Jesus Christ, as exemplified by His ministry on earth. Aregbesola therefore called on Christians and all Nigerians alike to use the occasion…

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Man Kills Girlfriend, Sleeps With Decaying Corpse For Six Days

ADEOLA YUSUF

Neighbours opened up on how stinking smell of the corpse exposed the alleged criminal    A young man, Ifeanyi Njoku, has been arrested for allegedly killing and having sex with the decaying corpse of his girlfriend, Precious Okeke, in an estate at Badore, in the Ajah area of Lagos State, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Platforms Africa reports that Njoku was the one that rented the apartment. The live-in lovers stayed in the apartment, where Njoku allegedly killed his girlfriend for ritual purposes. READ ALSO: Teenagers Behead Girlfriend for Money Rituals Nigerian…

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Global Energy Transition, An Opportunity for Nigerian Oil Industry- Wabote.

ADEOLA YUSUF

The ongoing disruptions in the international energy industry present a unique opportunity for the Nigerian oil and gas industry to attract investments and serve as one of the leading hubs to meet global energy needs. The Executive Secretary of the Nigeria Content Development and Monitoring Board, (NCDMB) Engr. Simbi Kesiye Wabote stated this recently in a lecture he delivered at the Society of Petroleum Engineers – Oloibiri Lecture Series and Energy Forum (SPE – OLEF) 2022 held in Abuja. He spoke on the theme, “Global Energy Transition: Implications on Future…

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Nigerian Varsity Students To Stay At Home For Additional 6 Weeks

ADEOLA YUSUF

As Govt Asks For Six Weeks To Decide On ASUU Strike Barring unforeseen circumstances, the hundreds of thousands of students in Nigerian universities who are forced out of school due to strike are to stay at home for an additional six weeks. This cane as the Nigerian Government during a meeting with its Renegotiation Committee, has pleaded for the six weeks to allow the committee in charge of renegotiation concludes its task of redesigning a new agreement with ASUU. ASUU has vowed to remain on strike until its demands are…

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2022 guber: YAF storms Ekiti, Osun, sensitizes residents on peaceful elections

ADEOLA YUSUF

As part of their continuous peaceful campaigns against groups agitating for violence in the Southwest, a coalition under the aegis of the Yoruba Appraisal Forum (YAF), on Monday and Tuesday, stormed Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State and Osogbo, Osun State capital, respectively, to sensitise the people of the two states on the need to maintain peace in the run-up to their governorship elections. YAF also took its sensitisation and enlightenment campaigns to other parts of the two states, urging the people to reject anyone promoting violence during the forthcoming governorship elections in…

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