May 24, 2022 – Platformsafrica

Re: “X-Raying Sokoto APC Guber Aspirants” – Setting the Records Straight

May 24, 2022 Badamasi Sanusi Illela

By Badamasi Sanusi Illela By On May 18, 2022, one Mainasara Shehu Ahmad published an article in about 15 news platform with the title: “SOKOTO 2023: X-RAYING APC GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANTS FOR A GUIDED CHOICE”. In the article, Ahmed stressed the importance of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to embrace rotation in its consideration of who should bear its flag in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. In his purview, the seat should be rotated to Sokoto East senatorial district after giving a rundown of previous governors who had come from, first…

We’ll Start Killing Abducted Kaduna Train Passengers in 7 days —Terrorists

May 24, 2022 Ganiyu Amodu

The terrorists urge Nigerian government to release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility Terrorists who kidnapped passengers on the Abuja-Kaduna bound train that was attacked on 28th March 2022, have urged the government to release their children allegedly kept in a Yola detention facility. They threatened to start killing the passengers in captivity within 7 days unless their demands are met. READ ALSO Baby Girl Born By Kaduna Train Passenger Spends 5th Days In Terrorists’ Den Female Medical Doctor Shot In Abuja-Kaduna Train Terror Attack Dies BREAKING:…

Nigeria’s central bank raises interest rate from 11.5% to 13%

May 24, 2022 Abibat Babalola

The Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has jacked up benchmark interest to 13 per cent, 150 basis points above the previous rate. It is the first change since September 2020. The Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emefiele, made this known while reading the communique of the MPC’s 142nd meeting. Mr Emefiele said the action was to tame the rising inflation rate in the country. READ ALSO: CBN Gov Emefiele Backs out of Presidential race, Forgoes N100m Form Unknown gunmen Endorse CBN Gov, Godwin Emefiele, for President CBN,…

NNPC, Sahara Group invest $300m in gas

May 24, 2022 Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) and leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group have taken delivery of two 23,000 CBM Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) vessels at the Hyundai MIPO Shipyard in Ulsan, South Korea, with plans to add 10 vessels in 10 years to enhance Africa’s transition to cleaner fuels. The new vessels, MT BARUMK and MT SAPET have increased NNPC and Sahara Group’s joint venture investment to over $300million,approaching the JV’s $1billion gas infrastructure commitment by 2026. The fleet previously comprised MT Sahara Gas and MT Africa…

Ambrose Alli Varsity Backs Out Of ASUU Strike, Resumes May 26

May 24, 2022 Abibat Babalola

The management of Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma, Edo State, has directed students of the institution to return to campus despite the ongoing strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). Platforms Africa reports that ASUU embarked on strike on February 14 over the non-implementation of the agreements signed with the Federal Government. The union extended the strike by another three months on May 9. In a circular signed by the university Registrar, Ambrose E. Odiase, the management directed the students to return to the campus on May 26.…

Oladiji And The Fresh Fervour For FUTA, By Tunde Akanni, PhD

May 24, 2022 Tunde AKANNI

“Kwara Breweries in Offa could not resist the brilliance exhibited by the young graduate in the course of examining their potential recruits. Adenike Oladiji was hired immediately.” The news of the victorious emergence of our very own Temidayo Adenike Oladiji, FAS, renowned professor of biochemistry, as the first female, new vice-chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Akure stirred up an uncommon, ecstatic excitement in many of us. As a friend and colleague we now reckon with as a family member, we were more than proud. But almost immediately,…

How Oil Firms in Nigeria Suffered N2.2tn Revenue Deficits In 1 Year

May 24, 2022 ADEOLA YUSUF

SNEPCo 17.8mn/b, Chevron 12.2mn/b, Agip 11.1mn/b, SPDC with 15.1%, Addax 2.3mn/b, Seplat 7.4m/b, Aiteo 470t/b. Full list of 16 oil firms and whooping volume of crude oil loss they recorded in 2020 International Oil Companies (IOCs) and their local counterparts operating in the Nigeria’s multi-billion dollars oil industry lost a whopping N2.1 trillion as a result of crude oil production deferment in one year. Platforms Africa, which reported this quoted the 2021 statistics from the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). NEITI data showed that the huge loss was…