Day: June 21, 2022

Shell, Host Community Bicker Over S’Court Verdict On Asset Sale

Efe Wellington

“Supreme Court says there should be no bids, no sales until the hearing of the applications which has been fixed for November 3, 2022.” – Host Community “The Supreme Court ruling on 16 June was with respect to the contempt proceedings and not related to (the) onshore portfolio review.”- Shell spokesman   Royal Dutch Shell and 88 host communities in Nigeria have bickered over Supreme Court’s latest injuction. While lawyer to the communities said that the apex Court  has, through the injuction, upheld a lower court ruling that stopped Shell…

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US to Support Nigerian Police on Evidence Storage Facility

Ganiyu Amodu

The United States of America is helping establish a state-of-the-art Secure Evidence Storage Facility at the Nigeria Police Force’s Criminal Investigation Division Headquarters in Garki, Abuja. This is in partnership with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and the Nigeria Police Force. According to a statement by the Senior Public Affairs Specialist, US Embassy, Abuja, Aisha Gambari, the project will strengthen police efforts to apprehend terrorists, kidnappers, and other violent criminals, and ultimately, secure convictions within a rule of law framework. The statement reads, “This project is funded…

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$700m Loss Imminent For Nigerian Airlines, Others By December – IATA

Ganiyu Amodu

The International Air Transport Association has said that Nigerian airlines and others across Africa will lose $700 million in 2022 due to a combination of Russia-Ukraine war and COVID-19. This was disclosed at the ongoing 78th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit in Doha, Qatar. IATA said that inflation, interest and exchange rates would affect the growth of the aviation industry globally, stressing that countries should learn from the COVID-19 pandemic. READ ALSO: NCAA warns pilots, airline operators over hazardous rainy season Airlines in Nigeria To Shut…

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How, Why Lagos Bus Driver Killed, Dumped Colleague’s Corpse at Park

Ganiyu Amodu

There was apprehension in the Berger area of Lagos State on Monday after the lifeless body of a bus driver was found near a motor park. The deceased, identified only as Wasiu, was alleged to have been dumped close to the entrance of the park around midnight. Platforms Africa gathered that the late driver, who plied the Ishaga-Fagba route, had a confrontation with a colleague from another park on Sunday, which resulted in a fight between them. READ ALSO: How Lagos-Ibadan Expressway Crash Killed 4, Injured 8 -FRSC Nigerians now…

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Commercial Drivers Hike Fares By 50% As Fuel Crisis Degenerates

Abibat Babalola

Commercial bus operators on Tuesday hiked their fares on various routes in Lagos State due to the lingering scarcity of petrol. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation reported that the fares were increased by between N100 to N150, depending on the route. It was observed that buses were carrying passengers from Iyana-Ipaja to Oshodi for N400 against the normal N300 while bus fares from Iyana-Ipaja to Ikeja increased from N200 to N300. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Fuel Queues Resurface In Lagos, Ogun BREAKING: Buhari Hikes Fuel…

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End Four-Month Strike, Labour Appeals to ASUU

Abibat Babalola

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to the striking University lecturers to shift ground in their demands by making some concessions so that students can return to school. Mr Monday Ogbodum, Cross River chapter Chairman of the TUC, made the appeal in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday. Ogbodum said the Academy Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) had “clearly” made their points known to the world with the prolonged strike and advised government not to always allow issues to degenerate to strike…

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BREAKING: President Buhari Sends Ministerial List To Senate For Screening

Abibat Babalola

Muhammadu Buhari President Muhammadu Buhari has written to the Senate seeking the confirmation of seven ministerial nominees. The nominees are: Henry Ikechukwu – Abia State, Umana Okon Umana – Akwa-Ibom State; Ekuma Joseph – Ebonyi State; Goodluck Nana Obia – Imo State; Umar Ibrahim Yakub – Kano State; Ademola Adewole Adegorioye – Ondo State; Odo Udi – Rivers State. The Senate has, however, not fixed a date yet for the screening exercise. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Buhari Hikes Fuel Freight Rate, Worsens Subsidy Burden Buhari, NNPC CEO Showcase Oil, Gas Investment…

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Sex-For-Grade: 4 Profs Affected As Nigerian Varsities Fire 18 Lecturers

Abibat Babalola

“70 per cent of female graduates from tertiary institutions in Nigeria were sexually harassed in school” – Survey   A total of 18 lecturers including four Professors were fired by ivory towers in Nigeria over sexual misconduct with Obafemi Awolowo University Ile Ife topping the chart in the last one year. The issue of sexual harassment has been recurring in Nigerian institutions, analysis of media reports by The PUNCH shows, with a survey conducted in 2018 by the World Bank Group’s Women revealing that 70 per cent of female graduates…

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Meet Reuben Muoka, NCC New Public Affairs Director

Precious Ibekwe

Muoka resumed duty on Monday, June 20, 2022, to replace Dr. Ikechulkwu Adinde, who has been moved to the special duty unit of the Commission.   Reuben Mouka, a veteran ICT journalist and public relations practitioner, one of the best in those fields, has been appointed the Director of Public Affairs of the Nigerian Communications Commission ( NCC). Muoka who resumed duty on Monday, June 20, 2022, according to a report by e-World, replaced Dr. Ikechulkwu Adinde, who has been moved to the special duty unit of the Commission. READ…

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Belgium Returns Patrice Lumumba’s Tooth 61 Years After Assassination

Aoko Benjamin

Belgian mercenaries, killers of Mr Lumumba, dissolved his remains in acid, though some kept his teeth as macabre mementoes.   Belgian authorities have returned a tooth of the Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba to his family, 61 years after he was murdered by agents of the former colonial power. The tooth is all that remains of Mr Lumumba, the first prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and a fiery revolutionary who led his country’s campaign for independence from Belgium, a report by the Uk Guardian read.…

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