Day: August 20, 2022

NBC Suspends Shutdown of AIT, Silverbird, Others

Abibat Babalola

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended the revocation of the operating licenses of 52 broadcast stations owing various sums in licensing fees. The NBC has now given the affected stations up to 6PM on Tuesday, August 23, to pay up their debts. In revoking the licenses on Friday, the commission had ordered the stations off air beginning this Saturday, citing Section 10(a) of the 3rd Schedule of the National Broadcasting Commission Act CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Nigeria Revokes Licenses, Shuts AIT,…

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Nigeria’s Varsity Senior, Non-Academic Staff Unions Suspend Strike For 2 Months

Abibat Babalola

The strike by SSANU and NASU has led to suspension in the issuance of academic transcripts; mobilisation of graduates for the compulsory one year service organized by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) The Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Allied and Education Institutions on Saturday announced the suspension of their ongoing strike for a period of two months. SSANU’s national president, Muhammed Ibrahim, a report by Saturday PUNCH read, disclosed this in an interview in Abuja. “Yes, we have suspended the strike for…

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Safety: How LADOL Marked 5 Years Of ISO 9001 Compliance

Abibat Babalola

The stakeholders of LADOL Free Zone were in high spirits last week after the company once again passed its ISO 9001 audit with flying colours. The company said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa on Friday. “Having 5 years of ISO 9001 compliance makes LADOL one of the most compliant terminals in Nigeria and one of a small handful that have this certification,” the statement read. It will be recalled that in 2020, LADOL became the first company in North and West Africa to be ISO 45001 certified.…

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VaDoma: The African Ostrich Tribe With Rare ‘Two-toed’ Population

Ganiyu Amodu

They won’t marry you or anyone with the regular toes. Their tribe law discourages marriage with other tribes and this is what science says about their strange toes formation. Welcome to Zimbabwe!   The vaDoma tribe, also known as Doma or Dema, is the only hunter-gatherer tribe in Zimbabwe living in the Kanyemba region around the basins of a tributary of the Zambezi River Valley. They speak the Dema language and believe their ancestors emerged from a baobab tree and walked upright to hunt and gather fruits. The secluded tribe…

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Verona Fined €12,000 Over Victor Osimhen Racist Abuse

Ganiyu Amodu

Hellas Verona is being investigated for racist abuse aimed at Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen and fined €12,000 euros for “territorial discrimination” chants towards Napoli fans on Monday. League organisers, Serie A, instigated disciplinary proceedings following incidents at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi, where the visitors claimed a 5-2 win on August 16, 2022. Osimhen scored his first of the season to put Napoli 2-1 ahead before producing a taunting gesture into the camera, allegedly reacting to fans hurling racist insults at him. READ ALSO: Nigeria Energy Returns To Lead Dialogue On…

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Why Lasaco Assurance Didn’t Pay Dividends In 2021 – MD

Abibat Babalola

“We’re Committed to Your Needs,” Insurance giant tells stakeholders The management of Lasaco Assurance says the firm is committed to responding to the needs of its shareholders and clients. Platforms Africa reports that the company’s managing director and chief executive officer, Razzaq Abiodun, while speaking at the unveiling of the 2021 annual reports and financial statements, revealed the reason dividends weren’t paid to shareholders in the 2021 business year. READ ALSO: U-TURN: Buhari Awards Tompolo Multi-Billion Pipeline Protection Contracts Lasaco Recorded N10.94bn GPW In 2020, Says Chairman, Philips, at 41st…

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Nigeria Energy Returns To Lead Dialogue On West Africa’s Evolving Sector

Ganiyu Amodu

Held under the patronage of Nigerian Federal Ministry of Power, Nigeria Energy Exhibition and Conference, the region’s gathering of energy professionals, featuring world-renowned, innovative power companies, will be making a long-awaited in-person return to Landmark Center in Lagos, Nigeria. Visitors will, according to organisers, be able to discover the full range of energy products, from conventional power generation through to transmission and distribution (T&D), renewable energy and energy consumption and management in West Africa. READ ALSO U-TURN: Buhari Awards Tompolo Multi-Billion Pipeline Protection Contracts Oil Theft: Fact And Figures Of…

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Obasanjo Speaks As Owu Gets 300-Man Committee For Matemilola’s Coronation

Gbenga Adeoti

Why the ex-Military governor of Ondo State, Major General Ekundayo Opaleye-led Committee may hold installation ceremony of the new monarch and the year 2022 Odun Omo Olowu celebration at the same period   Against the background of the current economic situations in the country, former President, Chief Obasanjo on Thursday, tasked members of the planning committee for the installation ceremony of the new traditional ruler of Owu land, Abeokuta, Oba Engr.. Saka Matemilola to be frugal in their sendings. Obasanjo made this disclosure at the formal inauguration of the about…

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U-TURN: Buhari Awards Tompolo Multi-Billion Pipeline Protection Contracts

Efe Wellington

Buhari who stopped a similar contract initiated by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan, reverses self as Nigeria’s loss to crude theft surpasses $40 million every 24 hours   Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari has awarded the former militant leader and Commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), Government Ekpemupolo, better known as Tompolo, a pipeline surveillance contract. Platforms Africa reports that this came as the Nigeria’s losses to oil theft surpasses $40 milliin every 24 hours. Buhari who stopped a similar contract initiated by his predecessor, Goodluck Jonathan,…

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