Month: October 2022

CAN Is A Satanic Group, God’ll Punish Its Leaders — Primate Ayodele

Precious Ibekwe

The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has described the Christians Association of Nigeria as a satanic association. Ayodele said this in a sermon in the church over the position of the Lagos State chapter of the body on the 2023 polls. The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the CAN, Bishop Stephen Adegbite, had said that God will not forgive them if they do not support the bid of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the 2023 elections, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.…

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TotalEnergies Hits 500 MW Of Onsite B2B Solar Generation

Abibat Babalola

French energy major TotalEnergies has reached the milestone of 500 MW of onsite B2B solar distributed generation in operation. The company said that more than 300 sites of its industrial and commercial customers have been equipped with solar panels in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. TotalEnergies has reached the milestone of 500 MW of onsite B2B solar distributed generation in operation. TotalEnergies sells to its B2B customers green electricity produced directly on their sites through long-term onsite Power Purchase Agreements. It develops, finances, builds, and operates…

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Mohbad’s Lawyer Ends Contract Deal With Naira Marley

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigerian street singer, Mohbad’s lawyer has served a notice of contract termination on Naira Marley the owner of Marlian Records. Platforms Africa reports that Mohbad shared a video clip early this week, claiming he was assaulted at the hands of the Marlian crew after he requested to change his manager who happens to be a member of the Marlian family. The statement issued by the singer’s lawyers on Tuesday served Naira Marley’s Marlian Records with notice of contract termination. The letter headed “Termination Notice” reads in part that Naira Marley…

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NNPC, Daewoo Ink MoU On 110,000 bpd Kaduna Refinery Rehabilitation

Abibat Babalola

President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Seoul, South Korea, expressed delight as he witnessed the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd and Daewoo Group of South Korea for the rehabilitation of the Kaduna refinery The President was particularly excited as the signing came against the back of ongoing rehabilitation works at Warri refinery by same Daewoo Group which will at the first instance, deliver fuels production before the first half of 2023. A spokesperson for President Muhammadu Buhari, Femi Adesina said in a…

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Names of 48 Nigerian Varsities That Excelled in Global Rankings

Precious Ibekwe

Here is how they did it – Emeritus Professor Peter Okebukola   The Chairman of the Nigerian Universities Ranking Advisory Committee, Professor Emeritus Peter Okebukola, has announced the news of the performance of Nigerian universities in the Times Higher Education 2023 Subject Rankings, which were released on October 25). This is very encouraging news for the Nigerian university system, coming on the heels of the impressive ranking of 12 Nigerian universities in the world university rankings published on October 12. READ ALSO: Top 10 Best Universities in Africa Emerge UI,…

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Nigerian Intelligence Community Describes Latest US Security Alerts As Mischievous, Counterproductive

Abibat Babalola

There are reasons to conclude that the security alerts being issued by some foreign embassies in Nigeria appear alarming, intelligence operatives have told PRNigeria. Their observation is coming as the government of the United States of America (USA), has just released another statement it tagged “Nigeria Level 3.” In the new travel advisory, PRNigeria observed that the US government listed 14 states in Nigeria that they warned their citizens should not travel to due to what it calls, “crime, terrorism, civil unrest, kidnapping, and maritime crime.” READ Meanwhile, intelligence operatives,…

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Terror Alert: US To Evacuate Citizens, Embassy Staff

Abibat Babalola

The United States government has authorised the evacuation of its government employees and their families from Nigeria over potential terrorist attacks.. The US State Department announced the approval of the evacuation in its updated Nigeria travel advisory on Tuesday evening. The United States and United Kingdom had on Sunday warned of a possible terrorist attack in the capital Abuja, especially aimed at government buildings, places of worship and schools, among other targets. “On October 25, 2022, the Department authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government employees and family members due…

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BREAKING: CBN to Change N200, N500 and N1000 Notes Effective December 15

Abibat Babalola

The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced the withdrawal of N200, N500 and N1000 notes commencing with immediate effect, and that they would be replaced with newer notes from December 15 this year In a special announcement made today, the CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele said the old notes would cease to be legal tender from January 31, 2023. He said the apex bank has received the approval of FEC to effect the change of the notes. He said Buhari is expected to launch the new naira notes. Emefiele said the…

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‘Passengers’ Demand for Airtravel Fast Ascending to Pre-COVID-19 Level’

Ganiyu Amodu

Chief John Adebanjo, Chairman ATCT Group, in this Interview with newsmen at the launch of Eazi Travels at the Lagos Continental Hotel, speaks on how and why people can, with the scheme, travel now and pay later. Platforms Africa’s Ganiyu Amodu was there. Excerpts;   First tell us this Eazi travels, what is it all about and what value is it adding to travel locally and international? Thanks for having me here, we believe that Eazi travels is here to solve a problem. What are the problems? It fall out…

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No Life Lost, Documents Intact, WAEC Reacts to Nigeria HQ Fire Outbreak

Abibat Babalola

The management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has allayed fears of casualties in the early morning fire that engulfed its national office in Lagos. According to an official statement from the examination body, which confirmed the fire outbreak, no life was lost and important documents were intact. A terse statement signed by Moyosola Adesina, Head, Public Affairs Department of the Council, on Wednesday reads: “The Management of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), wishes to use this medium to inform the general public that there was an early…

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