Day: May 25, 2023

NUPENG PTD Ex-Chairman, Tokunbo Korodo, is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

The South-West Zonal ex-Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Alhaji Najeemdeen Tokunbo Korodo, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Korodo’s niece, Azeezat Adebari Olaoluwa, a journalist with British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) News Africa, announced this on her Facebook page. READ ALSO: Top 5 Highest Salary Paying Firms in Nigeria Unveiled Inside Ogun Politics That Made State Lost $18.5bn Dangote Refinery to Lagos Fresh Power Outage Rocks Abeokuta, Mowe 4 Others As TCN Loses 9 Towers Nigerian Poly Student Loses School Fees to Betting, Commits…

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BREAKING: Bolivian Lawmakers Exchange Blows During Debate

Abibat Babalola

Bolivian leaders issued condemnations Wednesday after rival lawmakers came to blows on the floor of parliament during a debate over the fate of a jailed governor described as a political prisoner by the opposition. Chamber of Deputies leader Jerges Mercado, for his part, said the brawl, which happened Tuesday, was “regrettable” and “an embarrassment.” The lawmakers, all women, threw punches and kicks after pro-government MPs sought to snatch placards held up by opposition members with messages such as: “With political prisoners, there is no democracy.” READ ALSO: Top 5 Highest…

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Top 5 Highest Salary Paying Firms in Nigeria Unveiled

Abibat Babalola

See names of companies and how much they pay as staff salaries   As Nigeria’s economy continues to expand and diversify, employee compensation has emerged as a major incentive to attract and retain top talents as businesses seek to maintain market dominance in terms of performance and level of employees. Seplat Energy, TotalEnergies, and MTN Nigeria led the list of companies that paid the most average salary per staff in Nigeria in the year 2022, based on average employee expenses for the year. This is according to an analysis by…

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Inside Ogun Politics That Made State Lost $18.5bn Dangote Refinery to Lagos

ADEOLA YUSUF

Characters in the politics that cost Ogun state the siting of Dangote refinery have turned toxic tongues throwing tantrums. While the states IGR begins to suffer, none of the actors wants his head to be used to break the proverbial coconut, reports Adeola Yusuf   The siting and commissioning of Dangote’s $18.5bn Refinery could have been held on Ogun state soil. And so, it became a reopened wound on Monday, May 22, 2023, when the refinery in Lekki played host to five presidents from West African countries, top diplomats from…

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Amosun, Abiodun Trade Words Over Dangote Refinery Siting In Lagos

Ganiyu Amodu

Since the inauguration of the Dangote Refinery in Lagos on Monday, Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, and his predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun, have exchanged words over why the project was not sited in Ogun State. The $18.5 billion investment was to be sited in Ogun State but was moved to its present location in the neighbouring Lagos State. Shortly after the inauguration of the project on Monday, some prominent indigenes of the state expressed sadness at the loss of the project to Lagos State READ ALSO: Nigerian Poly Student Loses School…

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Fresh Power Outage Rocks Abeokuta, Mowe 4 Others As TCN Loses 9 Towers

ADEOLA YUSUF

    Entire Abeokuta metropolis, Imeko Afon, Owode Egba: full list of seven affected cities,  and when the residents should expect reconnection to power grid   A fresh power outage has rocked Abeokuta, Mowe and four other cities as the Transmission Company lost nine of its transmission towers. The Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), which confirmed this, in a public announcement to the customers obtained by Platforms Africa, noted that the nine towers were lost to collapse and vandalism. READ ALSO: “Incredible” Story, Mystery of Olumo, Abeokuta Ancient Rock Kuburat…

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Nigerian Poly Student Loses School Fees to Betting, Commits Suicide

Gbenga Adeoti

  Samuel Adekoge, a student of the Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria,  has reportedly committed suicide. Platforms Afrixa gathered that Adekoge drabk some chemical substance after losing his school fee and that of his friend to an online betting platform. The Deputy Registrar, Public Relations, Sola Abiala, who confirmed the incident, said the school quickly referred him to a specialist hospital to save his life but he was pronounced dead at the hospital after taking chemical substance. READ ALSO: 17-yr-old American Commits Suicide After Extortion By 3 Nigerians…

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