Month: June 2023

27 Million Nigerians Lack Access To Telecoms Services

ADEOLA YUSUF

Figure represented 53.1 per cent dip in the number of identified areas of clusters without telecommunications services access – NCC   About 27 million Nigerians have no access to telecommunications services as at the end of 2022, as against the 37 million figure recorded across the country in 2013. The figure represented a reduction by 53.1 per cent in the number of identified areas of clusters across without access to telecommunications services within the period. Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed…

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Hilda’s Cook-A-Thon Crashed Our Website – Guinness World Records

ADEOLA YUSUF

+ Why We Approved Only 93 hours 11 minutes out of Hilda’s 100-hour attempt Guinness World Records, GWR, has said that Nigerian chef Hilda Baci’s cook-a-thon crashed their website for two days, Platforms Africa reports. The record body disclosed this in a statement while officially certifying Hilda as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. According to GWR, the crash was due to the immense volume of traffic received from Hilda’s legion of loyal fans. READ ALSO: My Late Son, Ifeanyi, Has A Little Brother…

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My Late Son, Ifeanyi, Has A Little Brother – Davido

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerian Artiste, David Adeleke known professionally as Davido, has revealed that he has another son named Dawson, Platforms Africa reports. Davido, in a recent podcast interview with the media personality Anas Bukhash, spoke about his children. Davido said he named his daughters, Imade and Hailey, after his late mother.He said Hailey, his second daughter, bears a resemblance to his late mum. READ ALSO: On Tinubu’s Order,’ CBN Grants Banks Freedom To Trade Forex ‘Freely’ MAPAMA Commends Tinubu, Picks Hole In New Student Loan Law 8 Facts About Nigeria’s Student Loan…

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On Tinubu’s Order,’ CBN Grants Banks Freedom To Trade Forex ‘Freely’

ADEOLA YUSUF

Central Bank of Nigeria has given commercial banks and dealers in the forex market the green light to sell forex freely at a market-determined rate. Platforms Africa eports that this is in line with the promise of President Bola Tinubu to unify the multiple exchange rate in the market. The initial understanding of this message is that banks can now sell forex at market-determined rates, suggesting Nigeria is now operating a freely floating exchange rate. READ ALSO: Ethiopian Airlines Chairman Girma Wake Resigns  Re-igniting Nigeria’s Engine of Growth: Prof. Olamade…

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MAPAMA Commends Tinubu, Picks Hole In New Student Loan Law

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Calls for urgent review to section which provides that the beneficiaries will be children, whose parents or guardians’ total annual take home is not more than N500,000 or below       The Moshood Abiola Polytechnic Abeokuta Muslim Alumni (MAPAMA) is delighted and commends President Bola Tinubu for signing into law, the Students Loan Bill. This is even as the group calls for urgent review to the a section of the law which reportedly provides that the beneficiaries will be the children, whose parents or guardians’ total annual take…

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Ethiopian Airlines Chairman Girma Wake Resigns 

ADEOLA YUSUF

Ethiopia has since appointed the head of the country’s air force, Lieutenant General Yilma Merdassa, to replace Wake.While commander of Ethiopia’s air force, Yilma served on the company’s board of directors “for the last two and half years,” before assuming his new role on June 8, the carrier said.   Wake, a 79-year-old veteran of the African airline industry, joined the company in 1965 and served as its Chief Executive Officer from 2004-2011, a period of strong growth for the carrier, before taking on its chairmanship in March 2022. Girma’s…

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Ronaldo Puts Girlfriend On $170K Monthly Salary For Life

ADEOLA YUSUF

Head bursting. Internet Breaking: Reports in Portugal have revealed the couple has gone the extra mile to put in writing the deal that made Georgina Rodriguez the World’s most expensive girlfriend.    Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodriguez recently quashed rumours of a crisis in their relationship. The 38-year-old Portuguese forward, one of the richest footballers in the world, was reportedly considering walking out of his long-term relationship with Spanish influencer Georgina Rodriguez. However, the couple has since poured cold water on the reports of a potential break-up and further dismissed the rumours this past week.…

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US Judge Pauses Microsoft’s $69bn Activision Buy

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A US federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked Microsoft from completing its $69 billion buyout of gaming giant Activision Blizzard, a court filing showed.Judge Edward Davila said in a ruling that it “is necessary to maintain the status quo” while the court considers a longer-term injunction on the purchase as requested by regulators at the Federal Trade Commission. A hearing was set for June 22 and June 23 in San Francisco federal court to hear evidence in the matter, according to the ruling.The ruling came a day after the FTC…

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What TotalEnergies Found: CloseUp on Nigeria’s OML 102 Latest Oil Discovery

ADEOLA YUSUF

Location. Formation. Expectation. What to know about Ntokon-1AX discovery in 238 words.   TotalEnergies has announced oil and gas discovery in the Ntokon field located in OML102 offshore Nigeria. Located in shallow waters, 60 km off the southeast coast of Nigeria, the Ntokon-1AX discovery well encountered 38 meters of net oil pay and 15 meters of net gas pay, while its side-track Ntokon-1G1 encountered 73 meters of net oil pay, in well-developed and excellent quality reservoirs. Ntokon-1G1 tested successfully up to a maximum rate of about 5,000 barrels per day of…

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7 Easy Steps to Access the Student Loan

ADEOLA YUSUF

Here, as a part of Platforms Africa’s solution journalism, are the conditions, sure way to access, and repay the Nigeria’s students loan   The Student Loan Bill which is now Law officially known as AN ACT TO PROVIDE EASY ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION FOR NIGERIANS THROUGH INTEREST FREE LOANS FROM NIGERIAN EDUCATION BANK ESTABLISHED was Sponsored by Hon. Femi Ghajabiamila 1. Students applying for loan under this Act must apply to the Chairman of the Bank through their respective institutions upon satisfaction of the following conditions: READ ALSO: 8 Facts…

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