Day: October 11, 2023

No evidence Nigeria’s President Forged College Record – BBC

ADEOLA YUSUF

There is no evidence that the diploma Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu submitted to the country’s electoral commission was forged, the BBC’s Global Disinformation Team has found. Allegations that President Tinubu’s certificates were faked went viral on social media following the release by Chicago State University (CSU) of his academic records last week. We have looked at some of the most widely circulated claims. The release of the president’s academic documents is the culmination of a judicial case filed in August by one of his main rivals in February’s presidential…

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BREAKING: Tinubu Names New heads for NCC, NIPOST, NIGCOMSAT +LIST

ADEOLA YUSUF

President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of new and returning Chief Executives to fresh terms in office across multiple agencies under the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy. The development was confirmed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. According to a statement by Ngelale on Wednesday, the new Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission is Aminu Maida, who replaces Prof. Umar Dambatta. The new Managing Director/CEO of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited, is Nkechi Egerton-Idehen, who…

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Why ExxonMobil’s $1.6 Bn Asset Sale To Seplat Hit The Rock – NUPRC

ADEOLA YUSUF

The chief executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, has declared that the $1.6 billion asset sale deal between ExxonMobil and Seplat failed in 2022 because Exxon “did not route the transaction” in line with the provisions of its joint operating agreement. Platforms Africa broke the news of the NNPC disappeoval of the deal in an exclusive story in 2022. READ ALSO: EXCLUSIVE: Buhari Declines Ministerial Consent For ExxonMobil $1.6bn Assets’ Sale To Seplat EXCLUSIVE: NNPC Cancels ExxonMobil $1.6bn Assets’ Sale To Seplat Nigerians In Canada…

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Sokoto Rep Member, Abdulkadir Danbuga, Is Dead

Aliyu Aliyu

“He was a national lawmaker for just four months,” reactions as details emerged on how Danbuga breathed his last A member of House of Representatives from Isa-Sabon Birni federal constituency of Sokoto State, Abdulkadir Jelani Danbuga. Is dead. Platforms Africa. Which reported this, maintained that the deceased was a first-time member of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Spokesman of the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, who confirmed the incident, said the death was announced on the lawmakers’ platform this morning. He…

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