Month: November 2023

Yahya Bello Freezes Kogi Accounts

ADEOLA YUSUF

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has directed the freezing of all the state and local governments’ accounts with immediate effect, Platforms Africa reports. A statement by the Commissioner for Finance, Asiwaju Asiru Idris, made this known on Thursday in Lokoja, the state capital. The statement read apart: “No imprest or any form of payment should be made to anyone from Government Account henceforth. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Access Holdings Chairman Osunkoya Is Dead TotalEnergies Confirms Leaks On 2.3m Barrels Capacity Egina FPSO Tributes As Bridge Nigeria IT Manager, Nurudeen Salaudeen,…

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BREAKING: Access Holdings Chairman Osunkoya Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Chairman, Board of Directors of Access Holdings Plc, Bababode Osunkoya, is dead According to a statement filed with the Nigerian Exchange Limited on Thursday night, Osunkoya died after a brief illness on Tuesday. READ ALSO TotalEnergies Confirms Leaks On 2.3m Barrels Capacity Egina FPSO Tributes As Bridge Nigeria IT Manager, Nurudeen Salaudeen, Dies Kano Case Slips Into Deeper Controversy, Odinkalu Makes Fresh Revelation On CJN The statement signed by the Company Secretary, Sunday Ekwochi, said, “Consequent upon the tragic event, the company now has a nine-member board comprising of…

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TotalEnergies Confirms Leaks On 2.3m Barrels Capacity Egina FPSO

ADEOLA YUSUF

How, When the leak occurred, contained; full statement Charles Ebereonwu, Country Communication Manager at TotalEnergies, sent to Platforms Africa   TotalEnergies has confirmed the oil leak at its 2.3 million storage capacity Egina Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel, maintaining that thr incident has been contained. Platforms Africa gathered that the leak had occurred while crude was being loaded from the Egina FPSO to a vessel on 15 November. Country Communication Manager at TotalEnergies, Dr. Charles Ebereonwu, confirmed the leak in a terse statement sent to Platforms Africa on…

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Tributes As Bridge Nigeria IT Manager, Nurudeen Salaudeen, Dies

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘A life short but meaningful’; friends, colleagues pen emotional tributes for Dawah front member who “practised Islam and served humanity meritoriously with his computer networking and IT knowledge”   The Manager, IT operations at Bridge Nigeria, Nurudeen Salaudeen, is dead, Platforms Africa reports. His friend, Tajudeen Nodiu, who confirmed the news on his verified Facebook page, noted that Salaudeen popularly called “small boy” beeathed his last on Wednesday. His Facebook post has attracted hundreds of comments and tributes written by friends, families and ex-classmates of Salaudeen whom they said lived…

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Kano Case Slips Into Deeper Controversy, Odinkalu Makes Fresh Revelation On CJN

ADEOLA YUSUF

Amid the controversy surrounding the judgement of the Court of Appeal in Abuja over Kano State governorship election, lawyer and former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Chidi Odinkalu, has revealed that one of the justices on the appellate court’s panel which sat on the case is the nephew of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola. Three judges of the Court of Appeal sat on the Kano governorship case. They are Justice Moore Adumein, Justice Bitrus Sanga and Justice Lateef Ganiyu. Odinkalu, on Wednesday, shared a…

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Commissioner Beaten To Pulp + Reason

ADEOLA YUSUF

Commissioner representing Ondo Central in the Ondo State Oil Development Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC), Kehinde Akinrotoye, popularly known as ‘BonsueAketi’, has been hospitalised after he was beaten to pulp by hoodlums. This is the second time hoodlums will be attacking a commissioner in the state in two months. It will be recalled that in September, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Bunmi Osadahun, was attacked over distribution of palliatives. READ ALSO We’ll Jail Kyari, Senate Fingers NNPCL GCEO In N12tr Refinery TAM Fraud Fresh Naira Scarcity Rocks Nigeria…

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We’ll Jail Kyari, Senate Fingers NNPCL GCEO In N12tr Refinery TAM Fraud

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Senate on Wednesday threatened to sack and jail the Group Managing Director of Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari and other top executive officers of petroleum subsidiaries. The Senate specifically threatened to sack the executive officers whose agencies were involved in the Turn Around Maitenance (TAM) projects of refineries. The Senate noted that from 2010 till date, over N12 trillion has been spent on TAM. The Senate also said that it has records of over $592 million, €4.8 million and £3.4 million spent between 2010 till date…

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Fresh Naira Scarcity Rocks Nigeria + List of Affected states

ADEOLA YUSUF

Despite moves by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to formally extend the validity of the old naira notes, reports of scarcity have emerged across the country. Recall that the CBN had affirmed that it has enough currency notes in the market and, hence, no need for panic withdrawals by members of the public. The apex bank announced plans to extend the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes indefinitely. The bank noted that it was working with relevant authorities to vacate the subsisting court ruling on the same subject.…

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EKEDC MD Joins Others At Kamala Harris-Led WISE Initiative Launch

ADEOLA YUSUF

+ Role Tinuade Sanda played at Women In Sustenable Energy Initiative Launch where United States Vice President announced more than $900 million in commitments to bolster women’s economic participation     In a significant stride towards fostering gender equality and sustainable practices, Dr. Tinuade Sanda, the MD/CEO of Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC), was invited as a participant at the launch of the Women in the Sustainable Economy (WISE) initiative in the United States. This event marked a pivotal moment in the intersection of women’s empowerment and the drive towards…

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Lokpobiri Commends NCDMB, Waltersmith Refinery For Improving Domestic Refining Capacity

ADEOLA YUSUF

Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, minister of State for Petroleum (Oil), has commended the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB and Waltersmith Group for supporting the Federal Government agenda of improving domestic refining capacity. Lokpobiri gave the commendation during a facility tour of Waltersmith Petroman Oil Limited, Ibigwe, Ohaji-Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Tuesday, November 21. The minister expressed his satisfaction toward the company and NCDMB for taking the bull by the horn to commence local refining of crude and partially meeting the local demand. According to him, “The…

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