Month: December 2023

Ex-VC Fagbohun Returns To Teach In LASU; Receives Warm Welcome From Incumbent, Other Management Staff

ADEOLA YUSUF

The immediate past Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Olanrewaju Adigun FAGBOHUN, SAN, NPOM, has returned to the university and resumed as a lecturer in the institution following the conclusion of his sabbatical and accumulated deferred leave from the institution. Prof. Fagbohun, who left the university in January 2021 at the end of his five-year tenure as Vice Chancellor, returned to the classroom at the Faculty of Law of the university on Monday, 18 December, 2023. On his return on Monday, 18 December, 2023, Prof. Fagbohun’s first visit was…

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Ill-Fated Plane That Flew Power Minister To Ibadan Violated Rules – NSIB

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Here are findings by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau as more questions are being raised on why Adebayo Adelabu, a Nigerian minister who escaped death by the whiskers, blatantly denied the accident   The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has revealed that the plane crash involving Flints Aero conveying the Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu from Abuja to Ibadan, Oyo State, last month violated the permit regulation of non-commercial flight. Platforms Africa, which broke the news reported that the minister denied the plane crash, tagging it “all lies.” Meanwhile in…

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Guinea: Fuel Depot Explosion’s Death Toll Hits 13, 178 Injured

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The massive explosion sparked the fire at the Guinean Petroleum Company depot after midnight Sunday, Guinea’s presidency said. It caused significant damage in the heart of the Kaloum administrative district, home to most government offices. At least 89 of the 178 people injured have been treated and are back home, the government said in a statement. It also updated the casualty toll that Guinea’s Civil Protection Service had earlier said was provisional, to show that among the 13 killed were foreigners. READ ALSO: Best Places To Work In Africa: Top…

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Oil Firms, Banks Missing In 25 Best Places To Work In Africa List

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Here is see-for-yourself list of top 25 best work places in Africa in 2023 released by Best Places to Work organisation. Number 20 may surprise you!   The Best Places to Work organisation has unveiled its highly anticipated list of the top 25 most outstanding employers in Africa for the year 2023. Platforms Africa reports that no oil company made the list while all major bank, with the exception of Ecobank, were conspicuously missing. The programme, known for recognising exemplary workplaces, conducted extensive evaluations encompassing over 500 organisations operating across the…

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Japa: Over 1000 Nigerians Fall Victims Of UK Fake Job Scam

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The United Nations Migration Agency, International Organisation for Migration (IOM), said more than 1,000 Nigerians have fallen victim to scams involving foreign job opportunities in the United Kingdom. This was revealed as the organisation advised Nigerians to seek proper information before embarking on any migration. IOM’s Chief of Mission, Laurent De Boeck, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday, December 18, 2023, in Abuja. “There are some of them who lost over $10,000 only to be given fake employment letters, which allowed them to get visas. READ ALSO: Pope Francis Okays…

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Pope Francis Okays Blessings For Same-Sex Couples

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Pope Francis has granted permission for priests to bestow blessings upon same-sex couples, marking a significant milestone for the LGBTQ+ community within the Roman Catholic Church. The BBC reports that the head of the Roman Catholic Church stated that, in some cases, priests ought to be able to bless same-sex and “irregular” couples. However, the Vatican has emphasised that blessings should not be incorporated into routine Church ceremonies or associated with civil unions or weddings. It added that it continues to view marriage as between a man and a woman.…

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Stakeholders Give Reason Nigeria Must Prioritise Internal Security Research

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Word-for-word: What UNILAG ex-VC, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe; VC, Prof. Folasade Ogunsola; Lagos Commissioner for Basic and Secondary Education, Tolani Ali-Balogun; Chairperson, NLC, Lagos State Chapter, Funmilayo Sessi; Education writers’ Chairman, Mojeed Alabi, and others said at EWAN summit   The efforts by Nigerian government at driving economic growth in the may be fruitless if priority is not given to research in internal security. Platforms Africa reports that the mmediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, who said this at the Education Writers Association of…

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Egbin Plant Shuts Down, Sinks Nigeria’s Power Generation by 676 MW

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Why West Africa’s biggest electricity plant will be shut for three days – TCN   Nigeria’s electricity generation on Monday dropped by 676MW as Egbin power plant shut down for maintenance. Platforms Africa reports that a notice issued by the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) read that the station was shut down as at 11:13 hours of 18th December 2023, to allow the Nigeria Gas Company (NGC) to maintain a linking gas pipeline supplying gas to Egbin Power Station. READ ALSO: TotalEnergies Ends Routine Flaring In Nigeria, Reiterates Fresh $6bn…

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Nigerian Firm Excites NCDMB, Commissions Skided Ejector Package For OML 100

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The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) on Monday expressed its excitement over skided ejector package, fabricated and assembled by an indigenous company, Wilkriss Nigeria Limited for residual gas recovery. Speaking on Monday in Port Harcourt, Rivers State at the load-out ceremony, the Director, Monitoring and Evaluation at the NCDMB, Alhalji Abdulmalik Halilu expressed the Board’s excitement to see companies make significant breakthroughs in the fabrication space. has assured that patronage and deployment of indigenous oil and gas service companies would remain of strategic importance to take advantage of…

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Why We Dumped PDP For APC — 26 Rivers Lawmakers

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The 26 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly have said that their defection from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress was tied to President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope Agenda”. The factional Speaker, Martins Amaewhule, who led the mass defection, adduced the reason. He spoke at a “Thanksgiving and stakeholders meeting” of the APC on Sunday in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital. Amaewhule said that their defection was in line with section 109 of the 1999 Constitution “to make sure that we followed due process”.…

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