Day: April 12, 2024

NFF Names Manu Garba Golden Eaglets Coach

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigeria Football Federation on Friday appointed Manu Garba as the Head Coach of the Under-17 team, Golden Eaglets. “The former Nigeria international will now immediately resume the role and take charge of the team’s preparations for next month’s WAFU B U17 Championship, taking place in Ghana,” a message posted on the NFF website read. READ ALSO ‘Male Or Female Prison,’ Reactions As Bobrisky Gets Six Months Jail Term Amazon Replaces 100,000 Staff With Robots, Ups AI Workforce To 750,000 Mass Sack: CBN Fires 117 Staff In 20 Days Garba…

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‘Male Or Female Prison,’ Reactions As Bobrisky Gets Six Months Jail Term

Ganiyu Amodu

“Mummy of Lagos is in trouble. But this is the bigger trouble for the sisterhood …”   Controversial cross-dresser Idris Olanrewaju Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky has been sentenced to six months imprisonment without any option fine for abusing the Nigeria currency – naira. Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court, Lagos, in her sentence, said the judgment will serve as a deterrent to others who are fond of abusing and mutilating the naira. READ ALSO: Amazon Replaces 100,000 Staff With Robots, Ups AI Workforce To 750,000 Mass Sack:…

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Amazon Replaces 100,000 Staff With Robots, Ups AI Workforce To 750,000

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ “Nightmare for 1.5 million staff;” How the world second-largest private employer’s reliance on robots has put over a million jobs on the line   Amazon.com Inc. is rapidly advancing its use of robotics, deploying over 750,000 robots to work alongside its employees. The world’s second-largest private employer employs 1.5 million people. While that’s a lot, it’s a decrease of over 100,000 employees from the 1.6 million workers it had in 2021. Meanwhile, the company had 520,000 robots in 2022 and 200,000 robots in 2019. While Amazon is bringing on…

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Mass Sack: CBN Fires 117 Staff In 20 Days

Ganiyu Amodu

Fifty more staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) were sacked on Monday, adding to the long list of ongoing disengagements in the apex bank, Daily Trust reports. The sacking under the leadership of CBN governor, Mr Olayemi Cardoso cuts across 29 departments, it was learnt. So far, 117 casualties have been recorded in the last 20 days. The termination of appointments affects directors, deputy directors, assistant directors, principal managers, senior managers and lower ranking staff. The dispatch of the disengagement letters, which started on March 15, has continued…

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Wigwe: Ogunbanjo’s Family Sues US Company Over Helicopter Crash

Ganiyu Amodu

The family of late Abimbola Ogunbanjo, the former group chairman of Nigerian Exchange Group Plc (NGX Group), who was killed in a Southern California helicopter crash in February, has filed a lawsuit against the US chopper company. Herbert Wigwe, former group chief executive officer (GCEO) of Access Holdings Plc, his wife and son, were also in the helicopter when it crashed near the Nevada border. Ogunbajo’s wife and two children filed the suit on Wednesday in San Bernardino County superior court against Orbic Air, the charter company, and Brady Bowers,…

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I’m Sorry, Power Minister Makes U-Turn On ‘Off Your AC, Freezers’ Comment

Ganiyu Amodu

▪️ Adelabu has, in the wake of the latest tariff hike, advised Nigerians to switch off their AC when inside and off refrigerators when they are not at home to conserve power   The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, has said that as the Naira appreciates against the United States dollar in the last few weeks, electricity tariff paid by Nigerians should moderate positively. He also apologised to Nigerians for being careless with his speech that Nigerians keep freezers on for days due to low electricity tariff. The minister was…

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N64k To N412k, University of Ibadan Slams 480% Fees Hike On Freshers

Ganiyu Amodu

The University of Ibadan (UI) appears to have commenced an upward review of the fees for its fresh students, a report by The Cable showed. Platforms Africa observed that the report quoted multiple student sources to have said that the rates, hiked by up to 480%, were published on their online portals. Keye Abiona, the UI dean of student affairs, was quoted as initially confirming the hike to a media publication at the university campus. The dean, however, reportedly declined further comment on the matter when contacted by TheCable. Adejoke…

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El-Rufai’s Wife Publishes Letter Of Son’s appointment As Ihedioha’s Office Assistant In 2008

Abibat Babalola

Hadiza El-Rufai, wife of the former governor of Kaduna State Nasir El-Rufai, on Thursday published on Instagram a letter of her son Mohammed Bello El-Rufai’s appointment as office assistant in 2008. The letter dated July 10, 2008 contained Bello’s appointment as office assistant to the Chief Whip of the House of Representatives at the time, Emeka Ihedioha. It reads, “I am pleased to convey to you, your consideration and appointment as my office assistant with effect from the date of your acceptance of the offer. You are to report to…

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Olubadan: Group Warns Ibadan Monarch, Speaks On Makinde, Ladoja, Olakulehin

Abibat Babalola

Ibile G7, a non-political organisation comprising professionals, technocrats, intellectuals who are core Ibadan indigines, has read the riot act to a traditional ruler and member of the Olubadan in council, Oba Tajudeen Ajibola, to desist from embarking “on a mission with his utterances, to complicate the enthronement process of the Olubadan.” The group, in a statement sent to Platforms Africa, particularly came down hard on Ajibola, describing his statements on the health status of the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, and the attempts to drop the names of Oyo state governor,…

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AGN Bans Actors From Working With Adanma Luke Over Junior Pope’s Death

Abibat Babalola

The Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has banned its members from working with movie producer and actress Adanma Luke over the death of Junior Pope and others who went missing after a boat accident. Junior Pope was confirmed dead on Wednesday night after several attempts to resuscitate him failed. The actor alongside other crew members drowned in the River Niger area during a movie production. Following the tragic incident, AGN in a statement on Thursday, announced that Adanma Luke who is the producer of the said movie titled Another Side…

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