Month: July 2024

Protest: What Tinubu, IGP Should Do If All Entreaties Fail – Anya-Ndi-Igbo

Damilola Olonade

“Act of protest is a legitimate feedback mechanism in democracy,” full statement the Anya-Ndi-Igbo sent to Platforms Africa   An Igbo sociocultural group, Anya-Ndi-Igbo, has declared that act of protest is a legitimate and veritable feedback mechanism in a democracy. The group, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa, maintained that the proposed country-wide protest tagged #EndBadGovernance, scheduled to run from August 1 to 10, 2024 is an avenue for the President and Commander-in-Chief should address citizens on the actual state of the nation and what the…

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Rough Road To PhD: Story Of Idris Ayinla Gbadamosi, By Ismael Adebare Ayinla

ADEOLA YUSUF

  “You can be everything! You can be the infinite number of things that people are…”- KESHA   As if playing a script of his degree and doctoral courses, Economics; Dr. Idris journey through undergraduate to the pinnacle of his educational degree was all about WANTS that were usually out of reach, NEEDS that were never affordable, RESOURCES that were scarce and never available; and COSTS that were usually huge enough to drain his pocket and relegate him to perpetual bankruptcy! These were the hurdles he needed to cross and…

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Yorùbá Oba Stabbed To Dëath In US

Abibat Babalola

Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African village in US allegedly stabbed to death by his sister. Oba Adejuyigbe Adefunmi II of Oyotunji African village in Beaufort County, Southern Carolina, United State of America, was allegedly stabbed to death by his sister during a heated argument. Authorities say the deceased was stabbed on Monday, July 29, 2024, WJCL reported. READ ALSO: NMDPRA Reviews Regulations For Midstream, Downstream Petroleum Fees ‘Slumped At A Party, Confirmed Dead In Hospital;’ Last hour of Onyeka Onwenu Reactivate All Barred Lines, NCC Orders MTN, Others…

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NMDPRA Reviews Regulations For Midstream, Downstream Petroleum Fees

Abibat Babalola

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulations Authority (NDMPRA) says its proposed Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Fees Regulations will consolidate fees prescribed for midstream and downstream activities into a single document. Mr Ogbugo Ukoha, Executive Director, Distribution Systems, Storage and Retailing Infrastructure, NMDPRA made this known on Monday in Abuja at the opening of its stakeholders’ consultation forum on midstream and downstream petroleum fees regulations 2024. ”The consultation forum is being held in furtherance of Section 216 of the Petroleum Industry Act 2021 (PIA) which mandates consultation with stakeholders prior…

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‘Slumped At A Party, Confirmed Dead In Hospital;’ Last hour of Onyeka Onwenu

Precious Ibekwe

Elegant Stallion, Music icon, Onyeka Onwenu died at 72 Legendary Nigerian singer and actress, Onyeka Onwenu has reportedly died at the age of 72. She was said to have died on Tuesday night at the Reddington Hospital in Lagos after slumping at the birthday party of Mrs Stella Okoli. TheNiche reported that an eyewitness who was at the party confirmed the news. “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024), and after performing, she slumped. “She was taken…

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Govt Grounds Arik Air Operations

Abibat Babalola

The federal government has directed the immediate suspension of Arik Air aircraft operations. Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, gave the directive on Tuesday. The minister did not state the reason for the decision. Reacting to the development in a statement, Roy Ilegbodu, chief executive officer (CEO) of Arik Air (in receivership), said the minister’s directive came without warning or consultation. READ ALSO: Electricity Subsidy Jumps Over 150% To N633bn Despite Tariff Increase Who Paid For Reps Member Trip to Dangote Refinery?, By Francis Ajanaku Dangote Refinery Turns…

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Electricity Subsidy Jumps Over 150% To N633bn Despite Tariff Increase

Abibat Babalola

Subsidy payments on electricity gulped over N633.30 billion in the first quarter of 2024, representing a 150.5 per cent increase from ₦252.76 billion in Q4, 2023. The total amount spent on subsidy in the first three months of the year is also higher than N628.61 billion paid as a subsidy from January to December 2023. BusinessDay’s check showed that subsidy gulped N36.02 billion in the first quarter, N135.23 billion in the second quarter, N204.6 billion in the third quarter and N252.76 billion in the fourth quarter of 2023. READ ALSO:…

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MTN Shuts Down Offices Across Nigeria

Precious Ibekwe

“All stores and service centres of the Telecoms giant now under lock and key. Here’s why”   Telecoms giant, MTN, has shut all its stores and service centres across Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the company said this in a terse statement on X, formerly Twitter, on Tuesday. Hundreds Of Dollars Laundered Out Of Nigeria Every Hour — Interpol In a viral video on social media Monday, a mob is seen destroying a barricade fence just outside the MTN office. The clip showed a large crowd of angry subscribers vandalising…

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Hundreds Of Dollars Laundered Out Of Nigeria Every Hour — Interpol

Abibat Babalola

The International Police Organisation’s investigation has shown that every hour, hundreds of thousands of dollars are being laundered out of Nigeria across the world. This disclosure was made in Abuja on Monday by the Interpol Vice President for Africa, Garba Umar, while declaring open a four-day training workshop for Nigerian law enforcement agencies at the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Academy, Abuja. According to Umar, money laundering across Africa and the entire world has assumed a monstrous dimension and Interpol has designed Silver Notices to combat the menace. READ…

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Labour Excited As Tinubu Signs N70,000 Minimum Wage Bill

Abibat Babalola

The organised labour on Monday expressed its excitement and demanded speedy implementation as President Bola Tinubu signed into law the new National Minimum Wage Act. “We are happy and urge government to sustain the same momentum in the calculation of consequential adjustments, payment of the new minimum wage and arrears,” the Head of Public Affairs of the Nigeria Labour Congress,Benson Upah, told The PUNCH. Similarly, the Deputy Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, said, “It is a welcome development and we expect the immediate implementation by the…

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