$20bn Dangote Refinery Has No License – NMDPRA

▪️Downstream regulator says diesel from refinery inferior to imported Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed, has disclosed that the Dangote refinery has not been licensed. Ahmed, in an interview with journalists, discarded claims by some media outlets that they were trying to scuttle the Dangote Refinery. READ ALSO: Eulogies As Adeola Yusuf Mentors Young Journalists At Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity Tinubu, Labour Agree On N70k Minimum Wage Hard Time: Nigerians Cut-down Spending On Data, Phone Calls, Down Telecoms Outlook Scammers Hack Osun Gov’s…

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Eulogies As Adeola Yusuf Mentors Young Journalists At Olabisi Onabanjo Varsity

. What lecturers including Prof. Dele Odunlami, Associate Prof. Semiu Bello, Dr. Lanre Akinola, others said at the media lecture that also featured Nigeria’s former ambassador to the UK, HE Sarafa Tunji-Ishola; ex-information minister, Lai Mohammed; TV host, Morayo Afolabi-Brown, and Chrisland varsity’s lecturer, Dr. Demolu Okuneye + PHOTOS     Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, on Wednesday mentored hundreds of young journalists and students of mass communication at Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) Ago-Iwoye, where he assured them of a promising future for journalism despite technological and economic…

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Tinubu, Labour Agree On N70k Minimum Wage

The federal government and the organised labour represented by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have agreed on a N70,000 national minimum wage. The figure was arrived at during a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the leaders of NLC and TUC in his office at the State House in Abuja Thursday. Details later…

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Be Wary Of Dangote Refinery, PETROAN Warns Govt, Nigerians

. Word-for-word of what President, Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, Gillis-Harry, said on Dangote, NMDPRA, DAPPMAN disagreement on dirty diesel and other issues   The President of the Petroleum Products Retail Outlets Owners Association, (PETROAN), Billy Gillis-Harry, has called on the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other stakeholders to be wary of Dangote Refinery and its fuel price regime in the coming months, with a view to avoiding cannibalization of small businesses in the oil and gas sector. Gillis-Harry, who, according to a report, stated that…

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FIFA Unveils Super Eagles’ Position In Latest Rankings

▪️Here’s a see-for-yourself full list of countries and their rankings by the highest global football governing body   The Super Eagles have dropped to 39th position in the latest FIFA rankings, slipping one place from their previous rank of 38th. This comes as Spain, the new Champions of Europe, leap five places to claim the 3rd position globally. The Super Eagles, currently without a manager following Finidi George’s resignation, remain within the top five teams on the African continent. Morocco, ranked 14th in the world, retains its status as the…

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Hard Time: Nigerians Cut-down Spending On Data, Phone Calls, Down Telecoms Outlook

▪️ Report highlights key Telecoms areas hard hit by economic situation, blames harsh government policies as MTN, Glo, others count losses   The Information and Communications Technology, ICT, the sector has shown great stability in recent years, holding off bad economic conditions, to contribute handsomely to the nation’s Gross Domestic Product, GDP. However, the sector, buoyed by the huge contribution of the telecommunications sub-sector is beginning to show weak signals which industry operators are not comfortable with. The weak signals, ranging from surprising dips in the revenue of sector players,…

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Drama As Minister Bars, Unbars Under 18 For Varsity, Poly Admission

‘In a move to calm frayed nerves, the Minister had asked, “Are we together?” to which the attendees chorused “No!”‘ Inside the tensed meeting where Mamman made a u-turn Candidates who are 16 years old would be considered for admission into tertiary institutions for the 2024 academic year. Platforms Africa reports that this came as drama greeted a stakeholder meeting where the minister earlier announced 18 as the admission age fir undergraduate. Stakeholders and attendees at the ongoing policy meeting of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), had protested…

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‘NNPCL Still Swaps Crude For 1 Million MT Fuel Supply’

. At MEMAN quarterly briefing, experts proffer solutions to fuel price, supply conundrums   The Nigeria fuel consumption capacity estimated at about One Million Metric tonnes (MT) is currently being supplied through the crude swap, otherwise known as Direct Sale Direct Purchase (DSDP), importation programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL). Stakeholders in the downstream petroleum sector who confirmed this at the Quarterly Press Engagement organised by the Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) on Wednesday, blamed the fuel price and supply issues currently facing Nigerians on…

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Petrol Landing Cost Soars To N1,117 /Liter

‘Diesel landing cost is N1,157 per liter, Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) N1,217 per liter;” Major marketers speak on new price, promise to publish daily cost survey   The Major Energy Marketers Association of Nigeria (MEMAN) has estimated the current landing cost for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol at N1,117 per liter. Platforms Africa reports that petrol is sold for between N580 per liter to N800 per liter at the filling stations depending on the location, indicating a surge in subsidy payment by the government. Petrol Subsidy: Nigerian…

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US President, Biden Tests Positive For Covid-19

President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, according to the president and CEO of UnidosUS Janet Murguía. According to CNN, Biden was expected to speak at the group’s conference in Las Vegas Wednesday night. READ ALSO: IMF Downgrades Nigeria’s Economic Growth Forecast To 3.1% Tinubu names Walson-Jack new Head of Service Dangote: I Don’t Own Any House Outside Nigeria, Even Where I Stay In Abuja Is Rented Nigeria Okays $21m For 187 Oil Flow Stations’ Metering Contracts “I was just on the phone with President Biden. And he shared…

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