Day: July 29, 2024

Reactions As Tinubu Orders NNPCL To Sell Crude To Dangote In Naira

Damilola Olanade

So, which magic will squeeze out the 450k barrels? Dangote had better looked elsewhere and not bank on this promise.” You actually want to read what energy journalists, analysts, and researchers said during reaction on Platforms Africa forum     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude to Dangote Refinery in Naira, an order that was immediately greeted by reactions. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a post via his official X…

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NYSC Suspends Monthly Biometric Clearance Over Nationwide Protest

Aliyu Aliyu

Ahead of August 1 nationwide planned protest, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has suspended the biometric clearance and the weekly Community Development Services for corps members nationwide. The corps noted that this was necessary in view of the planned protest billed to hold between August 1-10, 2024. ’35 Days To 53rd Birthday,’ How Sen Ifeanyi Ubah Died This was disclosed in a memo sent to State Coordinators, Local Government Inspectors and Zonal Inspectors across the country. It read, “In furtherance to our earlier memo reminding corps members of the…

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Firefly Innovations Addresses Food Shortage, Price Inflation Through Farmland Investments

Abibat Babalola

. How investors can gain passive income, access to a quality food from the farm at discounted prices and achieve attractive returns – Deji Olatunji   Firefly Innovations Limited has announced a programme to address food shortage and price inflation through farmland investments. Managing Director of the company, Dr. Deji Olatunji, who said this in an interview with Platforms Africa, maintained that the investors could gain passive income, access to a quality food from the farm at discounted prices and achieve attractive returns. Petrol Price Hits N1,000/Litre As Scarcity Worsens…

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Reactivate All Barred Lines, NCC Orders MTN, Others

Aliyu Aliyu

“Lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage’ll be reactivated for a limited period;” details of the order from NCC   The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has ordered all telecom service providers to immediately reactivate all lines barred due to the NIN-SIM linkage. Platforms Africa reports that the Director Public Affairs of NCC, Reuben Muoka, who said this in a statement, maintained that the reactivation was for a limited period. Mouka said, “Over the weekend many telecom subscribers/consumers were unable to access their phone lines because of the inability of many…

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Dangote Refinery Turns To US,Brazil For Crude Oil Supply

Abibat Babalola

Dangote Petroleum Refinery is planning to source crude oil from Brazil and America,due to inadequate supply for its production demand by the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC). Rabiu A. Umar, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dangote Industries Limited,told newsmen in Kano on Saturday that NNPC supplies only 33 percent of of crude to the refinery, adding that it had to look elsewhere to source the remaining 67 percent to meet its production capacity. According to him,the refinery had concluded plans to supply crude oil from Brazil and America by August.…

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Petrol Price Hits N1,000/Litre As Scarcity Worsens In Lagos, Abuja

Aliyu Aliyu

‘Here’s the reason for tightness in fuel supply and distribution witnessed in some parts of Lagos and the FCT;’ NNPCL gives update as black marketers return, smile to the banks   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has assured Nigerians of its moves to restore normalcy on fuel scarcity in Lagos and Abuja as a litre of the product now sells for N1,000 in Lagos and parts of Ogun State. Platforms Africa reports that the NNPCL, which in a statement, confirmed knowledge of the crisis, gave reason for the…

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I’ve Lost Confidence In You – Kenneth Okonkwo Parts Ways With Peter Obi, LP

Abibat Babalola

Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesman for the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, has ended his political association with the party and its 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi. In a statement released on his social media account on July 27, 2024, Okonkwo, a lawyer and seasoned Nollywood actor, cited persistent internal crises within the Labour Party and Obi’s failure to resolve them as reasons for his decision. Okonkwo expressed a loss of confidence in Obi’s ability to restore unity and lead the party to victory in the upcoming general elections. He criticised…

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’35 Days To 53rd Birthday,’ How Sen Ifeanyi Ubah Died

Precious Ibekwe

“He departed Nigeria and went into the UK hospital for operation but never made it out alive. That was 35 days to his 53rd birthday and 10 months after he escaped assassination;” full, fresh details on the last hours of the man who came to limelight for N50 per litre kerosene intervention.     More details have emerged on the death of the Senator representing Anambra South in the National Assembly, Ifeanyi Ubah. Ubah, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capital Oil and Gas Limited, died in an hospital…

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Girl, Your Sweet Thing Won’t Always Be Sweet, By Funke Egbemode

ADEOLA YUSUF

A playboy can play the field forever or till his penis drops off, or whichever one comes first. A playgirl? No, she must retire quickly, indeed, before everyone notices what she does for a living. A playgirl, a runs-girl, a courtesan or a high class call girl must know when to stop. Only dumb girls play the field endlessly. Is any playgirl reading this? Or is someone reading this who knows a playgirl? Pull her ears and tell her to pull back. A girl is expected to be cool and…

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‘Steps Nigerians Can Take To Survive, Create Wealth In Present Economic Hardship’

ADEOLA YUSUF

To wealth creation expert, Dr. Olumide Emmanuel, the N70,000 minimum wage agreed by Federal Government and organised labour unions is not a living wage. He talks about this and other sundry issues in this interview with Platforms Africa. Excerpts;   Crises create opportunities. But most of the time when people are in crises, they are in despair. They are not in a mental state to be able to see, seize and maximise opportunities.   The federal government recently approved N70, 000 as the minimum wage. How does this amount hedge…

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