Month: July 2024

EKEDC Tightens Noose On Energy Thieves, Weeds Out Internal Collaborators

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Heightens measures to reduce billions of naira loss energy thefts, assets’ vandalism       The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has taken a strong stance against energy theft and vandalism within its network, dismissing numerous staff members found to be involved in illegal activities and collaborating with customers to tamper with electrical equipment. It has also threatened to prosecute residents caught engaging in energy theft and illegal connections, as part of its efforts to tackle over N100 billion debt attributed to Aggregate Technical, Commercial, and Collection (ATC&C) losses…

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Technology Downtime Disrupts Flights, Banks, Others Globally

ADEOLA YUSUF

Multiple companies across the globe including banks and media outlets on Friday reported downtime in their activities in what appears to be a global technology shutdown. The incident, which has exposed the dependence on software from a handful of providers, has also seen flights affected across the globe, according to a report by AFP The issue affected Microsoft 365 apps and services. The company posted on X that it was “working on rerouting the impacted traffic to alternate systems to alleviate impact in a more expedient fashion” and that they…

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Olukoyede: Anti-graft Czar And His Professed Hatred For Corruption

ADEOLA YUSUF

Platforms Africa ‘s Damilola Olanade, who examines the report released by the National Bureau of Statistics that N721bn was received as bribe by Nigerian public officials in 2023, unearths 10 Key areas the EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, is championing the war against corruption and how his efforts can be assessed and accessed.     He has not hidden his hatred for graft and it may be difficult to failt him. For the umpteenth time and at every opportunity, Ola Olukoyede, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…

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A’Ibom NYSC 8: Abductors Demand N50m To Release Remaining Victim

ADEOLA YUSUF

The abductors of eight fresh graduates from Akwa Ibom State in Zamfara State, on August 2023, are demanding N50 million as ransom to release the remaining victim, Bassey Daniel. The mother of the victim, Mrs. Margaret Daniel, disclosed this in a chat with Vanguard in her community, Afaha Ube Itam, in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, yesterday. Mrs. Margaret, who could not hold back the tears, lamented that she has nobody that could raise such huge amount of money, which the Zamfara kidnappers were demanding before they…

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‘An Out-of-court Settlement,’ NLNG Clarifies $27.5m Payment To FIRS

ADEOLA YUSUF

The NLNG has declared that the payment of $27.5 million it made to the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) was done in furtherance of an out-of-court settlement agreement reached between the parties and not because of any order made by the Tribunal. Andy Odeh, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development of NLNG, who declared this in a statement to Platforms Africa, maintained that the gas giant “remains a responsible corporate citizen, and consistently operates in compliance with Nigerian laws. The statement read; “Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has noted media…

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$20bn Dangote Refinery Has No License – NMDPRA

ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️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

ADEOLA YUSUF

. 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

ADEOLA YUSUF

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

ADEOLA YUSUF

. 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

ADEOLA YUSUF

▪️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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