Day: October 29, 2024

Refinery: I’m Running At Loss, Dangote Tells Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

Chairman of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Tuesday claimed that his refinery has over 500million litres of fuel currently stored in his tank farm, but marketers refused to buy same and distribute to Nigerians in need. He said his refinery has capacity to produce more than 30million litres of fuel daily but since he is not in the business of retailing, the products cannot get to Nigerians who need it because the retailers are not coming to buy it. At a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday,Dangote lamented that…

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N1,050/Litre: Again, NNPCL Increases Petrol Price

Aliyu Aliyu

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has again increased the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), otherwise known as petrol, at its retail stations. The NNPCL increased the pump price of petrol at its stations in Lagos State to N1,020 per litre, while the product was sold at N1,050 in Abuja, the nation’s capital, on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. Platforms Africa recalls that the NNPCL, on October 9, 2024, raised petrol prices from N897 per litre to N1,030 in Abuja, and N998 in Lagos where petrol was formerly…

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RCCG Suspends, Probes Two Pastors Over Homosexuality

Precious Ibekwe

. How the “Men of God” landed in trouble, Church gives details of the allegation The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has suspended two pastors following allegations of homosexuality. The church announced the suspension in a memo dated October 28, 2024, and signed by Sunday Akande, its national overseer. The letter, addressed to the special assistant to the general overseer of administration, ordered a thorough investigation into the allegations against the pastors. RCCG Suspends Popular Pastor, Idowu Iluyomade ‘EFCC Plans To Arrest, Prosecute Me After Tenure,’ Sanwo-Olu Sues Anti-Graft…

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How New Modular Refineries’ Licenses Boost Nigeria’s Midstream Sector – NMDPRA

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) has announced a significant expansion in Nigeria’s refining sector. This includes the issuance of nine Licenses to Establish (LTEs), seven Licenses to Construct (LTCS), and four Licenses to Operate (LTOS) for modular refineries. This initiative aims to enhance local production and reduce dependence on imports. Engr. Farouk Ahmed, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory (NMDPRA) revealed this during his keynote address at the 18th OTL Africa Downstream Energy Week summit in Lagos, themed “Alliances for Growth.” He…

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‘EFCC Plans To Arrest, Prosecute Me After Tenure,’ Sanwo-Olu Sues Anti-Graft Agency

Gbenga Adeoti

Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor Lagos State governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has sued the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over alleged threat to arrest, detain and prosecute him after his tenure as governor. Sanwo-Olu, through his lawyer, Darlington Ozurumba, filed the fundamental right enforcement suit before Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of a Federal High Court in Abuja. ‘Let’s Kill All The Lawyers’ Platforms Africa’s Adeola Yusuf, 11 Others Bag Made In MAPOLY Entrepreneurs Awards Ekiti Lawyers Drag Nwite to NJC, Allege Judicial Rascality ‘Our Collective Resolve Being Tested,’ Northern Elders Meet…

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Ekiti Lawyers Drag Nwite to NJC, Allege Judicial Rascality

Gbenga Adeoti

… as Kekere-Ekun declares zero tolerance for conflicting court orders Scores of lawyers under the aegis of Ekiti Lawyers Vanguard for Transparency have petitioned the Chairman of the National Judicial Council, Hon. Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, against Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja over his alleged controversial rulings and other misconducts. The legal practitioners further accused Nwite of bias and desecration of the hallowed temple of justice with what they described as unjust conducts, maintaining that the judge’s actions were capable of bringing Nigeria to great disrepute if…

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Platforms Africa’s Adeola Yusuf, 11 Others Bag Made In MAPOLY Entrepreneurs Awards

Gbenga Adeoti

Box Office Record Breaker, Funke Akindele; Mobile Classroom App Founder, Akeem Salami; Renowned Broadcasters, Ayinde Soaga, Doyin Kukoyi, Adeyinka Adegbite Omo Baba Tisa; Legal Luminary, Barr. Abdul-Hafeez Atanda-Shoremi; SSA to Ogun Gov, Olamide Lawal; Serial entrepreneur, Bola Solate-Ayedun; Realtor Olamide Quadri; successful make up/make over beautician, Igwe Sylvester Theresa; Taxation Expert/Consultant, Mr. Korede Lawal : Organisers share Profile of Awardees and reasons they were called to return to Alma mater many years after graduation   Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf; Box Office Record Breaker, Funke Akindele and 10…

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‘Let’s Kill All The Lawyers’

Mike Kebonkwu

Caustic, uncharitable but I am afraid, almost believably true of this aphorism from the inimitable playwright, William Shakespeare in Henry VI, Part II. He created two characters, Dick the Butcher and Jack Cade who were poised to overthrow the state through a revolt. The characters were anti-establishment and anti-intellectualism; perceiving the elite as merciless exploiters and oppressors. This pithy witticism is not only to disparage lawyers but also to situate his role and position as the defender of the realm. What did Shakespeare have against lawyers that he would they…

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D-Day: Senate Begins Bianca Ojukwu, Other Ministerial Nominees’ Screening

Abibat Babalola

The Senate is set to begin screening of seven ministerial nominees recently announced by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday. This follows the earlier request to the Senate by President Tinubu to confirm the new ministerial nominees. The President had hours after their nomination last week, written to the upper chamber, asking the lawmakers to consider and confirm the seven nominees for appointment as ministers. They include Nentawe Yilwatda (Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Reduction), Muhammadu Dingyadi (Labour & Employment), Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu (State Foreign Affairs), and Jumoke Oduwole (Industry, Trade and Investment).…

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‘Our Collective Resolve Being Tested,’ Northern Elders Meet As Power Outage Persists

Abibat Babalola

The 19 Northern Governors, traditional rulers from the North led by the Sultan of Sokoto and other critical stakeholders have converged on the Sir Kashim Ibrahim House Kaduna on Monday, to deliberate on issues affecting the region. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the meeting which had in attendance the Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa and other military officers, Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State and Chairman Northern States Governors’ Forum ( NSGF), said their collective resolve was being tested by the ongoing challenges faced by…

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