Month: January 2025

Tax Reform Bills: TETFund Different From NELFund, ASUU Tells Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Lagos Zone, has said there is a world of difference between the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund and the Nigeria Education Loan Fund, NELFund, and therefore the administration of President Bola Tinubu should not kill the former for the latter. The Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, stated this while briefing the press in Lagos on the Tax Reform Bills before the National Assembly and how they affect the education sector. He added that lecturers would do everything possible to ensure that TETFund is…

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‘50% Or Nothing,’ Trump Wants US To Co-Own TikTok

ADEOLA YUSUF

Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order delaying a ban on TikTok when he becomes president on Monday, and proposed the United States take 50 percent ownership in the Chinese-owned app’s American subsidiary. “I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture,” the Republican posted on his Truth Social platform, adding that his executive order would extend the time before a law banning the video-sharing app ultimately takes effect “so that we can make a deal.” Meet Russ Cook, Man Who…

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Meet Russ Cook, Man Who Ran The Entire Length Of Africa

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Begins new challenge to climb Mount Kilimanjaro   A man who ran the entire length of Africa has begun his latest challenge – to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Russ Cook, nicknamed “Hardest Geezer”, completed his previous endurance challenge in April last year after 352 days. CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, Bags PhD ‘Migingo,’ Inside Africa’s Smallest Island Two Countries Claim It’s Theirs Despite complications with visas, health scares, geopolitical issues and an armed robbery, the 27-year-old, from Worthing, West Sussex, raised more than £1m for charity. Nine months…

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CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, Bags PhD

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Celebrity Culture and Journalism Practice in Nigeria (2021 – 2023),’ details of the thesis by the Ex-TELL, Ex-The SUN, Presently The Nation newspaper’s Associate Editor + tributes friends penned for the serial award winner whose OND to PhD Communication studies’ journey spanned MAPOLY, LASU, Pan-Atlantic University and Caleb University (PHOTOS)   The 2014 CNN/Multichoice African Journalist Award Winner, Ololade Olatunji, has bagged a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in media and communication studies. Platforms Africa reports that Olatunji, who is presently an Associate Editor at The Nation newspaper,…

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Niger Tanker Explosion Death Toll Hits 86

ADEOLA YUSUF

The death toll from the petrol tanker explosion at Dikko Junction, Niger State, on Saturday has risen to 86, while 55 people were injured and taken to hospital. As of Saturday, the death toll was reported as 70, with 50 injured. However, more corpses have since been recovered, and all have been given a mass burial in Dikko, Niger State. The Director-General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency, Abdullahi Baba-Arah, disclosed this in a statement released on Sunday. He stated that the agency, alongside Gurara Local Government Area and…

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HEI Appoints TotalEnergies Ex-Executive GM, Evi Ifekwe, As Board of Trustees Member

ADEOLA YUSUF

‘Ex-Afribank, Ex- TotalEnergies,’ meet Ifekwe, the record breaker with 35 years of unparalleled corporate experience   The Board of Trustees of Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) has officially appointed the retired Executive General Manager at TotalEnergies, Mrs. Evi Ifekwe, as a member of its Board of Trustees. Nigeria’s Govt Destroys Lives, I Don’t Want Britain To Be Like That, Says Badenoch Delta State Ex-First Lady, Edna Ibru, Is Dead Platforms Africa reports that this appointment was made during the Board’s meeting on January 10, 2025, following the recommendation of the Board’s…

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TikTok Stops Working As US Ban Comes Into Force

ADEOLA YUSUF

A new US law banning TikTok has come into effect, hours after the popular app stopped working across the country. Late on Saturday a message appearing on the TikTok for US users said a law banning TikTok had been enacted, meaning “you can’t use TikTok for now”. The video-sharing app was banned over concerns about its links to the Chinese government. It was given until 19 January to be sold to an approved US buyer to avert the ban. President Joe Biden had said he would leave the issue to…

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GHL, Others to Court: Lift Freezing Orders Obtained by First Bank 

ADEOLA YUSUF

  General Hydrocarbons Limited has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to discharge the order freezing the assets and accounts of General Hydrocarbons Limited and its related entities, aimed at recovering an alleged loan of $225.8 million extended to the oil company on grounds that it was obtained through fraudulent misrepresentation and the concealment of material facts at the time the order was obtained. Justice Deinde Dipeolu had on December 30, 2024 granted an ex-parte order brought before him by First Bank Nigeria Limited. He restricted all commercial banks…

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Nigeria’s Govt Destroys Lives, I Don’t Want Britain To Be Like That, Says Badenoch

ADEOLA YUSUF

UK Conservative party leader Kemi Badenoch says she does not want Britain to be like Nigeria, a poor country where terrible government destroy lives. In her first speech of the year on Thursday, Ms Badenoch explained her push for “real conservatism” that guarantees a “better, richer and safer” tomorrow for the younger generation of Brits. “Why this matters so much to me is because I know what it is like to have something and lose it. I don’t want Britain to lose what it has,” said Ms Badenoch. “I grew…

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Delta State Ex-First Lady, Edna Ibru, Is Dead

ADEOLA YUSUF

Wife of Chief Felix Ibru, Mrs Edna Ibru (nee Park) has passed on in London. Her son Dr Paul Aidido Ibru disclosed this in a statement. He said: “Our amazing mother passed into glory on Wednesday 15, January, 2025 after a brief illness. “Until her death, she was full of life and we never expected her to leave us so soon but we cannot question the will of God in her precious life. Lagos Shuts School Over Two-Year-Old Pupil’s Death ‘As Death Rumour Goes Viral,’ Brilliant Doctor Shot By Bandits…

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