Day: February 20, 2025

‘How We Did It,’ Falcon Speaks On 15,000MT LPG Project 1m Man-Hour Without injury

Efe Wellington

    Falcon Corporation Limited said it had accomplished a significant milestone by achieving one million man-hours without a lost time injury (LTI) on the ongoing 15,000MT LPG storage facility project in Port Harcourt. The Managing Director/Founder of the firm, Prof. Joe Ezigbo, who said this in a statement to Platforms Africa, maintained that the accomplishment underscores Falcon’s dedication to best practices and safety standards across its operations and management. Ezigbo expressed pride in this achievement, highlighting the company’s commitment to maintaining high standards in environmental, health, safety, and quality…

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Global Ratings Not Nigeria’s Anti-Corruption Focus – EFCC Boss

Abibat Babalola

Ola Olukoyede, chairman of the Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), says Nigeria has recorded “substantial progress” in the fight against corruption. Speaking on Tuesday at the public presentation of a report reviewing Nigeria’s performance in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) from 2019 to 2024, Olukoyede highlighted major achievements in the country’s anti-corruption efforts. The EFCC chairman urged Nigerians to focus on internal progress rather than international ratings, arguing that many of the country’s recent successes are not reflected in global assessments. “There is no gainsaying the fact that in…

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Nigerian Govt Slams Binance With Fresh $81.5bn Lawsuit

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has asked an Abuja Federal High Court to compel cryptocurrency platform, Binance, to pay N79.51 billion and N231 million, which is equivalent to $81.5 billion, as penalty for alleged economic losses caused by its operations in Nigeria. The plaintiff, the Federal Inland Revenue Service, in a charge seen by DAILY POST on Wednesday, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/1444/2024, is also seeking payment of $2.001 billion in income taxes for 2022 and 2023. In the lawsuit, Binance and two of its executives, Tigran Gambaryan and Nadeem Anjarwalla, are accused of contravening…

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‘Unacceptable,’ Community Crisis Brewing Over Ubeta Gas Piping Deals

ADEOLA YUSUF

    “No Treatment Plant, No Piping To Another’s Land,” what the Ekpeye People said in a communique sent to Platforms Africa TotalEnergies’ Country Communication Manager, Dr. Charles EBEREONWU reacts, speaks to Platforms Africa on relationship with communities   The people of Ekpeye Ethnic Nation in Ahoada East and West of Rivers State, Nigeria have declared that the Ubeta Gas Project by TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited allegedly proposed to be diverted to Obite in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area is unacceptable. Platforms Africa reports that the declaration was contained in a…

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