Day: April 12, 2025

Why £4.2 Billion Africa’s Creative Economy Must Be Empowered – Fagbohun

Ganiyu Amodu

  Oluwole Fagbohun, an Artificial Intelligence Strategist and Creative Technologist speaks on sundry issues in the creative industry and how his product, PlotWeaver, can be a support system. Excerpts;   What inspired the development of Plotweaver, and how does it address the needs of the creative economy in Africa? PlotWeaver was born out of a simple but powerful question: “What if we could make African stories bankable?” For too long, creatives across the continent have struggled not because of a lack of talent, but due to the absence of structure,…

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Former Super Eagles Coach, Christian Chukwu, Is Dead

Ganiyu Amodu

Former Super Eagles coach, Christian Chukwu, is dead. Chukwu passed away at the age of 74. He died earlier on Saturday. However, details surrounding his death remain unclear at the time of filing this report. Chukwu’s former Nigeria teammate and friend, Dr. Olusegun Odegbami, confirmed the sad news “I just received the news that between 9:00 and 10:00 this morning, ‘Chairman’ Christian Chukwu, MFR, my bosom friend and teammate, one of the greatest football players in Nigeria’s history, has passed on. Is IVF Anti-faith?, By Funke Egbemode ‘Resource-Rich, Serious Investment…

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Is IVF Anti-faith?, By Funke Egbemode

Funke Egbemode

“When I confided in my pastor that my husband and I were finally ready to try IVF, he shook his head so vigorously I thought he was going to have a fit. “Your faith is gone. Sister, have you concluded that God needs help, that he cannot give you a child? Have you not heard testimonies of women who had babies in their 50s, even in their 60s? Have you forgotten the story of Sarah? Why do you want to help God?” Sister Joke was lost, short for words, shaken,…

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‘Resource-Rich, Serious Investment Destination,’ NGA Flaunts Nigeria’s Profiles For WGC 2025

Ganiyu Amodu

The Nigerian Gas Association (NGA) has confirmed its strategic participation at the 29th World Gas Conference (WGC2025), set to take place in Beijing, China. Speaking during a media engagement in Lagos, NGA President, Akachukwu Nwokedi revealed that the Association would host a Nigeria Pavilion at the prestigious triennial event, organized by the International Gas Union (IGU). The Pavilion will spotlight Nigeria’s gas sector progress, highlight investment-ready opportunities, and promote strategic interests under the “Decade of Gas” initiative. “This platform is not just symbolic. It is strategic. It signals Nigeria’s readiness…

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Cocaine: Court Orders Erstwhile Super Cop Kyari To Enter Defence

Ganiyu Amodu

Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday, ordered suspended DCP Abba Kyari, and his co-defendants to enter their defence in the charge preferred against them by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA. Justice Emeka Nwite, in separate rulings on their no-case submission applications, held that a prima face case had been made out against Kyari and other police officers in the charge. Kyari, the 1st defendant and a former head of the Intelligence Response Team, IRT, of the Police was arrested on February 14, 2022, after the NDLEA declared…

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‘Lagos Local Govt Election,’ LASIEC Announces Date

Ganiyu Amodu

The Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission, LASIEC, has scheduled the state council election for July 12. Mr. Tope Ojo, LASIEC’s Head of Public Affairs, made this announcement on Friday in Lagos. He revealed that the election for 57 council chairmanship positions and 376 councillorship seats would take place on July 12. If necessary, a re-run will occur on July 19. Lagos State comprises 20 local governments and 37 Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs. The election date was chosen to avoid a leadership vacuum in the state’s councils. LASIEC’s notice confirmed…

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Nigerian Gas Sector Gets $450m Investment Boost

Ganiyu Amodu

. As Temile Development Company Secures VLGC Contract   The Nigerian gas sector has received a significant investment boost with Temile Development Company Ltd (TDC) securing a contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of an 88,000 cubic meter Very Large Gas Carrier (VLGC). The contract, signed in London, UK on Wednesday alongside a deal for the construction supervision contract with the NLNG Shipping & Marine Limited (NSML), is valued at over $250 million and brings TDC’s total investments in the gas sector to over $450 million, within…

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‘For Criticising Govt On Social Media,’ Court Sentences 18 year old Girl To Jail

Ganiyu Amodu

’12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000),’ Details of punishment Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar slammed on Miss Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff   A Sokoto Chief Magistrates’ Court presided over by Chief Magistrate Faruk Umar, has sentenced an 18 year old social media activist, Hamdiyya Sidi Shariff, to 12 strokes of the cane, or 2 years imprisonment, or a fine of Fifty Thousand Naira (50,000). Platforms Africa reports that Shariff was arrested November 13, 2024, and put in prison for allegedly lamenting…

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‘It’s Official,’ Nigeria Oil Reserve Is 37.28 Bn Barrels, Gas Reserve Is 210.54 TCF

ADEOLA YUSUF

   ‘I, Engr. Gbenga Olu Komolafe, Commission Chief Executive, hereby declare…” you actually want to read the full official annual national Hydrocarbon Index for 2025 NUPRC Boss Sent to Platforms Africa   Nigeria has declared 37.28 billion barrels as the total oil and condensate reserves and 210.54 trillion cubic feet (TCF) as total gas reserves in its official National Petroleum Reserves Position for 2025. Chief Executive of the Nigeria Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC),  Gbenga Komolafe, who officially released the data in a statement to Platforms Africa on Saturday morning,…

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