Month: August 2025

‘The Challenges Before Us,’ Ojulari Speaks 1st Time After Resignation Rumour

ADEOLA YUSUF

    ‘Ojulari Unedited,’ Platforms Africa publishes word-for-word the rousing speech the embattled Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the NNPC delivered to excited participants at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) annual conference in Lagos     Tonight, I won’t do so, but thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to have this lecture. It is an honor and a privilege to address you today at the defining moments in the global energy landscape. We find ourselves at a critical inflection point where the imperatives of energy…

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NNPCL Controversy: AEF Raises Alarm As EFCC, DSS Refute Claims

Ganiyu Amodu

The Arewa Economic Forum (AEF) has called on the Federal Government to provide an official clarification regarding reports that the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bashir Bayo Ojulari, was pressured to resign. This comes as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and Department of State Services (DSS) refuted allegations of involvement in the matter. The controversy stems from recent media reports suggesting that operatives from the EFCC and DSS allegedly abducted and coerced Ojulari into signing a resignation letter late on Friday.…

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‘False, Harmful,’ UK Parliament Petitioned Over Badenoch’s Remarks On Nigeria

Abibat Babalola

The Foundation for Peace Professionals (PeacePro), a prominent peacebuilding organisation, has formally petitioned the United Kingdom Parliament and the Conservative Party over what it describes as false, misleading, and diplomatically damaging remarks made by Rt. Hon. Kemi Badenoch, a British Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister, about Nigeria. In the petition authorised by its Executive Director, Abdulrazaq Hamzat, the Nigeria-based organisation expressed grave concern over Badenoch’s recent statement during an interview on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS amongst others, where she claimed that the Nigerian Constitution does not permit women to…

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Lesbian Anglican Archbishop: Why I Hid My Status For Decades

Ganiyu Amodu

The newly appointed Archbishop of Wales (Anglican), the Most Rev Cherry Vann, has opened up about the personal and professional challenges she faced hiding her lesbian status for decades as part of her struggle to be accepted as a female minister in the Anglican Church. This was as the newly-appointed Archbishop said that gay marriage in churches had become inevitable, signalling her stance as the head of the church. Vann made history in 1994 as one of the first women to be ordained as a priest in England. Now, she…

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2025 WASSCE Results Out + How To Check

Ganiyu Amodu

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced the official release of the results for the 2025 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. This was announced in a statement issued via its official X handle on Monday, August 4, 2025. According to the examination body, candidates who sat for the exam can now access their results online. “The West African Examinations Council is pleased to inform candidates who sat WASSCE for School Candidates, 2025 that the result has officially been released today, Monday, August 4, 2025,”…

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‘$100,000 Each, OON Honours,’ Tinubu Rains Gifts On Nigeria’s D’Tigress

Ganiyu Amodu

President Bola Tinubu has conferred national honours on all members of the D’Tigress for winning the 2025 Women’s Afrobasket in Cote d’Ivoire. The president also pledged $100,000 to each of the players and an additional $50,000 to members of the technical crew. Vice President Kashim Shettima, who represented Tinubu at the event, announced the rewards while receiving D’Tigress at the presidential villa on Monday. Each player and official in the team will also be getting a flat in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). On Sunday, Nigeria defeated Mali 78-64 in…

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HEIRS Energies CEO Headlines 2025 U.S.-Africa Energy Forum

ADEOLA YUSUF

. to advocate for Africa’s Energy Sufficiency at Forum   Heirs Energies, Africa’s largest indigenous-owned integrated energy company, has announced that its Chief Executive Officer, Osa Igiehon, will represent the company at the 2025 U.S.-Africa Energy Forum (USAEF), taking place on August 6–7, 2025 at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston, Texas. The Forum will bring together U.S. and African policymakers, financiers, and private sector leaders to discuss investment, innovation, and partnerships shaping Africa’s evolving energy landscape. Osa will deliver an Executive Insight and participate in the Explorers Town Hall…

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‘I Will Serve Only One Term Of Four Years If Elected President’, Peter Obi insists

Abibat Babalola

Former Labour party presidential aspirant, Peter Obi who is ready to serve only one term as president, Peter Obi, Abure gives Obi 48 hours to resign from LP, Peter obi joins single-term coalition, Peter Obi, Peter Obi house gift The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has reiterated his commitment to serve only one term of four years if elected president, describing the pledge as a solemn and irreversible vow anchored on purposeful and accountable leadership. In a statement on Sunday, Obi declared,…

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Nigeria’s D’Tigress Defeat Mali, Clinch Fifth Consecutive AfroBasket Title

Ganiyu Amodu

Nigeria’s women’s basketball team, D’Tigress, have been crowned champions of the 2025 FIBA Women’s Afrobasket after defeating Mali in the final. The Rena Wakama-led side clinched the title on Sunday at the Palais des Sports de Treichville in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. With the win, Nigeria made history as the first country to win five consecutive Women’s Afrobasket championships, further cementing their dominance on the continent. They also remain unbeaten in the tournament for a decade. The last time D’Tigress lost an Afrobasket game was on October 2, 2015, against Cameroon.…

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Nurses Call Off Strike After Four Days

Abibat Babalola

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives has suspended its nationwide warning strike. This was disclosed to our correspondent on Saturday by the Assistant Secretary-General of NANNM, Chidi Aligwe. On Wednesday, nurses and midwives in the country embarked on a seven-day warning strike to press home their long-standing demands, including an upward review of shift allowance, adjustment of uniform allowance, a separate salary structure for nurses, an increase in core duty allowance, mass recruitment of nurses, and the establishment of a nursing department in the Federal Ministry of Health,…

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