Month: September 2025

‘U-Turn,’ Tinubu Recalls DG NTA, ED News; Sets Aside Fresh Appointments

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has directed the recall of Mr Salihu Abdullahi Dembos, the Director-General of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), who briefly vacated the post following some management changes in the agency. Platforms Africa reports that Dembos was appointed DG of the TV network by President Tinubu in October 2023. He will now return to complete his three-year tenure. The President similarly directed the recall of Mr Ayo Adewuyi, the Executive Director of News, to complete his three-year tenure, which ends in 2027. Adewuyi was appointed by…

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‘Ex-NLNG, Ex-Shell,’ Andy Odeh, Morenike Adewunmi Take Over NNPC Relations Duties

DAMILOLA OLONADE

    What to know about Andy Odey, Chief Corporate Communications Officer; and Adewunmi, Chief Relations Officer   Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.) has announced the appointment of two seasoned executives, Mr. Andy Odeh and Mrs. Morenike Adewunmi, to key leadership positions. Mr. Odeh, the company said in a statement to Platforms Africa, assumed the role of Chief Corporate Communications Officer, while Mrs. Adewunmi has been appointed Chief Relations Officer. Mr. Odeh brings over three decades of extensive experience in communications and business administration across the oil and…

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‘Ayo Ni o,’ C&S University to Begin Academic Operations 2026

DAMILOLA OLONADE

  The Cherubim and Seraphim University in Kwara is expected to begin academic operations by 2026, according to Rev. Esther Ajayi, the Chairperson of the Cherubim and Seraphim Centenary Anniversary Steering Committee. Ajayi, who is the Founder of Love of Christ Church, Lagos, told News Agency of Nigeria that the university is currently 80 percent complete, on the sidelines of the C&S centenary lecture held in Lagos. The church held its centenary anniversary lecture on Monday, to make followers reflect on the mandate of the church and make projections for…

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‘No Kobo From Dad,’ How I Built Business Empire from Scratch – Dangote

DAMILOLA OLONADE

  I Didn’t Inherit One Naira From father – Africa’s richest man     Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote, has said he did not rely on inherited wealth to build his business empire, insisting that everything he owns today was built from scratch. In an interview originally uploaded by Bloomberg on January 8, 2020, which resurfaced online on Tuesday, the billionaire industrialist reflected on his family background, revealing that his late great-grandfather was regarded as the richest man in West Africa in the 1940s, while his grandfather was also among…

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Anti- Party: Why Wike Is Yet To Face Sanction — PDP

Abibat Babalola

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said former Rivers State governor and Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, cannot be sanctioned for alleged anti-party activities without a formal petition, backed by evidence. PDP Deputy National Legal Adviser, Mr. Okechukwu Osuoha, told Vanguard in Abuja yesterday that although the party had already set up a disciplinary committee to deal with cases of infractions, no member had been prosecuted or punished because no petitions had been formally presented. “At our NEC meeting, we set up a disciplinary committee headed by…

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Nigerian Embassies Hit By Unpaid Rent, Salary Arrears

Abibat Babalola

The Federal Government has admitted to mounting financial and operational difficulties across Nigeria’s diplomatic and consular missions abroad, blaming budgetary shortfalls and foreign exchange policy changes for the strain. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the admission on Monday in a statement by its spokesperson, Kimiebi Ebienfa. The ministry acknowledged that the challenges had disrupted the smooth functioning of several missions, leading to delays in the payment of salaries for locally recruited staff, allowances for home-based officers, and rent owed to landlords and service providers. “The ministry is not unaware…

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‘Office Romance,’ Nestlé Sacks CEO Laurent Freixe

Abibat Babalola

Nestlé, the Swiss multinational behind Nespresso and KitKat, has sacked its chief executive, Laurent Freixe, with immediate effect after an internal probe found he had engaged in an undisclosed romantic relationship with a direct subordinate. The company announced the decision on Monday, stating that the relationship breached its code of business conduct. Following the dismissal, Nespresso CEO Philipp Navratil was swiftly appointed to take over as chief executive. Nestlé’s board explained that the investigation was overseen by Chairman Paul Bulcke and lead independent director Pablo Isla, with support from external…

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What Nigeria’ll Get As NUPRC Inks Deals With NNPC, TotalEnergies, Sapetro

DAMILOLA OLONADE

“Signature bonus of $10m, a production bonus of two million barrels, and cash equivalents on attainment of 35 million and 100 million barrels,” and-then-what details about what PPLs 2000, 2001 awardees will offer on new PSC deals     The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has executed the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) with Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and the TotalEnergies–and South Atlantic Petroleum (Sapetro) Consortium for two offshore blocks spanning about 2,000 square kilometres in the Niger Delta Basin. A statement from the NUPRC quoted the Chief…

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Finland Jails Biafra Exile Leader

Abibat Babalola

A FINNISH court has sentenced Simon Ekpa, the self-styled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Government in Exile, to six years in prison for terrorism-related offences. The ruling has been welcomed by Nigerian officials, who accuse Ekpa of inciting deadly unrest in the country’s southeast. The Päijät-Häme District Court in Lahti ruled that Ekpa had engaged in ‘public incitement to commit a crime with terrorist intent’, using social media to broadcast messages that prosecutors said directly fuelled violence in Nigeria. The judgement, first reported by Finnish broadcaster Yle,…

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CAC Shifts New Fee Implementation To October 1

Abibat Babalola

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has announced the deferment of the implementation of revised fees for its services to Oct. 1. The Commission, in a public notice issued on Saturday in Abuja, said the decision was taken to enable it prioritise full stabilisation of its new Company Registration Portal before mid-September. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the revised fees were earlier scheduled to take effect on Sept. 1. READ ALSO: FRSC Warns Against Night Travel, Drunk-Driving In ‘Ember Months’ Campaign Dangote Group Commiserates With Phyna, Family Over…

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