Author: ADEOLA YUSUF

A multiple award-winning journalist with over two decades of impactful investigative reporting, fact-checking, and solution journalism experience, Adeola Yusuf is currently the Team Lead of Platforms Africa.

Femi Soneye Quits, NNPC To Name New Spokesperson

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Why I Exited NNPC – Soneye Gives Details of Disengagement With Oil Giant   The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is to announce a new spokesman as Olufemi Soneye resigned as the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer. In a statement he personally authored and sent to Platforms Africa, Soneye said that he would no longer be the spokesperson for the oil giant as he had “stepped aside from his role as Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd.” After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister Disowns Claim…

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NUPRC Heightens Nigeria’s Crude Oil Exports Tracking, Issues New Guidelines

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“To all licences and leases granted or preserved under the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021,” seven things to know about the NUPRC’s Advanced Cargo Declaration, the guidelines covering crude oil, natural gas, natural gas liquids and petroleum products exported from all terminals and export points in Nigeria.   The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has announced the release of new guidelines for the advanced cargo declaration regime, a move aimed at enhancing transparency, accountability and efficiency in Nigeria’s crude oil and petroleum exports. Platforms Africa reports that the guidelines,…

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GOCOP Champions Sanitisation of Online Journalism, Sets Standards

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  . Launches book titled; “Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing.”   The President of the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP), Ms. Maureen Chigbo, has stated that the organization’s primary objective is to sanitize the online media space and establish standards for the industry. Speaking at the launch of GOCOP’s maiden publication, “Nigeria Media Renaissance: GOCOP Perspectives on Online Publishing,” and a fundraising event for the GOCOP Media Center in Abuja, Chigbo emphasized the need for collaboration with stakeholders to achieve this goal. As a group of…

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Israel Attacks Iran, Hits Nuclear Program In Unprecedented Strikes

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‘We’ve Launched Operation Rising Lion,’ ‘Israel Will Face Severe Punishment’ – What Israeli President Netanyahu And Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said as experts fear full scale war loading     Israeli security source says top military leaders and nuclear scientists were targeted in opening strikes Israel struck at the heart of Iran’s nuclear, missile and military complex early Friday, in an unprecedented attack that reportedly killed two of Iran’s top military commanders and plunges the wider Middle East into dangerous new territory. The strikes on Iran’s nuclear program…

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‘Got $1m Studying Honesty Then Fired for Faking Data;’ Tale of Harvard Prof. Gino

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Dirty details of the scandal that brought Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, down from Grace to grass   Harvard Professor Francesca Gino earned $1 million studying honesty and then got fired for faking data. Francesca Gino, once a celebrated Harvard Business School professor, faced a dramatic downfall after being fired for manipulating data in multiple studies. Harvard also revoked her tenure, a rare move. The scandal ignited debate about elite institutions rewarding influence over integrity. Allegations of data tampering surfaced, leading to an investigation that confirmed…

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‘7 Assets In One Year,’ Govt Institutions, Monuments Named After Tinubu + LIST, PHOTOS

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In just one year, 7 institutions, structures, and monuments have been renamed or named after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Platforms Africa presents the see-for-yourself list and photos of the assets below; 1. Mar 2024: Minna International Airport → Bola Ahmed Tinubu,Minna, Niger State 2. May 2024: Southern Parkway → Bola Ahmed Tinubu Way,Abuja 3. May 2024: National Assembly Library → Bola Tinubu Building, Abuja 4. Dec 2024: Nigeria Immigration Service Innovation Centre → Bola Ahmed Tinubu Technology Innovation Complex (BATTIC), Abuja After Platforms Africa Report, Oil Ministry Director Queried, Minister…

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‘First Time In Decades,’ 91 Year-Old Awujale Absent at 2025 Ojude Oba

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    The Awujale and paramount ruler of Ijebu land, Oba Sikiru Adetona, was conspicuously absent at the Ojude Oba festival on Sunday in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. Platforms Africa reports that this will be the first time in many decades that the 91 year-old influential paramount ruler is missing the festival where he played the lead role as the major host. He was installed as the king on 2 April 1960, which makes him one of the longest reigning monarchs in Nigeria. He is a member of the House…

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Fire Guts Hotel Housing Over 480 Nigerian Pilgrims in Mecca

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‘They were in Minna,’ NAHCON gives details of the incident + how ‘resolve to complete Hajj rights’ saved about half a thousand Nigerians from sudden death   A calamity has been evaded as fire gutted the Imaratus Sanan Hotel, accommodating over 480 Nigerian pilgrims performing the 2025 Hajj through private tour operators. Platforms Africa reports that Imararus Sanan Hotel is located in the Sharamansur area of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. The inferno, which tore through parts of the building on Saturday, caused significant damage, but no life was lost. The…

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Fouad Oki Replies Funke Egbemode Over Piece On Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu’s Bickering

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  “… Lest the issue become ‘Ao mu Erin j’oba eweku ewele’ tales,” read-for-yourself letter the top Lagos politician wrote to Osun’s ex-commissioner and distinguished columnist over her “Lagos: Mr. Governor, This Sacrifice Must Get To Olodumare.”   Dear Ms. Funke Egbemode, Profound Appreciation for Your Courageous Voice and Timely Admonition I write to you with deep admiration and gratitude for your incisive, thought-provoking piece, “Lagos: Mr. Governor, This Sacrifice Must Get To Olodumare.” Your words resonate not merely as commentary but as a clarion call for introspection, reconciliation, and…

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Company Registered Days Before Bidding Can Be Awarded Oil blocks – Komolafe 

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    NUPRC Boss Speaks On Report 40 Oil Block Licences Expired, Guidelines Violated   The technical and financial capacity of a bidder is assessed not merely by the date of incorporation of the bidding entity, but by the pedigree and proven track record of its promoters, affiliated companies or parent organisations, Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Gbenga Komolafe, has declared. Platforms Africa reports that Komolafe was reacting to a report that a particular company registered days before the commencement of bidding was improperly awarded…

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