Category: Environment/Agric

Nigeria’s Top Energy Journos’ Group Rallies Sylva, Kyari, Wabote For Confab

ADEOLA YUSUF

Minister, NNPC CEO, NCDMB boss and others to Brainstorm on Future of Nigeria Oil Industry amid Energy Transition at the NAEC Conference   The Nigerian Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, and the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, would at the Annual International Conference of Association of Energy Correspondents of Nigeria (NAEC), lead brainstorming sessions on the future of Nigeri’s hydrocarbon sector amid the ongoing energy transition challenge. READ ALSO: BREAKING:Buhari Makes U-Turn, Consents To ExxonMobil/Seplat $1.6bn…

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Athlete Comes Last In Race As Penis Constantly Falls Out of His Shorts

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18 year-old Alberto Nonino reacts to viral video says “you don’t need to send me the links to the blogs out there”   “I’m trying to laugh about it now but immediately afterwards I felt terrible and I’m thankful to my friends and family for helping me get over what happened a few hours later,” an Italian athlete, Alberto Nonino, who suffered an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction at the World Athletics U20 Championship has said. Alberto Nonino’s penis kept falling out of his shorts during the 400m event. READ ALSO: Meet…

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Doctors Told Me 6 Months Ago My Son Yinka’ll Die By July -Ebenezer Obey

Gbenga Adeoti

Why bereaved music icon launched “Freedom from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Ministry (FADAM)” against alcoholism and drug addiction among Nigerian youths Renowned music icon, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, has launched “Freedom from Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Ministry (FADAM)” against alcoholism and drug addiction among Nigerian youths. This is contained in a statement signed by the General Manager of his music group, Mr Tunji Odunmbaku, which was made available to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan. READ ALSO No Amount of Alcohol is Healthy If You Are Younger Than 40 – Study Lies…

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BREAKING: LASU ex-VC, Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein, is Dead

Scott Matthew

How, where Professor of Physics and 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University who died aged 75 years, will be buried Former Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University, Prof. Lateef Akanni Hussein is dead. Prof. Hussein died after a brief illness in the evening of Sunday, 31st July, 2022 at the age of 75 years. Platforms Africa reports that Prof. Hussein a professor of Physics was the 6th Substantive Vice Chancellor of Lagos State University; he served between 2005 and 2011. READ ALSO Nigerian Doctors Threaten Strike Over Unpaid…

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Abuja To Lagos N100k, Lagos To Kano N120k, Again Airlines Hike Fares

Aliyu Aliyu

Full list of how much you will pay on your next flights to Port Harcourt, Kano, Lagos and reason for latest fares hike, second time in five months   Nigeria airlines have slammed about 100 percent fares hike on domestic flights. Platforms Africa reports that the least of the fares is now N80,000 depending on the trip. This is the second time in five months that air fares have been hiked over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna…

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Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights

Ganiyu Amodu

Tips on how to manage psychological trauma that passengers usually experience during heavy turbulence in a flight, and why airlines usually insist cellphones are switched off during take off and landing, as given by an aviation expert, Dr Dayo Kayode, during Platforms Africa weekly e-Discourse. What is the state of aviation industry in Africa? The state of this industry is like others in Africa. A situation whereby the governments in Africa have refused to choose their priorities right while also not allowing industries to thrive through corruption. We can imagine…

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How Nigeria Air’ll Begin Operations With 3 Borrowed Aircrafts -Minister

Abibat Babalola

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has given details of how the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations with three borrowed aircarfts. The Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, has on Wednesday, given an approval to Nigeria Air to lease aircraft to enable it start operations as country’s national carrier. READ ALSO: ASUU Demands Ban of Foreign Education for Public Officials’ Children Fame To Penury: Up, Down-the-Ladder Journey of Ajala, Globetrotter On Vespa Naira crashes to N710 per dollar Portable Mocks Headies, Reacts To 2022 Award Ban Sirika who…

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Fame To Penury: Up, Down-the-Ladder Journey of Ajala, Globetrotter On Vespa

Ganiyu Amodu

  How the man who travelled round the United States on bicycle, met global leaders by visiting 87 countries with his scooter in six years, and made fortunes in dollars, died in penury at a Lagos hospital   Ever heard of the phase, Ajala The Traveller? Ajala the traveler is based on the life and time of a Nigerian man named Ajala who toured the world using a Vespa Motorcycle. Moshood Adisa Olabisi Ajala, popularly known in Nigeria and across the globe as ‘Ajala the traveller‘, was the man who…

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JUST IN: Headies Disqualifies Portable For 2022 Awards

Precious Ibekwe

The threat to kill co-nominees, that cost Zazzu crooner his first major award The organisers of Headies Awards 2022 have disqualified singer, Habeeb Okikiola, professionally known as Portable from the list of nominees for threatening to kill his co-nominees of its 2022 edition. Portable was nominated to contest in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ and ‘Best Street-Hop Artiste’ categories when The Headies unveiled the nominees for its 2022 edition on Tuesday Other nominees in the ‘Rookie of the Year’ category include Av, Fave, Magixx, and Ugocci. For the second category,…

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Muhammad Ali’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ Belt Bought for $6.18m

Ganiyu Amodu

  The belt first entered the public domain in 1988 when the contents of Ali’s late boxing coach Drew “Bundini” Brown’s storage lockers were sold at auction.   Muhammad Ali’s historic “Rumble in the Jungle” WBC belt has sold for $6.18 million at auction to Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay. The NFL team owner confirmed on Twitter that he had added the belt to his collection: “Proud to be the steward!” Ali won the WBC heavyweight championship belt in 1974 with victory over George Foreman in Kinshasa, Zaire (now the…

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