Category: Features/Articles/Opinion

Scrutiny Mounts on Dapo Segun’s Tenure as NNPC EVP Downstream

ADEOLA YUSUF

. Reps Cttee re-ignite probe on Refineries, OVH acquisition deal The House of Representatives’ Committee on Petroleum Resources (Downstream) has constituted 10 Technical Sub-Committees designed to re-ignite the now dormant inquest into the operations of the nation’s refineries and the controversial acquisition of OVH by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited under the remit of Dapo Segun as the Executive Vice President, Downstream who now functions as the Company’s Chief Finance Officer. Briefing journalists in Abuja, Chairman of the Committee, Hon. Ikenga Ugochinyere said the setting up of the following…

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NCDMB’s Exec Sec Inspects Training of 305 Youths At Centre For Marine And Offshore

Abibat Babalola

The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB), Engr. Felix Omatsola Ogbe on Tuesday inspected the ongoing training of 305 youths in specialised oil and gas industry skills at the Centre for Marine and Offshore Technology Development (CMOTD), Rivers State University (RSU).Sponsored by the NCDMB, the trainings cover seven technical areas, which include Automation, Instrumentation and Control, Mechanical/Process Piping and System Design/ Pressure Vessel and Heat Exchanges Design (PV-ELITE), Electrical Power Transformer Repairs and Maintenance, and Industrial/Practical Ship Design and Construction. Other specialist areas covered by…

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CBN Retains 27.5% Interest Rate; 8 Banks Meet Recapitalisation Target

Abibat Babalola

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has maintained the current Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) of 27.5 percent with all policy parameters. The Governor of CBN, Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, disclosed this at the MPC briefing in Abuja this afternoon. Consequently, the asymmetric corridor was retained at +500/-100 basis points around the MPR, leaving the Cash Reserve Ratio at 50 per cent for Deposit Money Banks and a general Liquidity Ratio of 30 percent. Mr. Cardoso explained that the decision to maintain the current MPR was premised on the need to continue…

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Nigeria Defeat South Africa 2-1, Advance To WAFCON Final

Ganiyu Amodu

The Super Falcons of Nigeria have qualified for the final of the ongoing Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco. 1,2,3,4,5 – 0: How Super Falcons Thrashed Zambia To Reach WAFCON Semi-Finals ‘After Technical Glitch,’ Nigerian Govt Reopens Recruitment Portal For Immigration, Civil Defence, Others The team defeated South Africa 2-1 in the semifinal on Tuesday. More to come…

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Emir Sanusi Calls For Stiffer Punishment For Men Who Beat Their Wives

Abibat Babalola

The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has called for stiffer punishment for perpetrators of Gender Based Violence in Kano state, saying no good Muslim beats his wife. ‎He noted that the rate at which men r@pe women and be@t their spouses is becoming rampant in the state. He added that Islamic clerics and Imams have a vital role to play in societal behavioural change to end the menace. ‎ ‎Sanusi made the call on Monday, July 21, when he received a delegation of development Research and Project Center (dRPC)…

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Tinubu, Govs Stealing Workers’ Sweat – NLC

Abibat Babalola

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has accused the President Bola Tinubu led-Federal Government and state governors of systematically crushing dissent, weakening democratic institutions, and unlawfully seizing workers’ contributions, which it described as stealing workers’ sweat. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the 21st Rain School of the NLC, held in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, stating that Nigeria was on the brink of tyranny. Ajaero described Nigeria as a democratic space, the very arena where citizens, especially the working class, face an assault on their…

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‘After Technical Glitch,’ Nigerian Govt Reopens Recruitment Portal For Immigration, Civil Defence, Others

Ganiyu Amodu

Here are the details + step-by-step guide on how to apply for the recruitment exercise   The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has reopened its online recruitment portal today, Monday, July 21, 2025, following a brief suspension last week due to technical glitches. In a recruitment update released early Monday, the board advised applicants who had already begun their applications to return to the portal to retrieve and complete their submissions once the system goes live again. “Kindly be informed that applicants who have successfully initiated…

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OML 17: NNPC/HEIRS Energies JV Launches Varsity Scholarship For. Host Communities

Abibat Babalola

The NNPC/Heirs Energies Joint Venture, through the OML 17 Host Communities Development Trust (HCDT), said on Monday that it had officially launched the OML 17 University Scholarship Programme (USP). The scholarship, the JV said, would provide financial and educational support to 300 qualified first-year students from OML 17 host communities who are currently enrolled in any course of study at government-owned universities across Nigeria. This initiative is part of the Trust’s broader mission to promote sustainable development through education and human capital investment, in line with the Petroleum Industry Act…

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Adeola Yusuf Delivers LASU Communication Parliamentary Summit CPS 7.0 Lecture

Abibat Babalola

. Why we invited the award-winning African journalist and communication researcher as a guest speaker  – LASU Communication Student Representative Council (CSRC)     Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, Ph.D., has been named as the guest lecturer at the Lagos State University (LASU’s) Communication Parliamentary Summit CPS 7.0 Lecture. The Communication Student Representative Council (CSRC), which stated this in a letter sent to Adeola Yusuf, maintained his ‘leadership and contributions to the media industry exemplify the values and vision that align perfectly with this year’s theme.” Adeola Yusuf,…

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Nigerian Tech Whizz-Kids Develop Software That Turns Android Phone To POS Terminal

ADEOLA YUSUF

    . “Unlocking Payment Power of Smartphones,” Bolaji Akinsanya, Partner give how-it-is-used details of softway, a technology they newly developed   Two Nigerian Technology prodigies, Bolaji Akinsanya, and Favour Afenikhena, have developed softway, a software that turns Android phones to point of sale (POS) tecriminals. In an exclusive interview with Platforms Africa, the partners declared that their vision was to “make contactless payments the default mode for businesses across Africa by unlocking the payment power of smartphones.” Softway Finance, a Nigerian fintech company, according to the Akinsanya and Afenikhena,…

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