From Floppy Disks to ‘Digital Calabash’

Back in the day, storage was a real hassle. I still remember the era of floppy disks—fragile and barely able to hold a few documents. After those came CDs, adding more capacity but still far from perfect. Then came flash drives, and while they felt like a revolution at the time, data corruption was an all-too-common heartache with those earlier versions. Losing files was like losing a cherished photograph—painful and irreplaceable. Fast forward to today, and we’ve come a long way in digital storage landscape. Now, I’m working with the…

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Nigerian Communication Czar, Meka Olowola, Promoted Chairman Asido Foundation

. ‘For about two decades that I’ve known him,’ What Team Lead, Platforms Africa, said about Olowola’s promotion approved by board of trustees consisting of Prof. Taiwo Sheikh, Prof. Cheluchi Onyemelukwe, Dr. Omotola Abdulmalik, Prof. Ibrahim Abdu, Dr. Olayinka Egbokhare, Arc. Biodun Fadayomi, Mr. Babatunde Aina, Mr. Usman Abdulmalik, Dr. Zacheaus Olofin, and founder, Dr. Jibril Abdulmalik   Top Nigerian Communication and brand reputation Specialist, Meka Olowola, has been promoted as the Chairman òf the Board at the Asido Foundation. Platforms Africa reports that the Foundation, which is focused on…

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Why Lagos Govt Sealed Cubana Chiefpriest’s Fast Food Outlet

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has sealed Donald’s Fast Food, a restaurant owned by Pascal Chibuike Okechukwu, also known as Cubana Chiefpriest, due to persistent noise pollution and environmental violations. The fast food outlet, located on Adebayo Doherty Street, Lekki 1, was closed by LASEPA after failing to comply with environmental regulations despite several warnings and abatement notices. READ ALSO: Cholera Kills Four, Hospitalises 36 In Fresh Outbreak Trump Vows Mass Deportation Of Illegal Migrants Dangote Petrol N1,019 In Borno, N950/Litre In Lagos – NNPC When Men Go…

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Scarcity: Hawkers Sell Petrol Cheaper Than Filling Stations – Investigation

▪️Incredible revelation on Nigeria’s petroconomics that shattered postulations and expectations of real-time economists Nigerians have not seen the last of the current petrol scarcity in the country as some funny developments have continued to emerge by the day. The most amusing one presently, according to a report by thr Lagos-based Vanguard newspaper, is that fuel is now sold cheaper by hawkers when compared to the pump price at filling stations. Quoting an investigation by the newspaper, the report revealed that fuel is sold at #1,000 per litre by hawkers along…

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EKEDC Excites Customers As 60/66MVA Transformer Energised For Bulk Supply

. “Ajah, VGC, Lekki, Eleko, others,” full list of areas to benefit from power transformer at the 330/132kV Ajah Transmission Substation . + What Momoh, Ukoh, Lasaki told customers on vandalism, extortion     The Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) has assured customers in Ajah, VGC, Lekki, Eleko, Elemoro, and surrounding estates of improved bulk power supply, following the commissioning of a new 60/66 MVA 132/33KV power transformer at the 330/132kV Ajah Transmission Substation a crucial component of the Presidential Power Initiative (PPI). Platforms Africa reports that Mrs. Rekhiat Momoh,…

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‘Death Per Second,’ How Doctors’ Illegible Handwriting Caused 137,000 Deaths In 1 Year

Reports show that some doctors in Africa couldn’t understand their own writing in the prescription notes when asked to review after a few hours due to illegible handwriting. Are these doctors’ tough-to-read poor handwritings peculiar to Africa alone? Here is a revelation by Dr. Omotuyi Mebawondu, who on Platforms Africa e-Discourse, unveiled the cause and solutions to what was hitherto termed mere medical notes and their fatal consequences   From general observation, the prescription notes from doctors in Africa have tough-to-read-words. Do doctors just write in “bad handwriting” deliberately? What…

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NNPC Yet To Lift Our Petrol — Dangote

The Dangote Group has refuted the claims in the media that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) is currently lifting petrol from its refinery and selling at N897 per litre. A statement signed and made available to Newsmen by the Group Chief Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Group, Anthony Chiejina, said the issue of fixing the price of petrol has not come to play because the Group has not yet finalised any contract with the national oil company. While assuring Nigerians of high-quality petroleum products from Dangote which…

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‘N890/Litre,’ NNPC Hikes Petrol Price

. ‘They didn’t wait for their stock to finish,’ how other marketers changed pump prices to as high as N1,000 per litre with immediate effect amidst economic hardship . ‘Hours after Platforms Africa’s exclusive report on ex-depot price hike,’ details of how “we got to where we are.”   Amid a lingering fuel scarcity and crisis, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has adjusted the fuel price from N650 to between N855 and N890 per litre, Platforms Africa reports. Without waiting for their stock to finish as they claimed during…

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“Hypocrisy Or What?” Reactions Trail Dangote Family, Associates’ Petrol Imports From Malta

They are among officials currently representing and leading negotiations with the Ministry of Finance on behalf of Dangote Refinery in the Federal Government’s Crude for Naira programme.”     Two of the Lagos-bound vessels on course to deliver cargoes of imported premium motor spirit (PMS) also known as petrol from Malta are linked to family members and friends of Dangote Refinery Chief Executive Officer, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, shipping documents including the Nigerian maritime tracking details have revealed. According to a report by Politics Nigeria, this development, which came a few…

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Petrol Ex-Depot Price Hits N754/litre

The ex-depot price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol has hit N754 per litre, Platforms Africa reports. The data from depots in Nigeria on Monday showed that as at 1st of September, the price at which the product landed at the depots was also N1,022 per litre. The ex-depot price is the cost the depots that received the product from NNPCL are expected to sell after adding their margins. A source at one of the depots in Apapa confirmed the data in a telephone chat with Platforms…

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