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‘Weed Them Out,’ PETAN Exposes Antics of Oil Sector’s ‘Middlemen Businesses’

Aliyu Aliyu

. ‘How they (‘middlemen businesses’) cast shadow on the competencies and integrity of Nigerian oil and gas operators,’ PETAN’s Wole Ogunsanya talks on deepening ties with NCDMB, NUPRC   Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has reaffirmed its commitment to Support the federal government’’s effort to weed out ‘Middlemen Businesses’ ,as it advocates for local content in the nation’s oil production. Platforms Africa reports that PETAN Chairman and CEO, Geoplex Drillteq Limited , Engr. Wole Ogunsanya, made the statement while speaking during a panel session where he was one of…

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PHOTONEWS: Faces At IVON Trial Close-out Ceremony in Lagos

Damilola Olonade

*Prof. Afolabi, others at IVON Trial close-out ceremony in Lagos L-R: Director, Medical and Health Service, Kano State Ministry of Health, Dr Shehu Abdullahi; Deputy Director, Food and Drug Services Department, Essential Medicine list Division, Federal Ministry of Health, Yakubu Bulama; Director, Safe Motherhood Reproductive Health Division, FMoH, Dr Samuel Oyeniyi; Chief Investigator, IVON Trial/Director, Centre for Clinical Trials Research and Implementation Science, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Prof Bosede Afolabi; Director of Africa Center of Excellence for Population Health and Policy, Bayero University Kano/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Prof…

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BREAKING: CBN Postpones MPC Meeting Indefinitely

Abibat Babalola

The Central of Nigeria (CBN) has postponed its fifth Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting of 2023 earlier scheduled for September 25th and 26th. Platforms Africa reports that Isa AbdulMumin, Director, Corporate Communications of the CBN, confirmed the postponement in a statement made available to TheNiche. The statement did not state the reason for the postponement or the date for the next scheduled meeting. READ ALSO: Politicians Join Protest As Justice-Demand for Mohbad Spreads “He Died While In Church With His Parents,”  LUTH Speaks On Doctor’s Demise 2nd Time In 5…

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Why We’ve Not Paid Corpers’ June Allowance — NYSC

Aliyu Aliyu

The National Youth Service Corps has revealed why it is yet to pay the June 2023 allowance of corps members. Eddy Megwa, Director, Press and Public Relations of the Scheme, made this known in a statement on Sunday. Megwa said: “The delay being currently experienced is due to the administration of funds by various banks who are yet to credit Corps Members’ accounts.” The Management of the scheme apologised to corps members over the delay in the payment, adding that it is aware of their worries and agitations over the…

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EFCC Grills Four NCAA Chiefs Over Alleged N2bn Fraud

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested four top officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority over alleged N2bn duty tour allowance fraud. Impeccable sources within the commission told our correspondent that the officials were arrested between Thursday and Monday. Those arrested were Director, Finance and Accounts, NCAA, Bilkisu Sani; Deputy General Manager, Treasury, Hart Fimienye; Deputy General Manger (Management Accounts), Obene Turniel, and General Manger (Accounts and Stores), Nathaniel Kaainjo. It was gathered that Kaainjo was taken into the EFCC custody last Thursday while others were arrested on…

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Seplat, HEI Ink Critical Emergency Skills Deals for Young Nigerians

Abibat Babalola

Independent energy company, Seplat Energy Plc, has partnered with Health Emergency Initiative (HEI) to build the capacity of secondary school students on CPR and First Aid skills necessary to handle prehospital emergencies. Platforms Africa reports that over 30 secondary schools across the six district in Lagos benefited from the programme.. This initiative, according to a statement, became imperative with the growing anxiety about the high incidence of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as heart attack, cardiac arrest, and the attendant fatalities among Nigerians in recent years. Similarly, the menace of Road…

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Sahara Power Deepens Environmental Sustainability With gree’n’lectric

Ganiyu Amodu

The launch of gree’n’lectric, a wholly digital publication dedicated to promoting environmental sustainability in the power sector, will bolster Sahara Power Group’s resolve to seeking environmentally relevant options and solutions in its operations, Ejiro Gray, Director, Governance and Sustainability, Sahara Group has said. Speaking at the launch of the publication at Egbin Power Plant, Gray said Sahara Power, a Sahara Group company which connects over 30 million homes to power in the nation, considers access to clean, safe, and reliable energy as critical goals of the organization. According to Gray,…

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Sultan, Fayemi, Others Converge on Abuja for Unity Summit

Aliyu Aliyu

The National Prosperity Movement (NPM), a national sociopolitical group, said it is organizing a National Unity Summit in Abuja, Nigeria’s administrative capital. The group, which said this in a statement sent to Platforms Africa, maintained that the summit, would provide a platform for illustrious Nigerians from all walks of life and representing diverse interests and groups to have a meaningful conversation on the themes of peace, unity, equity and nation-building. The summit, the statement signed by Julius Ogunro,Director, Research & Strategy, NPM, read, would also provide new perspectives to the…

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