Tag: Platforms Africa

‘N1,030 In Abuja, N998/Litre In Lagos: NNPCL Hikes Petrol Price Again

ADEOLA YUSUF

. ‘N113 more per litre,’ Details of the 12.7 per cent hike, the second price adjustment in the last 24 days, which happened 72 hours after Platforms Africa’s report   About 72 hours after Platforms Africa’s report on looming hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as petrol, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has increased the price of the product, from N855 per litre to N998 per litre in Lagos and over N1,000 per litre in Abuja. Platforms Africa reports that this is the…

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Petrol 40% Cheaper in Nigeria Than Saudi? Fact-Checking Dangote’s Fuel Subsidy Claim

Ganiyu Amodu

How 63 cent per litre in Saudi is 40% cheaper compared to 67 cent per litre in Nigeria will be left for Africa’s richest man to explain.” Read-for-yourself statistical details on how price tracking sites punctured the billionaire’s claim   Founder of Dangote Refinery, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, stirred controversy among oil industry statistics pundits when he declared that Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol is cheaper in Nigeria than in Saudi Arabia. The billionaire, who said this in an interview with Bloomberg, claimed that the product is 40%…

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‘All Starts With Ps,’ Six Things To Consider Before You Buy, Use Any Drug

ADEOLA YUSUF

You have heard an alarm raised by NAFDAC on fake drugs – including anti-asthma inhaler, pain-relieve, and blood pressure drugs – in the market. As a part of Platforms Africa’s solution journalism series, we present what Dr. Omotuyi Mebawondu said on the “six Ps” to consider for you not to be a victim of fake drugs that kill 500,000 people yearly in Africa. The health expert speaks at Platforms Africa e-Discourse where he revealed how he, as a Youth Corper in Shendam General Hospital in 1992, detected that the repeated…

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Rejig Cabinet, Tackle Hunger; 9 Things Tinubu Should Do, By Tuyi Mebawondu

ADEOLA YUSUF

#Hardship: Beyond curses, destructive criticism; A contribution by a medical doctor and rights activist to Platforms Africa’s ‘Helping the Government to Succeed Series   What can the President do? Caveat: I am not an Economist but in a profession where the effects of social strife and bad governance are most felt. Where are we? The economy lost steam with hyperinflation without growth. The citizens have very weak purchasing power as the currency was devalued by over 100%. The key aspects of the inflation are food and energy costs. The most…

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PLATFORMS AFRICA, LYGEL, OTHERS PARTNER FOR NIGERIA ELECTIONS’ MONITORING

Gbenga Adeoti

Partnership with three NGOs including First Lygel headed by member NBA General Council, Barrister Olalekan Oladapo, which will deploy over 120 observers, journalists in 23 states, is one of the biggest for the Nigeria’s election   Leading pan-African media group, Platforms Africa, and First Lygel Youths & Leadership Initiative, a public interest outfit and social enterpreneur, have announced a partnership for the forthcoming elections in Nigeria. National Coordinator of First Lygel Youths & Leadership Initiative, Barrister Olalekan Idowu Oladapo, and Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, said at the…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Oil Production Hits 1.59m Barrels Daily

ADEOLA YUSUF

. How country left 30 Year-Low Output Region with 653,000 bopd production surge – Bala Wunti   Nigeria’s oil production on Tuesday hit 1.59 million barrels per day, from 937, 000 barrels per day it was as at September. Chief Upstream Investment Officer (CUIO), NNPC Upstream Investment Management Services (NUIMS), Bala Wunti, who declared this at the 11th Practical Nigerian Content (PNC) forum in Uyo, Akwa-Ibom state, maintained that the output increase was a result of the government’s rectangular approach to the fight against crude oil theft. Fielding a question…

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Platforms Africa Unveils Speakers For Continental Forum

Ganiyu Amodu

Why lack of adequate focus on qualities of who occupies Legislative seat is a minus for businesses in Nigeria – Adeola Yusuf speaks at unveiling of official flier for Platforms Africa Forum 2022 + roll call of speakers   Solution to business, enterprise and governance hurdles in Africa will top the agenda at Platforms Africa’s forthcoming continental forum in Lagos, Nigeria’s commercial capital. Team Lead of Platforms Africa, Adeola Yusuf, who said this at the unveiling of the official flier for the event in Lagos, maintained that the forum coming…

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Platforms Africa’s Abibat Babalola Secures Chevron Scholarship for Pan-Atlantic Varsity Course

Scott Matthew

A reporter with the leading Africa-focused media group, Platforms Africa, Miss Abibat Babalola, has secured a scholarship from Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) for a special course at the prestigious Pan Atlantic University. Known as Advanced Writing and Reporting skills (AWARES), the course is designed by the university to boost writing and reporting ability for top media men and women across Africa. Confirming the scholarship offer, Chevron Nigeria Limited, in a letter sent to Babalola, congratulated the reporter for winning the Nomination of our organization to participate in the Chevron sponsored…

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Lagos To Meet NAHCON as Hajj Fare Skyrockets by 100%

Abibat Babalola

Intending pilgrim from Nigeria to pay as high as N3 million per person Lagos state Government has promised to meet with the intending pilgrims for this year’s Hajj to deliberate on the hike in Hajj fare by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Platforms Africa reports that intending pilgrims from Nigeria arè to pay over 100 per hike from last fare with some private travel agents billing as high as N3 million per person. READ ALSO: Hajj: Saudi Lifts Embargo On Nigeria, 16 Others, Ends COVID-19 Protocols 60,000 Muslims…

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Confusion as Wife, Son, NECO bicker on How Registrar, Prof. Obioma Died

Adeola Yusuf

What Journalists should have done in reporting conflicting sources on NECO Registrar’s death – Professor of Applied Communication, Ayo Ojebode     The National Examination Council (NECO), Elizabeth, Wife of its registrar, Professor Godswill Obioma, and son, Prince Godswill, have reportedly given conflicting reports on the actual way the NECO boss died. Platforms Africa reports that Obioma, a Professor of educational measurement and evaluation, died in Minna, Niger State, North central Nigeria, after returning from an Abuja trip. “The assassins came in and killed him and left without taking anything,”…

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