Tag: Yakubu Lawal

‘I can Make You Disappear,’ How Lawmaker Slapped Bolt Driver In Viral Video

Aliyu Aliyu

  . Has the self-acclaimed senator confirmed he is a murderer? Is the Bolt Driver Disrespectful? Nigerians sharply divided over the fight of unequals + VIDEO   A member of the Nigerian House of Representatives, Alex Ifeanyi Ikwechegh, has been called out by Nigerians as a video where he allegedly threatened to make a Bolt Driver “dissappear in Nigeria and nothing will happen,” goes viral. PLATFORMS AFRICA reports that Ikwechegh, a member representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency of Abia State, was heard in the video describing himself as a Senator.…

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Reactions As Tinubu Orders NNPCL To Sell Crude To Dangote In Naira

Damilola Olanade

So, which magic will squeeze out the 450k barrels? Dangote had better looked elsewhere and not bank on this promise.” You actually want to read what energy journalists, analysts, and researchers said during reaction on Platforms Africa forum     President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has ordered the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude to Dangote Refinery in Naira, an order that was immediately greeted by reactions. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in a post via his official X…

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Lonadek Boss, Ibilola Amao, Now Nigerian Academy of Engineering Fellow

Ganiyu Amodu

Prestigious Engineering Academy announces Investiture of Engr. Prof. Azikiwe Peter Onwualu as President, induction of 10 prominent engineers as fellows + Full names   The Nigerian Academy of Engineering has announced the induction of the Chief Executive Officer of Lonadek Oil and Gas, Dr. Adenike Ibilola Amao, and nine other prominent engineers in Nigeria as fellows of the prestigious academy. Platforms Africa reports that President of the Academy, Engr. Alex O. Ogedegbe, who announced this through an invitation document, listed names of other inductees to include; Engr. Prof Akindele Folarin…

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Friends Remember Levi Ajuonuma, Others As Dana Plane Crash Clocks 10 Yrs

Efe Wellington

How I escaped being killed in the ill-fated Dana plane crash – Kate Henshaw Friends, families and acquaintances today, Friday, June 3, remember the late ace broadcaster and spokesperson for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Levi Ajuonuma, and other passengers of the ill-fated Dana Plane that crashed and killed all passengers and crew exactly 10 years ago. Platforms Africa reports that in an advertorial placed in some national dailies by 36 of the friends of Ajuonuma, they extolled the virtues of the departed soul. The plane, which crashed…

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Encomium as Nigeria’s ‘King of Energy Reporting,’ Yakubu Lawal retires from NDPHC on 60th birthday

Efe Wellington

  Platforms Africa, Energy Journalists’ group, friends all over Africa celebrate Media Icon, accomplished administrator – Yakubu Lawal – on retirement, 60th birthday.   It was an havest of Encomium as General Manager, Public Affairs, Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC), Alhaji Yakubu Lawal, retired from active services coinciding with his 60th birthday. Lawal, a veteran energy journalist whose sojourn in the profession spanned many decades, worked for The PUNCH, Guardian among other Nigeria’s top newspapers before joining the NDPHC. He has travelled to some of the major countries of…

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