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The popular Boiling Point Arena, a monthly online discourse on governance and national development, will feature three of Nigeria’s foremost economists and finance experts, Dr Biodun Adedipe, Mr Kehinde Sogunle and Mr Paul Alaje as they dissect the topic: The Current State of Nigeria’s Economy: Can Nigerians Breathe and Survive? The trio are to walk the audience through Nigeria’s past economic blueprints starting from the oil boom era of the 70’s which positioned Nigeria as a potential economic giant, the economic doom that plagued the 2nd Republic era, the Structural Adjustment Programme of the Babangida Regime up till the current…

Fawaz Adebisi The Nigerian Institute of Food Science and Technology, NIFST, has urged the government of Nigeria to address the substandard marketing environment for indigenous foods in the country. This call was made during the 9th Regional Food Science and Technology Summit, ReFoSTS, held from 5th to 8th June, 2023, in Abeokuta, Nigeria. Under the theme “Indigenous Foods for Global Markets: Innovation, Safety and Entrepreneurship,” the summit shed light on the potential of Nigeria’s indigenous foods to achieve global recognition. Speaking on the challenges of promoting indigenous foods in the country and it’s recommendations, it emphasized the need for urgent…

Thirteen years after leaving the office and enjoying the N676,376.95 monthly pension, a former Ogun State Governor, Gbenga Daniel has asked the incumbent Governor Dapo Abiodun to stop the payment . PLATFORMS TIMES gathered that Daniel wrote this letter following a 2019 Federal Court’s judgement which stopped double payment of benefits to politicians . PLATFORM TIMES gathered furthered that a federal high court in Ikoyi had in 2019 asked the federal government to recover pensions and allowances received by former and serving senators as ex-governors. The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project had dragged the federal government to court over the…

Israel Adeleke A combined security operatives from the Enugu State Police Command, the Nigerian Army, Department of State Security (DSS), and other security agencies have reaffirmed their commitment to safeguarding the residents of Enugu from any security threats. In a joint effort, they have called upon the public to resume their daily routines without fear. The security operatives who issued this statement on Thursday in Enugu, following a comprehensive evaluation of the progress made in eliminating the influence of criminals responsible for enforcing sit-at-home orders in the state. The security operatives reported that, thanks to their collective efforts, no attacks…

Israel Adeleke President, Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, formally wrote to the National Assembly to notify them about the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff and Service Chiefs. PLATFORM TIMES gather that, the President made the appointments of the Service Chiefs during the Sallah holiday, while the National Assembly was on break. Tinubu in a letter addressed to the Speaker and read at Plenary, urged the lawmakers to consider speedy confirmation of the Service Chiefs and the Chief of Defence Staff in accordance with existing laws. The nominated service chiefs awaiting confirmation are: Major General C.G. Musa as the…

Fawaz Adebisi The National Examinations Council, NECO, has strengthened it’s security, as it unveiled an e-platform for verification and confirmation of results of examinations, NECO e-verify. The Registrar/Chief Executive of NECO, Prof. Ibrahim Wushishi, revealed this in Abuja, during the event of unveiling the platform, on Thursday. In his words, the platform will facilitate the process of ensuring accuracy of academic credentials. He explained that the platform was designed to perform dual result verification tasks like the instant result verification and institutional bulk verification. Recently, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, JAMB, caught a secondary school pupil, Ejikeme Mmesoma, who…

Adejoke Adebiyi The Federal High Court in Abuja has suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari bail in the amount of N150 million. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the charges against Kyari and his siblings, Mohammed Baba Kyari and Ali Kyari, involved  allegations of failing to declare assets to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). The NDLEA had filed a 24-count charge against them. Justice James Omotosho granted the bail on Thursday, with certain conditions. He said, Kyari is required to provide two sureties who possess property valued at N25 million each within the jurisdiction of the court.…

Fawaz Adebisi The National Population Commission, NPC, has said that the new date for the commencement of the 2023 national population and housing census, which was postponed in April, would be given by President Bola Tinubu. The chairman of the NPC, Nasir Kwarra, revealed this on Thursday to State House Correspondents after his delegation gave the President a full brief at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja. According to Kwarra, the commission submitted it’s report to Tinubu to study, adding that it would facilitate coming to a decision of when the exercise would be held nationwide. He also briefed that…

Fawaz Adebisi A pastor in Rivers state, Piler Erekwa, has been arrested for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in the Ndele community, Emohua Local Government Area of the state. The police have said that the arrest of Erekwa, 45, was facilitated by a complaint made by one Amesi ThankGod, an in-law to the teenager. ThankGod said to newsmen that the victim, along with her mom, attends the pastor’s church, Gracious Covenant Church of Pastor Piler. In his words, the girl was always in the church’s custody whenever her mother goes to the farm, not until they noticed some…

Israel Adeleke The Senate on Thursday,  launched an investigation into a gas supply contract agreement awarded to a private firm, Acugas Limited, during the tenure of former President Muhammadu Buhari. The motion for the investigation was put forward by Aniekan Bassey (PDP, Akwa Ibom) during a plenary session chaired by Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin. Bassey’s motion stated that in 2017, the Niger Delta Power Holding Company (NDPHC) entered into an agreement with Acugas Limited for the supply of gas to the Calabar Generation Company Limited (Calabar Genco). According to the agreement, the federal government would provide over $10 million…