Author: Platform Times Newspaper

Daud Olatunji  Organised labour in Ogun State on Tuesday issued a stern warning to the state government over what it described as the failed and chaotic implementation of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), demanding its immediate suspension following the revelation of an alleged N82 billion unremitted pension deductions. At a press conference held at the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) secretariat in Abeokuta, leaders of the NLC, Trade Union Congress (TUC), and Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) jointly denounced the government’s move to commence full implementation of the CPS on July 1, 2025. The press briefing was led by the Ogun State…

Daud Olatunji  The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government, demanding the immediate withdrawal of a controversial circular recently issued by the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), describing it as a “flagrant violation” of previously signed agreements. Addressing journalists at a press conference held at the NMA House on Tuesday, July 2, 2025, the association’s President, Prof. Bala Audu, described the circular with reference number SWC/S/04/S.218/III/646, dated June 27, 2025, as grossly inadequate and misleading, warning that the development could trigger fresh unrest in the nation’s health sector. Audu said the circular,…

The Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, Dr. Iziaq Kunle Salako, has described the appointment of Hon. Kayode Oladele as Acting Chairman of the Federal Character Commission (FCC) as a well-deserved recognition of excellence, character, and national commitment. In a personally signed statement made available to PLATFORM TIMES, Salako applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Oladele, whom he praised as a visionary, principled, and transparent public servant with a deep understanding of legal and anti-corruption frameworks. According to the minister, Oladele’s track record of integrity and service to the nation makes him the right man to lead…

I have listened to many people in Nigeria who when you ask them to tell you their name; you hear words like” My Name is Dr. XYZ, My name is Prof. XZY., My name is Chief XYZ. 1. In fact, I recall some years ago, someone was introduced, and the person got so angry that Otunba was omitted in his name. 2. Let me correct this wrong notion that Profession is not a name and title is not a name. 3. You hear people say I am surveyor XYZ…No…it is wrong. It should be for example my name is Gbenga…

A staff member of the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has raised the alarm over what he described as worsening working conditions, poor welfare, and unjust salary disparities within the institution, calling on President Bola Tinubu and the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) to urgently intervene. In a strongly worded petition titled “A Cry for Justice: The Plight of Staff at the National Industrial Court of Nigeria,” the staff member identified as Comrade E.K.O. accused the court’s management of turning a blind eye to the very rights and protections it was established to uphold. According to the worker, while…

After more than two decades on death row, a 64-year-old Nigerian technician, Kolawole Oladeji, has regained his freedom in a dramatic turn of events, bringing closure to one of Nigeria’s most controversial criminal convictions. Oladeji, who was convicted and sentenced to death in 2003 over the alleged theft of a generator, walked out of Kirikiri Maximum Security Prison in Lagos on Tuesday, alongside his co-accused, Ogbona Igbojionu. The duo’s release followed persistent public advocacy, particularly from popular TikTok personality, Olumide Ogunsanwo, also known as Seaking, who spotlighted their case and mobilised public sympathy that eventually led to government intervention. Oladeji,…

…Threaten mass action over corruption in oil sector …Say Tinubu’s sacking of NNPCL boss not enough A coalition of political parties and over 75 civil society organisations has called on President Bola Tinubu to go beyond the recent sacking of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari, by ordering his immediate arrest and instituting a full-scale public judicial probe into the company’s operations. The coalition, under the joint banner of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) and the Coalition of National Civil Society Organisations (CNCSOs), described the NNPCL under Kyari as a cesspool of…

Daud Olatunji In what political analysts are describing as a bold step toward unseating President Bola Tinubu in the 2027 general elections, a coalition of Nigeria’s major opposition leaders has adopted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its official platform and named new interim leaders to drive its agenda. At a high-stakes meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday night, the coalition appointed former Senate President, David Mark, as interim National Chairman of the ADC, and former Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, as interim National Secretary. PLATFORM TIMES reports that the gathering brought together influential political figures including former Vice President…

Five Chinese nationals have been sentenced to one year imprisonment each for engaging in cyberterrorism, internet fraud, and activities aimed at destabilising Nigeria’s economy. Justice Dehinde Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos delivered the judgment after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) successfully prosecuted the convicts. The five convicts — Guo Qiang (alias Wu You You), Yang Shumei, Guo Zhi Yong, Zhang Jia Feng, and Lu Yi Liang — were found guilty of accessing Nigerian computer systems with the intent to disrupt the country’s economic and social structure. One of the charges read, “That you, Guo…

…Nigeria lost $450m, 80% of stolen funds recovered Former Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has revealed that Nigeria’s law enforcement agencies were among those who benefited from the infamous petrol subsidy fraud that rocked the country between 2006 and 2012. Bawa made the explosive revelation while speaking on Arise Television’s Prime Time on Monday, adding weight to the damning findings documented in his newly released book titled“The Shadow of Loot & Losses: Uncovering Nigeria’s Petroleum Subsidy Fraud.” According to Bawa, Nigeria lost a staggering $450 million under the Petroleum Support Fund (PSF) scheme…