LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians who benefited from the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) 2018 Scholarship programme are currently facing deportation due to non-payment of their academic fees. The 200 Nigerians, who were selected out of over 4,000 applicants, were given scholarships to pursue postgraduate studies abroad, fully funded by NDDC. The commission in an elaborate…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected cultists invaded the Bayelsa State High Court complex and buggled the offices of the State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Eradiri and Justice Aganaba, carting away computers and case files. Newsmen gathered that the incident,which occurred in the early hours of Sunday left the State Chief Judge, Justice Kate Eradiri and other…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The fear of Lagos State Traffic Management Agency (LASTMA) may be the beginning of wisdom for all Lagos motorists, as the law enforcement officers have lately gone tough on traffic offenders. Unlike in the last four years when the officers were barred from making arrests, the new administration had returned LASTMA to…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A disagreement between elected lawmakers and Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has stalled the inauguration of the state’s 7th Assembly. It was learnt that the disagreement centred mainly on who becomes the Speaker of the 24-member House of Assembly. According to informed sources, while over 20 of the elected lawmakers who belong…
LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four policemen were left dead and six others wounded when separatists detonated an improvised explosive device in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region, that country’s government said on Sunday. “The government condemns in the strongest terms this criminal act, perpetrated by armed bandits and terrorists with no faith or law,” the statement said. It…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the Consumer Price Index (CPI), which measures inflation has increased to 11.40 per cent (year-on-year) in May from 11.37 per cent recorded in April. The NBS made this known in its “CPI and Inflation Report’’ for May released in Abuja on Monday on its website….
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has urged motorists to steer clear Mile-2 to Tin-can Island Port, along Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, today, Monday, June 17, 2019, in order to allow for repair works on the bad portion of the road. Recall that President Muhammedu Buhari following apparent inability of task team to really tackle the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Mission in Nigeria has debunked the rumour that it’s no longer issuing student visa to Nigerians. On its verified Twitter handle, @USEmbassyAbuja, the mission wrote, “#FakeNews Alert! Be advised, reports of Student Visa ban for Nigerians is false. If you have seen such manufactured item on Facebook and Twitter…