LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ Odion Ighalo scored a first-half penalty kick, while Henry Onyekuru and Moses Simon scored in the second half for Nigeria to beat Seychelles 3-1 in Asaba, to end the 2019 AFCON qualifiers as Group E winners.
LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has said he is heading to the Appeal Court following the verdict by a tribunal in Osun, upturning his victory at the state’s governorship election. This is according to a statement by Mr. Wole Oyebamiji, secretary to the State Government of Osun. In its statement, the Osun State Government informed…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Thursday formally commenced the first phase of the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery complex. This involves a detailed check and equipment inspection of the plant, beginning from the end of March, after which it will run for six months. The project will be executed…
LAGOS MARCH 22ND(NEWSRANGERS)- – Indonesian airline Garuda plans to cancel a $6 billion order for Boeing 737 MAX jets, it said on Friday, saying some passengers would be frightened to board the plane after two fatal crashes, although analysts said the deal had long been in doubt. The news came as another 737 MAX customer,…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 40 leaders in the banking industry in West Africa region will gather in Lagos, Nigeria between the coming 23 -24 April, to discuss efforts aiming to increase financial inclusion across West Africa region by 2020 in the Future Banking Tech West Africa Summit. The first of its kind event…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate President and Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. Bukola Saraki, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s “purported victory” in the February 23 presidential election would be shortlived. Speaking at the opening session of the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Wednesday in Abuja, Saraki said the…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja Wednesday ordered the arrest of a top Bayelsa State politician, Hon. Israel Sunny Goli, and two others over their alleged complicity in February 24 abduction of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Kola Okunlola, in Bayelsa State. Justice Abang’s order was sequel to…
LAGOS MARCH 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s apex revenue collection body, The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday refuted report of planned increment of Value Added Tax (VAT) by 50 per cent to meet up payment of the newly proposed minimum wage. Mr Wahab Gbadamosi who is the Head, Communication and Servicom Department, made this known in…