LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday re-sent the $29.96bn 2016-2018 external borrowing plan to the Senate for its consideration and approval. Buhari made the request a day after the International Monetary Fund warned Nigeria against rising debts. T he Debt Management Office has said out of Nigeria’s total debt profile of N25.7tn as…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles of Nigeria have moved up by four spots in the November ranking to place 31st on the ranking table. In the ranking table on the website of the world football governing body, FIFA, Nigeria garnered 1493 points as against 1481 points gotten in October. The movement still helped the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A nine-year-old girl has allegedly committed suicide at her guardian’s home located in Ankpa quarters extension in Makurdi metropolis of Benue state. Daily Trust gathered that the incident happened early hours of Wednesday, just as the body was found in the bathroom. The state’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Catherine Anene,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has directed the Senate Committee on Niger Delta Affairs led by Peter Nwaoboshi to steer clear of the Interim Management Committee on Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), put in place by the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio. His remarks were on the heels…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday to participate in the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He noted that apart from the Nigerian leader, the one-day…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gas explosion has been recorded at Ajegunle area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, with two children burnt to death and 23 others severely burnt. The incident occurred at Aduke Street, off Ojo Road, Ajegunle area of Apapa on Thursday. Director General, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA, Dr. Femi Oke-Osanyintolu confirmed that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Diezani Alison-Madueke, Nigeria’s former minister of petroleum resources, has reportedly secured a Dominican diplomatic passport which could protect her from being arrested over corrupt allegations levelled against her. According to Aljazeera investigations, Diezani was personally handed a Dominican diplomatic passport by the prime minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit in London which could…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Football Federation has refuted claims they owe Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr close to $100,000 in bonuses and allowances. This was disclosed in a press statement released by the Communications Department of the NFF on Wednesday. The statement was reacting to an interview credited to Rohr, where he said the…