Archive for: February, 2020

2023: El-Rufai Solicits For Southern President

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the permutations for the 2023 Presidency begin to dominate political discourse nationwide, Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, has said the Presidency should rightly return to the Southern part of the country. Although the governor, acclaimed to be a major strategist of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, did not specify […]

FG, ADB, Stakeholders Brainstorm On Implementation Of Agro-Industrial Processing Zones In Nigeria

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS) – The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the government of Nigeria, has held a meeting with stakeholders to discuss details around Special Agro-Industrial Processing Zones in Nigeria. A workshop was held in Abuja from 17 to 18 February to address the categorization and location of the SAPZs, which are meant […]

Court Orders Forfeiture Of Ex-Naval Officer N500m To Federal Government

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Director of Navy Accounts, Rear Admiral Tahir Yusuf, has permanently forfeited about N500 million to the Federal Government. Rear Admiral Yusuf, who was second-in-command to the Chief of Account and Budget, Naval Headquarters (NHQ),, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), held the cash in seven accounts with […]

Peter Obi Laments Govt Lack Of Support For Local Industries, Delay In Payment For Businessmen

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr. Peter Obi, has called for a legislation that will mandate government to pay contractors or suppliers for certificates generated or goods supplied within 90 days. Obi was speaking at the weekend during the installation of Sir Emeka Nwandu […]

Two Servicemen Dead, Scores Injured As Protesting Haiti Police Attack Army HQ

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince was on lockdown Monday after Haitian police attacked the army headquarters to demand better working conditions, sparking a gun battle that left two servicemen dead and a dozen wounded. The main roads through the city were blocked and smaller streets were deserted, leaving the capital cut off […]

Forecast: Coronavirus Will Infect Up To 70 Percent Of Humanity Within A Year

LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Harvard University epidemiologist Marc Lipsitch is predicting the coronavirus “will ultimately not be containable” and, within a year, will infect somewhere between 40 and 70 percent of humanity, The Atlantic reports. But don’t be too alarmed. Many of those people, Lipsitch clarifies, won’t have severe illnesses or even show symptoms at all, […]

Nigeria Football Star, Ighalo Misses Goal As Manchester United Thrash Watford 3-0

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United thrashed Watford 3-0 on Sunday in their English Premier League encounter. Ex-Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, missed an opportunity to score his first goal in his new club. Though he successfully dribbled the goalkeeper, his shot was deflected by a Watford defender. Meanwhile, Bruno Fernandes opened his goalscoring account at […]

SERAP Drags Reps To Court Over ‘Plan To Spend Over N5bn On 400 Exotic Cars’

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) and 192 concerned Nigerians have filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, and all members of the House from spending an estimated N5.04 billion to buy 400 exotic Toyota Camry […]

Peter Obi Offers Fresh Graduates Survival Strategies

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 polls, Mr. Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as a country that is not faithful to her youths. Obi was speaking Saturday during the convocation lecture of Veritas University, Bwari, Abuja. The former Anambra Stat Governor, who was the convocation […]

Electricity: DisCos Dare FG Over Threat To Revoke Licence

LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have kicked against the federal government’s threat to review and possibly revoke their operating licences due to poor electricity supply in the country, THE WHISTLER has learnt. The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, had while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council […]

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