LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has authorized the indefinite suspension of the Managing Director/Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Mr. Adebayo Somefun and four directors of the agency. They are the Executive Director, Finance and Investment, Mr. Jasper Ikedi Azusalam; Executive Director, Operations, Mrs. Olukemi Nelson and Executive Director, Administration,…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In what represents a break from the norm, the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has published the list of all payments made by it between February 20 and May 5 this year. The publication, which was in response to allegations that N40 billion was missing from its accounts, detailed the beneficiaries of…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ondo State Health Commissioner Dr Wahab Adegbenro has died. According to reports, he died of COVID-19. The deceased was born on 5th June 1955 at Ilara-mokin in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo State. After his elementary education at Muslim Primary School, Ilara-mokin Between 1962 and 1967, Wahab attended Oyemekun Grammar…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- Nigeria’s leading anti-corruption group, Human and Environmental Development Agenda, (HEDA Resource Centre) has raised questions concerning the award of N30b contract to a Nigerian company. HEDA had obtained details indicating that the Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) awarded a contract to Bulet International Limited, a company alleged owned by Ismaila Isa…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the 2023 general elections, 30 prominent Nigerian activists, academics, and other professionals, have formed a new political movement called National Consultative Front. The group’s objectives include mobilizing Nigerians for a popular mass action towards political constitutional reforms that are citizen-driven and process-led in engendering a new peoples’ constitution. This was…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Implementation of the 774,000 Public Works to be put on hold untilimplementation modalities explained to NASS. The National Assembly says it is concerned about the proper and effective implementation of the engagement of 774,000 Public Works Workers and wishes to restate its commitment to its success. In line with its constitutional oversight…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced the resumption of domestic flights in the country. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, announced this in a tweet on Wednesday. According to him, the Abuja and Lagos airports will resume domestic operations on July 8, while the Kano, Port Harcourt, Owerri and Maiduguri airports would resume…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Lokoja, Kogi State, carting away office equipment. The gunmen were said to have arrived in three vehicles and harassed health workers in the facility. The hospital had scheduled a media briefing for the day to demand a COVID-19 screening centre in the state…