LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it did not need the approval of the Nigerian Communications Commission to transmit election results electronically. This was as the National Assembly told the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to seek proper legal advice instead of misinforming Nigerians on the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Assistant Director of the National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), Mr Christopher Orji, has reportedly committed suicide in Abuja. Orji’s lifeless body was reportedly found dangling with a rope tied to a ceiling fan at his residence at Federal Housing Authority Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, at about 4pm on August 30. Sources within…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits terrorising residents of Zamfara and forcing closure of schools have converted some classrooms to personal use in the North West State. Daily Trust findings show that dozens of primary schools in highly traumatised remote rural communities had been taken over by armed criminals. The schools were abandoned by the pupils and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday made a donation of N100 million to Shanahan Specialist Hospital, Nsukka, Enugu State, for their School of Nursing, Midwifery and Health Technology, over the next three years. He appreciated the Governor of Enugu…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Super Eagles continued their 100 per cent record against Cape Verde in their second match of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday. The Nigerian team won the game 2-1 after staging a comeback. While Victor Osimhen scored Nigeria’s first goal in the 28th minute, the Super Eagles got their second…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State Internal Revenue Service (NGSIRS) on Monday shut down eight commercial banks and the state head office of the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company (AEDC) over alleged N456 million tax debts. Mr Mohammed Etsu, the Executive Chairman of the internal revenue Service, told journalists following the exercise that it was carried…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In its effort to contribute to nation building and economic development, the Chris Oyakhilome Foundation International (COFI) through the InnerCity Mission network of schools is breaking barriers to education by providing marginalised and vulnerable children access to free basic primary education. Currently, there are eight (8) 100% free InnerCity Mission Schools spread…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) has been given seven days to provide relevant information about the bidding process in its engagement of Bitt Incorporation by the apex bank. The bank in August had announced its technical partner for its Digital Currency Project after what it described as a competitive bidding…