LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The South African Revenue Service (SARS) is reportedly sending taxpayers audit requests, asking those who have held cryptocurrencies to disclose their trading activity. SARS has sent the requests to a number of taxpayers who, in turn, contacted professional tax services firm Tax Consulting South Africa, reported local IT news site MyBroadband on…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) issued a five-page statement Sunday clarifying its position on cryptocurrencies after a regulatory warning to local banking institutions on Friday sent shockwaves through social media. In Sunday’s statement, the CBN said Friday’s letter was only a reminder that cryptocurrencies were not legal tender in Nigeria, and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several videos have flooded the internet today, showing policemen from Lagos State Police Command, shooting directly at civilians in the Itire area of Surulere of the metropolis. The reason for the bloody confrontation has remained unclear as the Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi, has refused to…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-University of Lagos has opened its library service to its students using what it calls e-Learning Environment. This was disclosed by the institution’s Acting Director, CITS, Dr (Mrs) Florence Oladeji. Using the link: https://unilag.edu.ng/?p=7857, the institution said the platform was dedicated to helping students and faculty in the e-learning environment. The Director…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A PUNCH journalist, Okechukwu Nnodim, who was abducted by gunmen on Wednesday night has regained his freedom. Nnodim reunited with his family on Saturday night. “I am back home. I am back,” Nnodim said on the telephone. His wife, Oluchi, also confirmed the development on the telephone. “My husband is back. I…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is a case of alleged brutality against a Police Area Commander, Madayi Kamdel who has been accused of hitting an Inspector of Police, Adeyemo Adejumoke in her left eye with his fist. In a petition submitted to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission, a solicitors to the husband of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sunday Igboho yet again gets a knock from notable Nigerian as his approach in ending kidnapping and killings in Yoruba land is once again criticized by Seun Kuti, son of late Afrobeats legend, Fela Kuti. Seun sharing his opinion during an interview says Sunday Igboho’s ethnicity approach is unethical. He said criminality…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected bandits have killed three children and abducted their mothers along Kaduna Birnin Gwari highway in Kaduna State. The armed men also abducted the four other children of one Muhammadu Gagare, a former official of the Nigerian an Correctional Center. Daily Trust gathered that the gunmen had opened fire on commuters around…