LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several parts of Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, Friday woke up to its version of protests against scarcity of cash in the state with hoodlums blocking parts of the roads in the state capital as early as 8:00 am. The Hoodlums temporarily blocked the Ikwerre Road area of Mile 3 and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director General (DG) of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has commended Nigerian Navy for always being proactive and of arrest of a vessel MT Sea Eunice for flouting International Maritime Organisation (IMO) regulation. He assured that NIMASA is committed to inter-agency collaboration with the Nigerian Navy….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Director General (DG) of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh has reiterated that it has become imperative for African countries particularly in the Gulf of Guinea to assist one another to ensure proper harnessing of the regional maritime potential. Dr Jamoh, who was represented by the Agency’s…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Army 8 Division, in Sokoto State on Friday inaugurated a General Court Martial (GCM) and a Special Court Martial (SCM) for the trail of 68 accused officers and soldiers from the division. Inaugurating the Court, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Mutkut, the General Officer Commanding 8 Division, said the action was to sustain…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police on Friday said some citizens frustrated by cash shortages in the country were attacking banks and vandalising cash-dispensing machines, and warned that they would be treated as armed robbers. The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) said its members would stay away from work in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When Muhammadu Buhari was first elected Nigeria’s president eight years ago, it was on the promise that he would help put an end to the Boko Haram insurgency which has forced millions of people from their homes in the north-east and cost thousands of lives. Eight years on, the region appears safer,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has warned Nigerians who intend going to Saudi Arabia to ensure that their documents are complete. This comes amid crackdown on foreigners who are illegally in the country by the Saudi Arabian authorities. According to the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, the crackdown began since 2022. A statement on Friday…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has denied reports in some of the media that it has authorize banks to accept N500 and N1,000 old notes as deposit. Recall that media houses have been spreading the information that CBN has directed Banks to collect old N500, and N1,000 notes from customers with…