LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Petrol pump prices in Nigeria are likely to increase for the third time since subsidy removal as Platt benchmark price for petroleum products reached a staggering $979.75 per metric ton (MT) at the close of Wednesday’s trading session. Additionally, the Argus benchmark price trading platform reported prices of $960.86/MT and $1,010.86, including…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigeria Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate in 2023 General Election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has commended the role played so far by Economic West African States (ECOWAS) in handling the crisis in Niger Republic. In a statement, Atiku warned that as the ECOWAS continues to work towards reinstating…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has announced a new visa application centre in Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital. The new visa centre is located at Présidential hôtel, 5141 Aba Road, Port Harcourt, Rivers state. UKVI UPDATE: TLScontact has opened a new UK visa application centre in Port Harcourt. Address: Port Harcourt Visa Application Centre…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday called for the immediate release of Niger’s democratically elected head-of-state amid an apparent coup there. Biden released the statement on the 63rd anniversary of Niger’s independence from its former colonial ruler, warning that the West African nation is now “facing a grave challenge to its democracy.”…
LAGOS AUGUST 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is turning to gas as an alternative fuel after it scrapped a popular but costly subsidy on petrol that has seen pump prices rise sharply, angering motorists and businesses that use petrol to generate their own power. State-oil firm NNPC said late on Thursday it has partnered with NIPCO Gas to…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the unveiling of the revised Public Service Rules, the Head of the Civil Service, Dr. Folashade Yemi-Esan has issued a circular to ensure compliance across the Ministries, Departments and Agencies. Yemi-Esan had revealed during a public service lecture held at the Presidential villa in Abuja in commemoration of the civil service…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents have been forced to sell their cars after being told they now must pay £2,200 every year to park near their homes. They have reacted in anger after a parking firm scrapped annual permit passes and told them they must pay almost £200 a month to leave their vehicles near their…
Lagos august 3rd (newsrangers)-Former Super Eagles defender, Sam Sodje, has expressed discontent over comment by Fatma Samoura, Secretary-General of the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), disparaging the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). NAN reports that Samoura had reportedly told the Super Falcons in their dressing room that FIFA had decided to pay their prize money…