LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Tuesday, September 5, chased staff of the Federal Ministry of finance out of the office complex in compliance with the two-day warning strike. The NLC officials came in a white Hiace bus at about 1:50 pm stormed the building, and went from office to office…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Belarus’ authoritarian president on Tuesday banned citizens from renewing their passports while staying abroad, which could force those who fled the country amid growing repression to return to maintain their travel documents. An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has emerged as the world’s most cryptocurrency-aware nation, according to the results of a global survey conducted by ConsenSys and YouGov. The survey aimed to provide insights into how various countries perceive cryptocurrencies and the broader Web3 ecosystem. The primary findings of the poll suggest that Nigeria and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A driver has been confirmed killed during a clash between tanker drivers and some hoodlums at Mile 2 area of Lagos. The police the killing was being investigated, but multiple sources said at least four persons were feared killed and many others injured in the clash on Tuesday. It was learnt that…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With athriving and fertile environment for extortion and racketeering, process for obtaining the Nigerian passport has turned the booklet into a hire purchase document where applicants pay official cost at point of application, connoting preliminary downpayment, and thereafter compelled to pay a bribe as balance in installments or…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The State Security Services, SSS, has reportedly invited two brothers of the suspended chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, for questioning. Mr Bawa was suspended indefinitely from office by President Bola Tinubu on June 14. The presidency said the suspension was to allow for a thorough investigation…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Jose Peseiro has agreed a pay cut to stay on as Nigeria head coach, extending his reign until next year’s Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon). BBC Sport Africa understands the Portuguese will now earn a monthly salary of $50,000 (£39,600) after the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) said it could no longer afford…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two high-ranking military officers in northeast Congo were arrested Monday for taking part in a crackdown on protests last week that left 43 people dead and another 56 severely injured, authorities said. Interior Minister Peter Kazadi said police arrested Commanders Mike Mikombe and Donat Bawili, who respectively headed the Republican Guard unit…