LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has said the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has not given workers breathing space since assuming office. It said the government has been dishing out one anti-poor policy after another to worsen the socio-economic conditions of the workers. In a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, the NLC President, […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has approved a 25 to 35 per cent increase in the salary structures of police officers, the armed forces, public servants, among others. It announced this on Tuesday through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, stating that the salary raise takes effect from January 1, 2024. The NSIWC, […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senegalese government has announced the end of French as an official language, replacing it with Arabic. This decision, made at a Cabinet meeting on Sunday, reflects the ongoing political transformation in Senegal. The decision follows the recent election of opposition candidate Bassirou Faye as president. In a televised address on March […]
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has called on the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission to suspend forthwith the implementation of the new electricity tariff nationwide. Recall that NERC recently mandated electricity distribution companies to charge Band A consumers increased tariffs in a move aimed at ensuring a stable power supply for those who can […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A recent report by Statisense has ranked the Nigerian Naira and the Argentine Peso among the top 15 weakest currencies against the U.S. dollar, highlighting ongoing economic challenges in both nations. Naija News reports that this revelation follows a considerable depreciation in the value of the Naira. The currency hit a record […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The police in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, have arrested an Assistant Superintendent of Police, identified only as Kulu, alongside her accomplice, one Elizabeth, for allegedly abducting five children. The children abducted includes a less than two-week-old-baby girl from Sokoto State, three toddlers under the age of two, and a five-year-old […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Taiwanese investor in Nigeria, Ivy Hung, has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the recovery of an alleged $1.1m fraud suffered by her company, Polleen Corporation. Ivy Hung lamented that all attempts to bring the fraudster to justice over the $1,164,646 fraud has proved abortive, alleging complicity on the […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-International students enrich Canada’s social, cultural and economic fabric. That is why, in recent months, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada has introduced reforms to the International Student Program, to ensure system integrity while protecting students from fraud and financial vulnerability. The Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship, announced today […]
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LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Travellers and commuters nationwide were stranded at bus stops and motor parks yesterday as the petrol scarcity in the country bites harder. This came as the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPC Ltd, and oil marketers said they were intensifying efforts to tackle the scarcity. Many filling stations without the product remained […]
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