LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Finance, yesterday, heard of how a contractor, whose name was not disclosed, erroneously transferred N1 billion to the account of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS) An Assistant Controller General (ACG) in the organisation, Ahmed Magaji, made the disclosure when he appeared before the panel to explain…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has again urged the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to rethink and rescind the Twitter ban in Nigeria. This message was conveyed by a top American official and senior diplomat, who is the current administrator of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power. Power, in…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria plans to borrow 722.53 billion naira ($1.76 billion) from capital markets for additional security spending, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. As part of Nigeria’s security spending, the World Bank also agreed to allow the government to restructure existing loans of 39.58 billion naira to supplement the funds, she told…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele has made good on his promise to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. Officials in the Central American country’s congress voted to accept the cryptocurrency by a majority of 62 out of 84 votes, reports CNBC. In a worldwide first, El Salvador will accept Bitcoin as legal tender…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A novel, Ifewumi, The Travails of Inulayewa, written by the scion of foremost Yoruba novelist, D.O. Fagunwa, was launched at the University of Lagos, June 8. Written by Dipo Fagunwa, son of the legendary Yoruba novelist, Ifewumi is a narrative follow-up of Aditu Olodumare, the 1961 novel written in Yoruba language by…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some worshippers in the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), on Tuesday, expressed belief that miracles will continue in the church despite the demise of the founder. The worshippers, who gathered at the Synagogue to offer prayers to God to be kind with Joshua’s soul, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Maritime journalists under the aegis of Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN) has commended the current efforts of the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr Bashir Jamoh milestone achievement for the development of strategy to confront the hydra-headed problem of maritime insecurity, with the deployment of the…
LAGOS JUNE 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Today, former President Donald Trump issued a statement supporting the Nigerian government’s decision to suspend Twitter activities in the West African country. “Congratulations to the country of Nigeria, who just banned Twitter because they banned their President,” he said in the statement. The ex-President also encouraged other countries to follow in Nigeria’s…
