LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In an effort to guarantee steady electricity supply, President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a one-year deferment of the 35 percent import adjustment tax (levy) imposed on fully built unit (FBU) electricity meters with HS Code 9028.30.00.00 under the 2019 fiscal policy measures for the implementation of Economic Community of West African States…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Education has confirmed that Chief John Momoh, Chairman of Channels Television, has been named as the acting Chairman of the Governing Council, University of Lagos, UNILAG. Mr Momoh will take over from Dr. Wale Babalakin who had been asked to recuse himself along with the University’s embattled Vice-Chancellor,…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-One Taoreed Akano was shot dead in Ibadan, on Monday, by suspected armed robbers. In the incident which occurred at about 1.20 pm opposite Oyo State Environmental Task Force office, Agodi, Akano was trailed on a bike from a Guaranty Trust bank in Bodija after he had gone to make two withdrawals…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Two ex-convicts, 26-year-old Ismail Ayodele and Ugochukwu Stanley, 30, who the police in Lagos said had been terrorizing residents of the Lekki and Ajah areas in the state since they were released from prison, have been re-arrested while hiding in a septic tank to evade arrest. The police said the…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder, Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome says it is high time Africans should stop claiming to be black as black signifies absence of direction and evil. He said the toga: ‘Black lives matter’ should stop, as Africans were not black. In a telecast to members of his church, Oyakhilome said “Maybe I…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State House of Assembly has asked Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to explain the whereabouts of three helicopters belonging to the state government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the matter was raised during plenary on Monday sequel to the Matter of Urgent Public Importance moved by the Chief Whip…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A task force of the G20 research and policy advice network, Think20 (T20), has identified artificial intelligence (AI) based learning technologies as the recommended approach to overcoming current educational challenges and ensuring existing and future employees are prepared to be a member of the workforce of today and tomorrow. With economies reeling…
LAGOS AUGUST 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free. Jamaica’s health ministry confirmed late on Monday that Bolt, who holds world records in the 100m and…
