LAGOS AUGUST 17TH (NEWSRANGERS0-British Airways on Friday denied 58 passengers boarding on its Abuja-London flight following a faulty door. For safety reasons, the airline had to keep some seats unoccupied, as confirmed by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Director of Public Relations and Consumer Protection of NCAA, Mr. Michael Achimugu, confirmed the development in…
In a surprise turn of event, parents of children allegedly brutalized by pastor during deliverance programme in a compound in Eneka community in the Ohio/Akpor Local Government Area of the state were reported to have protested against police arrest of the cleric. Recall that men of the Rivers State Police Command arrested the pastor…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Renaissance Africa Energy Company Limited, Mr. Tony Attah, has stated that Nigerian stakeholders in the oil and gas industry are now better positioned, than in the last five years, to optimise Nigeria’s vast hydrocarbon natural resources, due to changes that have been made by…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cyber attack on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has caused significant disruptions to cargo clearance operations at ports across the country. Licensed Customs agents are already counting their losses to demurrage charges on their consignments as a result of the disruption. Confirming the development, NCS…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)- — Yemeni authorities announced on Wednesday a crackdown on smuggling networks moving African migrants through the country, after more than 90 Ethiopian migrants died when a boat capsized off southern Abyan province earlier this month. Abyan police said in a statement they would take “strict measures against anyone proven to be…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government’s decision to withdraw criminal charges against Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger, and reduce the flight ban imposed on Fuji music star Wasiu Ayinde Marshall, also known as KWAM 1, has sparked controversy in the aviation industry. While some industry stakeholders and pilots described the government’s decision as hasty…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inmates on death row are pushing for double ration of food or they would cause a crisis in the custodial centres. This is posing a challenge to the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS). Speaking at the ongoing Independent Investigative Panel on the alleged corruption in the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), today, the Assistant…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has announced a seven-year suspension on the establishment of new federal universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. The decision was a decisive move to address declining quality and infrastructure in the nation’s tertiary education sector. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa disclosed this to State…