LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday ordered a forensic audit of the operations of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) from 2001 to 2019. The President was worried by the persistent criticisms of the operations of the NDDC. Buhari gave the directive while receiving governors of the states that make up the Commission…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, on Tuesday, said the Federal Government will be willing to partner with 21st-century innovative companies like Karmod Nigeria in the implementation of the planned national cooperative housing scheme aimed at providing affordable houses for Nigerians. According to Fashola, the scheme will help tremendously in addressing the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The W Initiative, a flagship women empowerment programme from Access Bank Plc, has announced plans for its 2019 W Health Month aimed at improving community awareness on health issues that affect women and their families by bridging knowledge gap, providing access to health checks and encouraging healthy lifestyle habits. Slated to run…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In March 1993, four editors of TheNEWS magazine were sent to Ikoyi Prison by Justice Olugbani of the Lagos High Court, where they spent one week over an alleged ‘criminal libel case’. A dividend of the detention was being incarcerated in the same prison space with Fela, who was then facing a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 1TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man who came to The Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) with deadly charms on Sunday tried to attack its founder, Prophet TB Joshua. Concise News reports that, according to the official Twitter account for TB Joshua, The SCOAN and Emmanuel TV, “When the man of God (TB Joshua) was…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday, said that a total of 119,663 pieces of counterfeit notes with a nominal value of N98.82 million was recorded in 2018. The bank said this in the Currency Operations 2018 Annual Report, posted on its website. The CBN said the figure indicated a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian community in South Africa has confirmed the killing of one of its members, Ikenna Otugo. This comes amid tension surrounding xenophobic attacks on foreigners in South Africa. Mr Okonkwo said that the 41-year-old victim was a native of Nimo in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra. Mr Otugo was allegedly…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Anger and suspicion are brewing in the Senate. These have been provoked by some members of the upper legislative chamber using their official positions to allegedly get job slots from government agencies.Already, the Senate committee charged with ensuring employment complies with the federal character principle yesterday vowed to expose such lawmakers involved…
