LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A continental railway advocacy group, African Railway Roundtable has called on the new leadership of Nigerian National Assembly to immediately revive and accelerate the passage of the Nigerian railway law reform bill which seeks to amend the out dated 1955 law establishing and regulating the Nigerian Railway Corporation. The group which made…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A civil rights organisation, Coalition of Public Interest Lawyers and Advocates (COPILA) has expressed concern over the verdict of the Supreme Court which affirmed the victory of governor Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to the organisation, by that action the apex court has “substantially spat in the face…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The latest development over the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Ndubisi-Chukwu, Deputy Director-General (DDG), Chartered Insurance Institute of Nigeria (CIIN), who was reported dead in her sleep in Emperor Hotel, in Johannesburg, South Africa, has taken a twist as an autopsy report from the country’s Department of Home Affairs revealed the unexpected. The…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSANGERS)-Nigeria’s super Eagles forward, Ahmed Musa, claims he wants to win the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations trophy in honour of late coach of the side, Stephen Keshi. It could be recalled that Keshi last won the AFCON title for Nigeria, leading the team to victory in the 2013 edition of the…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has warned corps members against lobbying to be relocated out of the states they are deployed for their one-year national service. The Director of Corps Mobilization at the NYSC Directorate Headquarters in Abuja, Mrs Nnenna Ukonu, gave the advice on Thursday while addressing corps members undergoing…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-First Bank of Ngeria Limited is to empower 500 widows in 2019 as part of its Corporate Social Responsibilities and Sustainable Week (CSR). Already, the Bank has empowered 125 widows as identified by the International Women Society (IWS) vis-à-vis their initiative for widows, Widows Trust Fund with funding to grow their micro-medium…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGES)-There was confusion Friday at De MOG School located on Raji Oba Street, in Iyana Ipaja area of Lagos, following the discovery of the lifeless body of one of the pupils inside a bucket. The circumstance under which the 10-year-old pupil identified simply as Joy died and was found inside the bucket…
LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has appointed his cousin, Jermaine Sanwo-Olu as his Senior Special Assistant on Diaspora and Foreign Relations. The appointment of Jermaine was not made public, but was displayed on the official Instagram page of Lagos Tourism. On the official page, Jermaine was introduced as the Senior Special Assistant…
