LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A contract staffer with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Asher Christopher, has reportedly died while on duty. It was alleged that the 23-year-old Christopher had fell off from the five-storey building and died while carrying out his duty on Tuesday. However, the family of the victim has called for a…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- Fidelity Bank has reacted to media report of Nigerian Data Protection Commission (NDPC) fine of N555.8m over alleged data breach. The Bank in a statement signed by Dr Meksley Nwagboh, Divisional Head, Brand & Communications of Fidelity Bank Plc made available to NewsRangers disclosed that while the matter is a subject…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State Police Command has imposed a curfew in Sabon Birni town, Sabon Birni Local Government Area, following violent protests by youths over the killing of the District Head of Gatawa, Isa Muhammad Bawa. According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Ahmed Rufa’i, the curfew, which restricts movement between 6 a.m. and…
AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-African football legend Samson Siasia is set to make a surprise return to the Super Eagles setup, six days after completing a five-year ban from football. According to OwnGoalNigeria, Siasia will join Austine Eguavoen’s interim coaching crew for the in the interim setup comes as a shock, given his recent ban for match-fixing…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A 40-year-old woman, (name withheld) has set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, in the state, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse, on Friday. Shiisu said the woman, who resides in Garin…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Springdale Academy of Maritime Education and Training Trust (SAMET) in India has petitioned the Director General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) over alleged breach of contractual agreement with Maritime Labour and Cabotage Services. SAMET in the petition dated July 19, 2024 through its Nigerian legal firm, Kunle Adegoke…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) has reacted to a press release signed by Mr. Paul Ibe, a Media Adviser to the former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in which he was quoted to have lamented “the criminal hijack of the NNPC by corporate cabals around the current President”. In the…
LAGOS AUGUST 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) has provided updates on its crude oil exploration activities in the Northern part of the country, reiterating its commitment to achieving the Federal Government’s aspirations in the frontier basins. “The company has been actively drilling in basins in and around Northern Nigeria, as a result…
