LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An intense lobbying is ongoing at the highest hierarchy of the Nigerian government as powerful government officials attempt to cover up a multi-billion naira corruption scandal involving senior officials of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), PREMIUM TIMES has gathered. At least 40 NCS personnel, most of them in the service’s highest hierarchy,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has imposed a mandatory annual levy for organisations employing expatriate workers, requiring them to pay $15,000 (£12,000) for a director and $10,000 for other categories. The move is meant to encourage foreign companies to employ more Nigerian workers. Staff of diplomatic missions and government officials are exempt. President Bola Tinubu has…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), yesterday, announced the seizure of 49.7 kilogrammes of heroine at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa, who made the disclosure at a media briefing in Lagos, yesterday, described the development as the single largest…
LAGOS FEBRUAR 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragic incident occurred at the Celestial Church of Christ in Omitoto, Ile-Ife, Osun State, when an assistant priest, Lekan Ogundipe, murdered the presiding pastor, Morris Fadehan (64). According to reports, tensions had been building between Ogundipe and Fadehan over behavioral issues. The final straw was an altercation last week between Ogundipe…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the lives lost in the building collapse at Ochanja Market in Onitsha , while urging the general public to adhere strictly to engineering and building standards for people’s safety. In a press release, Obi lamented the tragic loss of lives…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former World Boxing Federation Cruiserweight Champion, Bashiru Lawrence Ali, aka Bash Ali, took to social media on Tuesday to reflect on his commitment to fighting corruption as he celebrates his 68th birthday. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Ali recounted the sacrifices he endured over 17 years in his quest to host…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Olayemi Cardoso, has disclosed that more than $26bn was channelled through a cryptocurrency platform, Binance, in the last one year. Cardoso disclosed this on Tuesday at a press briefing after the 293rd meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee in Abuja. The Binance exchange is a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Many people are currently trapped under a two-storey building that collapsed at Ochanja Market area of the Onitsha South local government area of Anambra State. This incident happened at about 6 pm on Monday when traders. Secretary of the Onitsha South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Mr Paul Onuachalla, who confirmed…
