LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Central African Republic has adopted bitcoin as an official currency, the presidency said on Wednesday, becoming the first country in Africa and only the second in the world to do so. Despite rich reserves of gold and diamonds, Central African Republic is one of the world’s poorest and least-developed countries and has…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning has approved implementation of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) 2022-2026 which provides for a slash in import duty of pickup vehicles to 10 per cent without payment of the controversial National Automotive Council (NAC) levy. The circular obtained by Daily Sun…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some passengers of Max Air went berserk at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Wednesday. The incident, which happened at the domestic wing of the airport caused commotion at the terminal as the passengers accused the airline of delaying their flights for hours without providing reasons. Many of the passengers invaded…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MTN Nigeria Communication Limited and Airtel Network Nigeria Limited have been dragged before a Lagos Federal High Court Over alleged illegal deactivation of sim cards of over 72 million of Nigerians. Joined alongside the two telecommunication firms in the suit marked FHC/L/CS/677/2022, are; Federal Government of Nigeria and Attorney-General of the Federation…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Telecom firm, MTN, has received final approval from Nigerian regulators to run a payment service bank, the wireless carrier said in a regulatory filing on Monday. “The date of commencement will be communicated to the CBN (Central Bank of Nigeria) in accordance with its requirements,” the telco heavyweight said of the bank…
LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Boeing 757-200 cargo aircraft operated by DHL has made a dramatic emergency landing at Costa Rica’s Juan Santamaria international airport, skidded off the runway and broke in two, losing its tail. DHL, part of Deutsche Post AG, said the crew was unharmed and that one member was undergoing a medical review…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Sunday 3rd April 2022, a video emerged on social media where a patrol vessel with the inscription NIMASA-Barugu on it and belonging to Messers Global West Specialist Vessels Limited sank in Lagos. The Boat was one of the Vessels owned by GWSVL and deployed for patrol during the implementation of a…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Inland Revenue Service has named Shell as a “leading tax compliant organisation in Nigeria for 2021.” At an award ceremony in Abuja last week as part of the second annual National Tax Dialogue, Shell companies in Nigeria also won the award for ‘remarkable performance in the remittance of various taxes’…