LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Maritime Association Of Nigeria (MAJAN ) has elected new executive to run the affairs of the association for the next two years. The Election of new executive ends the dictatorial executive led by Rayond Uguchukwu. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, the Association said, “First we want to inform you that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Officers of Nigeria Customs Service in the early hours of today stormed Oko town, Surulere Local government area of Oyo state and compelled a rice retailer to open his shop and seized hundreds of bags of rice. The officers who appeared uncivil in their approach shot indiscriminately to deter residents from challenging…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Judge Rebukes Two Nigerians Abdulrasheed Maina, a former Nigerian government official who ran a defunct pension reform department, has been convicted of stealing 2 billion naira ($4.8 million) belonging to pensioners after a two-year trial. Okon Abang, a judge at a federal high court in Abuja, sentenced Maina to eight years in…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The lingering shortage of foreign exchange in Nigeria has forced the naira to crash against the United States dollar on the air ticket pricing template of the International Air Transport Association, the Switzerland-based trade body representing over 290 global airlines. As a result, airfares on Nigeria routes which are priced in naira…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has said that it is ready to commence the collection of import duty with the e-naira recently introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The National Deputy Public Relations Officer of Customs, Mr. Timi Bomodi, said that NCS is ready to embrace the e-naira on import…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It is not time for adieu yet, but Nigeria’s central bank digital currency—the first such attempt in Africa—has not gotten off to a great start. The eNaira, as the digital currency is called, was initially scheduled to launch on Oct. 1 this year. That was postponed with the excuse that the launch…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Suspected smugglers on Tuesday attacked operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service in Fagbohun village, Idogo/Ipaja, in the Yewa South Local Government Area of Ogun State. PUNCH Metro learnt that while one of the officers was killed, another was missing. The incident happened when the officers, who were attached to the Federal Operations…
World Bank Blacklists 18 Nigerian Companies, Individuals For Corruption –Report LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has blacklisted 18 Nigerian individuals and firms for engaging in corrupt practices, fraud and collusive practices in its 2021 fiscal year 2021, a new report has revealed. A list of debarred individuals and firms was presented in a new…