LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The PTML Area Command of Nigeria Customs Service said it generated a total of N189.3 billion from January to December 2020, recording a shortfall of N48.9 billion in its target for the year. The command had been tasked with the responsibility of generating N238 billion in 2020. The amount generated is however…
LAGOS JANUARY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With about 22 days to the February 9 deadline for the enrolment, verification and linking of the National Identification Numbers (NIN) to Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards, telecoms operators have raised the alarm over the challenge they have with the backend integration of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC). The Guardian gathered…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Maritime Stakeholders on Thursday brainstorm on the effect of Apapa gridlock on the economy of Nigeria. The event took place on Thursday at Apapa, Lagos during a special congress organized by the Powerful Pen Media Chapel, owned by Maritime Journalists Association of Nigeria (MAJAN), under the leadership of Comrade Ray Ugochukwu,…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It appears Nigerians are in for good times in the new year, as the price of bags of local and foreign rice, onions, pepper, tomatoes, amongst others recorded a significant drop in price. This is according to the latest market survey, carried out by Nairalytics Research – the research arm of Nairametrics….
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On today announced the official opening of the 2021 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge, which will provide up to $100,000 in blended finance per enterprise for successful applicants. The Rockefeller Foundation is also providing support via the All On Hub for the program whose application…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shocks to supply chains are engulfing a wider swath of the global economy as the pandemic rages on, threatening to stifle Asia’s trade-led recovery just as soaring freight rates make it harder for businesses to weather another year like 2020. Shortages of consumer goods like paper towels and work-from-home gear early in…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Port Harcourt head office of First Bank Plc has been shut down in compliance with an enforcement order following the judgement of the Supreme Court in a matter between Ejemah community in Eleme Local Government Area and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC). The judgement sum and interest as at Tuesday, January…
LAGOS JANUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Millions of users of the messaging platform, WhatsApp across the globe, including Nigerians, have started exiting the platform following a new privacy policy recently announced, though to take effect from on February 8. This privacy policy, which many users of the Facebook-owned WhatsApp consider offensive, has triggered a mass exodus of subscribers to other less popular but…
