LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In what seems to have become a monthly ritual, the Nigerian Breweries Plc has once again announced a hike in the prices of its products that would take effect from April 9, 2024, after it had made similar announcements in February and March 2024. A price review notification the Nigerian Breweries issued…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has blacklisted 58 Nigerian companies and individuals for engaging in corrupt practices, a move which comes as part of the institution’s ongoing efforts to uphold integrity and transparency in its projects and operations. Among those affected are 39 Nigerian companies previously debarred by the African Development Bank (AfDB), along…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s new Dangote mega refinery near Lagos is seeking to buy millions of barrels of US crude over the next year as it ramps up processing rates, a sign of the challenges that Africa’s largest producer faces in lifting its own oil output. The plant, built by Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote,…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu, his deputy, Kashim Shettima, and other top Nigetian government officials are now to pay access fees at the gates of the airports across the country. This was disclosed to the State House correspondents by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, after the meeting of the Federal…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) said it has successfully cleared the decade-long gridlock on the Mile 2-TinCan-Apapa corridor, home to the TinCan and Apapa ports. In a post on its official X account, the NPA attributed the feat to a collaborative effort involving the Lagos State Government, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigeria…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tiny generators known to power the homes of the least wealthy households and shops of the smallest businesses in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, have gone out of reach for many amid a rapid price surge. “I better pass my neighbour,” the phrase used to describe the generators, now make their owners not…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dana Air has temporarily disengaged some of its staff members. This comes on the heels of its recent grounding and an ongoing audit by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The carrier’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kingsley Ezenwa, said this in a statement on Saturday. He said the audit, which is currently…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The News Agency of Nigeria reports that CAC had on Monday issued a two-month registration deadline to PoS operators to register their agents, merchants, and individuals with the commission in line with legal requirements and the directives of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The agents, who spoke to NAN in Abuja…