LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana has formally legalised the cultivation of Cannabis for industrial and medicinal purposes after lawmakers approved the policy framework allowing licensed companies to engage in regulated production. The decision follows approval by the Parliament of Ghana, which passed the necessary legislative measures enabling the government to open a licensing regime for…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja has ordered officials of a faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) currently occupying the union’s national secretariat, including the present management team led by Musiliu Akinsanya (Alias: Oluomo), to vacate the office in the Federal Capital Territory. The…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A federal high court in Akure, the capital of Ondo, has barred Lucky Aiyedatiwa, governor of the state, from seeking another term in office in 2028. Toyin Adegoke, the presiding judge, on Thursday, ruled that allowing the governor to contest again would violate the constitutional limit on the tenure of the elected…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s maritime sector, the gateway through which over 80 per cent of the nation’s international trade flows, is undergoing a sweeping transformation, which is being midwifed by the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho. Anchored on port modernisation, digital trade facilitation and institutional reform, the new maritime…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A businesswoman, Tracy Nicholas Ohiri, has withdrawn her earlier allegations of sexual harassment and unpaid contractual obligations against Nigeria’s Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, offering a public apology over the claims. In a video statement released on Wednesday, Ohiri said she decided to retract the allegations after consultations with her family, friends…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has stated that the ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States, and Israel can only end if three specific conditions are fulfilled. He said that Iran remains committed to peace in the region but expects its rights to be respected and protected. In a message shared on the…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The police in Lagos state have arrested a 25-year-old data scientist who allegedly attempted to harm his ex-lover with acid but mistakenly poured the corrosive substance on an innocent person instead. According to reports, the suspect who resides in Lakwe in Ibeju-Lekki area of the state, became disgruntled after his then…
LAGOS MARCH 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A young man suspected to be under the influence of drugs allegedly set his family house on fire following a heated argument with relatives in Lagos. In a video circulating on social media in the early hours of Wednesday, family members were seen struggling to escape from the burning building as…
