N-Power,Federal Government, LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian government is working on how to “disengage” over 200,000 beneficiaries of the government social intervention programme dubbed N-Power, an official has said. Maryam Uwais, senior special assistant to the President on social investment, in an interview with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) said she in talks with the finance ministry…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation and Special Offences Agency (Taskforce) have impounded 134 commercial motorcycles, popularly known as ‘Okada’ for plying restricted routes along CMS ,Marina, Apongbon and Yaba. Also, an ORide motorcyclist was arrested for driving against traffic. The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi disclosed this on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the interim freezing of 45 bank accounts belonging to three companies for alleged smuggling of rice into the country. The companies with the 45 bank accounts in 10 banks are Sun Sam A1 International Limited, Sun Sam International Limited and Sunchrist O. Trans…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles on-form striker Victor Osimhen is on the top of the shopping list of mighty Barcelona, according to Spanish sports newspaper AS. The newspaper reported that Osimhen, who is the leading scorer in the French Ligue 1 with seven goals and two assists for Lille this season, is regarded as a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The first choice goalkeeper of the senior national team of Nigeria Francis Uzoho is out of the Super Eagles of Nigeria AFCON 2020 Qualifiers games set to begin next month, Owngoalnigeria.com can exclusively reveal. Uzoho went off injured yesterday during the Super Eagles 1-1 friendly game against Brazil and scans indicate that…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Monday, said Nigeria was producing enough food to feed itself and send to neighbouring countries. He described the cry by some Nigerians of hunger in the land as laughable, insisting that there was no hunger in Nigeria. The minister, who spoke at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has called for the improvement in infrastructure in the country to reduce the suffering of Nigerians even when it is totally avoidable. Obi was speaking to journalists in Lagos on Monday. The former Anambra State Governor, who spoke extensively on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is to collaborate with the Interpol to promote maritime security through a special project, tagged “Project AGWE.” The project which will involve Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Togo, Ghana and Benin is aimed at ridding Nigeria and the other countries involved of economic sabotage in the maritime…
