LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Although it just became public on Friday, it is already “a few weeks” since President Muhammadu Buhari decided to let go of Kemi Adeosun as Minister of Finance, SaharaReporters understands. Two sources close to the government told SaharaReporters on Friday that the UK-born Minister had resigned, but it has now emerged that…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has accepted the resignation of Kemi Adeosun as minister of finance. In a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, the President thanked the minister for her services to the nation and wished her well in her future pursuits. Buhari also approved that the Minister of State Budget and National…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A senior aide of Kemi Adeosun reportedly claimed the minister has not resigned her appointment. The minister was allegedly at her office and her aides performing their normal duties after the unconfirmed report of her resignation broke The aide, who spoke to the press, said the news of her resignation was an…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Kemi Adeosun, has resigned sources close to her told Daily Trust. It is not clear when she submitted her resignation letter. According to our source, the resignation followed the allegation of not serving the compulsory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, and obtaining a certificate that the NYSC have disowned….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says that the national electronic identity card can be used for money transactions and other national benefits. Mr Loveday Ogbonna, Head, Corporate Communications, said this in an interview with newsmenon Wednesday in Abuja. Ogbonna said that the National e-ID Card, which combines a proof of identity…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) said outcome of research it conducted across states in Nigeria revealed that most Nigerians believe that the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has failed to meet their expectations since coming to power on May 29, 2015. The report also predicted an upsurge in electoral violence and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Few months to 2019 general elections and less than four weeks to the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential primaries, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged threats to his life and those of his family members. The petition to the president, which was also copied the PDP…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Southern and Middle Belt leaders on Thursday said President Muhammadu Buhari has passed a vote of no confidence in ‘One Nigeria’ with the appointment of a new Department of State Services (DSS) Director General. President Buhari on Thursday replaced Matthew Seiyefa, the Acting Director-General of DSS, with Yusuf Magaji Bichi. The leaders…