LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has approved the dredging of the Escravos Bar of Warri Port at a cost of N13 billion. The contract sum would also finance the replacement of the bad navigational aids at the seaport. The Escravos Bar dredging is part of measures being put in place to make the seaport…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Comptroller-General of Nigeria Customs Service Retired Col. Hameed Ali, has redeployed eight customs officers to further strengthen the operations of the service. Information about the redeployment is in a statement signed by the NCS Public Relations Officer, Deputy Comptroller Joseph Attah, on Wednesday in Abuja. Attah stated that the redeployment would…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of Ejama Community in Ogoniland have urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to jail the Chairman of First Bank Nigeria Limited, Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, over the bank’s alleged failure to pay them a judgment sum of N74bn. The community members had in 2010 got judgment against Shell Petroleum Development Company…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Welby has prayed for the success of Preident Muhammadu in his reelection as the President of Nigeria. The Archbishop who prayed for Buhari during his visit to London after his declaration to run for second term said it was always a delight to see President Buhari, “whom I…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday declared its intention to sustain the ongoing reforms in the public sector despite what it described as pockets of opposition by some unpatriotic individuals and groups. The government said it had a responsibility to clean up a system that has been bastardized by some greedy individuals who…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit, in Lagos Wednesday said it had seized 98 bags and 570 parcels of Indian hemp with duty paid value at N74.4 million. The agency said the drugs were coming from Togo and Ghana and a suspect had been arrested in connection to the seizure. It…
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All Progressives Congress, APC, chieftain and presidential aspirant, Dr. SKC Ogbonnia, has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to a debate. He said this in reaction to the president’s declaration to contest in 2019. Ogbonnia noted that a debate would deepen internal democracy within the All Progressive Alliance (APC) towards effective leadership in Nigeria….
LAGOS APRIL 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade, on Tuesday wept openly when he signed the state’s 2018 N1.3 trillion budget into law. Ayade, who was overtaken with emotion after signing the budget, shed tears and asked for God’s intervention towards the successful implementation of the budget. Tearfully, Ayade handed over a signed…