LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Wednesday passed the much-awaited Petroleum Industry Governance Bill (PIGB), with approval of five per cent levy on fuel sold across the country. This was sequel to unanimous adoption of the report on the Bill presented by Chairman, Senate Committee on Petroleum (Upstream), Sen. Tayo Alasoadura, by the lawmakers at…
LAGOS MARCH28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari arrives in Lagos tomorrow March 29 to chair the 10th Bola Tinubu Colloquium put together in celebration of the 66th birthday of the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The colloquium with the theme “Investing in People” is slated to hold at Eko Convention Centre, Victoria Island,…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dino Melaye, senator representing Kogi west, has threatened to sue Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police (IGP), if he does not produce two suspects who levelled allegations against him. The police had accused Melaye of arming the suspects for robbery and kidnapping. On Wednesday, the police said the suspects escaped from custody hours…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the fact that he was declared wanted by the police on Wednesday, the representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye, was escorted by policemen in and out of the National Assembly complex. The now removed Commissioner of the Kogi State Police Command, Ali Janga, had in a statement declared…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has removed from office the Commissioner, Kogi State Police Command, Ali Janga, over the sudden disappearance from detention six suspects in a case involving the representative of Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Dino Melaye. This was revealed by the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood,…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH NEWSRANGERS)-A 26-year-old domestic help, Daniel Ikade is on the run after he allegedly burgled his boss’s apartment in the Anthony Village area of Lagos State and stole $11,000 (about N4m). Ikade, aka Danzy, was said to have broken into the room where the money was kept when his boss, Ebun Akin, a…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Though the Federal Government pegged the exchange rate at N305.25 to a dollar, the American Consulate in Nigeria exchanged N400 to a dollar in visa application fees for one fiscal year, until yesterday. This was deduced from the visa fees and exchange rate published on the website of the American Consulate:http://www.ustraveldocs.com/ng/ng-niv-visafeeinfo.asp. Consequently,…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Edgal made the announcement at a news conference in Lagos to update the public on security plans for the President’s visit. He said that President Buhari would be in Lagos on a two-day official visit on Thursday, March 29 and Friday, March 30. The police commissioner said that President Buhari would be…