LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An elder statesman and convener of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration of taking the patience and patriotism of the people of the region for granted over his alleged failure to implement the 16-point demand submitted to him since 2016. Clark, who decried…
LAGOS JUNE 7H (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Assembly on Wednesday, denied it was plotting to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari. Speaking on Sunrise Daily on Channels Television, the Chairman, House Committee on Judiciary, Hon. Razak Atunwa, said the joint executive session of the two chambers of the Assembly was held to debate on national issues. The lawmaker representing…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Government has scrapped Award of HND Certificates by Polytechnics. The decision was reached at the Federal Executive Council, FEC, yesterday where the approval of a comprehensive reform of Nigeria’s tertiary education system was made. In effect, the award of HND will be limited to only the students currently admitted for the…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)– Hoodlums have abducted a staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) serving at the commission’s area office in Ukanafun local government area of Akwa Ibom state. The victim, identified as Otobong Sylvester Ukpong, an indigene of Iwukem village in Etim Ekpo local government area, was kidnapped on Tuesday morning near…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari has directed that effective from 2019, Nigerian Democracy Day, marked every May 29 for the past 18 years should now be shifted to the June 12. The President in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, said…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leaders of oil and gas producing communities in Delta State, have vowed to resist any attempt by the National Assembly to further enslave and impoverished the host communities in the controversial Petroleum Host and Impacted Communities Development Bill. This was made known in a open letter by Gbaramatu-Egbema-Ogulagha Coastal Communities Front…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)—United States Consulate General Lagos in collaboration with Baltimore-based Global Air Media, on Tuesday concluded a two-day drone technology workshop for students and women STEM leaders. The training was held at the Cedar STEM & Entrepreneurship Hub, and American Corner at Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB), both in Yaba, Lagos on Monday and Tuesday…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos lawyer and rights activists, Chief Malcolm Omirhobo has filed a suit against the Federal Government and five others before a Federal High Court, Abuja for spending N257bn for the construction of drainage system constructed at the middle of Abuja Airport/Kubwa expressway. The other five defendants are the Attorney General of Federation,…