LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC) Joint Venture has significantly expanded its educational initiatives by inducting 27 Nigerian academics and research interns. This year’s programme, a 35% increase from the previous year, welcomed eight professors, four senior lecturers, and 15 other participants. Held at the company’s headquarters in Port…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fire, on Thursday, engulfed the Mainland Oil and Gas filling station located in the Kubwa area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The fire was said to have started at about 5:30 pm. The inferno was reportedly caused after a tanker discharging fuel at the filling station caught fire during the process….
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In line with extant laws and the approval of the comptroller-general of customs, Mr Bashir Adeniyi, the Sokoto/Zamfara Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has auctioned seized 55,164 litres of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) within the period under review. The PMS was auctioned to the general public at a token of…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is a booming frog meat market currently going on in the Kaduna, in Northern part of the country where cartons of prepared frogs meats are packaged and sent from Nigeria to neighbouring states and outside the country. The booming trade is attributed to increased consumption of frog meat in the country…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, collapsed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Abuja where he was arraigned for alleged N33bn fraud. Mamman, who served under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, was led into the dock in drenched clothes, prompting his lawyer to explain to Justice James Omotosho that he collapsed…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-French giants PSG have reportedly launched a shock €200m bid for Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen and his fellow Napoli star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Osimhen has been available in the summer transfer market with a release clause of €130m, although Napoli are willing to lower their asking price to €100m,…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US intelligence discovered earlier this year that the Russian government planned to assassinate the chief executive of a powerful German arms manufacturer that has been producing artillery shells and military vehicles for Ukraine, according to five US and western officials familiar with the episode. The plot was one of a series of Russian plans to…
