LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives at the plenary on May 22nd introduced and passed through first reading a Bill which seeks to alter the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to create a new state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria known as Orlu State. The…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The teenagers reportedly conspired with an adult member of their church and visited a doctor at Redwood Specialist Hospital in Abeokuta, where their organs were sold for ₦100,000 each. The incident came to light on September 12, 2022, when one of the teenagers began vomiting. Her father, suspecting typhoid or malaria, took…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu is considering a six months suspension of the collection of taxes, levies or charges in business of few sectors of the economy. Recipients of the tax suspension will include Okada riders, transporters of goods, fuel transporters, wheelbarrow and cart pushers, shops owners, market traders, amongst others. This was contained…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US government has filed a civil forfeiture action to recover $5.3 million linked to a business email compromise (BEC) scheme that defrauded a Massachusetts workers union. In January 2023, a spoofed email led the union to transfer $6.4 million to a fraudulent account. The funds were then routed through various international…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The tripartite committee consisting of the federal government and labour unions reconvened on Wednesday at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja to discuss the establishment of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The meeting, which was intended to resolve the prolonged wage negotiations, did not yield a new offer from the…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has disowned the two leaked policies in circulation insinuating that the Federal Government may have returned to the payment of fuel subsidy and be considering fiscal measures to battle food inflation in the country. In a release signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy,…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A woman married her own son in Zimbabwe. The woman and her son claim to be in love with each other and they decided to take their relationship to the next level and get married considering that the mother, Betty Mbereko (from Mwenezi in Masvingo) is now six months pregnant and expecting…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government is planning a six-month suspension of import duties on staple food items, drugs, and other essential items as a measure to curb inflation. This was contained in an executive order issued by the president and seen by Nairametrics. The document seen by Nairametrics did not include the signature of…
