LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The new Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Bayo Ojulari, has officially taken over the reins of the company from his predecessor, Mr. Mele Kyari. In a brief handover ceremony held at the NNPC Towers on Friday, the GCEO commended Kyari for his contributions to…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Following the appointment of the Group Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has announced the appointment of a new 8-man Senior Management Team on Friday. Statement signed by Chief Corporate Communications Officer NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye made available to NewsRangers said the team…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada in March marked the first drop in employment in three years, the national statistical agency said Friday, as uncertainty over US tariffs led businesses to cut staffing and stall hiring. Some 33,000 net jobs were shed in the month, pushing the unemployment rate up 0.1 percentage points to 6.7 percent, according to Statistics Canada. The…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people staged protests against Trump and Tesla boss Elon Musk across the US and beyond the borders to express dissatisfaction with policies and actions of the current administration. Crowds of people angry with how US President Donald Trump and his administration have been running the country have taken to the…
LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Another round of torrential rain and flash flooding came Saturday for parts of the South and Midwest already heavily waterlogged by days of severe storms that also spawned deadly tornadoes. Forecasters warned that rivers in some places would continue to rise for days. Day after day of heavy rains have pounded the…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A twin explosion believed to be caused by grenades, on Thursday, rocked a scavenging site on Taiwo Street in the Idi-Araba area of Mushin Local Government, Lagos State, resulting in the death of one person and injuries to at least eight others. Eyewitnesses said the first explosion occurred around noon, claiming the…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bayelsa State High Court sitting in Yenagoa has issued an order restraining associates of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the state pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice. The high court presided over by Justice I.A. Uzakah on…
Rotimi Oyekanmi, the chief press secretary (CPS) to the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says the constitution does not limit the number of times a lawmaker can be recalled. Oyekanmi spoke on Thursday during his appearance on ‘Politics Today,’ a programme on Channels Television. Responding to whether the recall process could be…