LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this November, business leaders and government heard at a roadshow event held in the capital Abuja. Following the hugely successful inaugural edition held last year, the African Development Bank’s innovative investment marketplace set…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has finally hinted that pump price of premium motor spirit (PMS) may be increased soon, as it described the N145 pump price as the cheapest in West Africa. Mele Kyari, who is the new Group Managing Director (GMD),stated this on Wednesday during a visit to Senate…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s billionaires Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola have promised to give the Super Eagles $50,000 and $25,000 respectively for each goals scored in their semi-final game against Algeria. Nigeria are scheduled to battle the North Africans for a place in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday at…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A teenager, Nonso was on Wednesday brought before an Igbosere Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly hacking into a Wema Bank account and stealing N4 million. Nonso, 19, is standing trial with one Emeka, 36, on two counts of conspiracy and stealing. The defendants, whose residential addresses were not given, however, pleaded…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some communities in Bayelsa State have described as fraudulent the Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMOU) with international oil companies (IOCs) operating in their areas as fraudulent. The oil-bearing communities located in Yenagoa and Ogbia local government areas made the claim during a stakeholders forum organised by the Bayelsa State…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Tuesday clarified that the National Livestock Transformation Plan of the Federal Government was not suspended. While advising Nigerians not to worry about the 30 days ultimatum given by the Coalition of Northern Groups over the Ruga settlement project, the Presidency advised the CNG to respect the Office of the…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, has awarded damages amounting to over N5.5billion in favour of a firm, Maggpiy Trading TFZE., against the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and the Board Chairman, over the unlawful seizure of 90 containers of rice imported. In a judgment , Justice Inyang Ekwo upheld the…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria sneaked into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals when William Troost Ekong scored with one minute remaining to give them a 2-1 win over a gallant South Africa as the tournament served up more drama on Wednesday. Troost Ekong turned the ball in with his knee from a corner just as…
