LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Examinations Council (NECO) has announced an extension for the registration of the on-going 2018 November/December NECO Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE). The Acting Registrar of NECO, Mr Abubakar Gana, disclosed this in a statement, on Tuesday in Abuja. Gana said applicants wishing to sit for the examination could still…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency has reacted to the criticisms that trailed the attendance of President Muhammadu Buhari’s “Next Level” presidential campaign launch on Sunday by some service chiefs. Nigerians, including members of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, had condemned the service chiefs for appearing at the event…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has warned its aggrieved members to shun dragging the party to court or risk being sanctioned. APC National Working Committee (NWC) stated this in a statement on Monday by the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu. Recall that members of the party in some states like…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Goodluck Jonathan marked his 61st birthday on Tuesday with the public presentation of his memoir, My Transition Hours, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja. The book chronicles all the intrigues before his exit from office in May 2015. Dignitaries at the book presentation were former president Olusegun Obasanjo, former…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States closed its busiest border crossing with Mexico for several hours on Monday, following a day of protests in the city of Tijuana against the arrival of the migrant “caravan”. Queues at the Tijuana crossing stretched back for several miles as traffic into the US was blocked while new security…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos lawyer Barr. Malcolm Omirhobo and his Foundation, Malcolm Omirhobo Foundation has dragged the Federal Government to Federal High Court, Abuja over military incursions of the Niger Delta and South Eastern Regions of Nigeria. Sued along with the Federal government are President Muhammadu Buhari, Federal Attorney General, Service Chiefs, Nigeria Police,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)—From January 2018 till date, the United States Consulate General in Lagos has awarded $453, 568 to 45 individuals, non-government organizations (NGOs), and academic institutions. The grants support a variety of worthwhile projects in the areas of human rights, transparency in government, freedom of the media, empowerment of women and youth, health,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pictures of service chiefs attending President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign rally tagged ‘Next Level’ have become a source of worry for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, a spokesman for the organisation has said. Some service chiefs including the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Gabriel Olonisakin; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar…
