LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria, CBCN, yesterday raised the alarm that the removal of fuel subsidy without cushioning the effects has put the country on the brink of collapse. The bishops’ alarm came as Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, pleaded with the Federal Government to urgently address the pains of the…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society organisations, on Monday, stormed the streets of Osogbo, Osun State capital, to protest against economic hardship, among other challenges being faced by Nigerians. The protesters were against the recent petrol subsidy removal, Naira floating and other reforms of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. Recall that the group…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has saved over 1 trillion naira ($1.32 billion) in just over two months by scrapping a popular but costly subsidy on petrol and moved to unify its multiple exchange rates, President Bola Tinubu said on Monday. Tinubu is under pressure as prices soar following the country’s boldest reforms in decades, which…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of Heritage Energy Operational Services Limited (HEOSL) operator of Oil Mining Lease OML30, Delta State, has commended the efforts and contributions of women in OML30 host communities towards the peaceful environment towards smooth operations. Mr. Sola Adebawo, General Manager, Government, Joint Venture and External Relations HEOSL, gave the…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Two siblings, Godwin Enahoro and Rosemary Enahoro, were on Friday arraigned before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court sitting in Lagos Island for allegedly defrauding a woman by obtaining $98,700, which is equivalent to N74.2m under the pretence of helping her recover her property. The defendants are facing 10 counts of conspiracy, impersonation, obtaining,…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of people backing the coup in Niger marched through the streets of the capital denouncing France, the country’s former colonial power, waving Russian flags, and setting a door at the French Embassy ablaze on Sunday before the army broke up the crowd. Demonstrators in Niger are openly resentful of France, and…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS on Sunday in Abuja called for the immediate release and reinstatement of President Mohamed Bazoum as the legitimate Head of State and Government of the Republic of Niger. In a communique at the end of the Extraordinary Summit on Socio-Political Situation in the Republic…
LAGOS JULY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Executive and members of Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners (CONMMEP) have commiserated with the Managing Director of Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Mr. Muhammed Bello Koko on the death of his father, Alhaji Muhammad Koko, who passed on after a protracted illness. CONMMEP in a letter signed by its National President,…
