LAGOS NOVEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Thursday announced a nine-month programme beginning on October 31 that allows individuals to deposit dollar bills held outside the formal banking system without scrutiny. It said the new initiative aims to address the rising costs of commodities influenced by the foreign exchange rate, driven by demand and supply…
LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has granted amnesty to 50 convicts serving various jail terms across the country. The signing of the warrant of amnesty by the Governor followed recommendations from the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy and is in compliance with section 212 of the Federal Republic of Nigeria…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The leader of a gang of bandits, Bello Turji, has allegedly written a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari; Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle and the Emir of Shinkafi. Turji, in the letter, said he and his man would like to have a meeting with traditional and religious leaders in Nigeria, adding that…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate, on Wednesday, stressed its opposition to the granting of amnesty to acclaimed repentant Boko Haram insurgents, saying some of them masterminded recent attack in Damboa, Borno State in which several persons, including an army General was killed. Members of the Committee on Army, who briefed newsmen shortly after the budget defence,…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of 446 Nigerians are currently in prisons in the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), Nigerian Ambassador, Mohammed Dansanta Rimi has disclosed. He stated this during President Muhammadu Buhari’s town-hall meeting with Nigerians who are based in the UAE. “Although there is no exact record of our citizens in the UAE, owing…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS JULY 19TH (NESRANGERS)-The House of Representatives on Wednesday asked the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) to suspend all subsisting pipeline surveillance contracts in Bayelsa state. This followed a motion moved by a member, representing Sagbama/ Ekeremor Federal Constituency, Hon. Frederick Agbedi. Agbedi in the motion said Bayelsa State plays host to…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Brig-Gen Paul Boroh (rtd), former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme, has alleged that his sack was influenced by corrupt APC elements in the government of President Muhammadu Buhari. According to Boroh, notable officials in the government wanted him to share “the spoils of…