LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Soldiers have criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government for failing to pay their December salaries, which they say will dampen the celebration of Christmas and New Year festivals. The soldiers accused President Tinubu and the military chiefs of being insensitive to their plight. They added that the government has turned them into…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A department in the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Programmes, the “Rural Vocational Skill Acquisition Programme (RVSAP), has commenced advocacy and sensitization to inform Nigerians about the renewed hope of President Tinubu’s led Government to Hausa Communities in Cross Rivers State National Programme Manager, ‘South’ Mr. Portrait Peterson, made this…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Monday lambasted Siminalayi Fubara when the Rivers governor and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, had a peace meeting at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, at least two sources who were present at the meeting told PREMIUM TIMES, Tuesday evening. Mr Tinubu chaired the meeting which was attended by Vice President…
LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Thursday collapsed at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja and was rushed to the hospital. SaharaReporters learnt that Akpabio slumped while seeing President Bola Tinubu off. Tinubu and other dignitaries had gathered at the Congress Hall of the hotel for a colloquium to mark the 61st birthday…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called for a thorough investigation into a military drone attack that the state emergency agency in northern Kaduna state said killed at least 85 people at the weekend. The state’s governor, a religious leader and witnesses told Reuters on Monday that dozens of civilians were killed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s president has delivered his first budget since taking office, as the country faces a deepening cost of living crisis. He announced government plans to spend 27.5 trillion naira ($34.85bn; £27bn) in the new financial year. Bola Ahmed Tinubu said the plans would attract investment, offering “renewed hope” during tough economic times….
By Abiola Daisy Igaga and Bartholomew Okuodo LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Since the swearing in of the present government on May 29, 2023, the economic index of Nigeria has become worse in all respect. The country is witnessing heightened inflation, social facilities and infrastructures are in a state of pitiable decay, the rate of unemployment is getting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria outlawed same-sex relationships back in 2014. But recent social media posts suggested that President Bola Tinubu had agreed to sign an agreement between the European Union and countries from Africa, the Caribbean and Pacific regions that would supposedly see gay sex legalised in the country. But the claim is false; Nigeria…