LAGOS JANUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has imposed a 30-month debarment on two Nigerian companies, Viva Atlantic Limited and Technology House Limited, alongside their Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Norman Didam over alleged corrupt practices. The 30-month debarment bars Viva Atlantic Limited, Technology House Limited, and Didam from participating in World Bank Group-financed projects…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Sule Abdulaziz, Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has reiterated that TCN should not be held solely responsible for the frequent national grid collapse in the country. During an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, Abdulaziz explained that grid collapses could be caused by multiple factors, including issues…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi has recently reacted after a Nigerian identified as Tariye Gbadegesin became the first African to be appointed as the CEO of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF). Speaking in a post, Peter Obi mentioned that Tariye will lead the CIF in pioneering clean energy transitions, nature-based solutions, and resilience in over…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A clear majority of Twitter users who took part in a poll by Elon Musk voted for him to step down as head of the social media platform, a result he promised to follow through on. “Should I step down as head of Twitter? I will abide by the results of this…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, has announced his retirement from the service of Polaris Bank, effective August 31, 2020, having successfully completed his second two-year tenure at the helm of the Bank. In an emotion-laden farewell message to the staff of the Bank, Mr. Abiru…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The chairman of Boeing acknowledged Thursday for the first time that a new maneuvering system was responsible for two plane crashes that killed almost 350 people, and he apologized to the families and friends of the victims. “We at Boeing are sorry for the lives lost in the recent 737 accidents and…