LAGOS JANUARY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has extended an invitation to former President Olusegun Obasanjo for a tour of the Port Harcourt Refinery to verify its operational status. This development follows Obasanjo’s recent interview with Channels Television, where he cited advice from Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) suggesting the refinery would…
LAGOS OCTOBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of State Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri Ph.D. has denied report making the rounds that he directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to stop running its own refineries and focus solely on equity participation in other refineries. A statement signed by the Minister sighted by NewsRangers denied statements…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has debunked allegation of the exposure of sensitive data of Nigerian citizens just as it advised Nigerians to avoid issuing their data to phishing sites. Head, Corporate Communications, Kayode Adegoke in a statement assured the public that the data of Nigerians has not been compromised, and…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Petroleum product marketers and other operators in the downstream sector, have denied speculations that pump price of petrol at depot facilities have been adjusted downwards. Also, LEADERSHIP reports that petroleum outlets are still selling at prevailing market prices. Our Correspondent’s check at major depot’s in Lagos indicate that prices have not changed…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Police Force has debunked reports that suspended Deputy-commissioner of Police Abba Kyari has been recalled to resume work. A spokesperson for the police, Commissioner Frank Mba dismissed the report. “How can the police recall an officer suspended by the Police Service Commission?, he queried. Kyari who was formerly OC SARS…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Police Command has debunked romour of its operative killing 14-year-old girl during the Yoruba nation protest in Lagos on Sunday. The Police in a statement titled, “Re: Alleged Killing of 14 year-old Girl at Oodua Rally in Lagos”, signed by Lagos State Police Public Relation Officer (PPRO), CSP Olumiyiwa…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Police have described as fake a report that gunmen hijacked a bus filled with students of the Ken Saro-Wiwa Polytechnic, Bori, Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State. Recall that an online viral report had claimed that the gunmen behind the purported hijack had demanded N2 million ransom to free the…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The founder of Las Vegas Pain Institute and Medical Centre who is also seeking the governorship of Anambra State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Godwin Maduka, has debunked the allegation the he gave a bribe of One Million Dollars to the Vice Presidential Candidate of the party, Mr. Peter Obi,…