LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Jigawa Youth Agenda has vehemently denied the unfounded allegations made by a mysterious group claiming to represent APC youth in Jigawa State against Honourable Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar MON Mni. After thorough investigations, it was revealed that this group is not officially registered with the All Progressives Congress (APC)…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has denied being behind the removal of fuel subsidy in Nigeria. Speaking on Friday at a press briefing on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington DC, United States, Abebe Selassie, IMF’s African Region Director, described the decision to remove fuel subsidy…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in 2023 election Mr Peter Obi has debunked report aligning him with being a Vice President to anyone. Peter Obi made the denial on his X platform put the record straight as presented below: I have been inundated with calls and concerns regarding the interview I granted to…
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has denied owing international oil traders $6.8 bn. The company also refuted claims that it has not remitted funds into the federation account since January. NNPC Chief Corporate Communications Officer Olufemi Soneye responded to various allegations against the state-owned energy firm in a statement on Sunday….
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The United Arab Emirates has denied approving $10k bank balance, and N640k fee requirements for Nigerians applying for visas into the country, reports The Cable. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced on Monday, that the UAE authorities agreed to vacate travel restrictions imposed on Nigerians. Idris further revealed…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Thursday denied reports that the Federal Government was proposing N105,000 as the new minimum wage. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the report as false. The report followed the presentation of the cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to…
LAGOS JANUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has no plans to move the country’s capital from Abuja to Lagos, his office says. The presidency blamed political opponents for such rumours, saying “there is no iota of truth” in them. The speculation began before Mr Tinubu, who once served as governor of Lagos, took power last…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Veteran Nollywood actress, Ngozi Ezeonu has debunked reports that she is dead. The actress in a video on her Instagram page, said she is “alive and healthy”. She was reacting to reports on social media that said she had passed on. According to her, her previous post in which she posted a…