LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A banker was shot dead last Sunday, while attempting to resist kidnappers who attacked a family at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Imo State. But while the deceased’s two sons escaped the attack, two female students were abducted by the invaders. The incident, which occurred on September 6, 2026,…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, the chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), has directed legal practitioners to stop using the title “Barrister” as a prefix to their names in all official engagements. The directive, conveyed in a memorandum dated July 13, 2026, was addressed to litigation staff, legal practitioners, court registrars and lawyers. According to…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The majority of Nigerian filling stations have yet to reduce premium motor spirit pump prices despite the significant drop in crude oil prices and Dangote Refinery’s gantry petrol price. A market survey on Thursday morning showed that petrol prices stood between N1317 and N1336 per liter across filling stations in Abuja. This is the…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Nearly four months after the U.S. and Israel started its war with Iran, Donald Trump is working to secure a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The U.S. president was quick to celebrate an interim deal agreed over the…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Shoppers and traders in some Lagos markets have expressed frustration that the recent drop in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has not translated into any relief at the market, as the prices of staple food items remain significantly high. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last week announced that the country’s headline inflation…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The drop in crude oil prices and the resumption of the naira-for-crude arrangement for local refiners may push the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit (petrol) further down to about N800 per litre in the coming weeks or months, oil marketers and industry analysts said on Wednesday. This comes as the Dangote…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The price of liquefied natural gas (LPG), also known as cooking gas, has once again been reduced, according to a market survey by Legit.ng. Nigerians have also taken to social media to share the new prices at which dealers are selling cooking gas, expressing a sigh of relief. New data showed that…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MRS Oil Nigeria Plc has announced a reduction in the prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol across in the country. Announcing the reduction on its official X handle on Monday, the company said petrol will now be sold at ₦925 per litre in Lagos, reflecting a drop from…
