LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Comptroller-General (C-G) of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Mr. Wale Adeniyi, has been elected as Chairman of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) Council. The election was held during the concluding session of the 145th/146th WCO Council Meetings, yesterday, at the WCO Headquarters in Brussels. The WCO is the highest decision-making body…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party for the 2023 election, Mr Peter Obi, has restated his resolve to ensure that the education sector in the ‘New Nigeria’ receives the robust funding it needs to productively transform the nation. This resolution was revealed in his message to mark the International Literacy Day 2022….
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Samuel Eto’o said on Saturday his election as president of the Cameroon Football Federation, announced earlier in the day, was “one of the proudest moments” of his life. The four-time African player of the year gained 43 votes to beat acting president Seidou Mbombo Njoya, who collected 31. “I’m deeply grateful to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers (GOCOP) has elected Maureen Chigbo, Publisher of RealNews Magazine online as its new President. She takes over from Dotun Oladipo. The election was conducted on the first day of GOCOP’s 5th Annual Conference taking place at the Sheraton Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. The newly elected executive members…
By Anne Ejuka LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Imo State Towns Development Association Lagos (ISTDAL) has elected Honourable (Lolo) Carole Chika Mmonu as President of the Women’s wing of the association to take charge of the 7th Assembly billed to take off in January 2022. Honorable (Lolo) Carole Chika Mmonu cling the 1st position of President…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President, World Bank, Africa Region, Dr Obiageli Ezekwesili, has been elected as member of Fundação Dom Cabral Board of Trustees, to help FDC consolidate its objectives. Ezekwesili, an economics policy expert, joined the FDC board as the newest member. The founder and Global Chief Executive Officer of Stefanini, Marco Stefanini,…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki has reacted to that Osagie Ize-Iyamu has been adopted as ‘consensus candidate’ by a faction of All Progressive Congress (APC) in Edo State Seven governorship aspirants in the Edo State APC were said to have met Tuesday and adopted Mr Ize-Iyamu as their consensus candidate…
LAGOS DECEBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerians Women have been re-elected into the UK parliament after Thursday’s election. The two female parliamentarians retained their constituencies, having secured victory in the 2015 general election. One of them is Boris Johnson’s Minister for Children and Families, Kemi Badenoch won via the platform of the Conservative Party. The second lady, Chi Onwurah, A 54-year-old Shadow…