LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, yesterday, described the purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations as fake. The list of nominees, which has now gone viral on the Internet, has however generated criticisms, especially over the calibre of people nominated for awards. But in a statement signed…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Abdullahi Abubakar, an Islamic cleric in Plateau state, is one of the 437 persons nominated by the federal government to receive national honours. Abubakar has been nominated to receive the award of member of the order of the Niger (MON). The awards will be presented by President Muhammadu Buhari on October 11…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said the government could only afford 23.5 percent salary increase for lecturers, while a 35% increment will be enjoyed by professors. The minister also noted that the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) warned against signing agreements which the government will not be able…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government is set to disburse the Cabottage Vessel Financing Fund soon to enable indigenous shipping operators to compete favourably with their international counterparts. Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo disclosed this on Friday when he visited the National Inland Waterways Authority, Area…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has uncovered 14 assets, including shopping malls, residential estate, polo playground, lands and farmland belonging to a former commander, Intelligence Response Team, Abba Kyari, a Deputy Commissioner of Police. Kyari was said to have failed to disclose his ownership of the properties in different locations in the Federal Capital…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Justice Inyang Eden Ekwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Federal Government seeking to extradite the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police DCP, Abba Kyari to the United States of America. The Judge in a judgment on Monday held that the Extradition request filed by the…
LAGOS AUGUST 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, on Tuesday, signed a fresh agreement with the Government of the United States of America, USA, for the repatriation of a total sum of $23, 439, 724 that was allegedly looted by the late former military Head of State, General Sani Abacha. While the Attorney-General of the Federation and…
By Chief (Barr) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo. LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Great Lagosians !!! Wake up!!! . I hope you know what the Water Resources Bill is all about ? For those who do not know, it is a bill that seeks to empower the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) to take over control of your right…