LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has withdrawn the sale of subsidised 50 kilogramme bags of rice for N40,000 to public servants. No reason was given for the sudden change of action. The sale of the subsidised rice was announced on August 1 2024 through the Ministry of Special Duties and Inter-Governmental Affairs Human Resources…
LAGOS AUGUST 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite ongoing protests over the rising cost of living, the Nigerian government has ruled out reinstating fuel subsidy. Minister of Finance Wale Edun made the clarification during a recent interview on AIT. Edun said that fuel subsidy is not included in the 2024 national budget and cited economic progress as a reason…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos-based lawyer, Olukoya Ogungbeje has instituted a ₦1bn Fundamental Right Enforcement suit against the Federal Government of Nigeria and the security agencies in the country, over alleged move to stop the proposed ‘hunger protest’, scheduled to be held between August 1 to 10, 2024. While the FG is named as the…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and economic hardship gathers momentum, protesters have listed out their demands. Dockaysworld reports that the protest has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August. Food and basic commodities prices…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The National Media Complaints Commission (NMCC), otherwise known as the Ombudsman, has received a formal complaint from the Federal Government against the Daily Trust newspaper, which it alleged published an article on July 4, 2024 “containing false and misleading information that severely threatens national security”. In the complaint, dated July 8, 2024,…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, has raised concerns over the Federal Government’s plan to import food, stating that the policy is depressing. According to Nairametrics, he stated this during the Council of Anglican Provinces of Africa retreat held in Abuja on Saturday where he spoke on the…
By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-As we feel the rush of the Supreme court declaration of Local Government financial autonomy, I must say it is not yet uhuru as there are lot of work to be done to enable our local governments optimally perform for the benefit of our people at the…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Lagos lawyer and human right activist,Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Omirhobo has condemned the recent Federal Government pronouncement of the establishment of the Ministry of Livestock and Grazing Reserve saying it is tatamount to introduction of “Ruga” in disguise. Omirhobo who made the statement on his X Platform titled, “The Establishment Of The Ministry…