LAGOS OCTOBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Mass Metering Programme (NMMP) will on Friday, October 30, 2020 commence distribution of free electricity meters to Nigerians with simultaneous launch events of the scheme in Kano, Kaduna, Eko and Ikeja DISCO franchise areas. The programme was initiated by President Muhammadu Buhari to ensure mass metering with the hope of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to mark this year’s Eid-el-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on Tuesday on behalf of the Federal Government. In a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senior Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Ita Enang has said that plans were on the way to sell petrol less than N100 per litre. Senator Enang said as soon as local refineries begin operation, the price of petroleum products would be forced to crash. He…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria government on Friday apologised for the misleading information it published about the recent directive on self-certification form. “We apologize for the misleading tweets (now deleted) that went up yesterday, regarding the completion of self-certification forms by Reportable Persons,” the Nigeria government tweeted on Friday morning. “The message contained in the Federal…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Persons holding accounts in different financial institutions are required to complete and submit the form to each one of the institutions. Persons holding accounts in different financial institutions is required to complete & submit the form to each one of the institutions. The forms are required by the relevant financial institutions to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has approved the establishment of a new anti-corruption agency. The new agency approved by the Federal Executive Council will be saddled with proper coordination of all recovered looted assets. The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami disclosed this to State House correspondents after…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Expression Now Human Rights Initiative has filed a suit against the Nigerian Government before the ECOWAS Court over the provisions and enforcement of hate speech in the Nigerian Broadcasting Code 6th Edition and its amendments. The suit marked ECW/CCJ/APP/, was filed through the Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)s’ counsel, Solomon Okedara. Okedarain the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days after electricity tariff was increased by about 300 per cent, oil marketers yesterday fixed the pump price for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly called petrol, at N162 per litre. The marketers fixed the new price following the Federal government’s announcement that the product would now be sold to marketers…