LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has suspended a private jet charter and aircraft maintenance firm, Executive Jet Services, for flying Musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, to Abuja to attend a concert. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said this during the Presidential Task Force briefing in Abuja on Monday. Sirika said the aircraft…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano State has called on the federal government to put a halt to the movement of herdsmen from other African countries to the country. He made the call during the commissioning of 25 housing units of RUGA settlement project at Dansoshiya forest, in Kiru local government, hinting…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The controversial Chinese Doctors brought into the country by the Federal Government have eventually left the country. The Doctors were brought in based on the explanation of the Federal Government that they needed to contribute to the body of knowledge on the treatment of Coronavirus Disease. Nigerians were told that they were…
LAGOS MAY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Federal Government has withdrew the examination malpractices charges pressed against the former governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke and four others. This happened at the resumed hearing on Thursday, when the prosecution lawyer, Simon Lough said the state has amended the charge to…
LAGOS MAY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has said it will soon release guidelines for the reopening of schools across the country. Although the guideline has not been released, an official said the schools will resume in phases with a batch resuming before the other. The government is also considering morning and…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has launched legal action against Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and the Government of President Muhammadu Buhari at the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja over the “brutal crackdown, repression, and grave violations and abuses of the human rights of the people of Rivers…
LAGOS MAY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared Monday and Tuesday as public holidays to mark Eldi Fitri Celebration. The Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government in Abuja. Aregbesola congratulated all Muslim faithful for successful completion of the Ramadan fast. A statement by the Director of…
LAGOS MAY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate on Tuesday asked the Federal Government to consider a comprehensive review of the power privatisation policy with a view to reversing the current arrangement. The red chamber said Nigerians would not enjoy stable power supply in the next 10 years if the activities of the distribution companies were not reviewed…