By Amos Okioma LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Civil Liberties Organisation in Bayelsa State has appealed to the Federal Government and the Management of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria to support Creek FM and the South-South Zonal Station of the FRCN to move to the permanent site in Yenagoa. Chairman of the CLO in the…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Insistence by the Federal Government to continue its homegrown school feeding programme, even when schools in the country are currently shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, may not only fail abysmally, but become a drain pipe on the lean resources of government at this point in time. This is the…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Tuesday said the directive on the relaxation of the lockdown would be reviewed this week. The national coordinator of the PTF, Sani Aliyu, disclosed this at the daily briefing of the task force. Aliyu said: “We continue to monitor closely some of the guidelines we’ve…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, has rubbished claims that the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) officials are collecting N35,000 to collect samples for COVID-19 test. Mustapha reacted on Wednesday, while fielding questions during the presidential task force on COVID-19 briefing. According to him, many Nigerians…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Wednesday faulted the decision by the Federal Government to engage foreign airlines for the evacuation of Nigerians abroad. Chairman of AON, Capt. Nogie Meggison in a statement explained that government’s action was disappointing after it had earlier said it would engage two domestic airlines to carry…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government on Wednesday , extended the suspension imposed on local and international flights by additional four weeks. Speaking at the briefing of the presidential task force on COVID-19 , Secretary to the Government of the Federation, , Boss Mustapha said after due consultation, the federal government decided to extend the…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)- The federal government says it will work to ensure that there are no job losses arising from the extreme effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the economy. The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, said this on Thursday in his May Day message released by his media aide, Emmanuel Nzomiwu, saying…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has tasked the Federal Government and other concerned agencies on proper accountability and clarity on the usage of funds raised to combat the Coronavirus pandemic in Nigeria. Obi, who spoke on Arise TV, called on the government to carry the…