LAGOS MARCH 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Ministry of Education has ordered immediate closure of tertiary institutions, secondary and primary schools nationwide following the outbreak of Coronavirus in the country and as part of measures to contain the spread. This was confirmed by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Mr Sonny Echono. According to a…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government in a statement issued on Wednesday directed the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation to reduce the ex-coastal and ex-depot prices of petrol, “to reflect current realities.” Reacting to the directive, the NNPC in a tweet on Wednesday, said: “effective 19th March 2020, the Ex-Coastal price for PMS will be reviewed…
LAGOS MARCH 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There seems to be panic everywhere as the Federal Ministry of Health has announced five new cases of Coronavirus bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Nigeria to eight. Nigeria gathered that all the five new cases had a travel history to the United Kingdom and the United States. The Minister…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has told the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) that it “has no records of the exact amount of public funds stolen by a former military head of state, Sani Abacha and no records of the spending of about $5 billion recovered loot for the period between 1999 and…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The management of the University of Lagos has postponed the university’s 51st convocation scheduled to commence on March 9. This was contained in a press statement released on the university’s website on Thursday. No reason was given for the postponement in the statement signed by the Registrar and Secretary to Council, Oladejo…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Director of Navy Accounts, Rear Admiral Tahir Yusuf, has permanently forfeited about N500 million to the Federal Government. Rear Admiral Yusuf, who was second-in-command to the Chief of Account and Budget, Naval Headquarters (NHQ),, according to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), held the cash in seven accounts with…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian Electricity Distribution Companies (DisCos) have kicked against the federal government’s threat to review and possibly revoke their operating licences due to poor electricity supply in the country, THE WHISTLER has learnt. The Minister of Power, Saleh Mamman, had while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the Federal Executive Council…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Stakeholders on environmental protection have called on the Federal Government of Nigeria and other States to aggressively deploy information, satellite, molecular, drone and other relevant technologies to promote transparency in the forestry sector and prevent the alarming illicit trading in Nigeria’s endangered plant species, particularly Rosewood. In a statement signed by the…