LAGOS MARCH 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent Media and Policy Initiative IMPI has hailed the federal government for allocating more funds to capital expenditure than recurrent in the budget for the first time in the current democratic dispensation. It said in statement signed by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju that the decision to buck a 24- year trend…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its decision to cease operations in Nigeria due to regulatory challenges with the federal government and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) regarding foreign exchange regulations. Customers have been given until March 8, 2024, to withdraw their funds, following the halt of naira deposits starting…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has warned that the Ministry of Interior’s expatriate employment levy will deter investment in the country. The association also faulted the levy, saying there would be a need for certain regulations to be put in place before such tax could be imposed. In a statement on Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has agreed to restore electricity supply to Niger Republic as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) yesterday lifted the sanctions on Niger, Mali, Burkina-Faso and Guinea. The sanctions were lifted after the extraordinary summit of ECOWAS on the political, peace and security situation in the sub-region held at the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Less than five days after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) reduced exchange rate for Customs cargo clearance from N1,515.48 to N1,472.756, the apex regulatory bank, on Wednesday, increased the rate to N1,605.82 per dollar representing nine per cent increment. But, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has threatened to open the borders to enable cement importation if Nigeria’s cement manufacturers refuse to reduce the price of the commodity in the country. The Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa, who issued the threat on Tuesday, said key input materials for cement production such as…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged the Federal Government to completely phase out electricity subsidy in the country as a result of the hardship Nigerians are facing since the removal of fuel subsidy in May 2023. The Bretton Woods Institution made this recommendation as the mechanism for Nigeria to restore macroeconomic…
LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has directed an investigation into oil theft allegations against Emmanuel Ogalla, chief of naval staff. A report by Peoples Gazette had alleged that Ogalla was involved in a multibillion naira oil bunkering and contract-splitting fraud. The director of information in the ministry of defence,…
