LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Global human rights organisation, Amnesty International, has condemned and berated the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government over a warning issued to Arise Television by the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) for allegedly using “derogatory and incendiary remarks” against the President and others on its station. SaharaReporters earlier reported that the NBC issued a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government through the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has issued a final warning to Arise Television over the use of derogatory and incendiary remarks on its station. Naija News reports that the warning was contained in a letter by the NBC’s Director General, Dr Balarabe Shehu Ilelah, on October 6, 2023….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria plans to overhaul its tax system to shift more of the burden to wealthy citizens while cutting corporate taxes. The move — part of President Bola Tinubu’s reforms to overhaul the beleaguered economy – aims to lift the country’s tax take to 18% of gross domestic product within three years from…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senator Adams Oshiomhole says government must intervene to stabilise the country’s currency, the naira, saying market forces cannot do such. Nigeria’s currency exchanges for close to N1,000 for a dollar in the parallel market and a pound going for around N1,200 months after the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) floated the naira….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has said efforts of the Federal Government in seeking foreign investors abroad is waste of time if environment for businesses to thrive is not put in place. This is coming on the heels of President Bola Tinubu’s statement on the sidelines of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, through the National Salaries, Wages and Income Commission, has approved the payment of a newly approved percentage increment in salaries for academic and non-academic staff of all its tertiary institutions across the country, The PUNCH has learnt. This is as the percentage increment for junior staff of tertiary institutions…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the numerous assurances by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the subsidy is gone, Daily Trust’s finding shows that the federal government paid N169.4 billion as subsidy in August to keep the pump price at N620 per litre. There have been several reports suggesting that the current price stagnation despite the worsening…
LAGOS AUGUST 28TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-As the rains gradually inch to the peak, the Federal Government has warned Nigerians to get prepared for flood, especially in states around River Benue. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Professor Joesph Terlumun- Utsev gave this warning at a news conference in Abuja, yesterday. Prof. Utsev noted that though the volume…