LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian prosecutors filed a 20-count indictment against suspended and detained central bank governor Godwin Emefiele on Tuesday, one of them accusing him of “conferring unlawful advantages”, a government lawyer said. President Bola Tinubu, who is embarking on the boldest reforms in Africa’s biggest economy in more than a decade, has launched a…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning, President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. The desire of the President is to see…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has scrapped plans to distribute monthly cash of N8,000 to 12 million households as part of efforts to cushion the effects of the fuel subsidy removal, PODIUM REPORTERS can reliably report. Sources in the Villa confirmed the development to this publication today, citing concerns over the ability of the…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the country. However, state governors are urging for caution while Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has been asked to chair a Technical Working…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has chastised the Federal Government for giving national honours to those he described as criminals who stole the country blind, rather than to teachers in recognition of their contribution to educational and national development. This was even as Obi regretted…
LAGOS JUKY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has filed a two-count charge of illegal processions of firearm and ammunition against suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele before the Federal High Court in Lagos. The federal government in the charge sheet, seen by our correspondent, accused Emefiele of possessing a single-barrel shotgun (JOJEFF MAGNUM…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Government through the Federal Inland Revenue Service, FIRS, announced the VAT Direct Initiative, a scheme that would enable FG to collect Value Added Taxes from the informal sector and reduce multiple taxations in the informal economy. The FIRS disclosed this in a statement on Monday afternoon, stating that it FIRS…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has introduced an annual fee of N1,000 to be paid by motorists in the country for Proof of Ownership Certificate verification. The Permanent Secretary, Lagos Ministry of Transportation, Abdulhafiz Toriola, made this known on Tuesday. Toriola disclosed that the certificate would help vehicle owners and the government guarantee the…