LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A 19-year-old unlicensed driver, Nsikak Okon, has been arrested by the operatives of the Edo State Police Command for allegedly knocking down three officers while evading police check. The incident, according to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer of the command, ASP Eno Ikoedem, occurred along Iyekogba Estate Gate, Benin…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On December 1st, 2025, NNPC E&P Limited (NEPL), the flagship upstream subsidiary of NNPC Limited, achieved a record production level of 355,000 barrels of oil per day, its highest daily output since 1989. The milestone marks a significant step forward for Nigeria’s upstream sector and reflects the company’s ongoing transformation anchored…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six additional deaths have been confirmed following the fire outbreak at Afriland Towers, a six-storey commercial building on Broad Street, Lagos Island, Lagos State. The victims were employees of United Capital, a financial and investment services firm occupying the 3rd and 4th floors of the tower. The confirmation comes just…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commended the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) for its remarkable progress in identity management, announcing that over 126 million Nigerians have now been enrolled in the National Identity Database. Speaking at the National Day of Identity celebration on Tuesday in Abuja, the President—represented by the Secretary…
LAGOS AUGUST 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A cyber attack on the Information Communication Technology (ICT) platform of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has caused significant disruptions to cargo clearance operations at ports across the country. Licensed Customs agents are already counting their losses to demurrage charges on their consignments as a result of the disruption. Confirming the development, NCS…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States (U.S.) has imposed new 15% tariffs on imports from several West African nations, including Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cameroon, under a sweeping executive order issued by President Donald Trump on Thursday aimed at addressing what he described as persistent trade imbalances threatening U.S. national security. The revised…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The price of rice, which went down to about N65,000 per bag about six months ago, is on the upswing again, signifying more hard times for Nigerians. Sunday Vanguard’s survey in some markets in Lagos shows that some brands of rice now sell for as high as N100,000 while others are a…
LAGOS JULY 7TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The death toll from flash floods in the US state of Texas jumped to at least 78 people on Sunday as the search for girls missing from Camp Mystic, a Christian youth camp, continues. Larry Leitha, the Kerr County Sheriff in Texas Hill Country, said the death toll in the hardest-hit Kerr…