LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) has urged the Federal High Court in Lagos to discharge the order freezing the assets and accounts of General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) and its related entities, aimed at recovering an alleged loan of $225.8 million extended to the oil company on grounds that it was obtained through fraudulent…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barcelona came from an early goal down to beat Real Madrid 5-2 in a thrilling Spanish Super Cup final on Sunday, January 12. Playing at Jeddah, Barcelona secured their 15th title in the competition’s history. Despite being reduced to 10 men following a red card for goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny in the 56th…
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 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-West Africa’s regional bloc known as ECOWAS said Saturday that it is lifting travel and economic sanctions imposed on Niger that were aimed at reversing last year’s coup in the country in a new push for dialogue as it also renewed calls on three junta-led nations to rescind their decision to quit…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Coast Guard (USCG) has offered Nigeria a three-year plan to work with the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) for the removal of the Condition of Entry (CoE) placed on American-bound vessels from Nigeria. Cdr. Juliet Hudson at the USCG headquarters in Washington DC disclosed this during a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has expressed its readiness to lift the suspension order on Nigerdock following its willingness to abide by the rules and its contributions to the growth of the National economy. The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo, stated this recently when he visited the firm in Lagos in the company…
LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will soon lift its ban on Twitter after resolving some of its differences with the social media platform, Information Minister Lai Mohammed said on Wednesday, signalling the end of a policy widely condemned as an affront to freedom of expression. The Nigerian government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Guild of Corporate Online Publishers,GOCOP has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to rescind his government’s decision to suspend Twitter in Nigeria. GOCOP made this call in a statement signed by its President, Mr Dotun Oladipo and General Secretary, Mr Danlami Nmodu, mni on Monday. According to GOCOP, the suspension of Twitter…