LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- In the wake of the COVID-19 threat, a Social Security and Health Insurance Law for all Nigerians is the most important issue at the moment, the Human Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) said on Wednesday. In a letter addressed to President, Mohammadu Buhari on Wednesday, the group urged the Nigerian…
LAGOS APRIL 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq, said her ministry has only taken delivery of 40 trucks of rice out of the 150 seized by the Nigeria Customs Service. President Muhammadu Buhari had last month ordered distribution of 150 trucks of rice seized by the Customs to the…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Comrade Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has told African Union (AU) leaders to withdraw the African Union’s Anti-corruption Champion Award conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari in 2018, or he would lead a protest in the next AU meeting in Addis Ababa. Frank had in…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWRANGERS) – Nigeria will extend lockdowns in Lagos, Abuja and Ogun states for an additional 14 days to combat the new coronavirus, President Muhammadu Buhari said in an address to the nation on Monday that acknowledged the sacrifices of the country’s poor Initial 14-day lockdowns in the three areas began on March…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari says the restriction of movement in several states across the country will remain as long as experts find it necessary. Buhari had ordered a 14-day lockdown in Lagos, Ogun and the federal capital territory to contain the spread of coronavirus. Some state governments had also declared curfew to restrict…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria has expressed concern over the plight of daily wage workers due to the lockdown, and is making plans to provide succour to them. This was disclosed earlier today by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who also serves as the Head of the Economic Sustainability Committee that was recently set up by…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The two weeks nationwide lockdown directed by President Muhammadu Buhari due to raging COVID-19 may be extended. This follows daily increase in the number of confirmed cases and death toll of the outbreak. Secretary to the Government of the Federation and Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce (PTF) on COVID-19, Mr. Boss Mustapha…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leadership of the National Assembly yesterday faulted the implementation of the Federal Government’s Social Investment Programme and called for an enabling legislation in line with global best practices. Senate President Ahmad Lawan and House of Representatives Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila made their reservations about the scheme at a meeting with the Minister…