LAGOS DECEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has set a 2023 deadline to stop the importation of petrol into the country. Nigeria, an oil-producing country has been heavily dependent on the importation of petroleum products since its four major oil refineries have been under-utilized. According to the Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation…
LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to commissioned the legacy projects of Abuja Chamber of Commerce And Industry (ACCI) to demonstrate the support of his administration for the private sector. This was disclosed at the annual AGM of the chamber held in Abuja on Tuesday. The ACCI president ,Prince Adetokunbo Kayode who made…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to release Omoyele Sowore within 14 days or face mass action. Sowore was re-arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) last Friday — less than 24 hours after he was released on bail. He had spent 125 days in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of Niger Delta stakeholders under the aegis of the Concerned Youth Leaders of the Niger Delta has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to inaugurate the new board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The group said an interim management committee does not augur well for the overall interest of the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians woke up to the romantic side of President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday as he celebrates his 30th wedding anniversary with his beloved wife, Mrs Aisha. The couple may have disagreed over certain issues privately and publicly, this is not enough to stop the President from expressing how much he loves his…
LAGOS DECEMBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Vice President of Nigeria and PDP presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, has slammed the Buhari administration over its penchant for loans. Not sparing the President his scathing remarks, Mr Abubakar said: “As a businessman, the first lesson one learns in business is to shun taking loans except…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday re-sent the $29.96bn 2016-2018 external borrowing plan to the Senate for its consideration and approval. Buhari made the request a day after the International Monetary Fund warned Nigeria against rising debts. T he Debt Management Office has said out of Nigeria’s total debt profile of N25.7tn as…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday to participate in the 5th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. He noted that apart from the Nigerian leader, the one-day…