LAGOS JUNE 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Lagos-based lawyer and human rights activist, Evans Ufeli, has dragged the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, and the Minister of Education before the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, seeking redress for what he described as the gross violation of the fundamental rights of Nigerian students during the conduct of the…
LAGOS JANUARY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rivers state governor and other members of the G5 governors will this week make public their support for the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s aspiration. At a meeting held in London a fortnight ago, the leader of the G5, Wike according to a source who attended the meeting said…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-It’s almost two months since the Nigerian Government shutdown Twitter operation in the country, and findings show that Nigerians have lost more than Jack Dorsey, founder of the tech firm. On June 5, the Federal Government announced that Twitter’s services will no longer be allowed within the territory of the country, a…
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria loses not less than N100b every year in tax related fraud, experts at a conference organised by the country’s leading anti-corruption group said at the weekend. Speaking at the 25th Anti-corruption Situation Room organised by HEDA Resource Centre held at Sheraton Hotel on Saturday in commemoration of the June 12, 1993…
LAGOS MAY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Mr. Godwin Emefiele, has announced that the apex bank is ready to support researchers, science-based institutions, and biotechnology firms with N100bn grant in the quest for a homegrown vaccine to fight Corona Virus Disease in Nigeria. The apex bank governor, who spoke at…
LAGOS APRIL 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The leaders and stakeholders from oil and gas producing communities in Niger Delta region, have appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to release the N100billion approved for the reconstruction and completion of the East West road project, being handled by the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. This demand was made known in a…