LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer, is set to resume the importation of petroleum products from a neighbouring country, Niger Republic. The Ministry of Petroleum Resources announced on Thursday in a statement that the two countries signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Thursday for petroleum products transportation and storage. According to the statement,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neighbouring Niger Republic, which started commercial oil production in 2011, now exports petroleum products to Nigeria, as Egypt and Algeria lead African operations with 13 refineries. Both countries (Egypt and Algeria) have combined capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. For decades, Nigeria’s three major refineries have been grounded to near-zero capacity…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some rice millers in Gombe State say they have recorded increased sales and patronage since the closure of the border by the Federal Government. The Federal Government shut borders with neighbouring countries of Benin Republic, Cameroun and Niger Republic since August. President Muhammadu Buhari had on Aug. 28 at the Seventh Tokyo…
LAGOS OCTOBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s northern neighbour, Niger Republic, has blown the lid off $1.7m cash found in an apartment in its capital Niamey. The Nigerien authorities tipped off Abuja about the cash found in the apartment believed to be owned by a former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina. At N359 to…