LAGOS FEBRUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has insisted on the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian authorities. The position of the organization was contained in the Executive Board’s conclusion of the Article IV consultation with Nigeria report, which was released, yesterday. According to the Fund’s statement on the report, “Directors also urged…
LAGOS DECEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has declared December 27, 28 and January 3, 2022 as public holidays to mark Christmas, Boxing Day and New Year Day. Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, made the announcement in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement was signed by Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary of the interior…
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said it has digitalised payments for Nigerian Passports, advising citizens to avoid patronising touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, during the rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security features in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Sokoto State chapter of the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has given the Nigerian Government three months to curb insecurity in the North-West states or face a mass action that will shut down the zone and the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The states in the North-West geopolitical zone are Jigawa, Kaduna,…
LAGOS DECEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s Federal Government has approved a 20 per cent increase in salaries for officers in the Nigeria Police Force. This was disclosed by Minister of Police Affairs, Muhammad Dingyadi, on Wednesday after a meeting of the Federal Executive Council presided over by President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari. Dingyadi stated that the salary…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Government has stated that it will place the United Kingdom, Canada and Saudi Arabia on a red list over the outbreak and spread of Coronavirus’ Omicron variant. The President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration say it will also stop airlines from those countries coming into Nigeria in retaliation for the three nations…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government has reduced Emirates Airlines’ flight operations to Abuja airport from daily to once per week. In a letter dated December 9 and addressed to the country manager, Emirates Airlines, Nigeria, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said that the new schedule becomes effective on Sunday, December 12, 2021. The…
LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.” U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday added Nigeria to the U.K.’s travel “red list,” which means that arrivals from…