LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Executive Council, FEC, has approved a 14-day paternity leave to make men properly bond with their newborn baby or adopted one. The paternity leave is for men in the federal civil service. The Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Folasade Yemi-Esan, disclosed this while briefing State House correspondents…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the Nigerian Government have strongly condemned the coup d’état that took place in the Republic of Guinea Conakry on Sunday. President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana and Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, condemned the action in separate statements made available to Journalists…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has recalled its Ambassador in Indonesia as it reviews its bilateral relations with the country. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the spokesperson, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Esther Sunsuwa, following a viral video which showed Indonesian immigration officials allegedly assaulting a Nigerian…
LAGOS AUGUST 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government is demanding punishment for Indonesian immigration officials who were filmed assaulting a Nigerian diplomat. Footage circulating on social media showed Abdulrahman Ibrahim, a consular officer based in Jakarta, being held down in a vehicle by several men. Nigeria called it “an egregious act of international delinquency by the Indonesian…
LAGOS JULY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A total of N4.8 (4,870,350,000) billion has been allocated to the National Intelligence Agency (NIA) to monitor WhatsApp messages, phone calls, text messages, among others. Of the figure, N1.93 billion was earmarked for “WhatsApp Intercept Solution” and N2.93 billion for “Thuraya Interception Solution” – a communications system used for monitoring voice calls…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President of ECOWAS Court Hon. Justice Gberi-bè Ouattara (Côte d’Ivoire) on Friday, 9 July, 2021 consolidated Barrister Malcolm Omirhobo’s Suit and three other suits contesting the indefinite suspension Twitter by the Federal Government of Nigeria. The ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja equally renewed its interim order barring the Federal Government of…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has accused Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of orchestrating the killing of 60 persons and the destruction of property in 55 violent attacks across the South East and South-South Zones within four months. The Federal Government stated this in a letter dated April 26,…
LAGOS JUNE 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja in a landmark ruling today “restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari and its agents from unlawfully imposing sanctions or doing anything whatsoever to harass, intimidate, arrest or prosecute Twitter and/or any other social media service provider(s), media houses, radio and television broadcast stations, the…