LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS0-Britain has asked Nigeria to explain where and how Nnamdi Kanu, a separatist leader who holds British citizenship, was arrested after Kanu’s lawyer alleged he had been detained and mistreated in Kenya before being sent back to Nigeria. Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group which wants part of…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government will on Friday (today) receive the Outline Business Case Certificate of Compliance for 12 pilot federal highways billed for concession. The concession of the roads may also signify the return of toll gates as concessionaires will have to recoup their investments. It was learnt from the Federal Ministry of…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday said it is contemplating a targeted lockdown in Lagos, Abuja, Kaduna and major cities in Nigeria as the number of COVID-19 cases soars in the West African nation. Although recoveries from the disease in the country have crossed 100,000, the Nigerian government is worried that with more…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Thursday told state governments and school administrators to be prepared for the full reopening of schools. This is as a result of decline in COVID-19 infections across the nation. National Coordinator, Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, at a briefing in Abuja said the full reopening of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Prophet T.B Joshua of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, SCOAN, has appealed to the federal government to release all COVID-19 patients in the country to him, for healing! Reaching out via a Facebook post, TB Joshua revealed that all the COVID-19 patients in isolation centers will receive healing when released to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government says the nationwide curfew in place in the country to restrict movement amid the coronavirus pandemic is now from 12am to 4am. The National Coordinator of the Presidential Taskforce on COVID-19, Dr Sani Aliyu, made this known during a briefing at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja, on Thursday….
LAGOS APRIL 2ND(NEWSRANGERS)-Despite the establishment of Pre-Arrival Assessment Report (PAAR) and Automated System for Customs Data plus, plus (ASYCUDA++) designed to facilitate trade and block revenue loss at the ports and borders, one of the biggest challenges facing Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) is lack of compliance by some importers and agents, investigation has revealed. Non-compliance,…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal government of Nigeria is set to release N6.5bn emergency fund to Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, for the fight against Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country. The President’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad made the disclosure via his Twitter handle on Thursday. He tweeted: “FLASH: The Federal Government is…