LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- “Nothing crosses into Nigeria and nothing comes out. It’s hermetically sealed,” said Amadou Idi, sitting in a makeshift shelter to keep out of the rain, and reflecting on the downturn in his luck. “We twiddle our thumbs and pray.” Idi’s job is a transiting agent — to get goods across the…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Founder and Presiding Bishop of the Living Faith Church, an organization with one of the largest networks of about 11,000 branches in 65 countries has acquired a brand new helicopter. This is in continuation of his quest to ease movement while reaching large numbers of people in his evangelical work. This acquisition…
By Michael Owhoko LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)- Who will rescue Nigeria from the clutch of ethnic venom that is gradually but steadily being secreted by ethnic nationalists through their actions and behavioral disposition? I have opted to refrain from specific examples in this write up to water down envisaged reactions from those who may feel…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In a fast changing world where every company is becoming tech inclined through leveraging on technology in one form or the other, WorldStage Economic Summit (WES) is set to focus its 2019 edition on the theme ‘Getting Nigeria Ready for Challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution’. An annual global platform for addressing…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi, has commended Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State for his determination to make a difference by his continued exemplification of character and integrity which he described as desiderata in governance in Nigeria. Obi held up Okowa as a model governor…
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Wednesday, said that a total of 119,663 pieces of counterfeit notes with a nominal value of N98.82 million was recorded in 2018. The bank said this in the Currency Operations 2018 Annual Report, posted on its website. The CBN said the figure indicated a…
LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 2019 presidential running mate, has lamented that the South East has not been treated fairly in Nigeria. Obi claimed that every part of the country has been treated with equity but that the South East has not been treated fairly. He stated this while reacting to…
N-Power,Federal Government, LAGOS OCTOBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian government is working on how to “disengage” over 200,000 beneficiaries of the government social intervention programme dubbed N-Power, an official has said. Maryam Uwais, senior special assistant to the President on social investment, in an interview with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) said she in talks with the finance ministry…