LAGOS APRIL 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the jostle for the leadership of both chambers of the National Assembly intensifies, some senators have commenced moves to prevent a crisis by conceding the Senate presidency to the ruling All Progressives Congress, which has majority of members in the Red chamber. This is coming as indications emerged on Saturday that…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGANGERS)-The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians never to despair in the face of tribulations and provocations because Easter is about hope and promise for all who believe. Obi who also noted that Muslims are in the middle of their 30 days of special prayers and…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, has said that the indictment of former American President, Donald Trump, may be good for democracy. On Thursday, Professor Akinyemi sat with Arise News for an interview, where he shared his opinion that the indictment of President Trump may be good for democracy…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has secured $800 million from the World Bank to scale up its national social program ahead of the removal of its costly but popular subsidies on petrol in June, Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed said on Wednesday. Africa’s biggest economy set aside 3.36 trillion naira ($7.3 billion) this year to spend on…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is still struggling to find buyers for its oil as strikes at French refineries and seasonal maintenance at plants elsewhere in Europe curb demand. Little Nigerian crude traded last week, with more than 20 shipments for April loading still hunting for buyers, according to traders specialising in the West African market….
LAGOS APRIL 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Close allies of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, are unsure of when he will return to Nigeria from his foreign trips. POLITICS NIGERIA recalls that Tinubu on March 22 travelled abroad “to rest” and plan his transition programme ahead of the May 29 inauguration. His associates said the former Lagos State governor…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commercial banks are set to raise their cash withdrawal limits from the current N20,000-N50,000 range to over N80,000-N100,000, according to multiple bank officials. The move, it was learnt, would help bank branches to tackle lingering queues in some cities across the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria had on Friday directed commercial…
LAGOS MARCH 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has warned against the dangers of the conspiracy against the Igbos of the South East which he described as Igbophobia contending that it would not mean well for the unity and development of the country. Obasanjo who spoke at the one-year anniversary celebration of the…