LAGOS APRIL 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Inland Revenue Service has named Shell as a “leading tax compliant organisation in Nigeria for 2021.” At an award ceremony in Abuja last week as part of the second annual National Tax Dialogue, Shell companies in Nigeria also won the award for ‘remarkable performance in the remittance of various taxes’…
By Chief (Barr) Malcolm Omirhobo LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The threat of Malam Nasir El-Rufai, the Governor of Kaduna State, to bring in foreign mercenaries to fight terrorists hibernating in forests areas around Kaduna State if the Federal Government under President Muhammadu Buhari fails to tackle the terrorism head-on is not only aggrandizing, but distractionary and…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frontline Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential aspirant for the 2023 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has stated that Nigeria needs competent leaders with integrity, willing to make the much needed sacrifices for the turn around, growth and development of the country. He is, therefore, calling on Nigerian youths to be more actively involved…
By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-I am neither a prophet nor a clairvoyant, but from the manifestation in my crystal ball, I see Nigeria in 2023 being shaped by upheaval fueled by miseries and hopelessness. Agitation reminiscent of the ENDSARS protests will break out. Primary triggers are the country’s pathetic economic indices,…
LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The US will spend more than half a billion dollars on a new consulate general in Eko Atlantic, the four square miles of land in Lagos, Nigeria, reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean, that features residential and commercial properties. Designed by Ennead, a New York architecture firm, the consulate is expected to take up…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The erstwhile Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has been relieved of his position with immediate effect. This followed the failure of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a dismal 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana at the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry crowd invaded the pitch and vandalized facilities inside the Moshood Abiola national stadium in Abuja on Tuesday (Mar. 29), after Nigeria failed to beat Ghana in a qualifying game for the soccer World Cup in Qatar later this year, and won’t be competing in the tournament. The Abuja stadium was packed…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In BBC series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on the recent long power blackouts and how she once enjoyed the outages. For many Nigerian children who have never been abroad, few stories about the West are as fascinating as the fact that electricity can stay on…
