By Chief (Barr.) Malcolm Emokiniovo Omirhobo . LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I refer to the circulars dated the 16th day of March 2021 and the 5th day of May 2021 issued by the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria on the transfer of Federal High Court judges and state categorically that the transfer …
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria lost N851.84 billion ($2.78 billion) to oil theft and pipeline sabotage in 2019. This was disclosed by the Nigerian Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (NEITI) latest oil and gas industry audit report. The agency stated that it arrived at the estimate after using an average price of $65.61 per barrel and an average…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, decrying the level of corruption in the country, has stated that he will continue to call on Nigerians to pray for divine intervention in the nation. Obi, who spoke at the Maiden Synod of the New…
LAGOS JUNE 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The US Mission in Nigeria has warned the public of fake websites and messages advertising US Visa lottery. One of such messages spreading on Whatsapp said, “Take the chance of living in the USA and apply for the official US Green Card Lottery. “The Green Card unlocks the door to the United…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Subscribers of MTN, the largest telecom provider in Nigeria, may soon face service disruption in the West African nation, according to a notice seen by some journalists and outlets. A rise in insecurity challenges in Nigeria is likely to disrupt MTN’s service, Reuters and others said, citing an alert from customer service…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The value of the naira to the dollar fell from 196.99 in December 2015 to 410 in April 2021, reflecting a 51.95 per cent decline despite the various foreign exchange policies introduced by the Central Bank of Nigeria to strengthen the currency. According to a monthly document obtained from the CBN’s website,…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Victims Support Fund (VSF), an NGO, on Monday lamented the appalling conditions of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) in Niger State. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at Shiroro, Niger State, on Monday, its Executive Director, Prof. Nana Tanko, lamented that “with all the humanitarian agencies, development partners in Nigeria…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If there was ever a time Nigeria could have taken off, it was in 1999. Democracy had been restored, with its economy reopening after decades of mismanagement and plunder under military dictatorships. Tomi Davies, a systems analyst, was one of thousands of Nigerians who came home to help rebuild the country. After…
