LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has commenced an investigation of Felix Osilama Okpoh, an alleged fraudster on the watch list of the Federal Bureau of Investigations(FBI) for his involvement in a $6m internet fraud. Okpoh, alongside Richard Izuchukwu Uzuh, Alex Afolabi Ogunshakin, Abiola Ayorinde Kayode, and Nnamdi Orson Benson, had been…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has declared it will go ahead with the Water Resources Bill. Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed told reporters the bill was not designed to cause water wars in the country. He said the bill is a panacea to likely water conflicts in the country. He said critics…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Department of State Monday announced more visa restrictions on Nigerians, who it said are undermining the democratic process by their actions. The Mike Pompeo-led USDOS in a statement on its website, said: the additional visa restrictions are on individuals for their actions surrounding the November 2019 Kogi and Bayelsa…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Association of Bureau De Change Operators of Nigeria, ABCON has said that the major challenge facing the country’s foreign exchange market is speculation. Speaking in a exclusive interview, ABCON President, Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe said if not for the greed of few Nigerians who mop and keep the dollars thereby causing scarcity,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has stated that Nigeria under President Buhari is becoming a failed state. It would be recalled that the former president has been critical of President Buhari’s administration as he had expressed his worries through series of letters. Speaking in an interactive session with some socio-cultural groups in Abuja,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With European museums on the back foot following Black Lives Matter protests, Nigerian politicians have the opportunity to shape the fate of the famous Benin Bronzes, writes Barnaby Phillips, an expert on the subject. A debate which has been heating up for years has reached boiling point. Many in Africa, and elsewhere,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Henceforth, any passenger flying into Nigeria without carrying a negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test will be subjected to a fine of $3,500. This warning was contained in a circular issued to all foreign airlines operating into Nigeria since the reopening of the country’s airspace to international flights on September 5,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Neighbouring Niger Republic, which started commercial oil production in 2011, now exports petroleum products to Nigeria, as Egypt and Algeria lead African operations with 13 refineries. Both countries (Egypt and Algeria) have combined capacity of 1.4 million barrels per day. For decades, Nigeria’s three major refineries have been grounded to near-zero capacity…
