LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has signed an agreement for the collection of what it called “Consolidated Informal Sector Transport Levy” designed to harmonise dues collected by government from commercial motorists at parks and garages. The agreement was signed between the state government, local government, various transport unions and some government agencies. According […]
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LAGOS DECEMBER 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-There was chaos and unrest in Yaoundé, Cameroon recently after a man reportedly won 13 billion CFA Francs ($22 million) on 1xBet but wasn’t paid. It was gathered that the man played a bet with $350 (200,000 CFA Francs) and won the 13bn CFA Frans/22 million dollars, but, rather than pay him […]
LAGOS AUGUST 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagosians will now pay between N37,825 and N210,175 for private and commercial vehicle number plates depending on the type, the Babajide Sanwo-Olu government has said. This was contained in a statement on Tuesday posted on the official Facebook page of the Lagos State Government. The new price regime was a sequel to […]
Aug 19 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Boko Haram and Islamic State West African Province terrorists have been taxing residents of Marte, Abadam, Kukawa and Guzamala areas of Borno state for road use. That is aside from the levies farmers and fishermen have to pay on their produce. SaharaReporters gathered that the failure of residents to comply with this […]
Jul 9 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)- A Nigerian student in Kano, identified as Danladi Shu’aib, 20 has set himself ablaze. The action allegedly followed from his inability to raise money to pay for his Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination (SSCE) organised by the National Examination Council (NECO). The incident occured in Garo town of Kabo Local Government Area […]
Jul 8 2021 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Rivers State have paraded a man who allegedly sold his baby boy hours after he was born. Izuchukwu Okoye was said to have sold the baby for N600,000 and told his relatives that the child died shortly after birth. Police spokesman Nnamdi Omoni told journalists that the incident happened on […]
Aug 12 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Senate report has revealed how top management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves N85.6 million to attend a graduation ceremony in the United Kingdom at a time Nigeria was on lockdown and airports shut. The report shows that approval for the funds was made in April – at […]
Aug 9 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Top officials of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) paid themselves scholarship grants at a time hundreds of deserving scholarship beneficiaries had not been paid for years and were stranded in different countries, a report has shown. The report by lawmakers joins the other revelations that emanated from the National Assembly’s investigation […]
Aug 5 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The President, Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the Niger Delta Development Commission to pay its scholarship beneficiaries studying abroad. This was contained in a statement titled ‘NDDC invites President Buhari to Commission Signature Project’ and signed by the NDDC Director, Corporate Affairs, Charles Odili, on Tuesday. Odili said Buhari conveyed the directive to […]
Aug 5 2020 | Posted in
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LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A lottery operator, identified simply as Baba Pool, on Thursday committed suicide over his alleged failure to pay some of his customers their winnings. It was gathered that the deceased hanged himself inside his shop in Kayode Market, Abule Ijesha, in the Sabo area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro learnt that the […]
Jul 24 2020 | Posted in
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