LAGOS APRIL 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen in Nigeria have released 74 children out of more than 80 people who were abducted earlier this month in northwestern Zamfara state, after ransoms were paid, parents and a village head said on Saturday. Gangs of armed men have attacked hundreds of local communities across northwestern Nigeria in recent years, while…
LAGOS MAY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Having paid a ransom three times to secure the freedom of his loved ones, Nigerian businessman Lawal Ado is not impressed by moves to outlaw payments to kidnappers. A controversial bill to criminalise ransom payments is the latest attempt to curb the country’s spiralling and lucrative kidnapping industry. It proposes a jail…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate has passed a bill seeking to amend the Terrorism (Prevention) Act, 2013, which will prohibit the payment of ransom to kidnappers in Nigeria. The passage of the Terrorism (Prevention) Act 2013 (Amendment) Bill, 2022, followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, and Legal Matters….
LAGOS DECEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said it has digitalised payments for Nigerian Passports, advising citizens to avoid patronising touts and unscrupulous officials when applying for the documents. This was disclosed by the Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, during the rollout of the Enhanced e-Passport with Polycarbonate Data Page and other security features in…
LAGOS AUGUST 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major construction company, Webster Global Ventures Limited, at the weekend described its inclusion in the list of companies allegedly coerced to be paid by the National Assembly as a deliberate effort to destroy the company’s reputation. The company described the statement credited to the Acting Managing Director of the Niger Delta…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF) may have bent financial rules by making a total payment of N173b into various government accounts without details of what the funds were meant for, Nigeria’s foremost anti-corruption group said on Monday. The OAGF has been asked to explain to Nigerians how…
EPTEMBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-LAGOS Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, has confirmed that the Federal Governemnt has resumed the payment of minimum wage to workers since last month. He, however stated that the government with started with juniors workers from levels 1 to 6. Ngige stated this while speaking in Enugu over the weekend. The Minister’s claim…