LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Presidency has clarified the controversy surrounding the tenure of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun. In a statement on Thursday, Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, explained that Egbetokun’s continued stay in office is legal, contrary to claims that he should have retired after…
LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that parts of the Presidential Villa and 60 percent of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are in darkness after vandals stole a 132-kilovolt underground cable that transports bulk electricity to its 132kV Central Area Transmission Substation. TCN disclosed this in a statement by its…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reshuffled his cabinet, relieving several ministers of their duties based on a performance review driven by public perception. According to Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, this decision followed a careful assessment process led by Hadiza Bala Usman, the President’s Social…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The three leading opposition figures in Nigeria are discussing the possibility of a merger to salvage Nigerians from hunger and widespread insecurity ahead of the 2027 presidential election, a spokesman for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Monday. PDP deputy national spokesman Ibrahim Abdullahi stated this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed the first reading of a bill proposing amendments to the 1999 Constitution to introduce a single six-year term for the offices of the President, state governors, and Local Government Areas chairmen. Sponsored by Ikenga Ugochinyere, representing Ideato North/Ideato South Federal Constituency, Imo State, along with…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency on Thursday denied reports that the Federal Government was proposing N105,000 as the new minimum wage. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, described the report as false. The report followed the presentation of the cost implications of implementing a new national minimum wage to…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu is considering a six months suspension of the collection of taxes, levies or charges in business of few sectors of the economy. Recipients of the tax suspension will include Okada riders, transporters of goods, fuel transporters, wheelbarrow and cart pushers, shops owners, market traders, amongst others. This was contained…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Labour Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, has reacted to allegations of inciting the people from the Federal Government over his position that the trillions of Naira Coastal Highway Project is not a priority in today’s Nigeria. Obi, who insisted that his position on it remains, said…