LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-From January 1, 2026, Nigerians and non-residents will not be able to open or operate a bank account without a Tax Identification (Tax ID). The new rule is contained in the Nigeria Tax Administration Act, 2025, which was recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu. The Act also extends the…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration have requested a 90-day extension from a United States District Court to produce documents relating to an alleged drug investigation involving President Bola Tinubu dating back to the 1990s. The request was submitted on Thursday in a joint status report filed with…
LAGOS DECEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Senate Committee on Public Accounts has issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the management of the Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA) to provide answers to the whereabouts of over $1.8 billion in the purse of the Authority. It also threatened to use all instruments available by law to bring the management of NPA…
LAGOS MAY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Saturday, demanded seven weeks to produce witnesses to establish his case at the Presidential Election Petition Court. He also stated that he would present 50 witnesses that would testify and tender evidence to establish that the 2023…
LAGOS MARCH 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canadian biosciences company Sunshine Earth Labs announced Thursday it has been licensed to produce and sell cocaine, reflecting the federal health agency’s bid to improve safety conditions for the country’s addicts. The licensing deal comes after a radical policy shift to address an opioid overdose crisis that has killed thousands, by decriminalizing…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Elder statesman and leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has insisted that the South-East geopolitical zone must produce the next president of Nigeria. He said this when a presidential aspirant, Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim, visited him on Friday. Clark encouraged Anyim to work hard with other leaders…