LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There are strong indications that the federal government is favourably disposed to raising the minimum wage to as high as N200k per month as demanded by the organised labour in the country. However, state governors are urging for caution while Anambra State governor Charles Soludo has been asked to chair a Technical Working…
LAGOS MARCH 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commercial banks are set to raise their cash withdrawal limits from the current N20,000-N50,000 range to over N80,000-N100,000, according to multiple bank officials. The move, it was learnt, would help bank branches to tackle lingering queues in some cities across the country. The Central Bank of Nigeria had on Friday directed commercial…
LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have said there may be congestion of imported vehicles at the nation’s seaports following the Nigeria Customs Service’s decision to raise duty on imported vehicles by 10 per cent, The PUNCH has learnt. The agents, in exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday, accused the service of effecting…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Experts on Wednesday raised concerns over a new policy announced by the Central Bank of Nigeria that heavily limits withdrawals of money in a push for a cashless economy. The monetary policy, which applies to ATMs, banks and cash back from purchases, follows the launch of the West African nation’s newly designed…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A middle aged woman, Yemi Samuel, has been arrested by men of the Kwara state police command for arranging her own kidnap. Yemi who was paraded before newsmen at the command’s headsquarters in Akure the state capital yesterday June 26th, explained that she arranged her own kidnap in order to raise money…
