LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted by gunmen in Imo State have allegedly been subjected to physical assault by their captors, including the female victims, as the kidnappers reduced their ransom demand to N5 million per victim. The development came as the deadline reportedly given by the abductors…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The majority of Nigerian filling stations have yet to reduce premium motor spirit pump prices despite the significant drop in crude oil prices and Dangote Refinery’s gantry petrol price. A market survey on Thursday morning showed that petrol prices stood between N1317 and N1336 per liter across filling stations in Abuja. This is the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 elections presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has assured his supporters of his readiness to contest in the 2027 elections. He noted that he had in good authority that the federal government does not want him to contest, insisting that he will come out even if the…
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Maritime operators within Nigerian territorial waters are under increasing pressure to comply with international environmental standards, as the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) intensifies enforcement of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL), particularly Annex VI, a section of the convention initiated by International Maritime Association, IMO….
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has highlighted some measures his government will adopt to rein in stubbornly high inflation to 15 percent next year. Tinubu, during a first presidential media chat on Monday night, said one of the ways he plans to slow prices that have shrunk citizens’ incomes is to “produce more for…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives Committee on Constitution review is considering a bill to amend the 1999 Constitution to limit the number of ministers appointed by the president to 37. Titled, “A Bill for an Act to Amend the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 to Streamline the Number of Ministers…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on President Bola Tinubu to reduce the pump price of fuel and the rising cost of food in the markets. This appeal comes ahead of the planned nationwide hunger protest scheduled to be held from August 1 to 10…
LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government is tinkering with the idea of subsidizing airfares to reduce the high costs of tickets. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo was said to have held a meeting last week Friday with airline operators through their umbrella body, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) with a…
