LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, has been criticized for allegedly paying out N50 million of tax-payers money to some women to demonstrate against former Governor, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, over the latter’s reactions to the outburst of the First Lady of Edo state, Betsy Obaseki. Expressing his displeasure today, Sir Matthew Osifo,…
LAGOS JUNE 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former First lady, Dame Patience Jonathan says if she is requested to return to the presidential villa to function as Nigerian First Lady, she would decline. In a viral video clip, Mrs Patience, who spoke on Friday at a public function, said “the stress of Nigeria is too much”, stressing that she…
LAGOS JUNE 27TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Bolanle Olukanni, daughter of Ambassador Ayoola Olukanni, former Nigerian Commissioner to Australia between 2011 and 2015, recently lamented that her parents were denied visas because of the fear they would not return. Olukanni, who shared her frustration with having a Nigerian passport via her X handle on Monday, said her father, who…
LAGOS JUNE 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) has rejected the N60,000 minimum wage proposed by the Federal Government. This contradicts the federal government’s commitment to a minimum wage exceeding N60,000. According to the governors, N60,000 as minimum wage is not sustainable and can not fly. Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, has walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations after the government and the Organised Private Sector made what the unionists described as “ridiculous offers” of N48,000 and N54,000, respectively. According to a source who is a leader of the…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association has warned that the Ministry of Interior’s expatriate employment levy will deter investment in the country. The association also faulted the levy, saying there would be a need for certain regulations to be put in place before such tax could be imposed. In a statement on Sunday,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has asked the Council of Legal Education to suspend the increment in fees of the Nigerian Law School from N290,000 To N475,000. The lawmakers, through a motion presented by four members on Wednesday, stated that the country’s inflation rate is currently at 27.33% and is expected to grow…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Developers in the built industry have rejected the agreement reached between the Federal Government and cement manufacturers. At the meeting, it was resolved that prices of cement will be reduced to between N7,000 and N8,000. In an exclusive interview with The PUNCH, the President of the Real Estate Developers Association of Nigeria,…