LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has responded to the allegation that he worked for a former Head of State, the late General Sani Abacha. In a post on X on Wednesday, Obi released a document from 1996 to debunk the allegation that he worked for…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-MTN Nigeria, one of the country’s leading telecommunications providers, has started significantly increasing its data tariffs. The company also confirmed this in a response shared on its X (formerly Twitter). The company wrote: “Y’ello! Thanks for stopping by, We apologise for any inconvenience and delayed Response. A price increase has been implemented…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Oba of Benin, HRM Ova Ewuare II, has approved the 2024 program of activities for the annual Igue festival, also known as ‘Ugie’. During this festival, funeral celebrations are not permitted in Benin. In a statement, the Secretary to the Benin Traditional Council (BTC), Mr. Frank Irabor, conveyed that the monarch…
LAGOS OCTOBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian chapter of the International Press Institute (IPI) is pleased to announce the release of Edna Ulaeto, a staff member of OrderPaper, from the custody of the Department of State Security (DSS). Ulaeto was arrested on October 18, 2024, but was released the same day thanks to IPI Nigeria’s swift intervention….
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has released updated saving deposit interest rates for various Deposit Money banks (DMBs). According to CBN, banks now offer an average savings deposit rate of 8.03% compared to the previous average rate of 7.88%. A savings rate is the interest rate Nigerian banks pay their customers to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The NNPC Ltd has released estimated prices of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as Petrol (obtained from the Dangote Refinery) in its retail stations across the country. The NNPC Ltd also wishes to state that, in line with the provisions of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA), PMS prices are not set…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Department of State Services (DSS) has succumbed to pressure by releasing the passport of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. The DSS had seized the labour leader’s phones and passport following his arrest and detention which spanned several hours, in Abuja on Monday. SaharaReporters on Monday…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Hamas released two more hostages on Monday, identified by Israeli officials as Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, just days after releasing two American women on Friday. Cooper and Lifshitz were abducted from their homes in Kibbutz Nir Oz, a small Israeli community near the Gaza border that came under attack on…