LAGOS JUNE 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sitting on top of a yellow jerry can of fuel, Jeannine waits for customers on a sidewalk in Benin’s economic capital Cotonou, but business is slow. The motorbikes and cars she normally supplies are no longer stopping to stock up on her cheap gasoline, which is smuggled in from neighbouring Nigeria. Since…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)The Federal Government has suspended plans to remove fuel subsidy by June this year. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Ahmed Zaniab gave the indication on Thursday, shortly after the National Economic Council, NEC, meeting, chaired by the Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo. She said the NEC, which comprises State Governors deliberated…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 12,000 Nigerians and largely Lagosians, have signed a petition for the removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Commissioner for Lagos State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje for alleged incompetence and bigotry, reports ITREALMS. As at the time of filing this report, barely 48 hours after the commencement of the petition, ITREALMS gathered that…
LAGOS JANUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UK government will eliminate tariffs on more than 3,000 products it imports from Nigeria in a bid to boost trade with Africa’s largest economy. Nigerian exporters of cocoa, cotton, plantain, flowers, fertilizers, tomatoes, frozen shrimp and sesame seed are among those that will benefit from the new tariff regime outlined in…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presiding judge of the Federal High Court, Umuahia, Abia State, Justice Evelyn Anyadike, has declared as unconstitutional, null and void, Section 84 (12) of the Amended New Electoral Act 2022. The court in a judgement on Friday, ordered the Attorney-General of the Federation to immediately expunge the Section from the Amended New Electoral Act. It held…
LAGOS MARCH 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the immediate evacuation of all impounded, accidented and unregistered exhibit vehicles from Police Stations nationwide. The order is predicated on the incessant embarrassing and unprofessional manner in which these vehicles are stacked within police facilities causing nuisance and disgusting sight at…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A few hours after announcing his divorce from wife, Melinda, Bloomberg has delisted one of the richest men in the world, Bill Gates, from its billionaire list index. Gates had, on Monday, announced that he and Melinda who are the co-chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, were splitting after 27…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to reports that its present National Chairman, Uche Secondus, will vacate the office and be replaced by Bode George. The Guardian Newspaper had published an article titled: “Southwest PDP Chairmen alleged plot to replace Secondus with George.” The story alleged that Governor Seyi Makinde of…