LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (INEC) has vowed to revisit the case of alleged N70billion fraud against the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, while he was the governor of Zamfara State from 2019 to 2023. The EFCC’s acting Director of Public Affairs, Wilson Uwajuren, stated this while addressing protesters…
LAGOS DECEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday signaled Nigeria’s readiness to reopen its land borders Dshut in August 2019 to curb commodity and small arms’ smuggling. According to him, since neighbouring countries, have now learnt their lessons with the border closure, there is a need to review the decision. But the president, who spoke at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has approved the re-opening of all classes in public and private schools across the state from next week Monday, November 2, 2020. Boarders in public schools are to resume on Sunday, November 1. Schools in the state were shut on October 19, 2020 following safety concerns after hoodlums…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has disclosed that the federal government will soon reopen Nigeria’s land borders. Speaking during a webinar organised by The Africa Report, Osinbajo said the federal government is working towards reopening the borders. The webinar, which was themed “Bouncing back: Nigeria’s post-pandemic recovery plan”, focused on issues regarding government…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Ogun State Government has announced September 21 as the reopening date of schools in the state. The new students who will be resuming for the first time after the nationwide closure in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will join students in SS3 who are currently writing the West African School…
LAGOS AUGUST 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has ordered the reopening of tertiary institutions effective September 14. “I am pleased to announce that our tertiary institutions will be allowed to reopen from September 14, 2020, all our tertiary institutions,” the governor announced during a briefing on Saturday at the State House, Marina. Schools in…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Algeria started reopening its mosques, cafes, beaches and parks Saturday for the first time in five months, gradually relaxing one of the world’s longer virus confinement periods. Curfews remain in place in more than half the country, and masks are required outdoors as Algeria tries to keep virus infections down. But…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has relaxed the public gathering regulation, increasing the permissible capacity from 20 to 50 persons at any given period. The government have also directed the re-opening of social clubs with registered trustees and recreational centres with effect from August 14, but with the condition that they must obtain…