LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Popular Nigerian humour merchant, Basketmouth, has called for the return of cowries as a legal tender. Reacting to the current exchange rate, the comic act put together a photo collage consisting of all the Nigerian currency from N5 to N1000 notes and noted the total sum is less than $5. He wrote:…
LAGOS AUGUST 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Registrar of University Of Lagos, Oladejo Azeez, has called on the public to disregard letter signed by Vice Chancellor of University of Lagos, Professor Oluwatoyin Ogundipe purported to deny his removal by the Governorning Council of University of Lagos. In a statement made available to NewsRangers, the Registrar stated, “ My…
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari is on the verge of appointing a replacement for Mr. Ibrahim Magu, the acting chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, according to presidency sources. Magu has been on the job in acting capacity since November 9, 2015, following the 8th Senate’s rejection of his nomination. The…
LAGOS JANUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidency has shortlisted an Assistant Inspector General of Police from Nasarawa State as a possible replacement of the retiring Inspector-General of Police Ibrahim Idris. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Idris, who clocks 60 years on Jan. 15 paid “a bye-bye visit’’ to President Buhari on Monday at the…