LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Transportation has again given reasons he asked the National Assembly not to probe the Chinese loans. The clause in the agreement signed by the Federal Ministry of Finance on behalf of Nigeria and Chinese Bank on September 5, 2018 has generated a lot of controversies in the country in…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Special Adviser to the Edo State Governor on Media and Communication Strategy, Mr. Crusoe Osagie, has said that the recent television interview granted the Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, in which he took responsibility for the cancellation of Captain Hosa Okunbo’s maritime security contract, validates Governor Godwin Obaseki’s letter that…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transport Minister, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, Thursday morning said he was not aware of the appointment of Dr. Bashir Jamoh to replace Dr. Dakuku Peterside as the Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Jamoh is the Executive Director, Finance and Administration in NIMASA. Online news reported that President…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tony Iwelu, the Chief Security Officer of the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi is dead. It is unclear how Iwelu died but sources close to the Minister said the DSS Officer died of electrocution at his hotel room in Kaduna. This comes hours after reports of the attack on Amaechi on the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State will, on Tuesday, February 25, lead other speakers to discuss the future of Nigeria at the third annual lecture of Freedom Online in Lagos. A statement by the Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of the online newspaper, Gabriel Akinadewo, says the theme of the lecture is ‘Nigeria: Foundation, Fundamentals,…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has come under fire for stacking his new cabinet with ageing party loyalists despite hopes he might opt for more technocrats in his final term. The senate this week approved the list of 43 ministers after the former military ruler finally settled on their names some two months…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS The University of Port Harcourt Alumni Association has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for the nomination of two illustrious, people-focused and credible alumni of the unique University as members of the Federal Executive Council as Ministers in his cabinet. In a statement issued to NewsRangers Abuja correspondent, the Association noted with deep…
LAGOS APIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, on Thursday, announced Federal Governments plans to introduce solar-powered tricycles and motorcycles into the Nigerian transport system in 2019. He disclosed this at the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected executives of Amalgamated Commercial Tricycle & Motorcycle Owners, Repairs and Riders Association of Nigeria (ACOMORAN) in…