LAGOS JANUARY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has announced a shake-up in the oil sector to ensure transparency amid concerns about declining oil revenue and opaque practices within the NNPC. The President has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to take over responsibility for crude oil sales from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL)….
Some foreign airlines operating in Nigeria on Saturday announced plans to begin the sales of tickets in US dollars, New Telegraph reports. Industry insiders claim that the airlines have promised to sell dollar tickets in order to clear the backlog of monies they have stashed in Nigeria. According to sources, the plan was accepted by…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There is mounting anxiety over alleged maltreatment and forcible administration of COVID-19 vaccine on inmates of the Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos. Sources alleged that six inmates died after recent administration of the vaccine, while others exhibited speech disorder and abnormal behaviour. According to sources, the inmates, as a result of the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Members of the House of Representatives have frowned over the sale of 82 vehicles for the sum of N5.8 million over the past 12 years by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). .This was as the NIMASA Executive Director, Mr. Chudi Offodile announced the sale during the resumed investigative hearing…
LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is considering selling stakes in about 20 state-run companies in a bid to raise funds and improve governance at the entities, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) is among firms the government may sell a stake in, according to the chief executive officer at the Ministry…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police from Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday, arraigned Edu Oluwasesan and Adeyemi Abass, before a Lagos Federal High Court, on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, forgery, obtained by false pretence and fraud of N25 million. The two men, according to the prosecutor, Mr. Justine Enang, conspired among themselves and…
LAGOS MARCH 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For the first time, Liverpool have put a price on Mohamed Salah’s head, admitting that they could sacrifice their talismanic forward. That’s according to a report that suggests that the Reds’ transitional season could be the Egyptian King’s last. Liverpool lost a seventh game of their last eight against Real Madrid last…
JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Remita, a leading electronic payment platform, has commenced the sale of the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) ePINs to prospective candidates seeking admission into higher institutions across Nigeria. As recently announced by the Joint Admission and Matriculations Board (JAMB), the sale of ePINs for 2023 UTME registrations commenced on Saturday, January 14,…