LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa State High Court Judge, RT. Hon. Justice E.G.Umokoro, has regained freedom after 12 days in captivity. According to the Nigeria Police Force and Department of State Service(DSS), he was released from kidnappers’ den without payment of ransom. Umukoro, who was kidnapped in controversial circumstances at a popular eatery in Yenagoa, was released on the day President…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has ranked the Nigerian government as weak in managing wasteful expenditures, raising concerns over financial transparency and accountability under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In its Nigeria Development Update, the global institution advised the government to reduce non-essential spending, such as the purchase of luxury vehicles and external training, to…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, (SERAP) has sent a letter to the World Bank President, David Malpass, urging him to demand that the Nigerian government account for the spending of $114.28million grant for COVID-19. Malpass was also asked to put pressure on governors to accept voluntary scrutiny by Nigerians and civil…