LAGOS JUNE 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced that one of its staff at its Marina, Lagos branch has tested positive to Coronavirus Disease. This was made known by the Bank in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, all staff of the branch have been asked to go on self-isolation and…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Job losses are on the way at one of country’s leading newspapers, The Nation. Members of staff of the newspaper are facing uncertain future in view of the development, having read the mindsets of the individuals that operate at the higher level of the media outfit that ‘cutting costs by cutting employees…
LAGOS APRIL 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)– The Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has placed some members of staff on mandatory leave pending the conclusion and outcome of the on-going forensic audit. A statement from the commission says the action is based on the advice of the Lead Consultant on the Forensic Audit exercise, which has been accepted…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Students and staff of St. Domnic Savio Seminary Akpu, Anambra State, have commended former Governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi, for what they called his unquantifiable support to schools throughout the country, especially in Anambra State. They made the commendation on Saturday during the presentation of a plaque to Obi by…
By Amos Okioma LAGOS FEBRUARY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa presided over by HON. JUSTICE A. O AWOGBORO, has issued warrant of arrest on UBA PLC and four (4) members of it’s staff for failing to appear in court even after they were served charge NO:FHC|YNG|10c|2019 by substituted means. It would be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy struck at Umuguma Junction, in the World Bank area of Owerri in Imo, after a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Damian Ali, was beaten to death. Punch reports that Ali was beaten to death by the owner of Swift Tel Pharmacy and his workers, while he was trying to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The U.S. ambassador to Iraq and other staff were evacuated from their embassy in Baghdad for their safety on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said, as thousands of protesters and militia fighters outside the gate denounced U.S. air strikes in Iraq. On Sunday, U.S. planes had attacked bases belonging to an Iranian-backed militia, a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The electoral commission, INEC, has declared 30 of its staff missing. The ad-hoc staff took part in Saturday’s Kogi State governorship election. They were posted to Olamaboro Local Government Area (LGA) by the commission. They were declared missing around 1 a.m. on Sunday during the final collation of results in the local…