LAGOS JANUARY 11H (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, said buying Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as fuel, at N300 per litre is not too much for Nigerians. Sylva said in comparison with fuel prices in United Kingdom, the United States, and the Arab communities, he won’t complain if the petrol…
LAGOS OCTOBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-UBIS University in Switzerland has disowned the Doctorate Degree in International Relations being paraded by Nigeria’s Minister for State, Petroleum, Timipre Sylva. Aiko Juvet, the UBIS University’s Global Admissions Representative, in an email, said the school does not offer any program leading to the award of a Doctorate Degree in International Relations…
LAGOS MAY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government on Friday said it would not increase petrol price in June despite the recommendation by the Nigeria Governors Forum that the cost of the commodity is increased. A committee set up by the Nigeria Governor’s Forum had on Wednesday recommended a petrol price of between N408.5/litre and N380/litre, and…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A pro-Niger Delta group, has exornorated Engr. Simbi Wabote, Executive Secretary, Nigerian Local Content Board, of $2million bribery allegation, describing same as mischievous and misleading. The group, Niger Delta Oil Communities Agenda NIDOCA, in a statement on Monday at Asaba, by its Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Akpovoka, said ” it…
LAGOS FEBRUAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A major war is brewing between the political camp of sacked Governor elect of Bayelsa state, Mr David Lyon and his Political godfather and Minister of state, Petroleum, Mr Timipre Sylva, over a cash gift of over $20 million from oil companies and billionaire businessman Sir Emeka Offor for the Bayelsa governorship…
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…
By Amos Okioma , Yenagoa LAGOS FEBRUARY 12TH (NWSRANGERS)- Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development, Senator Heineken Lokpobiri and Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson had expressed divergent views on insecurity in Bayelsa. Dickson had on Friday accused Lokpobiri and leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC) of being the masterminds of election violence in…
By Amos Odeh LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The prosecution in the ongoing rape trial of Chief Richard Kpodo, a former Security Adviser to Ex-Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa on Thursday concluded its case a Bayelsa High Court. The Bayelsa state government prosecuting team led by Andrew Arthur Esq called a total of four witnesses who testified…