LAGOS JANUARY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Freight forwarders have said there may be congestion of imported vehicles at the nation’s seaports following the Nigeria Customs Service’s decision to raise duty on imported vehicles by 10 per cent, The PUNCH has learnt. The agents, in exclusive interview with our correspondent in Lagos on Sunday, accused the service of effecting…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)Two miners who spent nine days trapped in a collapsed South Korean zinc mine living on instant coffee powder have been rescued. The men, aged 62 and 56, are believed to have kept warm by lighting a fire and building a tent out of plastic. They are said to be in a…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Bank customers are now unable to withdraw dollars from their domiciliary accounts amid a worsened scarcity of the currency in the financial services sector Legit.ng investigation has revealed. Bank managers in 10 commercial branches visited in Ikeja, Ejigbo, Ago Palace, and Airport Road all confirmed the unavailability of dollars for withdrawal over…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Kaduna State Government said the military had rescued the Kaduna-bound train passengers trapped by terrorists Monday night. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Mr Samuel Aruwan, the government said information about the rescue mission was conveyed to it by security operatives. Aruwan said the government…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russian missiles continued to devastate major cities across Ukraine on Friday — as rescuers desperately tried to reach as many as 1,300 people feared trapped for two days below the rubble of a blown-up theater. The early-morning barrages included strikes on capital Kyiv, where at least one person was killed when six…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Tragedy has struck residents of Yanlami Village in Bichi Local Government Area of Kano State when five men were trapped and buried alive while digging sand in a pit. The incident was said to have occurred when the men were digging out sand with the intention to build a house for their…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Following the invasion of Russia in Ukraine, the Ukrainian Ambassador to Nigeria, Kirdoda Valerii, has told the Federal government that evacuation of over 5,600 Nigerians from the country at the moment is impossible as the airspace in Ukraine remains shut. On Wednesday February 23, Russia launched a military attack on Ukraine, causing…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Workers retrieved the body of a young boy who was trapped for five days in a well in northern Morocco, a devastating end to a painstaking operation that gripped the nation. The royal palace said in a statement carried by state media on Saturday that the boy had died before rescuers could…