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Nigeria Court Throws Technology Role In Election Transparency Into Doubt

LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS) — A court ruling that it is not mandatory for Nigeria’s electoral commission to transmit voting results electronically has thrown into doubt the future use of technology in Nigeria’s elections. The ruling by the presidential elections petition court on Wednesday suggests the hope that innovation would foster transparency and justice in […]

Sep 9 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Nigeria Immigration Service and Hire Purchase Passports

By Michael Owhoko, Ph.D LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-With athriving and fertile environment for extortion and racketeering, process for obtaining the Nigerian passport has turned the booklet into a hire purchase document where applicants pay official cost at point of application, connoting preliminary downpayment, and thereafter compelled to pay a bribe as balance in installments or […]

Sep 5 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

President Tinubu, Put Gear For Reverse On Subsidy

LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-I would like to advise President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his economic advisers he seems to be lending listening ears to that without massive Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) roll-out, within the next two weeks, the subsidy policy will fail. And the CNG will have to be subsidized for the economy to be […]

Jul 30 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Ghanaian Lawmakers Pass Bill To Protect People Accused Of Witchcraft

LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ghana’s parliament on Friday passed a bill to protect people accused of witchcraft, making it a crime to abuse them or send them away from communities. The new law was suggested after a 90-year-old woman was lynched in Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region in July 2020, drawing […]

Jul 29 2023 | Posted in Features,National Space Research and Development Agency | Read More »

Hawkers, Beggars Take Over $1.6bn Rail Tracks In Lagos As Feaces, Refuse Litters Surrounding

LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The $1.6 billion Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail project was conceived by the Federal Government as part of the plan to connect all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to convey passengers and goods while easing traffic congestion on the highways, among others. When it was opened for […]

Jul 17 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Menace And Mafia Like Nigeria’s So-Called Illegal Road Tax Collectors

LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Hired as a so-called tax collector by several influential families, Captain Nwokuha has a fearsome look as he walks around with a piece of wood to enforce his authority at a busy and chaotic road junction in the southern Nigerian city of Port Harcourt. The 34-year-old’s job is to collect “taxes” […]

Jul 17 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

‘We Are Suffering,’ Nigerians Cry Out Over High Cost Of Living As Fuel Price Hikes Bite

LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At the once-bustling Utako Motor Park — an interstate motor hub connecting Nigeria’s capital Abuja to its 36 states – transporter Jume Hanwa took a rare daytime nap in the trunk of his empty vehicle. It was Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday typically celebrated with travel and family reunions, but no traveler […]

Jul 8 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

The Effects Of Cyber Crime In Nigeria Economy

By Okolo Emmanuella. LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The rise of cyber crime in Nigeria has become a major concern for the country’s economy and security. Nigeria is one of the largest sources of cybercrime in the world, with criminals using a caricature of tactics to steal money and personal information from individuals and companies around the […]

Jul 6 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

The Good, Bad And Ugly Of Social Media On Nigerian Youths

By Atanafe Olemena LAGOS JULY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Social media has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. It is one of the most popular ways to connect with friends and family, stay up to date on the latest news and trends, share feelings and thoughts. It help people feel less alone and can be a source […]

Jul 6 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »

Corruption In Africa: Nigeria 2023 General Election As A Case Study

By Francess Otome LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)- What is corruption? According to the definition used by the world bank, “It is the abuse of public power for private benefit.” A more neutral definition is that corruption is the intentional non compliance with arm’s length relationship aimed at deriving some advantage from this behavior for oneself […]

Jun 30 2023 | Posted in Features,National | Read More »