LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Leading financial institution, Fidelity Bank Plc, has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental sustainability and climate resilience through its support for environmental education and community-based conservation at the 20th edition of the Walk for Nature in Lagos. The bank reaffirmed this commitment at this year’s event, organised in partnership with the Nigerian…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)- “For the continent’s financial strength to translate into economic power, African financial institutions must keep pace with the businesses they serve,” African Development Bank Group President Dr Sidi Ould Tah said at the opening of the Africa Financial Summit (AFIS) in Luanda on 3 November. In his keynote address, President…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have flooded social media with reactions after Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja sacked the David Mark-led executives of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, and nullified the candidacy of the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. Among the actions thrown out by the court was the nomination of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians planning to travel home for Christmas may, as usual, have to pay significantly more for flight tickets, with airfares on some domestic routes rising by nearly 200 per cent ahead of the festive season. Findings from airline booking platforms showed that economy tickets on routes connecting Lagos and Abuja to parts…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned Thursday’s Federal High Court ruling by Justice Peter Lifu purporting to remove Senator David Mark’s leadership of the party. In a statement issued by Phrank Shaibu, Director of Strategic Communication of the ADC Presidential Campaign Council, Atiku said…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Across different regions of the country, mayors are turning targets into projects, transforming transport, waste management, and the use of public funds and preparedness for the impacts of climate change, in a year marked by a super El Niño. Seven Brazilian cities are working to implement climate budgeting. This is a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Obi Media Office has unequivocally condemns the barbaric act of some youths in Calabar who attacked Peter Obi’s campaign convoy on Wednesday. The Media Office in a statement signed by Idris Zekeri Jnr described the attack as an unacceptable act of political violence that endangers democracy, peaceful political participation and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has threatened sanctions against Port Facility Security Officers (PFSOs) that fail to properly report marine security incidents, warning that bypassing approved reporting channels constitutes a breach of international port security rules. The warning followed concerns that incident reports from port facilities were being sent…
