LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands of demonstrators descended onto the National Mall in the nation’s capital on Tuesday to express their support for Israel amid its war on Hamas, and to condemn antisemitism that has spiked amid the conflict. D.C. officials ramped up security ahead of the rally, with multiple reports saying that up to 100,000…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Bola Tinubu met top officials of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) to negotiate a “multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility” to help build ports and power plants, his spokesperson said on Tuesday. Tinubu held talks with IsDB vice president Mansur Muhtar late on Monday in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State House of Assembly has mulled plans to come up with a law to regulate multiple taxation by transport unions in the state. Speaker of the House, Mudashiru Obasa, gave the hint at plenary on Tuesday following a motion raised by Temitope Adewale, over a recent protest against alleged extortion…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has condemned an online report attributed to its Head of Public Affairs that there would be a national blackout on account of the ongoing nationwide labour strike, describing the report as false and totally misleading. In a statement by its management on Tuesday, the company also…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria has announced its intention to extend the validity of the old N200, N500, and N1,000 noted indefinitely. This is as the apex bank declared its desire to extend the validity of old naira notes beyond any expiry date. According to the bank, it is working with the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Sixty seven people escaped death when ValueJet CRJ 900 bombardier aircraft on Tuesday skidded off the runway at the Port-Harcourt International Airport in Rivers state. The aircraft had 62 passengers and five flight crew aboard. Although some of the passengers sustained injuries, there was no casualty from the incident that happened at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The armed wing of Hamas said on Monday it was ready to release 70 Israeli hostages, mainly women and children, in exchange for a five-day truce in Gaza. Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for al-Qassam Brigades, said in an audio recording posted on Telegram, and reported on by Reuters, that negotiations have taken…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 24TH (NEWRANGERS)-Electricity workers across Nigeria have shut down the national grid, leading to a nationwide blackout. The strike was called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in protest of the assault on Joe Ajaero, the President of the NLC, on November 1, 2023, in Imo State. Ndidi Mbah, the spokesperson for the Transmission…