LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian engineer, Odinakachi Umunna, has been voted one of the young people making a remarkable difference in the world. In a statement posted on its official website, www.oneyoungworld.com, the UK-based One Young World organisation listed Engr. Umunna among 15 other young achievers from across the world selected as One Young World…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In its quest to fill the dwindling ranks of its infantry, Ukraine has turned to recruiting prisoners to join the fight against Russia, and more than four thousand have applied so far. Under a deal offered to inmates by the government, prisoners will have their remaining sentences cleared – regardless of length…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms has recommended that the federal government adopt an exchange rate of N800 per one US dollar for Customs import duty. This proposal was announced by the committee’s chairman, Taiwo Oyedele, during a press briefing in Oyedele highlighted the challenges businesses face due to…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chief Executive Officer of Lagos-based Financial Derivatives, Bismarck Rewane, has said that Ghana is now doing better than Nigeria economically. However, he predicted that though things are tough, there would be light at the end of the tunnel. Rewane, who spoke on a television programme monitored by THISDAY while analysing President…
LAGOS MAY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-A 68-year-old woman, identified as Alhaja Iyabo, said to have lost over N50 million cash in the ongoing demolition of shanties in the Alaba Rago market area of Ojo by the Lagos State Government, has died. Alhaja Iyabo, a dealer in rice and beans, reportedly developed a heart problem after discovering that…
By Kayode Agboola LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Before the advent of medicine, ailments were treated with different potions and mixtures and they were effective at the time or believed to be effective, but medical treatments have evolved, it has been tested and tried, proven and disproved and so many forms of treatment have been added and…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Justice Reform Summit on Tuesday unveiled critical crime statistics and comprehensive reform plans aimed at overhauling the state’s criminal justice system. Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Lagos High Court presented the data and outlined the proposed changes, at a two-day Justice Reform Summit held by the Lagos State Ministry…
LAGOS MAY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Opportunity Card allows non-EU citizens to come to Germany for a year in order to search for a job. If you’ve been thinking about relocating to Germany, this new work permit might be for you. Germany is seeking more skilled workers and has introduced a new way for qualified foreign nationals…