LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-After Real Madrid’s Champions League victory over Borussia Dortmund, Vinicius Junior, in a state of high spirits, spoke to the ‘Movistar’ microphones on the pitch. Brazilian Vinicius Junior, the star of Real Madrid’ s comeback against Borussia Dortmund (5-2) with his hat-trick, was self-critical of his team after going 0-2 behind at…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has ranked the Nigerian government as weak in managing wasteful expenditures, raising concerns over financial transparency and accountability under President Bola Tinubu’s administration. In its Nigeria Development Update, the global institution advised the government to reduce non-essential spending, such as the purchase of luxury vehicles and external training, to…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The President of the Confederation of Africa ( CAF), Patrice Motsepe, has, for the first time, spoken on the Libya vs Nigeria, Africa Cup of Nations Cup ( AFCON) qualifier game. Patrice Motsepe was speaking in a press conference where he condemned the situation that happened to the Super Eagles of Nigeria…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have been thrown into the abyss of astronomical petrol prices that have birthed unprecedented rising inflation, soaring food prices and high unemployment rate….
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Thousands gathered Monday on the streets of Yaounde, jockeying to catch a glimpse of Cameroon’s long-absent leader. Rumors about the death of 91-year-old President Paul Biya swirled after he disappeared from public view for over a month following an official visit to China. Cameroon state radio reported that Biya, a few of…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) reported that a significant power outage caused by faulty transmission lines has plunged several northern states into darkness. In response, the federal government has established a six-member committee to investigate the ongoing national grid collapses and propose solutions within nine days. Minister of Power Adebayo Adelabu,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Sule Abdulaziz, Chief Executive Officer of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), has reiterated that TCN should not be held solely responsible for the frequent national grid collapse in the country. During an interview on Channels TV’s Sunday Politics, Abdulaziz explained that grid collapses could be caused by multiple factors, including issues…