By Oluwole Asalu LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is on the verge of a significant technological shift, with vast untapped potential in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) sector. However, while the opportunities are abundant, challenges such as infrastructure gaps, regulatory hurdles, and the need for targeted investments in education remain. Nigeria’s large, youthful population is…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted the Shepherd of Celestial Church of Christ, Nazareth Parish 1, Oluwatosin Alayo, in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. The incident was said to have occurred on Monday evening at the residence of the cleric in the Adamo area of the community. Sources privy to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s fuel price hike has sparked widespread concerns, with many pointing fingers at oil producers, particularly local operators like Dangote Refinery. However, OPEC Secretary General, Haitham Al Ghais, has set the record straight, revealing that the real reasons behind high fuel prices lie elsewhere—primarily in taxes imposed by governments, including those of…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More facts have emerged over the kidnap and killing of the former Deputy Vice Chancellor of the Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Prof Olorunfemi Olaofe. Professor Olaofe was kidnapped in July but died in the den of the kidnappers who also collected ransom from the family. Our correspondent gathered that the alleged…
Mohamed Malick Fall is the United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria. In this exclusive interview, he speaks on the need for a collective response to humanitarian crises in Nigeria, obstacles to humanitarian interventions, and the work of the United Nations, among others. UN OCHA Nigeria’s Head of Public Information, Ann Weru, and Public…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said Thursday that its agents dismantled a migrant smuggling network allegedly led by a university instructor from Nigeria. “The illegal activities of an interregional group specializing in the paid entry and transit of immigrants from the African continent through Russian territory to EU countries have been thwarted,”…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Iran plotted to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Shin Bet Director Ronen Bar, the Shin Bet, in cooperation with the police, announced on Thursday. Its efforts were particularly intense following the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, which most of the…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Osun State Police Command has arrested two mortuary attendants for selling human body parts to suspected ritualists. The Acting Police Public Relations Officer of the command, Giwa-Alade Emmanuel, disclosed this during a press briefing at the police headquarters in Osogbo on Wednesday, September 18, 2024. The mortuary attendants, Johnson Daniel, 43,…
