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Court Grants Chinese Investors Authority To Seize $25m From Nigeria’s Foreign Assets

LAGOS NOVEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The British Virgin Islands High Court has ruled in favour of Chinese investors, Zhongshan, granting them the authority to seize $25 million (£20 million) from Nigeria’s foreign assets. The ruling follows a failed trade zone agreement in Ogun State dating back to the early 2000s under then-Governor Ibikunle Amosun, according to documents […]

Canada Scraps Conversion Of  Study Permits To Permanent Residency For Foreign Students

LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Canada has closed the study permit pathway for international students to get permanent residency under its latest immigration policies. This new regulation mandates that international students return to their home countries upon the expiration of their study visas in Canada. Canada is also terminating the Student Direct Stream (SDS) program and halting […]

10 Newborns Killed, 17 Injured In Northern India Hospital Blaze

LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the authorities said. Emergency responders rescued 38 newborns from the ward, which housed 49 infants at the time of the incident, said Uttar Pradesh state’s Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday. The […]

67,000 Foreigners May Face Disqualification As Canada Unveils New Work Permit Rules

LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has released a list of 966 eligible academic programmes that allow only students of agriculture and agri-food, healthcare, science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), skilled trades, and transportation, to be eligible for the Work Permit. The new regulations for work permits become effective in November […]

Soldier Opens Fire In Drinking Joint, Kills Five Civilians

LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Rwandan soldier on Wednesday opened fire in a bar and killed five civilians in a southwestern town of the country, the army said. It was not immediately clear what prompted the early morning shooting. However, the Rwandan Defence Forces identified the gunman as a 39-year-old sergeant. “RDF has arrested the suspect […]

Argentina Tribunal Upholds Corruption Verdict Against Ex-President Cristina Fernández

LAGOS NOVEMBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tribunal in Argentina on Wednesday upheld a six-year prison sentence and a lifetime ban from holding public office against former President Cristina Fernández, a dominant political leader in recent years in the South American country. Fernández was convicted and sentenced in 2022 by a three-judge panel for a fraud scheme that […]

Over  50 Vehicles Go Up In Flames In Horror Scenes At Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some 50 or so cars were engulfed in flames at a carpark near Amsterdam Schipol Airport in horror scenes. Fire fighters arrived at the fire at the car park next to the Dutch capital’s airport at about 3am today. It is estimated between 40 to 50 cars were destroyed. The cause of […]

Massive Sex Tape Leak  Of Baltasar Engonga Could Be Ploy For Power In Central Africa

LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-What the rest of the world sees as a sex tape scandal could in fact be the latest episode in the real-life drama over who will become Equatorial Guinea’s next president. Over the past fortnight, dozens of videos – estimates range from 150 to more than 400 – have been leaked of […]

Anti-Trump Election Protest Erupts Across US, World

LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Millions of protesters have taken to the streets of cities in the US and around the globe to rally against the new US President Donald Trump. Larger numbers of demonstrators than expected turned out for more than 600 rallies worldwide. The aim was principally to highlight women’s rights, which activists believe to […]

No More  10-Year Canadian Multiple-Entry Visa For Nigeria, Others

LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Canadian government has announced that the automatic 10-year multiple-entry visa policy for Nigerians and other foreign citizens has been cancelled. While the multiple-entry visa previously allowed holders to enter and leave Canada freely, a government update said that the 10-year multiple-entry visa is no longer viewed as the “standard document.” The […]

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