LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Canadian government has reopened two caregiver immigration programs from January 1, 2024, offering a pathway for qualified caregivers and their families to migrate and become permanent residents. Gatekeepers News reports that the two immigration programs which are the Home Child Care Provider Pilot and the Home Support Worker Pilot, are 5-year…
LAGOS DECEMBER 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN human rights chief said Thursday he was “deeply alarmed” by the string of attacks on villages in central Nigeria which left nearly 200 dead, according to local authorities. Armed groups launched attacks between Saturday evening and Tuesday morning in Nigeria’s Plateau State, a region plagued for several years by religious…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The administration of Argentina’s new President Javier Milei said on Tuesday that his government won’t renew contracts for more than 5,000 employees hired this year before he took office. The move was part of a sweeping plan of cutbacks and devaluations announced by the right-wing libertarian since he took office on Dec….
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nine Nigerian stowaways who attempted to travel to Europe through The Gambia have been received by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos. The stowaways, who are between the ages of 21 and 30, were discovered by the captain of the ship they were hiding…
LAGOS DECEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chinese government has shared a statement about missing report of four Kenyan fishermen after their board Captized in Indian Ocean. According to the latest news report by a reliable news source through Facebook social media platform, the four Kenyans have been found safe and healthy. Chinese government has issued a report on…
LAGOS DECEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pope Francis lamented war in the land of the birth of Jesus on Sunday, where Christmas Eve brought only fresh bloodshed and an intensification of fighting across the length of the Gaza Strip. Hours before midnight tolled for Christmas in the Holy Land, Palestinian health officials reported at least 70 dead in…
LAGOS DECEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned that nowhere is safe in the territory and that Israel’s offensive creates “massive obstacles” to distribution of humanitarian aid….
LAGOS DECEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A former Director of Corporate Banking at First Bank of Nigeria, Adetunji Fadahunsi-Jones, has been arraigned for an alleged bribery offence in the United Kingdom. Adetunji’s arraignment came after a National Crime Agency investigation. Adetunji, 45, of Hertfordshire, oversaw the bank’s contact with a significant businessman in Nigeria’s oil, gas and petroleum…