LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For many Nigerian students, graduating from a Canadian institution and securing a Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) feels like the final step toward building a long-term future abroad. But for a growing number of graduates, the reality is far different. Because, thousands of PGWPs expire and many discover that completing a degree…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A group of international students protested in Edmonton’s Mill Woods on Monday, saying they want answers as to why their post-graduate work permits were denied. The students, who protested in the heavy rain at 50 Street and 23 Avenue, came to Edmonton for an education and say they were unfairly and unexpectedly…
LAGOS JULY 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The death of Sulemana Abdul Samed, Ghana’s tallest man, has prompted an outpouring of grief especially in the north of the country where his height had made him a local celebrity. The 33 year old died in hospital on Monday in the northern city of Tamale, about 160km (100 miles) south…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu on Monday declined to receive a special delegation from South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, over the ongoing xenophobic attacks on Nigerians in South Africa, directing the visiting team to instead meet with the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Sola Enikanolaiye. Multiple credible Presidency sources with knowledge of…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Michigan officials have identified the parents found dead with their six children inside their burning home, a case being investigated as a murder-suicide. Six children and two adults were found dead inside a Grand Haven Township home Friday after officials responded to a house fire, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said. All…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-A temporary hiatus to hostilities between the U.S. and Iran appeared to hold on Monday, but Iran denied media reports that it had agreed to a 10-day ceasefire. The U.S. military brought a halt to two weeks of strikes on Friday as diplomats sought to give peace talks “some space.” Iran, which has also refrained…
LAGOS JULY 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Zambian authorities have intercepted seven Somali nationals who were allegedly being smuggled through Zambia to Zimbabwe after they were found hidden beneath bags of rice in a vehicle, the Zambia Revenue Authority said on Wednesday. The authority said officers stopped a Toyota Probox during a routine operation in Kapiri Mposhi as…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria made the list as US President Donald Trump launched a fresh wave of tariffs on 60 trading partners of the United States. The tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent. Goods from the affected trading partners make up 99.4 percent of US imports. The administration claims that the affected countries…
