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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President-elect Donald Trump is already flexing raw power, showing he may try to subvert Washington’s checks and balances and leaving foreign leaders scrambling to come to terms with his victory. Early signs from Mar-a-Lago, the Florida club and estate where Trump is building his new administration, suggest that when he moves back…