LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The University of Lagos alongside two other universities in Africa and one in United Kingdom, have been awarded a research grant worth 1.9 million pounds by the United Kingdom Research Institute. The grant, which is for a three-year research project (2021-2023) and funded by the UKRI, under the UKRI-GCRF ARUA Research Excellence…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mentally, challenged man, simply identified as Odogwu has allegedly hacked two women to death, while a man is battling to survive at the hospital at Ogijo area of Ogun State after he was also allegedly attacked. The suspect, it was learnt went berserk and started attacking anybody that crossed his part….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York appealed to rich nations and international financial institutions for outright debt cancellation for countries facing the most severe challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that had ravaged economies globally. In his speech at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, Buhari…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Commercial banks in Ijebu – Ode, Ogun State have closed operations for the fear of being attacked by armed robbers. Daily Trust gathered that banks have closed shops against customers since Monday following letters allegedly sent to some of them by the suspected robbers. The development, which has left some residents and…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Universities Commission (NUC) has published a list of 67 illegal universities in Nigeria. The Executive Secretary, Prof. Abubakar Rasheed signed a public notice on the NUC website. The names include those who claim to be affiliates of foreign universities in the country. In the list below, institutions that have ‘other…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The operatives of the Nigeria Customs Service (NSC) seized no fewer than 202 motorcycles from suspected bandits and other criminals in Katsina State between August and September. The Acting Controller of the state command, Alhaji Chedi Wada revealed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Katsina. Chedi said…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, has said that Federal Government houses nationwide would be allocated through online applications. Fashola stated this in an interview with Journalists during his inspection of houses under the Federal Government housing project on Thursday, in Bauchi. He said very soon the process of allocation would…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Superintendent of Police (SP) has been shot dead and two other cops allegedly injured after commercial motorcyclists went wild in Lagos. The incident occurred between 5pm and 6pm Thursday at Ajao Estate in Isolo while the policemen were trying to impound motorcyclists. It was gathered that the cops had succeeded in…
