By Aderonke Oluwadare LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s micro, small and medium sized enterprises remain central to the country’s economic growth, employment and household incomes. According to the NBS and SMEDAN MSME 2021 survey, as cited in PwC Nigeria’s MSME Survey 2024, MSMEs account for 96.9 per cent of businesses, 87.9 per cent of employment,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka, said President Bola Tinubu did not unilaterally remove Nigeria’s petrol subsidy, arguing that legislation had already abolished the policy before the President assumed office. Naija News reports that Morka made the clarification during an interview on Arise News while defending…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The university community of Tansian University, Umunya, Anambra State, has been thrown into mourning following the sudden d!ath of its newly inaugurated Vice Chancellor, Professor Carter Dike Umeoduagu. The 44-year-old professor was reportedly inaugurated as the substantive Vice Chancellor on October 2, 2026, but suddenly took ill and d!ed on October 3,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Confederation Of African Football (CAF) has sent an official apology to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) over the poor playing surface, where they lost 0-3 to Guinea-Bissau in the 2027 AFCON qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports. Nigeria played the game at the Estádio Nacional 24 de Setembro in Guinea-Bissau, a pitch which can easily…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency have intercepted container consignments of Loud, a strong strain of cannabis and codeine-based syrup worth over N5 billion. The agency noted that the operatives at the Apapa, Tin Can Island and Onne seaports made the arrest, following months of intelligence and tracking the movement…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Before the morning rush begins, the sound of praise and worship fills the Neoplan bus station in Ghana’s capital, Accra, as a group of Christians gather to prepare to evangelise on vehicles taking travellers across the country. Amid drumming and dancing, Boateng Bismark James leads 13 worshippers, nine men and four women,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Indonesia has banned a planned concert by US gospel singer Israel Houghton and his group Israel & New Breed, citing controversy over Houghton’s perceived support for Israel. The concert, part of Houghton’s “Til The Whole World Knows Tour 2026,” was scheduled for October 24 in Jakarta. Coordinating Minister for Law, Human Rights,…
LAGOS OCTOBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Spanish police, with help from the military, completed the clearance of a migrant camp in Ceuta on Monday. The move came just over a week before the Spanish King and Queen’s planned visit to Spain’s North African exclave. All the approximately 3,000 migrants who had been living in makeshift shelters on…
