LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister of Defence H.E Mohammed Badaru Abubakar CON mni has called on the Nigerian Airforce to intensify the use of their various platforms to bring an end to banditry and terrorism . According to the Minister, you are key to this this fight and we must put our acts together…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) report on the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa has indicated that Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms are struggling to deliver meaningful results, even 18 months after their implementation. The report, presented on Friday at the Lagos Business School (LBS) by IMF Deputy Director Catherine Patillo, highlighted a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A fire ripped through the neonatal unit of a hospital in northern India, killing 10 newborns and injuring 17, the authorities said. Emergency responders rescued 38 newborns from the ward, which housed 49 infants at the time of the incident, said Uttar Pradesh state’s Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s crossdresser, Idris Okuneye, aka Bobrisky, has filed a N1.2 billion lawsuit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and National Assembly for allegedly violating his fundamental rights. DAILY POST recalls that Bobrisky has been in the eye of the storm since activist VeryDarkMan shared a purported audio conversation wherein he…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-42-year-old nurse, Alice Loksha, who was abducted in 2018 by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno State, has regained freedom Speaking with newsmen in Maiduguri, the state capital, on Friday, the Theatre Commander of the Joint Task Force, Operation Hadin Kai, North-East, Major General Wahdi Shuaibu, said she was captured while working at…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least six million Nigerians living with diabetes are currently facing an existential threat due to the skyrocketing cost of healthcare in the country. DAILY POST reports that the economic hardship caused by the removal of fuel subsidies and the foreign exchange crisis is also affecting the health sector, as the cost…
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 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell companies in Nigeria and staff won awards in recognition of their robust participation at the 42nd Annual International Conference and Exhibition of the National Association of Petroleum Explorationists (NAPE) which ended in Lagos last night. This was as the Managing Director of Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams…