LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government of Nigeria is to benefit from a Five Hundred Million Dollar loan facility from the World Bank for the Human Capital Opportunities for Prosperity and Equity (HOPE) project in the country. The Honourable Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Sen. Abubakar Atiku Bagudu made this known during a courtesy…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)As the year 2024 gradually draws to an end and Nigerians embark on end of year holiday plans, there are concerns about incessant kidnappings on the highways across the country. The situation is worsened by the astronomical increase in the price of flight tickets, making that option a no-go-area for the average…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wholesale gas-producing companies have abruptly stopped the supply of natural gas to power generation companies for electricity production over the non-payment of debts accrued from previous supplies, fresh findings by The PUNCH have shown. The Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Power Generation Companies, Dr Joy Ogaji, disclosed the latest development…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Twenty-three-year-old Syrian military conscript Farhan al-Khouli was badly paid and demoralized. His army outpost in scrubland near the rebel-held city of Idlib should have had nine soldiers but it just had three, after some had bribed the commanding officers to escape serving, he said. And, of the two conscripts with him, one…
LAGOS DECEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-When former California Highway Patrol officer turned stay-at-home dad Gregg Musgrove started “treasure hunting,” the 56-year-old certainly never imagined he’d end up with a king’s bounty — the King of Pop, that is. A trove of cassette and DAT tapes containing unreleased Michael Jackson tracks were found in a storage unit deep…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States offered a US$10 million reward on Tuesday (Dec 10) for information leading to the arrest of a Chinese man and co-conspirators wanted for hacking computer firewalls. Guan Tianfeng, 30, is believed to be living in China’s Sichuan province, according to the US State Department. An indictment charging Guan with conspiracy to…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In a testament to his unwavering spirit, Victor Osimhen has emerged as the unstoppable victor, living up to his name by refusing to let his new team, Galatasaray, taste defeat. The 25-year-old Nigerian striker has transformed the Turkish giants into a formidable force, carving out an unprecedented unbeaten run that has placed…
LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“The day I gave birth to him, people celebrated and adorned themselves in powder, but I never imagined he would grow up to bring shame upon our family. “I sold bread alongside his father, who drives a taxi, to send him to secondary school. We even enrolled him in a program to…
