LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Report has emerged that no fewer that eighty four ships were attacked and one hundred and thirty seafarers abduct by sea pirates in the Gulf of Guinea in 2020. According to the International Maritime Bureau, there were nearly 50 percent increase in kidnapping for ransom between 2018 and 2019, and around 10…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Overview: The currency of a country tells you a substantial amount about its economy as well as living standards of the people. As diverse as the African continent and her countries are, so are the currencies which see high daily volumes of trade. Tunisian Dinar (TND) The Tunisian Dinar trades at around…
LAGOS DECEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As 2020 draws to a close, it is time to remember some of the iconic figures on the African continent who died this year. Here is a look back at 10 of those to whom we have said farewell from the worlds of football, science, music, business, medicine, politics, activism and the…
LAGOS DECEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday declared the 2020 edition of the Lagos International Trade Fair open, reiterating the Federal Government’s commitment to revamping Nigeria’s Industrial Revolution Plan (NIRP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the trade fair, which is being promoted by the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI),…
LAGOS JUNE 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia has barred Muslims around the world from traveling to the kingdom to compete the Hajj pilgrimage this year, a decision that will see it lose billions in revenue. “It has been decided that Hajj for this year will be held whereby a very limited number of pilgrims from various nationalities…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian government has postponed the Senior School Certificate Examination organised by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) and the National Examinations Council (NECO) for the year amid coronavirus outbreak. Emeka Nwajubu, Minister of state for education announced this during a press briefing monitored by DAILY POST on Channels Tv. “WAEC and…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is due to complete his second and final four-year term in 2023 and the battle over who will succeed him is already heating up, placing further pressure on an already strained economy. Buhari has thus far shied away from endorsing his deputy, Yemi Osinbajo, for the position, twice…
LAGOS DECEMBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23, 2019 general election, Mr Peter Obi has blamed the failure of Nigeria on its leaders, insisting that the country is not where it should be. This was contained in his new year message made available to NewsRangers by…