LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, a leading opposition figure in Nigeria and the sole presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) for the upcoming 2027 elections, has articulated reasons why Africa ought to rise above poverty. During his visit to South Africa over the weekend, Obi addressed an international dialogue, emphasizing that Africa…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s wealthiest businessmen, Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdulsamad Rabiu, and Femi Otedola, have emerged as the only Nigerians on the 2025 ‘Africa’s Billionaires List’ compiled by Forbes, which was released on Saturday. Once again, Dangote topped the list for the 14th consecutive year, with an estimated net worth of $23.9 billion, up…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ihuoma NZ LIMITED an African Diagnostics and Analysis Laboratories, which is the establishment project for the first private company in Niger Republic and west Africa specialized in services and consulting for crop management. According to one of the directors, Jeff Kings, it has become urgent at this momentous epoch in Africa to…
LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Leading financial institution -Fidelity Bank PLC -has restated its devotion to support the development of the African technology sector to actualize its potentials. This was revealed at the Africa Technology Expo (ATE 2024) which took place over the weekend. Held at the Landmark Event Center, Victoria Lagos, the well-attended event provided an…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria is set to send her first Astronaut to the moon. This was confirmed at the official signing of Memorandum of Understanding, MoU between Nigeria and a Brazilian company, Space Exploration and Research Agency, SERA in Abuja on Monday. The MoU provides Nigeria the opportunity of choosing her best candidate and send…
LAGOS JUNE 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda, Sudan and Comoros, all fifth seeds in six-nation 2026 World Cup qualifying groups, were shock table toppers in Africa on Tuesday after matchday four. Former qualifiers Egypt, Cameroon, shock 2022 World Cup semi-finalists Morocco, African champions Ivory Coast, Algeria and Tunisia lead the other mini-leagues. Qualifying from Africa is a 10-round…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An historic intercontinental rail link is aiming to link Europe to Morocco with an ambitious underwater tunnel. The Moroccan National Company for Strait Studies (SNED) announced last week it is are starting feasibility research on a revived 40-year-old train project that can connect Europe and Africa by 2030. The project highlights a…
LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) said it has opened a maritime museum, which it said is the first in Africa. The museum is located within the new NIMASA head office building in Victoria Island, Lagos. The agency, in a statement issued weekend, affirmed that “all is set for…