LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)- Lecturers from Nigerian public universities who have been striking since February appealed a court ruling ordering them to suspend their action, which has kept students away from class for the past seven months. ASUU lawyer Femi Falana filed papers at the Court of Appeal in Abuja on Friday seeking to set…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in New York appealed to rich nations and international financial institutions for outright debt cancellation for countries facing the most severe challenges in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic that had ravaged economies globally. In his speech at the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly, Buhari…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has appealed to private companies to make voluntary contributions toward the 120 billion naira ($330 million) that the government says it needs to fight the coronavirus epidemic. “So far, the federal government has made giant strides in the fight but it is clear that the private sector needs to step in…
LAGOS JANUARY 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The hearing of the appeals of Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto and Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano States, including four other governors was suspended by the Supreme Court on Monday. Other governors, whose appeals were affected are Emeka Ihedioha (Imo), Bala Mohammed (Bauchi), Simon Lalong (Plateau), and Samuel Ortom (Benue). Before the apex…