LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Samia Suluhu Hassan of Tanzania last week cancelled her planned visit to Nigeria, where she was expected to receive an honorary degree from Nasarawa State University, Karu. The Vice-Chancellor of the university, Professor Sa’adat Hassan Liman, announced at a pre-convocation press briefing in Keffi, Nasarawa State, that President Hassan would…
LAGOS APRIL 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-In a landmark move that sets a new benchmark for customer-focused banking in Nigeria, Sterling Bank has championed the cancellation of bank transfer fees by major banks, announcing it will no longer take any money for itself for any local online transactions by its customers. The announcement made on April 1 initially…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Vice-President Kashim Shettima has aborted his trip to the 2024 Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit in Samoa. President Bola Tinubu had delegated Nigeria’s number two man to represent the country at the ongoing summit. Traveling across Quang Binh to stunning cinematic locations But in a statement on Thursday night, the presidency announced…
LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-UEFA has announced a new format for the 2024-25 edition of the Champions League, which will see a significant change in the group stage format and the number of teams taking part in the tournament. From the 2024-25 season onwards, 36 clubs will participate in a single league phase, instead of the…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 316,071 people have signed an online petition calling on the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and European Union authorities to cancel the visas of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, over alleged rigging of last Saturday’s presidential election in favour of the ruling All Progressives…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Indigenous People of Biafra has cancelled its one-week sit-at-home order it issued across the South-East. IPOB said it called off the order after consultations with elders, traditional, and religious leaders from the region. The group’s Director of Media and Publicity, Emma Powerful, made the disclosure in a statement on Thursday after…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Lagos State Government has opted for a low key celebration of the 60th Independence Anniversary due to the ravaging effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is still with us. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has directed that the planned parade and other activities that involve the gathering of more than 50 people should…
LAGOS JULY 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Tuesday, announced the cancellation of third term for pupils in both primary and secondary schools in the state. Mr Makinde, who announced this through his education commissioner, Olasunkanmi Olaleye also released a new academic calendar. Mr Olaleye said the third term of the 2019/2020 session…