LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has approached Standard Chartered Bank for funding of two rail projects, its Transport Minister Rotimi Amaechi said on Wednesday, after delays from Chinese lenders. President Muhammadu Buhari has made upgrading transport networks and improving outdated power grids the pillar of his administration, with a view to boosting agriculture and other non-oil…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than seven people are missing after a cargo ship that had been barred from sailing sank off the coast of Liberia, the country’s Maritime Commissioner said on Sunday. The Liberian-registered Niko Ivanka left the capital Monrovia on Saturday morning for a port in the country’s south, despite being under a…
LAGOS APRIL 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team have arrested Sunday Iloka for selling papers as face masks to a Chinese national. Iloka was arrested in an operation carried out by the IRT, Lagos State office. The suspect was alleged to have taken advantage of the worried Chinese, Zhan Han,…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An Argentine and a Chinese national have reported to Korle-Bu Teaching hospital under the directive of a private hospital in Accra. According to peacefmonline.com, the two foreign nationals are said to have shown symptoms of the dreadful virus which has claimed close to 600 lives in Hubei and Wuhan, China. The two…
LAGOS AUGUST 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Police in Lagos State have arrested two Chinese, Lin Piehao, 22 and Li Ruoneng, 27, who allegedly operate a factory where e-waste is illegally assembled and exported to China and Vietnam. A very competent police source who confirmed the arrest to journalists on Tuesday in Lagos, said operatives from Area “F” Command,…
LAGOS JULY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Chinese nationals working with a glass and aluminum company in Benin City, the Edo State capital, have been reportedly kidnapped by gunmen. It was gathered that a policeman attached to them was killed during the kidnap operation. It was further gathered that the victims were abducted, on Wednesday evening, at Utesi…
LAGOS APRIL 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Shippers’ Council on Wednesday said it has entered into partnership with the Oyo State Government to establish a $200m (N72b) modern dry port, as well as a truck transit park in the state, in conjunction with some Chinese investors. Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the council, Mr. Hassan Bello made…