LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two Nigerian international fraudsters who invented a ‘Fraud Bible’ to orchestrate large-scale scams to defraud the American government and its citizens have been nabbed in the United States. The duo were arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for inventing the ‘Fraud Bible’ to steal $50 million from U.S. citizens in a…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is suffering mild symptoms, the White House has said. Karine Jean-Pierre, his press secretary, said the US president is vaccinated and boosted. He has tested positive for Covid twice before. Mr Biden, 81, was seen earlier on Wednesday visiting supporters in Las Vegas and…
By Chikezie Esther LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Covid-19 pandemic, has had a significant impact on Nigeria’s economy and the healthcare system. The first case in Nigeria was recorded was recorded on the 27th of February, 2020 and since then the number of cases continued to rise with over 170,000 cases and over 2000 deaths confirmed…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Food giant Nestle’s businesses in Nigeria and other African countries are ramping up sourcing of local raw materials like starch and turmeric, a move that may help reduce foreign exchange exposure that has been a headache for the sector. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the supply chain problems it…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The federal high court sitting in Abuja has ordered the extradition of Chukwuemeka Onyegbula to the United States of America to face trial over allegations of wire fraud and identity theft. Justice Inyang Ekwo made this order while delivering judgment on the application filed by the federal government. The court ordered that…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Churches are closing at rapid numbers in the US, researchers say, as congregations dwindle across the country and a younger generation of Americans abandon Christianity altogether – even as faith continues to dominate American politics. As the US adjusts to an increasingly non-religious population, thousands of churches are closing each year in…
LAGOS JANUARY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The NCDC-led COVID-19 Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) is monitoring COVID-19 trends in China, the United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom (UK), South Africa, India, and other countries with a high volume of traffic to and from Nigeria. This includes the resurgence of COVID-19 in China following the relaxation of the…
LAGOS JANUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) recorded 35 new cases of COVID-19 infections in the last week of December 2022. It stated on its website on Wednesday that 22 of the cases were recorded in the FCT; 10 were recorded in Lagos State; two were recorded in Delta, while one was…