LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday warned that poverty remains high in Nigeria despite resilient economic growth, urging the federal government to provide targeted, temporary support to vulnerable households as rising food and energy costs continue to undermine living standards. The Fund, however, raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 by 0.1…
LAGOS OCTOBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Dangote Refinery-backed MRS and other Nigerian filling stations have increased their retail prices of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol. A market survey by DAILY POST on Sunday showed that filling stations in Abuja and environs raised petrol prices to N1,409 per litre from N1,370. This means that MRS filling…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Celine Dion shed tears as she kicked off her eagerly anticipated 16-date residency tonight at Plenitude Arena on the outskirts of Paris, marking her first major series of live shows since stepping away from the spotlight in 2022. “I had promised myself not to cry,” Dion told thousands of adoring fans…
LAGOS JUNE 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The majority of Nigerian filling stations have yet to reduce premium motor spirit pump prices despite the significant drop in crude oil prices and Dangote Refinery’s gantry petrol price. A market survey on Thursday morning showed that petrol prices stood between N1317 and N1336 per liter across filling stations in Abuja. This is the…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Fresh concerns have emerged over the fate of worshippers abducted from the Evangelical Church of West Africa in the Omugo axis of Ifelodun Local Government Area in Kwara State after reports surfaced that five of the victims may have died while in captivity. The victims were among eight worshippers kidnapped by gunmen…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government plans to increase its borrowing despite a significant 40.5 per cent surge in revenue for the first eight months of 2025. This boost in revenue has largely been driven by substantial gains in non-oil revenue collections, as confirmed in a press statement on Wednesday by Special Adviser to the…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Shoppers and traders in some Lagos markets have expressed frustration that the recent drop in Nigeria’s headline inflation rate has not translated into any relief at the market, as the prices of staple food items remain significantly high. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) last week announced that the country’s headline inflation…
LAGOS JULY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, 92, has said he will run once more for re-election in October aiming to extend his 43 years in power. “Rest assured that my determination to serve you matches the urgency of the challenges we face,” he said in a post on X. He added that his decision…
