LAGOS FEBRUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union is planning to tighten procedures for Nigerians to get a Schengen visa in response to the country failing to take back Nigerians staying illegally in Europe. The EU Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Virginie Battu-Henriksson, said, “What the EU can do since new rules on short-stay visas…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH(NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union says it can impose restrictive visa implementation rules on Nigeria, if it fails to play its part in the return and readmission of its nationals staying illegally in the EU. The EU, which comprises Germany, Italy, Spain, France and 23 other countries, further stated that although it would not place…
LAGOS JANUARY 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-More than three years after the UK’s in/out referendum, the country’s membership of the EU ends. The United Kingdom has left the European Union, after 47 years of membership. After a 2016 referendum of UK voters resulted in a 52-48 percent win for the “leave” campaign, the country’s membership officially ceased at…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The European Union Observers have said the 2019 presidential election that returned President Muhammadu Buhari to power was not transparent. The EU pointed out that the February 23 and March 2, 2019, general elections were not transparent and were marred by violence, harassment, and intimidation. These elements, the observers said, seriously damaged…
LAGOS MARCH 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Barely two days to the gubernatorial and state house of assembly elections, delegation of European Union(EU) and Economic Community of West African (ECOWAS), Thursday met with the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Lieutenant General TY Buratai at the COAS Conference Room in Abuja. The purpose of the visit according to the Head…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the February 16 presidential election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo will in the coming days embark on foreign trips where he will market Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to the international community on why he thinks he will make a good president of Nigeria if…
LAGOS OCTOBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS))-The vice presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Peter Obi on Wednesday in Abuja met with delegations from the European Union (EU) and the World Economic Forum (WEF) to discuss the need to conduct free and fair elections in 2019 and also how to grow the nation’s economy through…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Osun governorship election, Ademola Adeleke, has written a letter to diplomatic missions in Nigeria, informing them that his life is under threat. According to a statement by the spokesperson of his campaign, Olawale Rasheed, Senator Adeleke also informed the missions of a…
