LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-ABOUT 50 days after a presidential directive to state governors on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) initiative and price discount by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPCL) on petrol, the twin policy appears to have failed in bringing down prohibitive transport fares and the general cost of living in the country. A…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bandits in the early hours of yesterday attacked a mosque at Gidan Turbe village in Tsafe Local Government Area of Zamfara State, abducting no fewer than 40 worshipers. The attack came barely hours after a similar one at Godai village in Bukkuyum LGA of the state, kidnapping over 10 persons. This…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Several Nigerian families are struggling to have three square meals in 24 hours as the federal government’s promised food import waiver on essential food items failed to kick off in 2024. “I had expected the food import waiver to take effect last year, but that did not happen. Currently, I spend 65…
LAGOS DECEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-South Korean lawmakers from the ruling People Power Party left parliament before voting began on a motion to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol The move comes hours after the president apologized to South Koreans in a televised statement Tens of thousands of people gathered outside the National Assembly calling on Yoon to…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Port Harcourt Refining Company, a refinery under the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited in Rivers State, has again failed to commence operations after about six postponements, The PUNCH reports. It was observed that promises made to Nigerians by the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources and NNPC about the…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Five-time winners of the FIFA U17 World Cup, Nigeria has failed to qualify for the competition for the second time in a row after losing 2-1 to Burkina Faso today. Before the AFCON U17 tournament started, the Golden Eaglets were seen as one of the huge favorites that will grab a ticket…
LAGOS MARCH 29TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Guinea have halted the Olympic Eagles’ dreams of featuring at the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The loss also means the U-23 Eagles will not participate in the football event at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. The Salisu Yusuf side fell 2-0 against Guinea in the second leg of their final…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Governors of the 36 states have accused the Federal Government of abandoning its duty of addressing the security challenges crippling economic activities in the country. The governors, under the auspices of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, said the rising level of poverty among Nigerians was a consequence of the biting effect of insecurity…
