LAGOS JANUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation increased by 11.98 percent in December 2019, higher than the 11.85 percent recorded in November. This is due to the rise in the composite food index which rose by 14.67 percent in December. The consumer price index, (CPI) which measures inflation witnessed a 0.05 percentage change for the twelve months…
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 55 elephants have starved to death in the past two months in Zimbabwe’s biggest national park as a serious drought forces animals to stray into nearby communities in search of food and water, authorities said on Monday. “The problem is real, the situation is dire,” said National Parks and Wildlife…
LAGOS OCTOBER 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Sabo Nanono, on Monday, said Nigeria was producing enough food to feed itself and send to neighbouring countries. He described the cry by some Nigerians of hunger in the land as laughable, insisting that there was no hunger in Nigeria. The minister, who spoke at…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Argentina is in the midst of a cold snap right now. The temperatures in the capital Buenos Aires are barely making it into double digits during the day and it’s getting very cold at night. As such, the country’s growing homeless population is suffering and in need of food. So over in…
LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Feeding of policemen during the 2019 polls will gulp N6bn. This is contained in the budget for the polls presented to the House of Representatives by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Lawmakers have raised eyebrows over the figure and are asking the INEC chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu, to defend it. The budget…
LAGOS MAY 25TH (NEWSRANGRS)-Shortly after Halima* arrived at a displacement camp in northeast Nigeria, a soldier approached her offering chicken and yams. Halima recognised him as one of the men who had beaten her husband and taken him into detention. For days, she had barely eaten so she accepted the food out of desperation. When…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A mother of two identified as Sokari West was allegedly stabbed to death yesterday by her husband during a fight in their house in Buguma, Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State over the purported refusal of the wife to prepare a meal for her husband. According to Daily Sun, the 33-year-old…