Tanzanian President Allegedly Flown To Kenya For Covid-19 Treatment

LAGOS MARCH 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Pressure is building on the Tanzanian government to disclose the whereabouts of President John Pombe Magufuli after reports that the controversial East African leader had left the country to seek Covid-19 treatment abroad. Mr Magufuli, who has regularly denied that coronavirus is present in Tanzania and recommended herbal remedies over masks despite…

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India Finally Bans Cryptocurrencies, Gives Investors Six Months To liquidate Assets

LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-India has become the second country to outrightly ban Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. This is coming after the Central Bank of Nigeria instructed all financial institutions in the country to block the accounts of all individuals and entities linked to cryptocurrency transactions. There has been a lot of drama surrounding India’s cryptocurrency…

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Electric Replaces Petrol Powered ‘Okada’ In Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda. Why Not In Nigeria?

LAGOS DECEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Rwanda’s green mobility policy, aimed at phasing out petrol motorcycles, has been in effect for at least five years now. In Kenya, electric motorcycles are over a decade in operation. Uganda’s adoption of the innovation is recent, but in all, the trend highlights East Africa’s wokeness in anti-pollution and energy use. It is…

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Why Nigeria Is No.2 Bitcoin Market On The Fast-Growing Global Marketplace

LAGOS DECEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-During the police brutality protests in Nigeria in October, bitcoin saved the day when the government shut out protesters from using local payment platforms for collecting donations to support it. The young, tech-savvy protesters quickly switched to using bitcoin, and in about a week bitcoin accounted for around 40% of the nearly…

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Money Laundering: Kenya Police Intercept N350m From Nigerian Travelling To Dubai

LAGOS DECEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the mid hours of  yesterday, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations Kenya (DCIK) took to their official twitter page to announce that, they arrested a Foreigner who was traveling to Dubai, United Arabs Emirates from Nigeria. According to what was made public, the department confiscated over Ksh 100 million from the Nigerian….

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Group Raises Alarm Over Devastating Effects Of COVID-19 On Women In Africa

LAGOS JUNE 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As COVID-19 continues to ravage  the developed world, the effects are farther reaching in areas of Africa. Amina Abdulla, Concern Worldwide’s Country Director in Kenya, has raised the alarm that  women are currently feeling extensive personal devastation in the wake of COVID-19. According to her, “Due to greater economic stress and social isolation…

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