LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) took a major step towards empowering Nigerian contractors with the launch of a $3-billion Contract Finance Facility in partnership with nine leading Nigerian banks. The facility is designed to provide credit support for local contractors executing projects for SNEPCo operations and will be…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In the build up to the 2027 presidential election, supporters of former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, have launched an organization for grassroots mobilisation. The organization tagged ‘Village Boys Movement’ was launched as a rival platform to counter the ‘City Boys Movement’ organized by President Bola Tinubu’s son, Seyi Tinubu, for the…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cascador, Nigeria’s premier accelerator for mid-stage entrepreneurs, has announced a landmark partnership with Sterling Bank to launch a bold new debt funding model to unlock growth for Africa’s most promising ventures. Backed by a $2 million Catalytic Fund, the partnership introduces flexible, founder-friendly financing for Cascador alumni; pairing low-interest debt with business…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A tragic incident has claimed the lives of five children in the Agyaragu community in the Obi Local Government Area of Nasarawa State on Sunday. The children, aged between six and ten years, died of suffocation inside an old car parked in a residential compound in the area. A resident of…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Booms and air raid sirens sounded across Israel early Sunday after Iran launched hundreds of drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles in an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East closer to a regionwide war. A military spokesman said the launches numbered more than 300 but 99% of them were intercepted….
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Prince’s Trust International, a non-profit organisation established by King Charles III of England, has been launched in Nigeria to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale. The launch, which took place at a reception in Lagos on Wednesday, was attended by high-profile functionaries, including the Deputy British…
LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The House of Representatives has poked holes in the purported launch of Nigeria Air at the twilight of the administration of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, declaring it a fraud. Chairman of the House Committee on Aviation, Nnolim Nnaji, declared the launch of Nigeria Air a fraud after the major stakeholders in the…
LAGOS APRIL 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Soldiers of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) have begun a manhunt for suspected attackers who ambushed fellow soldiers in a rural community in Konshisha council area of Benue. The attackers on Monday evening seized some soldiers deployed to maintain peace between two warring communities of Konshisha and Oju LGAs respectively. It was learnt…