LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Only three Nigerian universities made it to the list of the 2026 world university rankings released by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) on Thursday, and none was in the top 1,000. Quacquarelli Symonds is a higher education analyst that provides data, analytics and insight on the global higher education sector. Its rankings rely on…
LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As the planned nationwide protest against bad governance and economic hardship gathers momentum, protesters have listed out their demands. Dockaysworld reports that the protest has been scheduled to be held across all states of the Federation as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, in August. Food and basic commodities prices…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria wants Binance to give information regarding its top 100 users in the country and all transaction history spanning the past six months, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The demand comes as Nigeria’s detention of Binance’s compliance head and Africa region manager moves into a third week. Binance’s Tigran Gambaryan and…
LAGOS OCTOBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government, yesterday, described the purported list of nominees for national honours being circulated by some online media organisations as fake. The list of nominees, which has now gone viral on the Internet, has however generated criticisms, especially over the calibre of people nominated for awards. But in a statement signed…
LAGOS JANUARY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has released the list of successful applicants in its ongoing recruitment exercise. The candidates had applied for different cadre vacancies, some of which were invited for job competency test. All candidates are to visit the Agency website www.ndlea.gov.org for the list, while those shortlisted have also…
LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted on Wednesday to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from a category of the world’s most dangerous drugs, which could impact the global medical marijuana industry. The Vienna-based UN agency said in a statement that its 53 member states had voted 27-25, with one abstention, to…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Well known, Michael Jackson has ranked at the top of a rich list of late stars, with annual earnings coming in at £46 million. It was noted that the Smooth Criminal singer, who died at the age of 50 in 2009, is said to be raking in millions in royalties because of…
LAGOS MAY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some soccer fans and journalists have expressed divergent opinions on Super Eagles’ 25-man provisional list for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) just released by Coach Gernot Rohr. Preparation of the senior national team towards AFCON was hot-up when Rohr released the 25-man provisional list on Tuesday for camping in Asaba. The…