LAGOS JULY 2ND (NEWSRNAGERS)-Italy champion, Napoli has finally capitulated in the transfer saga between it and Nigerian striker, Victor Osimhen. According to an unconfirmed report, the Nigerian held a closed door meeting with the hierarchy of the Italy team including the owner, Aurelio De Laurentiis, on the stand-off with the former African Player of the…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The future of Vinicius Jr. came into the spotlight almost moments after he was snubbed from the Ballon d’Or trophy. Contrary to what many people were expecting, Rodri was handed the prestigious trophy, leading to massive resentment from Real Madrid and Vinicius. It even led many to believe that Vinicius may finally…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Authorities in the city of Moscow are offering a record signing-on bonus for new recruits to fight in Ukraine, in the latest sign of a scramble to boost Russian troop numbers. The financial sweetener comes as President Vladimir Putin struggles to recruit soldiers for his army as Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH 9NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria will boost incentives for foreign investors in an attempt to address a decline in capital coming into the country as part of the government’s plans to revive the economy. The administration in Abuja will introduce measures to eliminate double taxation and allow speedy remittances of foreign money, Doris Uzoka-Anite, the minister…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)- — Last month’s currency devaluation in Nigeria is bringing foreign investors back to the nation’s stock market. Overseas investment flows have jumped over the past month after incoming President Bola Tinubu’s administration allowed the naira to weaken 40%, according to data from the Nigerian Exchange in Lagos. While the devaluation initially…
LAGOS JUNE 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia is hoping to lure a swathe of world-famous footballers including Luka Modric and Hugo Lloris, a source close to the negotiations has told AFP, after snagging Cristiano Ronaldo and launching bids for Lionel Messi and Karim Benzema. “More than 10” seasoned players including N’Golo Kante and Roberto Firmino have been…
LAGOS MAY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Junior doctors are being lured to Australia with job adverts promising A$240,000 (£127,600) salaries and 20 days off a month to “travel, swim and surf in the sun”. In a reference to the popular autobiography and TV series This is Going to Hurt, which was written by Dr Adam Kay, a former…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The All Progressives Congress (APC) has beckoned to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar to return to the party in the spirit of reconciliation. The ruling political grouping also extended the olive branch to ex-Senate President Bukola Saraki and Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal, as well as others who defected in 2015 till…