LAGOS AUGUST 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has concluded plans to stem the continuous slide of the naira against the dollar. Top of these plans is to flood the market with dollars, it was learnt yesterday. A CBN board member, who spoke to our correspondent under anonymity, said: “At this point, the bank…
LAGOS JANUARY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Traders in different markets in Lagos have narrated how their wares were destroyed by thugs for supporting the PDP governorship candidate, Abdulazeez ‘Jandor’ Adediran. The traders spoke at a press conference held by the PDP in the state at the Protea Hotel in Ikeja on Sunday. The traders recounted their losses after…
LAGOS APRIL 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Islamic State claimed responsibility for an explosion that it said killed or injured 30 people at a market where alcohol was sold in Taraba State, Nigeria, marking an expansion of the area where the extremist group operates in the country. Northeast Nigeria, especially the states of Borno and Yobe, have been in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 25 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo have died after a high-tension power cable snapped and fell on houses and a market in the outskirts of the capital Kinshasa. “A high-voltage electric cable fell on several houses in the Matadi-Kibala district and in the market, several people died on…
LAGOS OCTOBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 20 people were killed in Nigeria’s Sokoto state when gunmen attacked a market and torched cars, as armed gangs continue to wreak havoc in the northwest part of the country, a state official and local member of parliament said on Saturday. Northwestern Nigeria has since last December witnessed a wave…
LAGOS MARCH 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In line with its vision of inspiring a healthier and happier world, Prime Foods and Beverages Nigeria Ltd, an indigenous manufacturer of healthy drinks on Thursday launched its premium quality Omnia Vitamin table water brand. The product which is made from demineralized water infused with natural fruit extracts, vitamin and minerals, comes…
LAGOS OCTOBER 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than 10 people were feared dead in Akungba Akoko in Akoko South West Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday night when the driver of a trailer lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a market. The driver of the trailer which was loaded with bags of rice…
LAGOS AUGUST 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-New yams are beginning to flood markets in Onitsha, the commercial city of Anambra. A survey by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday showed that farmers from agrarian communities such as Anam and Ogbaru brought their yam produce to Marine Market, Onitsha, to sell to the public. NAN reports that the farmers,…
