Nigeria has retained its position as the third-largest borrower from the International Development Association (IDA), the concessional lending arm of the World Bank, despite a slight decline in its debt exposure in the first quarter of 2026. According to the IDA’s March 2026 financial statements, Nigeria’s exposure stood at $18.5 billion as of March 31,…
LAGOS MAY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to a report by Vanguard on Thursday, May 14, 2026, former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has said Nigeria’s current problems demand leaders who can generate wealth and manage resources responsibly—qualities he believes he embodies. Speaking on “60 Minutes With Kay”, a programme hosted by News Central’s MD/CEO Kayode…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Frontline Presidential Aspirant of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Peter Obi, has said the time to rescue Nigeria has come, and all hands must be on deck to achieve this in 2027. Addressing delegates at the first National Convention of his party, the NDC, in Abuja on Saturday, the former…
LAGOS MAY 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian wrestler Oba Femi is considered “the next big thing” in World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The 6-foot-6, 310-pound powerhouse defeated legend Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas on April 19, forcing the decorated WWE superstar into possible retirement. “I will say that Brock was … one of those guys I…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRANGER)-A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday watched video recordings of investigators’ interview sessions with three of the six men being prosecuted over an alleged plot to overthrow the President Bola Tinubu administration. In the video recordings played in open court, two of the three defendants, retired Navy Captain Erasmus…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-A wave of grief has swept through football circles in Nigeria and Italy following the sudden death ofItaly Based Nigerian Football Slumps, Dies During A Match In Nigeria who passed away at the age of 25. The midfielder reportedly collapsed during a match in Nigeria on Wednesday while visiting family. According…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential hopeful Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the recent decision by the United States to evacuate its embassy staff from Nigeria, describing the move as a troubling signal of worsening insecurity and declining global confidence in the country. In a strongly worded statement posted on…
LAGOS APRIL 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC) last week donated an Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) system and a Body Plethysmograph to the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital (LUTH), enabling one of Nigeria’s foremost health institutions to provide advanced diagnostics in pulmonary or respiratory…