LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)— Nigeria will feature significantly in the 2019 Africa Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Johannesburg, South Africa this November, business leaders and government heard at a roadshow event held in the capital Abuja. Following the hugely successful inaugural edition held last year, the African Development Bank’s innovative investment marketplace set…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Africa’s billionaires Aliko Dangote and Femi Otedola have promised to give the Super Eagles $50,000 and $25,000 respectively for each goals scored in their semi-final game against Algeria. Nigeria are scheduled to battle the North Africans for a place in the final of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday at…
LAGOS JULY 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria sneaked into the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals when William Troost Ekong scored with one minute remaining to give them a 2-1 win over a gallant South Africa as the tournament served up more drama on Wednesday. Troost Ekong turned the ball in with his knee from a corner just as…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Defending Africa Cup of Nations champions Cameroon will meet Nigeria in a clash of continental giants in the last 16 after Tuesday’s 0-0 draw with Benin allowed Ghana to finish top of Group F. Cameroon stuttered to a second goalless stalemate in succession as Ghana, who drew their opening two games, beat…
LAGOS JULY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has sought the views of the Aare Onakakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, on the security situation in the country. A two-man team of officials from the US Embassy in Lagos, led by the Political Officer, Shashank Iyer, met with Adams on Monday in his Lagos home…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nicolas Dupuis has set a one-point target at least for his team, Madagascar, to be sure of clinching a place in the Round of 16 at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt. But he’s hopeful the Barea can snatch an unlikely win over favourites Nigeria on Sunday (today). Madagascar, currently…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of preparation for the trial of a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke, detectives from the United Kingdom have stormed Nigeria for what appeared a final lap of investigation. The detectives, who met with the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for additional fact-finding, have already…
LAGOS JUNE 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,Chuks Ibegbu, has come out to ask the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, to shelve any ambition he is nursing for 2023 presidential election. begbu, who made the group’s position known, in an interview with…
