LAGOS OCTOBER 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom through its national public health institute, Public Health England(PHE) and the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(NCDC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to strengthen health security in Nigeria. The IHR strengthening programme in Nigeria is part of a £16 million project funded by the UK Department of…
By Samuel Orovwuje LAGOS OCTOBER 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Today, as we celebrate Nigeria’s 58th anniversary of independence from the perfidious British colonial administration and the hand down negative legacy of divide and rule politics, which has hindered our genuine quest for a true republic and the needs to constantly remind ourselves, as patriots that the challenges are…
By Amos Odeh from Yenogoa LAGOS SEPTEMBER 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Concerned stakeholders in the Niger Delta have called for sanctions against environmental offenders in Nigeria, saying that such offenders are becoming bolder by the day because they do not face the consequences of their actions, especially in the region that had suffered adverse effects of oil spills…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Of America has promised to support Nigeria in its effort to develop the huge potential of its economy and of its human capital. U.S. Consulate Public Affairs Officer Russell Brooks who made disclosure today in Magodo, Lagos during EducationUSA Annual College Fair said order to to achieve its ambition,…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In June 2016, about 13 months after he was sworn in as Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari published a commentary on the Wall Street Journal; he titled it The Three Changes Nigeria Needs. The then 73-year-old was voted into power on the mantra of change and it was a right move to tell…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria moved one place from 49th position to 48th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking as Belgium and France share the top spot for the first time in the table’s 25-year history. According to the rankings posted on the FIFA official website on Thursday, the Super Eagles amassed 1415 points to finish 48th…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Floods in much of central and southern Nigeria have killed 100 people across 10 states, the country’s emergency and disasters agency said on Monday. Such flooding tends to occur every year in the rainy season, exacerbated by poor infrastructure and lack of planning to protect against inundation, but this year the destruction…
By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS SEPTEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Among other teachings received as a student of media and communication studies, I was specifically told that information is the life wire of every business/governance. That to manage a business is to manage its information, and managing its information, means managing its future- that was back in the days….