LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Wattana Kunwongse, Thailand’s ambassador to Nigeria, has faulted a claim reportedly made by the Minister of Agriculture, Audu Ogbeh, that Thailand accused Nigeria of being responsible for the collapse of its seven rice mills following the drastic fall in rice importation from the country. The ambassador, in a letter sent to PremiumTimes…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-African governments have been advised to look in the direction of China in their search for solutions to the continent’s economic problems. Former Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, gave the advice while delivering a keynote speech at the three-day 2018 African SME Roundtable Forum concluded on Saturday in Yenagoa, the…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Italy has elected the first black senator in its history, it was announced on Tuesday, and he belongs to the anti-immigration League. The Local reports. Toni Iwobi, of Spirano in Lombardy, announced “with great emotion” on his Facebook page that he had been elected to the senate in Italy’s general election. “After…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The original FIFA World Cup, which will be handed over to the captain of the victorious team inside the 80,000-capacity Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow on July 15, 2018 as prize for conquering the world at the 21st FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, will arrive in Nigeria on Wednesday. The trophy, on…
LAGOS MARCH 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Newly inaugurated president of Liberia, Mr. George Weah, on Monday called on the Nigerian government to provide 6000 teachers to his country as part of the Technical Assistance agreement between both countries. Speaking shortly after a closed-door meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, he stated that his…
By Amos Okioma,Yenagoa. LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State Mr Peter Obi, penultimate Weekend in Yenagoa proffered panacea for Nigeria and Africa to overcome its economic challenges. Obi made the recommendations while speaking at the ongoing 2018 African SME Round Table Forum holding at the Azaiki Library in Yenagoa.. According to Obi, Nigeria…
m LAGOS MARCH 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Obi, on Monday in London, gave two conditions that must be met for Nigeria to overcome its economic difficulties and for Africa to develop. The conditions, he said while speaking to newsmen after the high-level discussions at the British House of Commons, include huge investment…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Chairman/Chief Executive ofNational Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), retired Colonel Muhammad Mustapha Abdallah has called for the declaration of state of emergency over the drug situation in Nigeria. Abdullahi who made the call during the destruction ceremony of 137 tons of illicit drugs in Edo State, South- South Nigeria, which is the…
