LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Two persons have been hospitalised after a Diamond training aircraft operated by the Aviation Training School in Ilorin crash-landed, The PUNCH has learned. The incidents, according to staff members of the aviation training school, occurred around 4:00 pm on Saturday. The unfortunate incident occurred during a simulated instrument approach on Runway 05…
LAGOS MAY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria is sitting on a keg of gunpowder, as he bemoaned the hardship being experienced by citizens. Obasanjo made the remarks while speaking during Dele Momodu’s leadership lecture on Friday. He insisted that if China could lift 700 million people out of poverty, Nigeria ought to…
LAGOS MAY 12TH (URHOBOTODAY)-Nigeria held their nerve to secure a place in the semi-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025, defeating defending champions Senegal 3-1 on penalties after a goalless draw in regulation and extra time at the Suez Canal Stadium on Monday. The West African giants renewed their fierce…
LAGOS MAY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cascador, Nigeria’s premier accelerator for mid-stage entrepreneurs, has announced a landmark partnership with Sterling Bank to launch a bold new debt funding model to unlock growth for Africa’s most promising ventures. Backed by a $2 million Catalytic Fund, the partnership introduces flexible, founder-friendly financing for Cascador alumni; pairing low-interest debt with business…
LAGOS MAY 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The World Bank has revealed that a staggering 75.5 per cent of rural dwellers now live below the poverty line in Nigeria. The Bank disclosed this in its April 2025 Poverty and Equity Brief for Nigeria. Daily Trust reports that the report paints a bleak picture of rising economic hardship, growing inequality,…
LAGOS MAY 5TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-The hardship in the country vis-à-vis the plight of Nigerian workers was at the centre of the conversation in Abuja on Friday as some members of the Obidient Movement powered by the Cyrus Group and Free Nigeria Foundation held a talk show as part of the May Day celebration. The high points…
LAGOS MAY 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Recent reports indicate that FBI agents have arrived in Lagos, Nigeria, with authorization to extradite individuals identified as fraudsters. This development is part of ongoing collaborative efforts between U.S. and Nigerian law enforcement agencies to combat cybercrime and financial fraud. While specific details about the agents’ activities in Lagos remain limited, this…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-Nigeria has ranked third on the list of African countries with the highest number of deportations from the United States (U.S) between 2020 and 2025, according to data from The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). A total of 437 Nigerian nationals were removed from the U.S. during this period, with…