LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Petrol prices in Nigeria hit their highest level ever on Tuesday (July 18). That’s just weeks after President Bola Tinubu scrapped a fuel subsidy in a country where millions of households and businesses rely on petrol for power due to a patchy national grid. According to a circular seen by Reuters,…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi said he will not celebrate his birthday anniversary with the current state of Nigeria. Obi stated this in a statement via his verified Twitter handle on Monday. The LP flagbearer said he will not accede to requests by his friends, party members…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Fresh increases in cement prices and associated products were implemented recently by distributors across the country, as high inflation impacted the building materials market. Dealers and retailers were jolted by the new regime of prices, as they were allegedly not given any prior notice. They were apprehensive at the weekend, and many…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Operatives of the Police Special Fraud Unit, PSFU, Ikoyi, Lagos, South West, Nigeria have arrested Professor Yusufu Ameh Obaje, 74, a former chaplain, Sanni Abimbola Olive, 39, a Pastor with the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) and charged them before the Tinubu Magistrate’s Court, Lagos Island for allegedly obtaining the sum…
LAGOS JULY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Labour Party Presidential candidate in the February 25 election, Peter Obi, has chastised the Federal Government for giving national honours to those he described as criminals who stole the country blind, rather than to teachers in recognition of their contribution to educational and national development. This was even as Obi regretted…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The forex reform of President Bola Tinubu is seen to be having a positive impact on inflow of remittance into the country. The reform aims to address the challenges of foreign exchange by floating the Naira, allowing market forces to determine the exchange rate. Many Nigerian big firms have since then…
LAGOS JULY 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In its report, the NCAA said the 11 domestic airlines operating in the country had 284 flight cancellations in the first quarter of the year. It seems like no matter which airline travellers choose, they’re all facing the same chaos in Nigeria. Recently, Khadijah Ibrahim was left stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Prince’s Trust International, a non-profit organisation established by King Charles III of England, has been launched in Nigeria to address the urgent issue of youth unemployment on a global scale. The launch, which took place at a reception in Lagos on Wednesday, was attended by high-profile functionaries, including the Deputy British…
