LAGOS APRIL 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Exactly 35 days to his inauguration on May 29, the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, will arrive in Nigeria tomorrow after a one-month rest in France. Tinubu left the country for France on Tuesday, March 21 to rest and plan the transition programme ahead of his inauguration on May 29. One of his loyalists…
LAGOS APRIL 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria spent nearly all the revenues it earned last year servicing its debts, the World Bank said in a new report. Debt service as a proportion of government income increased to 96% in 2022 from 83% a year earlier, according to the World Bank. Low revenue and rising interest payments have left…
LAGOS APRIL 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with media report claiming that Chinese people bribed militants in the country in order to have access to vast mineral reserves, insisting that Chinese government and his people have never been involved in any act of terrorism in any part of the country. The…
LAGOS APRIL 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries. Statement signed by Senior Communications Officer Communications Division Commonwealth Secretariat, Snober Abbasi made available to NewsRangers said the ministers agreed for India to be the chair…
LAGOS APRIL 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-“Nine years after 276 schoolgirls were abducted in the middle of the night from their dormitory in Chibok, Nigeria, 96 girls remain in captivity, and thousands more children have been subjected to grave violations of their rights,” United Nation Children Funds (UNICEF) lamented while commemorating Ninth Anniversary of the abduction Chibok girls….
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-All is set for the SecureHack 1.0 Finale which is an unparalleled spectacle, showcasing groundbreaking innovation with top-selected teams vying for the take-home prize. The hackathon, which was launched in February, garnered over 400 registrations from participants to form 100+ teams from 62 locations in four countries and across two continents. A…
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United Kingdom has placed Nigeria and 53 other countries on the red list of countries that should not be actively targeted for recruitment by health and social care employers. The announcement was contained in the revised code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England….
LAGOS APRIL 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Despite forfeiting over N10 trillion worth of goods annually, smuggling activities have continued to thrive in major towns and cities in Nigeria. Closer surveys by our reporter revealed that cartons of foreign-made goods, which are on the federal government’s prohibition list, adorn the shelves of big and small supermarkets in major…