LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Honourable Minister Of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo has restated Nigeria’s commitment to the sustainability of the blue economy while declaring open the 2022 edition of the Nigerian International Maritime Summit (NIMS) at the Oriental Hotel in Lagos State Nigeria. Sambo disclosed this during the 2022 Edition of The Nigeria International…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-For a few weeks now, Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari and his aviation minister have insisted that Nigeria Air, a new national carrier first announced in 2018, will begin operations this year with flights between Lagos and Abuja. The government scored a major win in September by getting Ethiopia Airlines to buy a…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, has called for more investment in Open Universities in the country and expansion of capacities of tertiary institutions. The Vice President who was represented by the Honourable Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Jaji Sambo made this call at the 20th Convocation of the Igbinedion University, Okada The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Without the current subsidy on petrol, the actual importation and retail cost would be at N410 per litre as market conditions take price to thrice of N170 pump price, said the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari. Daily Trust had reported on Tuesday that marketers are pushing for over…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The widows of four Nigerian activists executed in 1995 have withdrawn their appeal in a Dutch civil case in which they alleged that oil giant Shell was complicit in the men’s deaths, ending a yearslong legal battle for compensation and an apology. The four widows, Esther Kiobel, Victoria Bera, Blessing Eawo and…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWWE is catapulting itself into the Mother Continent in a move to increase its globalization efforts. The wrestling organization is deepening its ties to Africa by launching a continent-wide talent search to find its next African superstar. The new campaign is highlighted by a multi-day tryout in Lagos, Nigeria next February, where…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 9TH (NEWSRANGERS)-WWE’s newest resident giant, Omos, has been doing a lot of traveling this week. Just one day after traveling 17 hours to Saudi Arabia where he faced Braun Strowman in a literally gigantic match at Crown Jewel, Omos traveled back to Lagos, Nigeria, for the first time in 14 years to surprise…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gang of hackers, OPERA1ER, stole at least $11m from companies in Nigeria, Benin, Cameroon, 11 other African countries, and Argentina. This is according to a new report from Group-IB, a cybersecurity firm, entitled, “OPERA1ER: Playing God without permission,” in collaboration with the researchers from Orange CERT Coordination Center. The firm disclosed…