LAGOS APRIL 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The US will spend more than half a billion dollars on a new consulate general in Eko Atlantic, the four square miles of land in Lagos, Nigeria, reclaimed from the Atlantic Ocean, that features residential and commercial properties. Designed by Ennead, a New York architecture firm, the consulate is expected to take up…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The erstwhile Technical Adviser of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Augustine Eguavoen, has been relieved of his position with immediate effect. This followed the failure of the Super Eagles of Nigeria to qualify for the 2022 FIFA World Cup after a dismal 1-1 draw with the Black Stars of Ghana at the…
LAGOS MARCH 31ST (NEWSRANGERS)-An angry crowd invaded the pitch and vandalized facilities inside the Moshood Abiola national stadium in Abuja on Tuesday (Mar. 29), after Nigeria failed to beat Ghana in a qualifying game for the soccer World Cup in Qatar later this year, and won’t be competing in the tournament. The Abuja stadium was packed…
LAGOS MARCH 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-In BBC series of letters from African writers, Nigerian novelist, Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani reflects on the recent long power blackouts and how she once enjoyed the outages. For many Nigerian children who have never been abroad, few stories about the West are as fascinating as the fact that electricity can stay on…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The lingering foreign exchange scarcity in the country has continued to worsen even as the exchange rate on the parallel market is inching towards N590/$1, The PUNCH has learnt. The development may lead to massive job loss in the manufacturing industry, among other sectors, according to the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria. The…
LAGOS MARCH 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-If the directive by the House of Representatives executive by Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on the introduction of the enforcement of the use of coins as a legal tender to tackle price inflation and stabilise the economy it means Nigerians are expected to revert to the use of coins in soonest. The…
LAGOS MARCH 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Federal Government has said there are other challenges that led to the nationwide power outage apart from the issue of the drop in water level at dams. The Minister of Power, Engineer Abubakar Aliyu, said this Wednesday while fielding questions from State House reporters after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting…
LAGOS MARCH 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Embattled Police Chief, Abba Kyari has claimed that the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA has been assisting drug dealers to bring in Cocaine into Nigeria. This newspaper earlier reported that Kyari and four other police officers under the IRT were arrested in February for attempting to bribe an NDLEA officer with…
