LAGOS DECEMBER 12TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Emirates Airline has suspended all its flights to Nigeria indefinitely. The Dubai-based airline suspended its operations in Nigeria following the Federal Government’s restriction of its flights. The FG had on Thursday, December 9, 2021, withdrew its approval for Emirates Airlines winter schedule and also reduced the carrier’s daily flights to Abuja…
By Jerome-Mario Utomi LAGOS DECEMBER 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As a nation, Nigeria and most of her Federating states are currently faced with serious socio economic issues/survival dilemmas. Although this in my view has been on over time but as a nation that play politics with everything, we have been living in denial. But as it currently stands,…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Danish naval patrol killed four pirates in an exchange of fire in the Gulf of Guinea off the coast of Nigeria, Denmark’s armed forces said on Thursday. “No Danish soldiers were injured, but five pirates were shot,” the military said. “Four of the pirates died. One was injured,” it added. The…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) during the 2019 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has explained that Nigeria’s economy, which, he said, was largely consumption-based, needed to become production-driven for a sustainable growth and development to be witnessed in the country. Obi stated that part of the reasons…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is currently meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Blinken who arrived at the Presidential Villa a few minutes before 4:00 pm, was received at the forecourt by State…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Washington on Wednesday removed Nigeria from its list of countries with religious freedom concerns, just a day before Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrives in the country as part of a tour of Africa. The omission drew a sharp rebuke from a U.S. government commission that had recommended the Biden administration keep…
By Ifreke Inyang LAGOS NOVEMBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-On Tuesday evening, Nigerians squirmed for 90 minutes, as their national team played out a 1-1 draw with Cape Verde in their final 2022 World Cup qualifying. The result was enough to send the Super Eagles into the playoffs in March 2022. But it wasn’t enough to fill fans…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) worsened in Abuja, yesterday, amid signs the trend could spread across the country. Motorists spent hours of their productive day on queues, as haulage companies and marketers raised concerns over changes in retail price. The development was further fueled by the implementation of the Petroleum Industry…
