LAGOS OCTOBER 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigeria grapples with worsening economic conditions, citizens are increasingly raising alarms about the impact on their mental well-being, with anxiety, depression, and even suicidal thoughts on the rise across the nation. Amid skyrocketing costs of food, transportation, and healthcare, the economic crisis has severely reduced purchasing power, leaving millions struggling…
LAGOS OCTOBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A white man was seen distributing loaves of bread to hundreds of Lagos residents, highlighting the widespread hunger many are facing amidst Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis. In a viral video, the man, who remained unidentified, handed out the bread to those patiently waiting in line at 48, Asa-Afariogun Street in Ajao Estate, Lagos….
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have yet to know respite in the 16-month-old administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. From the inauguration podium where the new President announced that “subsidy is gone”, Nigerians have been thrown into the abyss of astronomical petrol prices that have birthed unprecedented rising inflation, soaring food prices and high unemployment rate….
LAGOS OCTOBER 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerian motorists to either buy petrol at N1000 or the compressed Natural Gas (CNG) at N200. The President said this during a meeting with the company’s executive on Tuesday at the State House, Abuja. He also praised NIPCO’s contributions to the nation’s energy transition efforts, particularly its…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Cholera claimed the lives of 350 people between January and September in Nigeria, according to data from the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) released on Monday. At the same point in 2023, the death toll from this disease stood at 106, representing a 239% increase over the same period….
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Libya continues to offer the cheapest petrol in Africa, with the price of octane-95 gasoline (petrol) standing at 0.15 Libyan Dinar per litre, equivalent to approximately $0.032 or N52 as of September 16, 2024. This is according to a report by Global Petrol Prices, a platform that tracks retail petrol prices across…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Vice President of Liberia, Jeremiah Koung has revealed that out of eight licensed commercial banks in his country, four are owned by Nigerians. The Vice President disclosed in his remarks at the opening ceremony of the 17th Annual Banking and Finance Conference in Abuja organized by the Chartered Institute of Bankers…
LAGOS SEPTEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians on Monday took to X.com to voice their outrage against some members of the Nigeria Police Force, accusing them of exploiting illegal methods like mounting checkpoints and stop-and-search operations to extort travellers during long-distance trips on major highways. Despite the Force Headquarters’ Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, urging travellers to refuse…