LAGOS AUGUST 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, is facing mounting criticism from Nigerians questioning the fairness of his business empire. With a total of 15,200 tweets at the time of this report, Dangote Group’s leader has come under public scrutiny for the reported disparities in the prices of his cement products across Africa. According…
LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have become more innovative following the removal of fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29. Tinubu’s sudden decision to stop the oil subsidy regime brought about a sharp rise in the price of petrol. From an average of N200, petrol now sells at a price above N600 per little….
LAGOS AUGUST 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) in Abuja has called on citizens to put the country in their prayers ahead of its final judgment in different petitions challenging President Bola Ahmed’s electoral victory. The PEPC made the call after reserving its judgement in the petition filed by the presidential candidate of the…
LAGOS AUGUST 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerians have begun a “warm up” protest in Kano State over the hike of petrol price from N195 to N617, naira devaluation, school fees increment and other anti-poor policies of the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government. Photographs of the protest obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday confirmed that the Joint Action Front (JAF)…
LAGOS JULY 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has accused politicians and elites of using ethnic bigotry to cause crisis in the country. The former governor of Anambra State made this known on Saturday, July 29, during the #PeterObiOnParallelFacts Twitter Space forum organised by The Parallel Facts. According to him,…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Most Nigerian states would witness moderate and heavy rainfall between Friday and Sunday, a three-day weather forecast by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) has revealed. Nimet also forecasted that there might be strong winds in 11 states across the federation within the three days of low, moderate and high rainfall. The Impact-based…
LAGOS JULY 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) said the agency is automating passport application process, in order to eliminate stress and delay for Nigerians. The Acting Comptroller General, NIS, Caroline Adepoju disclosed this while speaking in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Thursday. Adepoju noted that the Service is trying to…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-By the time you finish reading this article, the chances are that another Nigerian has attempted to set some kind of world record in a frenzy that has gripped Africa’s most populous country. It is hard to keep up with all the recent attempts but one man sang for 200 hours, a…