LAGOS SEPTEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 50 Sudanese refugees lost their lives when a boat bound for Greece caught fire and went under off the coast of Libya, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has confirmed. According to the UN migration agency, the vessel sank about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from the eastern city of Tobruk….
LAGOS OCTOBER 22ND (NEWSRANGERS)-The naira slid to the brink of 1,000 per dollar in a fresh low in the official market thanks to a combination of central bank tolerance for a weakening currency and insatiable demand for the greenback. The currency was pushed to its latest record a week after the central bank ended curbs…
LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Inter Miami will celebrate the signing of Lionel Messi on Sunday but will do so after their winless run extended to 11 games with a 3-0 defeat at St. Louis City on Saturday, leaving them rock bottom of Major League Soccer. Miami confirmed the arrival of Messi hours before their game kicked…
LAGOS APRIL 13TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Underdogs Villarreal scored an 88th minute equaliser through substitute Samuel Chukwueze to snatch a stunning 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich and advance to the Champions League semifinals with a 2-1 aggregate win over the Germans on Tuesday. Six-time European champions Bayern, who had won 12 of their previous 13 home games in…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-No fewer than seven people are missing after a cargo ship that had been barred from sailing sank off the coast of Liberia, the country’s Maritime Commissioner said on Sunday. The Liberian-registered Niko Ivanka left the capital Monrovia on Saturday morning for a port in the country’s south, despite being under a…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The international oil benchmark, Brent crude, plummeted to its lowest level in more than a year on Monday, trading below the Federal Government’s benchmark for the 2020 budget, as the coronavirus outbreak hit fuel demand in China. The 2020 budget, which was signed by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), in…