LAGOS JULY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Strikes by airport and airline staff grounded hundreds of flights and left thousands of travellers stranded in Europe on Saturday at the height of the busy summer tourism season. In Italy, some 1,000 flights, both domestic and international, were cancelled as a result of the strike by ground crew, according to airport…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Saturday received another batch of 140 Nigerians stranded in Agadas, Niger Republic. The NEMA Coordinator, Kano Territorial Office, Dr Nuradeen Abdullahi, confirmed this while receiving the returnees in Kano. According to him, the returnees were brought back to Kano at about 9.38 p.m in three…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have lamented the non-availability and high cost of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly known as petrol. Latest checks by DAILY POST revealed that the non-availability of fuel has led to a boom in “black market” sales, as motorists have opted to patronize the only available channel…
LAGOS OCTOBER 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Over 500 Nigerians have lost their jobs and are stranded four months after the United Arab Emirates stopped granting or renewing Direct Employment Visa for Nigerians in the Western Asian country. It was gathered that while many of the affected persons had returned to Nigeria, hundreds of them are still in UAE…
LAGOS JANUARY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Some Nigerians, about 600 have been stranded in Saudi Arabia for more than seven months, according to a video circulating on social media. However, reacting to the video, Chairman of the Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, on Friday said “Nigerian irregular migrants in Saudi Arabia are due to be evacuated…
LAGOS JUNE 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Super Eagles’ striker, Victor Osimhen, is stranded in the country as uncertainties have beclouded his return to France. A competent source close to the player accused the Ministry of Aviation of frustrating the player’s travelling plans, claiming it refused to grant travel approval for LOSC Lille star. The source said: “Osimhen and…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Chinese medical team which arrived on April 8 has been unable to leave the country following the unavailability of commercial flights to Beijing, the capital of China. It was gathered that the personnel had concluded their assignment, which included assisting with the installation of some equipment and sharing COVID-19 experience with…
LAGOS MAY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Some students sponsored to Europr for postgraduate studies by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) are reportedly stranded abroad because of the alleged lack of funding from the commission. The students this month sent a letter to the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, complaining that life for them abroad has been…
