LAGOS FEBRUARY 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given President Bola Tinubu a 14-day ultimatum to implement concrete measures to tackle the rising cost of living crisis in the country. The students’ body which lamented the hardships faced by Nigerians warned that failure to come out with implementable policies that would address…
LAGOS DECEMBER 11TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) has lamented Nigeria’s level of corruption and the impact on its citizens. Reacting on Sunday via X, Obi decried that corruption is now a threat to the existence of Nigeria and the democracy, peace and progress of the country. Having observed…
LAGOS AUGUST 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-In furtherance of his desire to ease the burden of the fuel subsidy removal on students of higher institutions of learning, President Bola Tinubu has approved provision of buses to the students’ bodies of all universities, polytechnics and colleges of education across the country. The desire of the President is to see…
LAGOS JULY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Universities across the UK are offering separate accommodation for gay and trans students starting courses in September. At least seven institutions have flats or accommodation blocks reserved only for LGBTQ+ undergraduates, including leading Russell Group universities. Critics likened the move to social segregation and said it was ‘patronising’ to think that…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU said the Student Loan Bill, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law has the potential of sending many students out of school. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke stated this while speaking with newsmen on Wednesday. Recall that, on Monday, the President signed the bill, describing…
LAGOS MARCH 30TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States Department of State has announced 15 per cent hike in fees for certain nonimmigrant visa applications, including travel visas. It said the fee for B-1/B-2 visitor visas, Border Crossing Cards for Mexican citizens aged 15 and above, and student and exchange visitor visas will increase from $160 to $185….
LAGOS FEBRUARY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-There was anxiety in the University of Benin Friday morning over an attack by soldiers late Thursday into the early hours of yesterday who allegedly invaded the main gate area of the University of Benin in Ugbowo where they unleashed mayhem on whoever was in sight and destroyed virtually every vehicle parked…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Ahead of the forthcoming presidential election, the candidate of the All Progressive Congress and his campaign teams were in Osogbo, Osun State, earlier on Thursday for the party’s campaign. However, during the campaign rally, the presidential candidate of the party, Ahmed Tinubu, made a mistake in his statement while sharing his manifesto…