LAGOS JULY 25TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria made the list as US President Donald Trump launched a fresh wave of tariffs on 60 trading partners of the United States. The tariffs range from 10 percent to 12.5 percent. Goods from the affected trading partners make up 99.4 percent of US imports. The administration claims that the affected countries…
LAGOS JULY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian Pastor highlighted by President Trump on social media, says that nine members of his family have been killed. The minister is an outspoken critic of the killing of Christians by radicalized Muslim members of the Fulani militia. Rev. Ezekiel Dachomo now says that the same militia has issued a…
LAGOS JULY 19TH (NEWSRANGERS)-US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US covered by a blanket of smoke. The threat follows complaints by US lawmakers over the wildfires and Ontario’s premier Doug Ford asking the US to send support to fight…
LAGOS JULY 18TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-US President Donald Trump has called on FIFA to bring the men’s World Cup back to the United States, saying the next edition hosted by the country should not be shared with Canada and Mexico. Trump made the remarks on Friday during a FIFA World Cup reception at Trump Tower in…
LAGOS JUNE 17TH (NEWSRAGERS)-Nearly four months after the U.S. and Israel started its war with Iran, Donald Trump is working to secure a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme. The U.S. president was quick to celebrate an interim deal agreed over the…
LAGOS JUNE 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)- The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the country and apply at an embassy or consulate abroad. US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said on Friday that people seeking a change in status must do so through consular processing outside…
LAGOS MAY 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Oil prices abruptly reversed course Thursday afternoon, turning from gains to losses on news that the US and Iran may be only hours away from announcing terms for peace negotiations. Futures on Brent crude (BZ=F), the international benchmark, fell 2.6% to trade around $102.30 per barrel after gaining as much as…
