LAGOS AUGUST 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria has secured a $1.5 billion loan from the US-EXIM Bank to boost solar power infrastructure in 10 different locations in the country. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SUN Africa LLC, USA, Adam Cortese, disclosed this yesterday while speaking with newsmen after a meeting of a delegation of the company with President…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A 37-year-old Nigerian woman based in the USA caused a commotion when she fired several rounds inside Dallas Love Field Airport in Texas. The woman, later identified as Portia Odufuwa, was consequently shot and injured by a police officer before being taken into custody. No other injuries were reported, the police said,…
LAGOS JULY 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four track team members and their coach from Africa were reported missing after participating in the world championships at the University of Oregon in Eugene, police said. The team from Eritrea, a country in northeastern Africa, was taking part in the Oregon22 World Athletics Championships, university police said in a statement. The…
LAGOS JULY 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Gasoline prices in the US just saw the biggest single-day drop in more than a decade. Average US pump prices fell by 3.1 cents to $4.721 a gallon overnight, marking the largest daily drop since December 2008, according to auto club AAA. Prices at the pump have been falling for the past…
LAGOS JULY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Minister of Interior Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has commissioned the enhanced ePassport for Nigerians in the United States of America. The event held at the Nigerian House in Washington DC. Speaking at the event, the Minister enjoined Nigerians in the United States desirous of obtaining fresh Passport or those for re-issue to…
LAGOS JUNE 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-At least 46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. The survivors were “hot to the touch” and suffering from heat stroke and heat…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler arrived in Egypt, beginning a rare regional tour that will also seek to build bridges with former rival Turkey. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will discuss ways to enhance ties between the two nations as well as regional and international political issues,…
LAGOS JUNE 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A gunman opened fire on his co-workers at a manufacturing facility in northern Maryland on Thursday, killing multiple people before being taken into custody after a shootout with police. Washington County Sheriff Douglas Mullendore did not immediately identify the 23-year-old assailant, but told a news conference a state trooper stopped him as…