LAGOS JUNE 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)—United States Consulate General Lagos in collaboration with Baltimore-based Global Air Media, on Tuesday concluded a two-day drone technology workshop for students and women STEM leaders. The training was held at the Cedar STEM & Entrepreneurship Hub, and American Corner at Co-Creation Hub (CCHUB), both in Yaba, Lagos on Monday and Tuesday…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The United States of America has affirmed its desire to train no fewer than one hundred Nigerian journalists on election reporting for the effective coverage and objective reporting of the 2019 general election. US Consul General in Nigeria, Mr F. John Bray who made the pronouncement while delivering a welcome address during…
LAGOS MAY 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-One woman who is making Nigerians Proud both home and in the diaspora is ,Lilian Ogbuefi.The 22-year -old ,2012 one day Lagos State governor .Ogbuefi ,like the nobel prize winner ,Chimanda Adiche ,has stated being recognized in far away United states of America (USA).She has started winning awards both home and abroad…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump warmly welcomed the president of Nigeria to the White House Monday, the first high-profile meeting with a sub-Saharan African leader for a president who has previously disparaged the continent. Proclaiming a good relationship with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Trump told reporters he appreciated the nation’s role as a “strong democracy…
LAGOS MAY 1ST (NEWSRANGERS)-President Trump said Monday that he urged Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, to remove trade barriers to allow additional US investment in the African nation. Trump noted that the United States sends more than $1 billion in foreign aid annually to Nigeria and said it should get something in return. ‘‘We think that…
LAGOS APRIL 28TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Ni¬ger¬ian asylum seekers flood into Canada across a ditch in Upstate New York, Canadian authorities are asking the United States for help — but not with managing the influx at the border. Instead, they want U.S. immigration officials to reduce the foot traffic by screening Nigerians more stringently before granting them…
LAGOS APRIL 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The ‘Church of Satan’ has said President Muhammadu Buhari is”ignorant” over the statement he made about the recent Benue church killings. In condemning the attack on St Ignatius Catholic church in Ayar-Mbalom village, Benue State by Fulani herdsmen, Buhari had described the act as ‘satanic.’ The herders murdered two Catholic priests and…
LAGOS APRIL 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)Facing a crackdown on their favorite visa to enter the United States, hundreds of wealthy Indians are turning to another program that fast tracks immigrants to a green card. Applications from India for EB-5 visas — which give immigrants a green card if they invest $500,000 and create 10 jobs in the…