LAGOS DECEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A Nigerian official on Monday criticized a travel ban imposed on the West African nation by the British government amid fears about the new omicron coronavirus variant as “punitive, indefensible and discriminatory.” U.K. Health Secretary Sajid Javid on Saturday added Nigeria to the U.K.’s travel “red list,” which means that arrivals from…
LAGOS MARCH 23RD (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian police arrested a pastor and raided churches as the West African nation stepped up efforts to enforce a ban on large gatherings and contain the spread of the coronavirus. In the past week, dozens of African nations have shut their borders, grounded planes and closed schools and bars as the case…
LAGOS JULY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Monrovia, Liberia received the country’s highest award and expressed his resolve to continue to strengthen cooperation within the West African sub region. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman, who confirmed this development in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari was honoured during the 172nd independence anniversary…