LAGOS JANUARY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Transmission Company of Nigeria, TCN, has confirmed that parts of the Presidential Villa and 60 percent of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, are in darkness after vandals stole a 132-kilovolt underground cable that transports bulk electricity to its 132kV Central Area Transmission Substation. TCN disclosed this in a statement by its…
LAGOS JANUARY 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s inflation rate rose to 34.8% in December 2024, up from 34.6% in November, driven by increased demand for goods and services during the festive season. This was revealed in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for December 2024, published by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The NBS stated: “In December…
LAGOS JANUARY 7TH (NEWSRANGERS)-A number of people have been killed after magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck in the Himalayas on Tuesday morning. Chinese state media reported at least nine fatalities near the city of Shigatse in Tibet, and tremors felt in neighboring Nepal and India. “A reporter learned from the Tibet Autonomous Region earthquake bureau that…
LAGOS DECEMBER 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The disease which locals are referring to as Dinga Dinga, translating to “shaking like dancing”, has already affected around 300 people, mostly women and girls, according to health officials. In what will come across as a really disturbing development, a mysterious illness known as the “dancing disease” has reportedly caused patients to…