LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has been excluded as the US President, Donald Trump, is scheduled to welcome leaders from five African countries to Washington next week for discussions about business opportunities. A White House official announced on Wednesday that Trump would host the presidents of Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania and Senegal for…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigerian football was thrown into mourning again on Thursday following the death of former Super Eagles goalkeeper and 1994 AFCON winner Peter Rufai, who passed on at the age of 61, PUNCH Sports Extra reports. Rufai was said to have died in Lagos in the early hours of Thursday following a brief…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s state-owned refineries in Port Harcourt, Warri, and Kaduna face mounting calls for privatization as stakeholders criticize their persistent underperformance despite billions in investments. The Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN) and oil marketers argue the facilities are a drain on the economy, prompting proposals to sell them to private investors or as…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The football world has been left devastated by the death of the Liverpool and Portugal star Diogo Jota in a car accident in north-western Spain. The 28-year-old father of three, who married his long-term partner, Rute Cardoso, 11 days earlier, was killed alongside his brother André Silva when the Lamborghini they were…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, a leading advocate for environmental sustainability and ESG in Africa, marked World Environment Day 2025 by partnering with the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) to host a high-impact symposium themed “Ending Plastic Pollution” at the Lekki Conservation Centre, Lagos. The event brought together corporate leaders, environmental experts,…
LAGOS JULY 4TH (NEWSRNAGERS)-US immigration agents have arrested famed Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr, 39, and plan to deport him to Mexico where he has “an active arrest warrant… for his involvement in organised crime”, US officials announced on Thursday. Less than a week before his arrest, the former middleweight world champion was…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Former President Muhammadu Buhari has reportedly been sick and only recently discharged from an intensive care unit (ICU) in a United Kingdom (UK) hospital. According to Empowered Newswire, a close relative of the former president said he took ill in London during a medical check-up trip. The report said Buhari was…
LAGOS JULY 3RD (NEWSRNAGERS)-Shell says it will continue to explore opportunities to invest in Nigeria as the country aims to achieve energy abundance. Speaking at a panel session at the 2025 Nigeria Oil and Gas Conference in Abuja , Managing Director, Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) Ronald Adams referred to the…