Police, Protesters Clash In France Over High Cost Of Living
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent clashes erupted between police and protesters across France on Saturday, as…
Police, Protesters Clash In France Over High Cost Of Living
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Violent clashes erupted between police and protesters across France on Saturday, as hundreds of thousands of people protested against rising costs and declining public services in some of the country’s most destructive unrest in years. The Interior Ministry said at least 272 people had been arrested after violent incidents involving hooded individuals,…
Court Sentences Woman, Boyfriend To Death Over Murder Of Husband
LAGOS OCTOBER 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-According to BBC News a woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to death for the murder of her husband in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Muskan Rastogi, 26, and Sahil Shukla, 28, were convicted on 30 September by a court in Meerut city for the 2025 murder of…
Fidelity Bank, Foremost Radiology Champion Early Breast Cancer Detection
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-As Nigeria joins the global campaign for breast cancer awareness, Fidelity Bank Plc and Foremost Radiology are encouraging women to recognise possible warning signs, seek professional medical advice and take timely action when they notice unusual changes. The initiative is being implemented through HerFidelity, the women focused proposition of Fidelity Bank,…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway: Re-Examining Peter Obi’s Warning And Failure Of Accountability
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Peter Obi Media Office is revisiting the contentious Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, which continues to raise significant concerns about government priorities, the use of public funds, and accountability. When Peter Obi urged the government to rehabilitate Nigeria’s deteriorating hinterland roads before advancing an ambitious coastal highway, his position was unambiguous:…
NIMASA-BEAP: Portal Opens To Nigerians As Age Barrier Is Removed
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA has announced the removal of the age restriction for participation in its National Innovation Hackathon 2026, under the NIMASA Blue Economy Accelerator Programme (NIMASA-BEAP), following widespread demand from Nigerians seeking to participate in the initiative. The agency in a statement said the NIMASA-BEAP application…
Poverty Remains High In Nigeria Despite Economic Growth-IMF
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday warned that poverty remains high in Nigeria despite resilient economic growth, urging the federal government to provide targeted, temporary support to vulnerable households as rising food and energy costs continue to undermine living standards. The Fund, however, raised Nigeria’s economic growth forecast for 2026 by 0.1…
Lagos-Calabar Coastal Road: Presidency Renounces Plan To Bypass Some States
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidency yesterday dismissed suggestions that President Bola Tinubu had ordered the abandonment of parts of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway to route the project through the existing East-West Road, insisting that the entire 750-kilometre coastal highway would be constructed as originally planned. The clarification followed public controversy over the proposed use of…
US Govt Fines Bank Of America $1.2bn For Failing To Police Suspicious Activity
LAGOS OCTOBER 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Bank of America has been fined $1.21 billion by US regulators for widespread failures to detect potential money laundering and other illicit activity, a penalty the bank said will hurt third-quarter earnings. The Treasury Department said the fine, the third-largest in department history, is due to the bank’s failure to report more…
