World Bank Reacts As Nigeria’s External Debt Hits $145bn With Rise In Servicing Burden
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s external debt increased to $145.015 billion in 2025, representing a 6.6…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Nigeria’s external debt increased to $145.015 billion in 2025, representing a 6.6 per cent rise from the previous year, according to the World Bank’s International Debt Report 2026 The report showed an increase of $61.8 billion from the $83.213 billion recorded in 2015, reflecting a 74.3 per cent rise in the country’s…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Troops of the Nigerian Army have arrested a suspected terrorist, Auta Maikyala, at a hospital in Kagarko Local Government Area of Kaduna State, where he reportedly sought treatment for a gunshot wound sustained during an encounter with a rival faction. The arrest was carried out on Thursday, November 5, by troops of…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Niger State Police Command has arrested 31 suspects following a series of violent clashes in parts of Minna, including attacks that left two people dead and several others injured. The incidents occurred in Albishir, Gurara, Gbeganu, Samande, Tunga, Angwan-Biri and Tudun-Fulani communities between October 16 and 29, 2026. The Police Public…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Congress of Nigerian Maritime Media Practitioners [CONMMEP], in collaboration with the Network of Nigerian Maritime Journalists [NNMJ], will host its 2026 Annual Conference on Wednesday, November 25, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Marriott Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos. The conference theme is “Leveraging the Digital Transformation of Nigeria’s Marine and Blue Economy…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Yiaga Africa executive director Samson Itodo says the number of questionable voter registration records in the voter register exceeds the 1.5 million flagged by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Mr Itodo stated this on Thursday, in response to INEC’s spokesman, Lawrence Bayode, who, in an interview on Channels TV, disclosed that some…
LAGOS NOVEMVER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Former Director of Voter and Publicity Education at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, has questioned how 1.5 million questionable voter records found in the commission’s register were allowed to exist. Osaze-Uzzi, who spoke during an interview on Arise Television, said the discovery ought not to have happened, considering the…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is investigating a former bank operations manager, Obinna Nwaobi, over the alleged diversion of N515 million from an account belonging to a customer, DAHUA Paper Company. According to a statement from EFCC spokesperson Dele Oyewale on Thursday, the commission received a petition at its Enugu…
LAGOS NOVEMBER 6TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has raised concerns over the increasing involvement of South African nationals in international drug trafficking. The agency said three South Africans had been arrested in recent operations, with large quantities of heroin, cocaine and synthetic cannabis, popularly known as Loud, recovered from them. The Assistant Director,…