From our Correspondent The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for demanding that a candidate, at Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination should remove her hijab (headgear) before writing the examination. JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Benjamin stated […]
Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of an Offshore Survey Vessel ( OSV 115) for scientific hydro-graphic and oceanographic missions. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, announced this in a statement, weekend in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the vessel ”is the latest addition to the Nigerian Navy fleet. It will operate in […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have agreed to set the ball rolling for the diaspora mortgage scheme to begin operation within the next three months. Both government agencies reached this consensus when the Managing Director of the FMBN visited the NIDCOM office in […]
From Jafar Omoniyi, Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the nation’s currency, Naira would continue to gain value against the American dollar at the forex market, the office of VP said in a statement. TheNewsZenith reports that the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in the statement quoted Shettima as […]
From Omoniyi Jafar, Kano The Police have arrested eight suspects for allegedly attempting to disrupt the inauguration of a new commissioner at the Kano State Government House. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr Usaini Gumel, confirmed the arrest, on Friday, in Kano. Gumel said that the suspects pose a security threat at the […]
From Our Correspondent With the plethora of unresolved corruption allegations hanging on his neck, the Democratic Front (TDF) has asked former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, not to raise accusations of corruption on others. TDF made this observation in a statement signed by its Chairman Danjuma Mohammed and Secretary Wale Adedayo and emailed to TheNewszenith on […]
From Our Correspondent The Kebbi State Government has allocated more than ten hectares of land to the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) for agriculture development. Mr Olusegun Ayeoyenikan, NASENI’s Director of Information announced this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Ayeoyenikan stated that NASENI would use the the land to establish […]
….. cites safety concerns What was supposed to be a time of celebration for Asna Tabassum – the University of Southern California’s 2024 valedictorian – has turned to disappointment after the university denied her the chance to give a speech at commencement over security concerns. “Over the past days, discussion relating to the selection of […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has secured strategic collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID-NIGERIA) on diaspora engagements. TheNewsZenith reports that the collaboration is particularly on youth empowerment to deepen socio-economic development of the country. USAID will also partner with NIDCOM on the 2024 National Diaspora Day Celebrations. […]
From Our Correspondent ……IMPI insists FG on track with Hitech The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) says there are enough proof to support the Federal Government’s choice of HiTECH to construct the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway. IMPI Chairman, Niyi Akinsoji, made this assertion in a statement, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The group debunked former Vice […]