From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has suspended the accreditation and evaluation of degree certificates obtained from neighbouring Benin Republic and Togo. Augustina Obilor-Duru, the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, announced the suspension in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the suspension followed an undercover report, detailing how a degree […]
From Our Correspondent The Reference Hospital, Okene, Kogi State has conducted more than 100 surgeries and handled many safe child deliveries in the last four months. Chief Medical Director (CMD), Prof.Solomon Avidime, announced this during the end-of-year get-together organised for the staff of the hospital in Okene. TheNewsZenith reports that the Kogi State Government […]
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has joined forces with key stakeholders in Baidoa, the largest city in the southwest state of Somalia, to boost community participation and improve public services. The UNDP said the partnership aims to establish a user-friendly digital platform. It is partnering with the Ministry of Planning, Investment and Economic Development […]
From Our Correspondent Nigeria’s First Lady, Sen Oluremi Tinubu, has appealed to nursing mothers to take adequate care of their babies with nutritious weaning food for their brain development. Tinubu also urged mothers to immunise their babies as and when due while they practice exclusive breastfeeding. The First Lady gave this advice while welcoming the […]
From Our Correspondent The Kabba Muslim Community in Kogi State, on Monday, laid the foundation of a 5,000-seater capacity ultra-modern Central Mosque worth N1 billion. TheNewsZenith reports that the Chief Imam of Ilorin, Sheikh Bashir Imam-Solihu, laid the foundation of the mosque. Imam-Solihu congratulated the Kabba Muslim community for the initiative and the progress made […]
Below is the full text of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Year Broadcast to the Nation on Monday, Jan. 1, 2023, as received by TheNewsZenith. Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and every one of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian workers that his administration would implement a new national living wage for them in 2024. The President gave the assurance in his New Year broadcast to the nation on Monday. A new living wage, he said, will ensure that the economic aspirations. It will also prioritise […]
Israeli forces have arrested at least four Palestinians and wounded 17 others after conducting nightlong raids in the occupied West Bank cities. During the raids, they fired drones, according to Al Jazeera’s Nida Ibrahim. Two overnight drone attacks on the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarem caused the injuries, said Ibrahim, citing medical sources. During […]
A Palestinian source revealed on Sunday that Egypt has offered to hold separate talks with Palestinian factions next week to discuss an end to the Gaza conflict. The talks will also include possible post-conflict arrangements. The source told Xinhua that the invitations had been sent to Palestine Liberation Organisation members parties Fatah movement, led by […]
South Africa, on Friday, launched a case at the United Nations’ International Court in Hague, Switzerland, accusing Israel of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. It is asking the court to order Israel to halt its attacks. This is the first such challenge made at the court over the current war. Israel swiftly rejected the filing “with disgust”. […]