From Our Correspondent The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) expelled six final-year students and 13 others over alleged examination malpractices and other related offences. Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, announced the expulsion in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. Their offences ranged from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion and […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Railway Corporation recorded a 49.73 per cent decline in passenger freight, convening 672,198 passengers in Q4 of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) TheNewsZenith reports that this decline is against 1,337,108 people who travelled via rail system in the corresponding quarter of 2022. NBS gave these figures […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied, on Monday, sacked the Minister of Education, Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, according to a statement by the presidency. The statement did not specify the reason for the dismissal. Saied has appointed Salwa Abbassi, previously the general inspector of secondary education, as the new Minister of Education. Boughdiri was appointed as the Minister […]
Cote d’Ivoire’s President Alassane Ouattara will increase the official cocoa farmgate price to 1,500 CFA francs ($2.47) per kilogramme from next Tuesday from the current 1,000 CFA, sources at five different export companies said. The sources, who requested anonymity, said they were citing a decision at a government meeting on Saturday. Earlier, Ouattara had validated […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos Island residents, on Sunday, trooped out en mass to buy food items at the Food Market Hub facilitated by Mrs Omolara Oyekan-Olumegbon, a lawmaker representing Lagos Island Constituency I in the State House of Assembly. TheNewsZenith reports that Oyekan-Olumegbon organised the market hub, tagged “Senator Oluremi Tinubu Food Bank” at the […]
From Our Correspondent Ashraaf Islamic Foundation and the Nigerian Armed Forces have called on Nigerian Muslims to always seek ways to balance religious rites, public safety and national security. They made the call during the seventh Annual Ramadan Lecture and Prayers for the Nation, on Saturday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the theme of the […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky continued to clean house on Saturday even as Russia bombarded the nation, carrying out 75 airstrikes in just 24 hours. Zelensky ousted two key staffers — his top aide, Serhiy Shefir, and the Commissioner for Soldiers’ Rights, Alyona Verbytska. He also removed four other government workers. Zelensky did not offer reasons […]
ADVERTISEMENTFrom Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigeria Police Force says it made significant progress in its investigation into the tragic ambush and killing of six policemen on Feb. 26. To this end, the Police have arrested eight suspects in connection with the brutal ambush attack. ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PRO, announced this in a statement emailed to […]
A total of 45 people died in a bus crash that occurred on Thursday in South Africa’s northeastern province of Limpopo, the country’s Department of Transport said. The crash, which involved a passenger bus allegedly transporting people from Botswana to Moria, a town in Limpopo, the department said in a statement late Thursday. An 8-year-old […]
From Our Correspondent The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Thursday, announced new minimum capital requirements for banks to enhance banks’ resilience and strengthen the country’s financial system. The Apex bank said it is pegging the minimum capital base for commercial banks with international authorisation at N500 billion ($353.32 million). It also said it will […]