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”. […]
From Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Saturday in Abuja, passed the 2024 budget after a third reading. Before the budget, senators increased the bill by N1.2tn, raising the total appropriation to N28.7 trillion from N27.5 trillion. With a voice vote by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, the Senate passed the […]
From Our Correspondent The 10th House of Representatives considered and treated 1615 different legislative matters between July and December. Speaker of the House, Tajudeen Abba, announced this during a plenary, shortly before the House adjourned for New Year break, on Saturday, in Abuja. Abbas said the matters comprised of 962 bills, 500 motions, and 153 […]