From Our Correspondent The Kano State Fire Service says it rescued one 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, announced this in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith, on Friday, in Kano. Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on […]
From Our Corerespondent Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says the Federal Government will discuss the new minimum wage with Labour unions in March. Idris announced this at the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue and presentation of the 2023 African Award, on Thursday, in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Media Trust Group organised the […]
Ethiopia’s deal to lease a port in Somalia’s breakaway region of Somaliland has infuriated the government in Mogadishu and prompted concern it will further destabilise the Horn of Africa region. Under a memorandum of understanding signed on Jan. 1, landlocked Ethiopia would lease 20 km (12 miles) around Somaliland’s port of Berbera for 50 years, in exchange […]
From Our Correspondent Residents of Bodija Community said more than 10 people are still missing following the Jan. 16 bomb explosion in the area. Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA) announced this at its Consultative Forum on Wednesday in Ibadan. BERA, therefore, urged that wealthy Nigerians to assist victims of the incidence. The group also demanded […]
By Dr Omo Odigie ‘Calm’, ‘humble’, ‘calculated’ and ‘goal-focused’ are words that are appropriate to define the personality of Dr Ernest Afolabi Umakhihe, the APC’s frontline aspirant for Edo Governorship. If he were to be in any other major political party, they would adopt his candidacy effortlessly as their consensus choice. Notwithstanding, the APC, as […]
Zimbabwe will host the 56th session of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development. Mthuli Ncube, Zimbabwe’s Minister of Finance, Economic Development and Investment Promotion, said on Wednesday, in Harare. The theme of the conference is “Financing the Transition to Inclusive Green Economies in […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government is committed to prompt payment of the N35,000 wage arrears to government workers, the Accountant-General of the Federation (AGF), Dr Oluwatoyin Madein has said. Madein said, on Wednesday, in Abuja that inadequate revenue and contending government expenditure caused the delay. She said the Federal Government had initiated moves to […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has again alerted Nigerians in the Diaspora to be wary of some unscrupulous groups canvassing for business opportunities. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM issued an advisory message on the faceless group on Wednesday in Abuja. “Another group, Optiva Capital Partners […]
Dozens of family members of hostages, held by Hamas, stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, on Monday, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release. This is coming as European Foreign Ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate the creation of a Palestinian state after the war. The developments showed the […]
From Our Correspondent Members of the Ogun State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, impeached their Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo (APC-Ifo1). Eighteen out of 26 members removed Oluomo during the plenary, presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Mrs Bolanle Ajayi (APC-Yewa South) in Abeokuta. The embattled speaker was not at the plenary but the Clerk and the […]