By Abdulfatah Babatunde …….Gov. Yusuf appreciates people’s support The Kano State Government has approved the construction of two road interchanges to decongest the ever-busy junctions and facilitate easy traffic flow. Information Commissioner, Baba Halilu Dantiye, announced this in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith at the weekend. Dantiye stated that the State Executive Council, at its […]
France has announced the indefinite closure of its embassy in Niger and the termination of the employment contracts of embassy staff. The announcement is contained in a letter sent to embassy staff and seen by Xinhua on Friday. French Ambassador to Niger, Sylvain Itte, said in the letter that since the coup and the violent […]
From Our Correspondent The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla, said the Nigerian Navy (NN) has destroyed 703 illegal refineries and confiscated 23 vessels in its operations from January to date. Ogalla announced this during during meeting with Principal Staff Officers, Flag Officers Commanding and Base Commanders, on Friday in Abuja. […]
By Our Correspondent The joint Search and Rescue Simulation by the Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) will reduce rescue time and boost passenger confidence in water transportation. The Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, made this declaration during the joint exercise held, on Thursday, in Lagos. Osiyemi said because emergencies and disasters know no boundaries, […]
By Our Correspondent Finance Minister & Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun, says the world could no longer afford the “elevated high levels” of interest-based financing. Edun made the remarks at a forum organised by the Security Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Islamic Financial Services Board (IFSB) in Abuja. Citing man-made and natural […]
By Our Correspondent The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says an explosion of a capacitor voltage transformer stirred a fire outbreak on Sunday on its Maryland-Ikorodu 132/33kV transmission line-2. In a statement, TCN spokesperson, Ms Ndidi Mbah, said the incident necessitated the emergency opening of the substation at about 7.58 p.m.. This entailed the isolation […]
From Our Correspondent The Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) has released the results of the November 2023 diet of its Professional Qualifying Examination (PQE), with 3,963 teachers failing. TRCN Registrar, Prof. Josiah Ajiboye, announced this at an interactive session with newsmen, on Monday, in Abuja. “A total of 3,963 teachers who sat for the […]
By Our Correspondent Cambridge University College has announced a Nigerian-born Professor, Ijeoma Uchegbu, as its next President. The Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has, therefore, sent a congratulatory message to the professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM issued a statement, congratulating Uchegbu. “A Nigerian-born Professor of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI) is actively collaborating with Nigeria and six other African countries to develop robust Carbon Market Activation Plans (CMAPs). TheNewsZenith reports that the countries are Nigeria, Kenya, Mozambique, Malawi, DRC, Ghana and Rwanda, This is contained in a statement from the African Communication Group (ACG) and e-mailed to […]
Russia has no interest in having war with NATO countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday. In an interview with a local TV channel, Putin refuted the claims that Russia may attack NATO as “absurd and a figure of speech”. “Moscow and NATO countries have no territorial claims against each other,” he said. Putin […]