From Our Correspondent The Niger State Government has set aside N3.5 billion to establish a state Agric Development Fund as incentives for youths to engage in agro-business. Gov. Mohammed Umaru-Bago announced this during technical session of First Niger Green Economy Summit in Minna. According to a Government House statement, Umaru-Bago explained that the government would contribute […]
From Our Correspondent The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Initiative Steering Committee, on Friday, said seven CNG conversion centres have been established in the country. The Committee Chairman, Mr Zacch Adedeji, made this known while handing over CNG buses to the State House, Permanent Secretary, Mr Olusesan Adebiyi, in Abuja. Adedeji is the acting Chairman […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Three tech solution hubs have emerged winners of the 2023 Talent Hunt Research through Hackathon organised by the Nigerian Communication Commission, on Thursday in Abuja, to cost home N10 million each. TheNewsZenith reports that they emerged overall winners in three categories of contests from 81 entries received by the NCC. Speaking at […]
The Palestinian Health Ministry, on Thursday, released the names of 7,028 people who died in the Israeli air strikes in the Gaza Strip. This is coming a day after U.S. President Joe Biden questioned the death toll since the war began on Oct. 7. Biden told reporters at the A mourner reacts amidst the bodies […]
From Our Correspondent The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has called on opposition parties to lend their support to President Bola Tinubu’s administration. Addressing journalists at the presidential villa during his congratulatory visit to Tinubu, Abbas expressed that the court’s judgment had been anticipated. Tinubu had secured a validation of his victory […]
The African Union (AU) has emphasised that addressing the issue of illicit financial outflows from the continent is crucial for expediting progress toward achieving inclusive growth and sustainable development. Patrick Olomo, Head of the Department of Economic Affairs at the AU Commission, made this assertion in Nairobi, Kenya. Olomo was addressing the 2023 African Parliamentary […]
From Our Correspondent The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed the appeal by former Vice President and Presidential candidate of the PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar against President Bola Tinubu. Atiku is seeking to nullify the Feb. 25, presidential election, which Tinubu won. Atiku and Peter Obi of the Labour Party had filed separate appeals to challenge […]
From Our Correspondent The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) says the government will ensure that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Benue return home soon. Its Federal Commissioner, Mr Tijani Ahmed, gave the assurance while distributing relief materials to IDPs at Ichwa camp in Makurdi. Ahmed said the government will also […]
The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Wednesday announced their delegations’ arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to resume a new round of negotiations. “Based on the SAF’s belief that negotiation is the means that may end the war, we accepted the invitation. We will go to Jeddah to complete […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government, on Wednesday, distributed 30 bags of NPK fertilisers and 20 cartons of herbicides to 60 farmers in Imo State to boost food production. TheNewsZenith reports that Director of Agricultural Extension Services, Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr Brooks Michael, supervised the distribution in Owerri. Michael said each […]