By Abdulfatah Babatunde The African Development Bank and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), on Thursday in Geneva, Switzerland, signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly address humanitarian and development challenges in Africa. The MOU further elevates a partnership between the two institutions. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Global […]
From Our Correspondent ………Visits Minister to discuss priority areas The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr Aminu Maida, says transparency will form the bedrock of his leadership as Nigeria’s chief telecom regulator. Maida pledged this when he paid a courtesy visit to the Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, […]
From Our Correspondent The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) says it is set to delist 91,843 companies for failing to file their annual returns as and when due. TheNewsZenith reports that the commission published the list of the affected companies, marked for delisting on its website last week. This is 2,738 companies less than the 94,581 […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nigeria shined at the ongoing World Radio Communication (WRC) conference, in Dubai, UAE as International Telecommunications Union (ITU) elected two directors of Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) into its Working Groups. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, announced this in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday. Muoka quoted the CEO of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) is seeking collaboration with the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) to reduce energy poverty in Nigeria. The collaboration will be through the domestication of renewable energy solutions and to fast-track industrial development of the country. The Deputy Head of UNIDO Nigeria Office, […]
BY Our Correspondent The Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) says it has rejected 328 expatriate job applications from oil firms since January. Mr Olubisi Okunola, Manager of Strategy at NCDMB, announced this at the capacity building workshop for media stakeholders in Lagos. Okunola said the board had completed 83 per cent of the […]
By Celsus Ohain It’s another season of gubernatorial aspirations in Edo State and the league of aspirants is growing by the day, with each of the aspirants moving on with its own ‘Roman mob’. This is not unusual in a democracy; it is perfectly normal and accords with the tenets of the game. However, certain […]
The International Water Association (IWA) Water and Development Congress and Exhibition 2023 formally opened on Monday in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The events bring together water professionals worldwide. It is to address pressing challenges and explore innovative solutions in the water and sanitation sector. Under the theme “Water, Sanitation, and Climate Resilience — […]
By Our Correspondent A United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Report says close to $7 trillion in public and private sector resources are annually invested in activities that negatively impact nature. UNEP released the report at the ongoing climate change conference (COP28), on Saturday, in Dubai, UAE. It noted that nature-based solutions remained dramatically underfunded. […]
Israeli warplanes struck parts of the Gaza Strip in relentless bombardment on Saturday, hitting some of the dwindling bits of land it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza, despite its wide support. […]