Hamas group, the Military wing of the Palestinian enclave, said released a new set of 20 Israeli captives to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Saturday night. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed Hamas transferred the hostages back to Israel through the Palestinian enclave’s border with Egypt. IDF has acknowledged the exchange, […]
Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. The announcement came after Hamas delayed the releases for several hours, saying Israel violated the terms of a truce deal. The deal had set the stage for such swaps. Saturday marked […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government hopes to boost wheat production to 1.25 million tonnes of yield as it launched the National Wheat Cultivation Scheme, on Saturday. Abubakar Kyari, Agriculture and Food Security Minister gave the projection at the launching of the 2023 dry season wheat development project in Auyo LGA of Jigawa State. TheNewsZenith […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A Nigerian, Dr Ikpeme Neto and two other African entrepreneurs, have emerged winners of the 2023 African Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, receiving combined grants of $700,000. TheNewsZenith reports that the other winners are Thomas Njeru from Kenya and Ayman Bazaraa from Egypt. In a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Saturday, organisers […]
From Our Correspondent The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun, re-emphasised the importance of professionalism and people-friendly policing as he interacted with officers in Kwara Command on policing activities. ACP Olumiywas Adejobi, the Force PRO, said in a statement, e-mailed to TheNewsZenith, that Egbetokun visited Kwara Command, on Friday. According to the statement, touring […]
From Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has implored governors to revamp Nigeria’s agricultural sector so as to reduce dependence on food imports and attain food self-sufficiency. Shettima made the call during the 137th meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC), on Thursday, in Abuja. The Vice-President is Chairman of the NEC, a statutory body with […]
From Our Correspondent Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, has projected Nigeria will become a net exporter of petroleum products, come 2024. The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, made this revelation during a meeting with the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas. Kyari said all […]
From Our Correspondent The World Health Organisation (WHO) and Nigeria’s 36 State governors will, next month sign a compact agreement to improve healthcare services delivery. Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State announced this at a news briefing after National Economic Council (NEC) meeting on Thursday. TheNewsZenith reports that Vice-President, Kashim Shettima, chaired the meeting in […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, inaugurated 15 motorised boreholes in Benue State to address the perennial shortage of drinking water in the state. Represented by the Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mr Zaphaniah Jisalo, Tinubu hinted that National Lottery Trust Fund funded the project. TheNewsZenith reports that projects is located […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has winged 12 combat pilots, with a charge that they contribute their best towards sustaining the counter-insurgency operations in the country. The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, gave the charge during the winging of Basic Flying Course-20 at the 403 Flying Training […]