The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it is working toward an amicable solution to restoring constitutional order in the Niger Republic. President of the ECOWAS Commission, Omar Alieu Touray, gave this assurance during a press conference, on Friday, in Abuja. Touray said the regional bloc would maintain its interest in the economic […]
BRICS leaders agreed, on Thursday, to invite six countries – Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) – to join the group. The six countries’ membership will take effect on Jan. 1, 2024, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced at a press conference during the 15th BRICS Summit. “We value […]
Pakistani Rupee dropped to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar, crossing the barrier of 300 Rupees to the greenback, on Thursday, the State Bank of Pakistan said. The closing exchange rate of the Pakistani currency in the interbank market stood at 300.22. This is a decrease of 0.58 rupee or 0.19 per cent from […]
The Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) says the Integrated Personal Payroll Information System (IPPIS) failed to remit N26.6 billion of workers’ contributory funds in two years. Managing Director of FMBN, Madu Hamman, announced this while appearing before the House of Representatives Ad hoc committee probing non-remittance to the National Housing Fund (NHF) and utilisation […]
The Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Dr Ibraheem Abdul, has advised new students to take advantage of its Business Incubation Hubs to discover their passion and creative skills. Speaking at the matriculation of 4,407 students in the college on Thursday, Abdul said the College had introduced entrepreneurial course. He said it is compulsory […]
A soldier died in a robbery attack in Benin on Wednesday, the Police Command in Edo State confirmed on Thursday. SP Chidi Nwabuzor, the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in Edo, told newsmen that the robbery took place at the First Eastern Circular and Akpakpaba Roads intersection in Benin City. Nwabuzor said suspected armed robbers, […]
A senior member and two militants of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) died in a Turkish drone strike in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, on Thursday, the region’s counter-terrorism service said in a statement. The drone killed them in the morning on a main road near Sidakan in Iraq’s Erbil province, the statement added. Turkish forces […]
By Our Correspondent Media professionals have called on the political class in Nigeria to shun violence, embrace peace, and exhibit the spirit of sportsmanship whenever they lose at the polls. They made the call at a Public Lecture organised by the Lagos State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). TheNewsZenith reports that the theme […]
From Our Correspondent in Ilorin Prof. Noah Yusuf, the Vice-Chancellor, of Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, says climate change, deforestation and the depletion of natural resources are stark realities that demand everyone’s immediate attention. Yusuf made the remarks at the flag-off of Green Campus Initiative at the Igbaja Campus of the University, on Wednesday, in Igbaja, Kwara […]
Tanzanian Police said, on Wednesday, they recovered 6.753 kilogrammes of gold that were stolen from a gold mine. Janeth Magomi, the Shinyanga Regional Police Commander, said gold worth 9.2 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.68 million) was stolen at the Bulyanhulu Gold Mine a month ago. Bulyanhulu is an underground gold mine in the Shinyanga region located […]