Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas, on Sunday, discussed the military escalation between the Palestinians and the Israelis in the Gaza Strip. During a phone conversation, the two presidents highlighted the danger of the absence of a political prospect. They also discussed the exacerbation of the current conditions, which threaten civilians’ […]
An Israeli lawmaker, Ofer Cassif, says his party warned about events like Saturday’s Hamas attack on Israel if the government continued its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. Hamas launched a multipronged assault at dawn with thousands of rockets fired at Israel and the Gaza-based group’s fighters infiltrating Israeli towns and illegal settlements, on Saturday. The attack […]
Death toll from Saturday’s magnitude 6.3 earthquake that hit Western Afghanistan climbed to at least 2053, officials of the ruling Taliban said on Sunday. Al Jazeera reported that men were digging through rubble with their bare hands and shovels in desperate attempts to pull victims from the wreckage left by powerful earthquakes. Ruling Taliban officials […]
By Our Correspondent Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State says his administration would begin the construction of a $100 million African Film City project in Epe in October. Sanwo-Olu announced the proposed groundbreaking of the project on his verified official X handle. He said that he shared the “exciting news” at a news conference on […]
An ongoing cholera outbreak in Ethiopia has so far claimed 300 lives, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its latest situation update. According to the latest health cluster bulletin for Ethiopia released on Friday, the outbreak, has spread into 113 districts across 10 regions in Ethiopia. The chollera broke out since Aug. 27, 2022. […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with 12 pharmaceutical companies as part of its efforts to guarantee medicine security. The Director-General of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, announced the initiative at the signing of the MoU with NHIA Medicines Supply Initiative (NMSI) in Abuja. […]
By Our Correspondent Students of the Lagos State University (LASU), which hitherto is non-residential, will now enjoy a hostel facility, from the next academic session. The LASU’s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, announced on Wednesday, that an 8,000-bed hostel is now ready for allocation at the Ojo Campus. TheNewsZenith recalls that in July, a Non-Governmental Organisation, […]
At least 14 people have been reported dead and more than 100 missing after a flash flood in India, news agencies reported. The flooding also damaged 14 bridges severely, according to Indian media, on Thursday. The report says some villages were also flooded, cited information from the authorities. The flood damaged a highway and disrupted […]
The Zimbabwean Government will enact legislation to bolster its fight against drug and substance abuse, a cabinet minister has said. Zimbabwe faced the growing challenge of drug and substance abuse by youths in recent years. This prompts the government to step up efforts to combat the scourge. The government has since established an inter-ministerial task […]
Three scientists, Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has announced. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023 rewards the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties, […]