From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has petitioned the Egyptair management over its non-responsiveness on the death of a Nigerian, Ms Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye. TheNewsZenith reports that Meshioye died on board the Egyptian airline on Sept. 4. In the petition she personally sighed, NIDCOM Chairman, Abike Dabiri-Erewa demanded justice from the airline. […]
UNFrom Our Correspondent The Minister of State for Environment, Dr Ishaq Salako, on Saturday in Abuja, expressed the Federal Government’s commitment to phasing out ozone layer-depleting substances. Speaking at the 2023 World Ozone Day Celebration, the minister expressed worries about level of ozone layer depletion in Nigeria. TheNewsZenith reports that UN celebrates World Ozone Day […]
By Our Correspondent The Minister of Transportation, Sen. Sa’idu Alkali, has assured staff of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) of improved welfare to enhance productivity. Alkali announced the proposed welfare package during a familiarisation visit to the NRC headquarters in Ebute-Meta, Lagos. He also assured the corporation of the ministry’s support toward realising its statutory […]
By Our Correspondent The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has written to intimating the INEC of alleged plans by some groups to change the party’s logo. The party also wrote to Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, its 2023 presidential candidate, to end the MoU it entered with the Kwankwasia group for the 2023 general elections. TheNewsZenith reports […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the Minister of Interior, Tuesday, said that the Immigration Service cleared backlogs of 60,000 passports in four days. TheNewsZenith reports that this is out of over 200,000 pending passport applications nationwide. Tunji-Ojo announced this when the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, visited him in […]
By Peter Ejiofor A Ugandan national, suspected to be on a revenge mission against his father, has set fire to the automobile workshop in Vom Hagen Street, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa. The Nigeria Union South Africa (NUSA) said in a statement, on Tuesday in Pretoria, that the suspected arsonist destroyed nine cars and auto parts. […]
India’s factory activity, determined by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), grew 5.7 per cent in July, the government data showed on Tuesday. For the month, the quick estimates of IIP with the 2011-12 fiscal year’s base stand at 142. In July, the indices of industrial production for mining, manufacturing and electricity sectors stood at […]
By Our Correspondent Former President Muhammadu Buhari commiserated with the government and people of Morocco over the earthquake that occurred, on Friday, south of Marrakech. In a statement issued, on Monday by Garba Shehu, his spokesman, Buhari said the incident deeply saddened him. TheNewsZenith recalls that a 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Morocco Friday at 11.11 p.m. […]
At least ten Kenyan soldiers died in a roadside blast in Lamu county, located along the North Coast of Kenya on Sunday, officials confirmed Monday. The Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) condemned the attack in the Buure area but did not confirm the number of casualties. A security official, however, said ten soldiers were killed and […]
From Our Correspondent in Ibadan A new Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, the Council of Yoruba Elders (CYE), says it emerged for the promotion of national unity and a front for secession. Interim President of the group, Chief Adegboye Onigbinde, announced this at a media briefing, on Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State. Onigbinde said the CYE is […]