A delegation of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria NAHCON has arrived in Saudi Arabia for pre-agreement documentation for the 2023 hajj. The commission’s Assistant Director of Information and Publications, Mousa Ubandawaki, made the disclosure in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. The team is expected to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), a pre-agreement […]
Unknown number of gunmen, on Saturday morning, attacked the Igueben Train Station in Edo State, kidnapping many passengers. The NewsZenith gathered that the incident happened at about 4.00 p.m. on Saturday. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, Chidi Nwabuzor, confirmed the incident, saying the gunmen were armed with AK-47 rifles. Nwabuzor said […]
The Gambian authorities have filed charges against eight military personnel in connection with a failed coup attempt to oust President Adama Barrow in December 2022. Ebrima Sankareh, the government spokesperson, announced on Saturday. Sankareh said that the Gambian government had filed charges against eight military men with a two-count charge of “high treason and criminal […]
Afghan authorities have inaugurated a water canal in Dawlatabad district of the northern Balkh province to irrigate over 8,000 hectares of land. A provincial government official, Mohammad Ibrahim, announced this to journalists in Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan on Saturday. The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) financed the canal project at a cost of 20 million afghanis $230,000. […]
Borno State Independent Electoral Commission (BOSIEC) has fixed May 20 for the conduct of the local government council election in the state. The Commission’s Director of Information, Hajiya Zara Alhassan, announced this in a statement on Saturday in Maiduguri. Alhassan quoted BOSEIC’s Chairman, Lawan Maina, as announcing this in a meeting with leadership of political […]
By Our Correspondent Managing Director of Nigerian Security Printing and Minting PLC (NSPM), Ahmed Halilu, has allayed the fears of some Nigerians on the quality of the new naira notes. Aliyu gave the assurance in a statement, on Friday, but made it available to The NewsZenith on Saturday. The assurance is in response to concerns […]
By Our Correspondent ………. APC Governorship candidate donates N5m Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the Presidential Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), has commiserated with the families of boat accident victims in Kebbi State. The NewsZenith reports that the accident claimed the lives of 14 passengers on Tuesday, Jan. 3. The boat was carrying about 100 rice […]
Vietnamese Government said they sent more than 142,000 labourers abroad to work under contract last year. The country sent the labourers mostly to Japan, China’s Taiwan and South Korea, local media cited the country’s Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs as reporting on Friday. The number was three times that of 2021’s figure and […]
By Our Correspondent Moddibo Tukur, CEO of the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit (NFIU) has banned cash withdrawals for all federal and states accounts, effective March 1. Tukur told newsmen, on Thursday, in Abuja that it was necessary to impose the ban to curb the rate at which monies are withdrawn from public accounts. According […]
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Alkali Baba, has ordered streamlining of all police investigative processes to prevent duplication of investigation. The order is contained in a statement issued by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force PPRO, e-mailed to The NewsZenith on Friday. The Police authorities discovered that investigations are duplicated via indiscriminate petitions and transfer of […]