The Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia will demand full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death of a Nigerian, Chizoba Favor Eze, in Ethiopian Prison. Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) stated this while reacting Eze’s death. Her reaction is contained in a statement issued by Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Head of […]
‘Equality is not just the right thing to do, it is smart economics. No society can ever truly flourish if it stifles the potential of its women and deprives itself of the contribution of half its citizens.’ At Coca-Cola, we know that women are not only essential to building thriving communities – we truly believe […]
The death toll from the sinking of an “unregistered” boat off northwestern Madagascar at the weekend has risen to 34, an official said Tuesday. “In total, 11 lifeless bodies were found on Tuesday during the (search) operation, bringing the number of death to 34. “The number of passengers on the boat was 58, comprising 24 […]
The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantermi, says the country recorded about seven million threats in the Nigerian cyberspace during the last presidential election. Minister’s spokesperson, Uwa Sulaiman quoted him as revealing the huge cyber threat in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. According to the statement, the minister inform the public about […]
The State Bank of Vietnam, on Tuesday, said it would cut policy rates by 100 basis points from Wednesday to address the liquidity problem for households and businesses. The bank will cut the discount rate to 3.5 per cent from 4.5 per cent. It will cut the interbank overnight lending rate to six per cent […]
Mr Michael Lana, the governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Oyo State has stepped down for Gov. Seyi Makinde. Makinde is the candidate of the ruling People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Lana made the announcement at a news conference on Tuesday in Ibadan. He said he had informed the public that […]
Ecobank Nigeria Limited is partnering with the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) to support 16,000 Nigerian youths in wealth creation through agriculture. The partnership will also train the beneficiary Nigerians between the ages of 18 to 40 years. The training will cover key areas like poultry, aquaculture, horticulture and value addition. Ms Ayo Osolake, […]
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed mobile network operators (MNOs) to begin implementation of approved harmonised shortcodes (HSC) to provide certain services to telecom consumers. Reuben Muoka, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs announced the directive in a statement mailed to The NewsZenith on Monday. The directive is in line with the commission’s consumer-centric approach to […]
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Usman Baba, has directed Commissioners of Police in States to conclude investigations in cases of violations against the Electoral Act swiftly concluded. Baba gave the directive via a statement issued by the Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi on Monday in Abuja. He said such case files of violation during […]
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) says it would establish fire stations in the markets across the country. The Zonal Controller, FFS in charge of Kano and Jigawa, Assistant Controller General (ACG), Ahmed Garba-Karaye announced this when he visited the singer market to assess the level of damage caused by the inferno on Monday in Kano. […]