Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister, Othman Jerandi, held a phone conversation with Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Antonio Tajani, on Tuesday to discuss bilateral ties. They also discussed the issue of irregular immigration. Jerandi confirmed the dynamism of Tunisian-Italian relations, within the framework of supporting the strategic partnership between the two countries, […]
Ugandan health authorities have officially announced the end of the Ebola virus outbreak after the last known Ebola patient was discharged from the hospital. “Uganda put a swift end to the Ebola outbreak by ramping up key control measures such as surveillance, contact tracing and infection, prevention and control,” an official statement reads. The World […]
A chieftain of the PDP, Dr Sikiru Tae-Lawal says the people of Ekiti State, are fully ready to receive the Presidential Campaign trail of its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Lawal, a former Deputy-Governor, expressed optimism that the good people of Ekiti would vote massively for former vice president Atiku. The NewsZenith learnt that the […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday called the electorate to vote for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as president to continue his (Buhari) legacy. Buhari, who spoke in Hausa, gave the advice during the presidential campaign of the ruling APC in Damaturu, Yobe State. The President said he joined Tinubu in the rallies because he wanted to tell […]
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says investment in technology is the way of the future as it holds prospects for national development. Osinbajo made the remarks when he received delegation of Odu’a Investment Company at the Presidential Villa, on Tuesday in Abuja. The Group Chairman of the conglomerate, Bimbo Ashiru, led the delegation. The vice president […]
Armed bandits, on Monday, ambushed and killed seven officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Kaduna State on Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, Olusola Odumosu, confirmed the killing on Tuesday in Kaduna. Odumosu said bandits killed the officers and five others from a sister security agency and a […]
Sales of BMW and mini battery electric vehicles (BEVs) more than doubled year-on-year and reached 215,755 units in 2022, the BMW Group said on Tuesday. “We are confident we can build on this success in 2023. “This is as we continue to see high order intake for our fully-electric models,” BMW AG Board member, Pieter […]
The World Bank (WB) has cut the global growth forecast for 2023 by 1.2 per cent from 2.9 per cent, warning the world is at risk of a recession. The global financial institution cited a combination of factors for lowering its estimate. The factors are high inflation, rising interest rates and lower investment Other factors […]
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), a British financial watchdog, has fined a subsidiary of Nigeria’s Guaranty Trust Bank £7.6 million ($9.3 million) over allegations of money laundering. The FCA announced the fine in a statement, reported by Reuters on Tuesday. It stated that it imposed the fine due to failures in GTBank’s anti-money laundering systems […]
The Federal Government has earmarked N3.25 billion for the first phase of three industrial parks being planned across the country. Chief Executive Officer of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Prof. Mohammad Haruna, announced this when he visited the Commandant of the Nigerian Air Force Institute of Technology (NAFIT) in Kaduna on […]