The Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, on Friday lauded China’s determination and concrete actions taken to deal with climate change. Stiell made the remarks during a meeting with the Chinese delegation to the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP27) to the UNFCCC being […]
South Australia is facing higher temperatures, less rainfall, longer droughts and more intense bushfire seasons by 2030, a government report has warned. Susan Close, Deputy Premier of South Australia (SA) and Environment Minister, on Friday released the state’s Guide to Climate Projections for Risk Assessment and Planning report. It predicts more deaths from heat, lower […]
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and his visiting U.S. counterpart, Joe Biden, on Friday discussed a number of regional and international issues, the Egyptian Presidency said in a statement. Meeting on the sidelines of the 27th session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Egypt’s Red Sea […]
The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday in A said that the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will complete the Aeronautical Information Management Project in 11 airports next year. Sirika made the announcement at the presentation of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Score Card (2015-2023) in Abuja “This project is designed to facilitate the […]
A 22-year-old storekeeper, Adijat Bello, on Thursday, appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N3.8 million from her employer. Bello, a resident of No 47, Mobegelu Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, stood trial over a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Magaji Haruna, told the court that Bello and […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appointed retired Justice Mary Odili as Chairperson of its Journal Editorial Board, The NewsZenith reports. Inaugurating the board on Thursday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN said the journal is a useful resource for human rights research. Ojukwu said that the journal […]
By Our Correspondent Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze one of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arsonists were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and thrown them into the building. The NewsZenith gathered that policemen from Ibara Police Division […]
By Wale Ajao Quite frankly the excitement about the 2023 elections is worthwhile. Nigeria is at a crossroads. The survival of the Nigerian State has never before now been so vigorously questioned by various groups of agitators calling for new nation-states to be carved out of Nigeria. The road to this present parlous state of […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it needs 37,000 workforces for the 2023 population and housing census in Kwara State. Alhaji Abdulrasak Gidado, the Federal Commissioner of NPC Kwara, announced this at a news conference on Wednesday in Ilorin. Gidado said that the online recruitment portal for the 2023 Population and Housing Census had opened […]
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says the nation’s currency, Naira, has continued to firm against the Dollar at the parallel market as date for the introduction of new currency notes draw nearer. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President (ABCON), told newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos that there is growing return to sanity […]