The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has advised Nigerian students to use the electronic naira (eNaira) platform to pay school fees and make other payments. Mrs Rakiya Muhammed, the Director of the Information Technology Department at the CBN and Coordinator of Technical Working Committee, eNaira Secretariat, gave the advice during a sensitisation on eNaira at […]
Intense early morning fire outbreak gutted three buildings on Thursday in Alekuwodo area of Osogbo Osun State. The NewsZenith gathered that the inferno began at about 2.30 a.m. The fire had caused collateral damages before men of the state Fire Service arrive at the scene. As at the time of filing this report, the cause […]
The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara State, Alhaji Ahmad Sani Kaura is dead. Kaura, 62, slumped and died during a peace meeting organised by the Nigeria Council of Ulamah, Zamfara State chapter on Wednesday in Gusau. The Council is organising a sensitisation meeting with all the political parties to ensure peaceful […]
By Our Correspondent The Upper Chamber of the National Assembly, on Tuesday, suspended the consideration of the 2023 budget for the Ministry of Defence due to the inability of the Minister, Bashiru Magashi, to honour its invitation. The NewsZenith reports that the Senate Ad-hoc Committee on the resuscitation of the Nigerian Naval ship, NNS Aradu […]
Following the destructive intensity of flooding in parts of the country this year, the Federal Government, on Tuesday, announced a five-year tax holiday for investors in the agricultural sector to mitigate the losses caused by the flood. Dr Muhammad Abubakar, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, announced this at a press conference, on […]
By Our Correspondent More condolences continue to pour in for the family of popular musician, David Adeleke (Davido) over the death of his three-year-old son, Ifeanyi, on Tuesday in Lagos. Latest among the mourners are the presidential candidates of the three leading political parties, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Atiku Abubakar and Peter Oni of the ruling […]
No fewer than six persons have been confirmed dead in a fire outbreak, on Tuesday, at the Adeola Odeku area of Victoria Island, Lagos. An eye witness said that the fire gutted a building suspected to be occupied by a bank in the area and that an unspecified number of vehicles were seen burning in […]
Matt Hancock, the former Health Minister, who led Britain’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been suspended by the ruling Conservative Party after he signed up for a jungle-based reality television show. Hancock, who quit the government after he was filmed kissing a colleague in breach of lockdown rules, will join pop singer Boy George, […]
By Our Correspondent Aviation workers under the umbrella of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), on Tuesday, barricaded the Murtala Muhammad Airport terminal 2, thus disrupting flight operations in Lagos. The association blocked the terminal in protest against the sacking of its members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), the terminal […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government, through its Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), has inducted 210 students from Education District-5 into the Queen’s and King’s Club, after weeks of orientation. Speaking during the induction at Agboju, a Lagos suburb, on Monday, the Executive Secretary of DSVA, Mrs TitiLola Vivour-Adeniyi, said that the students […]