By Abdulfatah Babatunde Two regulatory agencies have ordered Deposit Money Banks and Mobile Network Operators to settle the long-standing N250 billion USSD debt dispute before Jan. 2, 2025. TheNewsZenith reports that the agencies are the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). The CBN and NCC also directed banks to pay […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Two regulatory bodies in food production chains have agreed to collaborate to ensure that Nigeria’s food safety culture is entrenched. TheNewsZenith reports that the two bodies are the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Association of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employers (AFBTE). They made this known […]
From Jafar Omoniyi President Bola Ahmad Tinubu has approved N95 billion for the construction of the Kano Eastern Bypass Road and the rehabilitation of 16 dams in Kano State. TheNewsZenith reports that the bypass road will connect the southern region of the city while the dams will boost irrigation farming in the state. The Executive […]
From Our Correspondent Many residents are fear dead after a stampede occurred where people try to get rice ration, on Saturday in Okija, Anambra State. TheNewsZenith reports that residents trampled upon one another as they try to get their share of rice from a philanthropy, Obi Jackson. Many social media users shared picture of the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A University of Lagos Don, Prof. Ismail Ibraheem, has advised Nigerians to explore the opportunities inherent in the new Transnational Education Policy (TEP) to align with the Federal Government’s efforts to re-engineer the education system. Ibraheem gave the advice on Wednesday in Lagos, while delivering the institution’s fifth Inaugural Lecture for the […]
Preliminary cumulative figures of Malawians who registered ahead of the September 2025 general elections show more than seven million prospective voters. This is slightly above the 6.8 million voters registered for the 2019 elections, according to data released by the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) on Wednesday. A total of 10,957,490 people were expected to register […]
From Khabab Babatunde, Osogbo The public outcry and prayer of a parent, Mr and Mrs Olanrewaju and Folashade Olowookere to have a death sentence passed on to their son, Segun have been answered after all. TheNewsZenith reports that this is as Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has directed an immediate review of his case. […]
From Assidiq Musab, Kano Gov. Abba Yusuf of Kano State, says his administration has successfully negotiated a reduction of over N2 billion in tuition liabilities owed to the Middle East University, Cyprus for the education of state-sponsored students between 2015 and 2019. TheNewsZenith reports that Yusuf announced this at the 22nd Executive Council Meeting, on […]
By Our Correspondent The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has intercepted 15 sacks of 538 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa, valued at N107.2 million. TheNewsZenith reports that a statement quoted the Command’s Area Controller, Comptroller Paul Bamisaiye, on Tuesday, as announcing the interception in Lagos. The statement, signed by the Command’s Public […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Tuesday in Abuja, released scary data on kidnapping incidence in Nigeria, estimated at 2,235,954 between May 2023 and April 2024. TheNewsZenith quotes as estimating families of kidnap victims paid a total ransom of N2.23 trillion within the reference period. NBS gave the figures in its Crime […]