Addis Ababa, Jan. 20, ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) Ethiopia has earned $908 million in revenue from coffee exports over the past six months, state-run Ethiopian News Agency reported on Monday. The East African nation exported over 200,000 tonnes of coffee in first half of the 2024/25 Ethiopian fiscal year. Ethiopian fiscal year began on July 8, the […]
New York City, Jan. 20, ’25 (NYPost/TNZ) Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners about seven hours after the first hostages held in Gaza for the past 15 months were freed. Large white buses carried the detainees out from Israel’s Ofer prison, which is just outside the West Bank city of Ramallah, as Palestinians in the streets […]
New York City, Jan. 20 ’25 (NYPost/TNZ): Policy experts told The Post that TikTok’s decision to shut the app down for barely 12 hours appeared to be a PR stunt meant to stoke a public outcry. The shutdown was to restore access to the China-owned app on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump chimed. “TikTok’s early […]
Khartoum, Jan. 19 ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ) At least 18 civilians died and five others sustained injuries in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village in North Darfur in Sudan, a government official said on Sunday. “On Saturday, the RSF militia committed a massacre in Jebel Hilla village east of Um Kadada […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Jan. 19, ’25 (TNZ) UN Women has welcomed the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, including the hostage release deal, which went into effect today. UN-Women made this declaration in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday. “We join the Secretary-General in expressing hope that all parties will honour their commitments to ensure […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Jan. 19, ’25 (TNZ) President Bola Tinubu and other prominent Nigerians have expressed sorrow over the fuel tanker explosion that killed 73 people and injured many in Niger State on Saturday. TheNewsZenith reports that the explosion occurred on Saturday at Dikko Junction, Gurara Local Government Area of the state. The blast […]
KAMPALA, Jan. 17 ’25 (Xinhua/TNZ): Following a suspected Marburg virus disease (MVD) outbreak that killed eight people, Uganda has intensified border surveillance with neighbouring Tanzania, a senior government official said on Friday. Ugandan Minister of Health, Jane Ruth Aceng, told reporters that the World Health Organisation (WHO) had alerted Uganda about the suspected outbreak in […]
From Our Correspondent Ilorin, Jan. 15, ’25 (TNZ) The National Population Commission (NPC) says it captured 210,599 children during an online registration within four months in Kwara State. TheNewsZenith reports that the Director of NPC in the state, Mr Emmanuel Adepoju, announced this during an interaction with newsmen on Wednesday in Ilorin. Adepoju said that the […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Jan. 15, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the $7.6 billion fresh investment commitment for Nigeria, from the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), as a sign of a buoyant 2025. TheNewsZenith reports that TMSG, in a statement, noted the latest Foreign Direct investments (FDIs) interest which were unveiled […]
From Jafar Omoniyi Abuja, Jan. 15, ’25 (TNZ) The Federal Government says it is ready to collaborate with Livestock and Butchers Cooperative Society Ltd (LIBUCOL) to establish standard abattoirs for proper meat processing. TheNewsZenith reports that the Minister of Livestock Development, Alhaji Idi Maiha, announced the plan during a meeting with LIBUCOL’s delegation in Abuja. […]