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BRICS launches demo of new payment system

BRICS has dropped the demo of its long-awaited payment system, nicknamed ‘BRICS Pay’ and to be rolled out in Russia. This new payment system is rolling out as the group gears up for their big post-expansion summit in Kazan, Russia, from Oct. 22 to Oct. 24. Russia, this year’s BRICS chair, is pushing hard to […]

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Education Special Report

Group commends NELFUND for advancing access to education

By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) has praised the recent achievements of the Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) in facilitating access to higher education for students across Nigeria. TSF specifically noted NELFUND’s disbursement of a total of N84.2 billion as of September 2024, enabling 258,943 students to pursue their academic dreams. TheNewsZenith reports […]

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Foreign News

Israeli airstrikes kill 28, displaced families in Jabalia

At least 28 Palestinians, including children, have died in an Israeli strike on yet another school-turned-shelter in the northern Gaza Strip, a health official has said. This is as Israeli forces press on with their ground assault in the area. Thursday’s attack on the ravaged area wounded 160 others, according to the Palestinian health official, […]

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General

Customs seizes large arms, ammunition in 6 years – CGC

By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 10,598 arms and 114.929 ammunition worth N9.58 billion in the last six years, TheNewsZenith reports. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, announced the cumulative seizures during a press conference, on Wednesday, in Lagos. According to Adeniyi, NCS made the seizures during enforcement activities in zone […]

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Foreign News

Shaban al-Dalou: The Palestinian teen burned in Israeli bombing

He was 19 years old, a software engineering student, and displaced from his home, trying to survive in central Gaza. He was a few days away from his 20th birthday. Shaban al-Dalou wouldn’t make it. He had struggled for months to get help for his family, recording videos describing his family’s plight and their life […]

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General Local Politics

LG Autonomy: Governorship seat, not a fanciful job – Soludo

From Our Correspondent Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says being a state governor at this time in Nigeria is not a fanciful job, given the gamut of allegations against governors on local government funds. TheNewsZenith reports that Soludo made the remarks at a news conference on Tuesday in Awka. He used the occasion to […]

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National Science & Technology

6 female engineers get NASENI’s N70.5m grant

From Our Correspondent The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), on Tuesday, awarded N70.5 million grant to six female engineers under its ‘Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her’ (DELT-Her). DELT-Her is a project under the Delta-2 programme of the Agency, under implementation through the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) TheNewsZenith recall that […]

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Economy General

Nigeria’s economy transiting to another model – IMPI

From Our Correspondent Publicly available data have shown that the Nigerian economy is responding progressively to the economic policies of the President Tinubu administration, a policy think-tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has said. IMPI’s Chairman, Dr Niyi Akinsiju made the assertion in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Monday. This, the group […]

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Foreign News

Israel will strike Iran before Nov. 5 – Netanyahu

Officials tell the Washington Post that Israel will carry out attacks against the Islamic Republic before the U.S. election and plans to wrap up the Lebanon operation ‘in coming weeks’. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the U.S. that Israel will limit its retaliatory attacks against Iran to military targets. He added that Israel would […]

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Health

Group settles N3m indigents medical bills at LASUTH

By Our Correspondent The Seyi Tinubu Support Initiative (STSI), on Monday, offset the N3 million medical bills of 16 discharged indigent patients at the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital (LASUTH), Ikeja. The Convener of the Initiative, Mr Moyosore Adebanjo, said the gesture was part of activities to celebrate Seyi Tinubu’s birthday. TheNewsZenith reports that Seyi […]

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