From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has approved an electronic verification system for military pensioners to ensure sanity in pension administration. The chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), AVM Paul Irumheson, announced the approval at a news briefing in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Irumheson said the exercise will begin on Monday, July 1, adding […]
theri ADVERTISEMENT From Our Correspondent Mr Anthony Ifeanya, Anambra State Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, says the slow implementation of the Petroleum Industry Act, (PIA) 2021, was causing apprehension in host communities. Ifeanya made the assertion at the opening of a two-day workshop for the leaders of Host Communities of Nigeria Producing Oil and […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi Gov. Muhammadu Yahaya of Gombe State has approved the immediate suspension of the Village Head of Garin Majidadi in Akko Local Government Area, Mohammed Majidadi. TheNewsZenith reports that the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Ibrahim Njodi announced the suspension in a statement, on Friday, in Gombe. Similarly, the Akko Local […]
From Our Correspondent Vice-President Kashim Shettima has assured the Federal Government’s commitment to the prosperity of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. Shettima gave the assurance at the World MSMEs Day (Joint Nigeria and African Union event), held in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the Deputy Chief of Staff to the President, Sen. […]
From Our Correspondent Some foodstuff sellers at Ose Okwodu market in Onitsha North, Anambra State say they are not responsible for the regular hike in food prices. The traders said this during an interactive session with the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). The commission visited the markets, on Thursday, in Onitsha. TheNewsZenith reports […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has called on the Federal Government to develop palm oil cultivation to boost the nation’s revenue earnings. TheNewsZenith quotes Dogara as saying palm oil could generate up to N16.2 trillion annually for the country in just five years from now. He […]
From Khabab Abdulfatah, Abeokuta A proposed action by the Sokoto State Government to depose the Sultan of Sokoto has been described as an afront to undermine Islamic leadership. This is coming amidst the rebuttal by the government of Sokoto State of the news of the purported move or allegation to depose the 20th Sultan of […]
ammad, Bauchi Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State says the Nigerian Army is well-equipped to defend Nigeria against all forms of insecurity with the modernisation of its operations. TheNewsZenith reports that Mohammed made the remarks at the inauguration of the new Headquarters of the Nigerian Army Armored Corps Complex, in Bauchi on Wednesday. The event […]
From Our Correspondent The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Mr Peter Obi, has called for more investment in healthcare to prevent disease outbreaks and improve life expectancy. Obi made the call at the sixth public lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceuticals Society of Nigeria (PSN) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
From Our Correspondent Anambra State Government, on Tuesday, said it has not recorded any case of Cholera outbreak yet in any of its health facilities. Dr Afam Obidike, the State’s Commissioner for Health, announced this to newsmen in Awka, the state capital. He, however, told newsmen in Awka, that the ministry has already activated the […]