Johannesburg, March 6, ’25 (Xinhua) South Africa’s Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment, Dion George, says poachers killed 420 rhinos, for their horns in 2024, down from 499 in 2023, Announcing the annual poaching statistics, on Thursday, George said 320 rhinos were poached on state properties, while 100 were killed on privately owned parks, reserves, or […]
From Our Correspondent Awka, March 6, ’25 (TNZ) The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Anambra says four persons died in an accident along Idemili River by the Second Niger Bridge, on Tuesday, in Onitsha. TheNewsZenith reports that the FRSC Commander in the state, Mrs Joyce Alexander, confirmed the accident to newsmen, on Thursday, in […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, March 5, ’25 (TNZ) Comptroller Aliyu Alkali, the Customs Area Controller (CAC) in charge of the Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Command, recently paid strategic visits to key partners in the region. TheNewsZenith reports that the visits were a concerted effort to bolster operational efficiency and strengthen the command’s […]
From Our Correspondent Onitsha (Anambra), March 5, ’25 (TNZ) Medical experts and three specialist hospitals have teamed up to tackle rising stroke cases in Nigeria through specialised training. TheNewsZenith reports that the hospitals involved are the Federal Medical Centres (FMC) in Onitsha and the Asaba Specialist Hospital. The World Stroke Organisation is collaborating with the […]
From Our Correspondent Lagos, March 4, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Volunteers (TMV) has applauded President Bola Tinubu’s administration for the flag-off of the dualisation of sections two to four of the Ekpoma-Auchi-Okpella-Okene-Ajaokuta expressway. The group’s Chairman Chukwudi Enekwechi and Secretary Shadrach Sunday, gave the applaud in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith, on Tuesday, in […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has appealed to the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to embrace dialogue and halt their planned strike. TheNewsZenith reports that Adeniyi made this appeal when his team visited the union’s headquarters in Lagos. The Customs Area […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 3, ’25 (TNZ) Wild Africa, a Wildlife Conservation Organisation, says Nigeria’s iconic species needed a robust investment in conservation to protect them. Festus Iyorah, Nigeria’s Representative, Wild Africa, announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Monday in Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by Festus Iyorah, […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, March 2, ’25 (TNZ) Maritime stakeholders gathered at a roundtable forum to discuss the reintroduction of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) in the shipping business. TheNewsZenith reports that the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) facilitated the roundtable, on Thursday, in Lagos. Key stakeholders canvassed divergent views on the maritime […]
Gaborone, Feb. 27, ’25 (Xinhua) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), on Wednesday, donated 700,000 pula ($50,772) in emergency aid to Botswana’s Ministry of Child Welfare and Basic Education. The emergency aid is to help vulnerable children affected by the recent floods. The UN agency has heeded the government’s plea to develop child-centred interventions. It […]
By Our Correspondent Ilorin, Feb. 27, ’25 (TNZ) The Kwara State Government launched a coding and digital literacy training programme for 50 public primary and junior secondary schools, across the state, on Wednesday. TheNewsZenith reports that the Office of the Special Assistant to the Governor on Digital and Innovation organised the programme. Flagging off the […]