Rwanda registered 9.5 million eligible voters in the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for July 15, the country’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Thursday. NEC Chairperson, Oda Gasinzigwa, revealed this figure during a press conference in Kigali. Gasinzigwa said about two million of these people are first-time voters. The NEC noted a significant increase […]
Dr Zouhair Lahna has worked in conflict zones across the globe – Syria, Libya, Yemen, Uganda and Ethiopia – but he has never seen anything like the Israeli war on Gaza. In those life-threatening situations, the Moroccan French pelvic surgeon and obstetrician said, there was a route to safety for civilians. But on Tuesday, Israeli forces seized […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A healthcare organisation, Khayr Cancer Health Initiative (KCHI), is mobilising experts to advocate for the revolution of cancer care via the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI). TheNewsZenith reports that in line with its advocacy vision, KCHI hosted her second sensitisation webinar. The webinar was titled “Artificial Intelligence and Cancer Care”. This pioneering […]
From Bolanle Ridwan, Abuja President Bola Tinubu has received a report from the High Powered Presidential Committee (HPPC) on Nigeria’s Extended Continental Shelf Project. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity), announced this in a statement in Abuja. Ngelale said the President gave the appreciation after listening to technical presentations by two members of […]
By Our Correspondent Chief Diana Chen Foundation has granted scholarships to 25 outstanding Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) students for an 18-month automotive engineering training in China. TheNewsZenith gathered that this will enhance human capital development in Nigeria with scholarships. This initiative promises to transform the career prospects of the selected students from the institution. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Yaba College of Technology (Yabatech) has secured a prestigious grant of N1.5 billion for the Girls’ Education and Skills Partnership (GESP). The institution’s Rector, Dr Ibraheem Abdul announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. According to the statement, the grant is a significant achievement resulting from a […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde As The Muslim Congress (TMC) prepares to commission its International Muslim Cemetery (IMC), its leadership has called on the government, wealthy individuals and corporate organisations to support the project. Alhaji Abdul-Wasi’i Bangbala, Amir (President) of the TMC, made the call while presenting 26th series of the “State of the Nation Address”, recently […]
A bus carrying, farmworkers in central Florida, overturned on Tuesday, after colliding with a pickup truck on a rural road, killing eight people and injuring about 40 others, authorities said. The bus was transporting 53 farmworkers at about 6.40 a.m. when it collided with a truck in Marion County. Marion is 80 miles north of […]
The World Health Organisation (WHO) said, on Tuesday, that 39 people have died from measles since January in South Sudan, with a case fatality rate of 1.7 per cent. The UN health agency in an epidemiological report released in Juba, South Sudan, stated that 2,271 suspected measles cases. There are also, 146 lab-confirmed cases. “The […]
By Opeyemi Mohammed Members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) will, on Thursday, organise a prayer session for peace in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Dr Clement Iwegbuna, National Publicity Secretary of NAGAFF, announce this in a statement, on Tuesday in Lagos. “The association will also pray for Sen. Rabiu […]