From Abdufatah Babatunde The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says the Supreme Court decision, affirming local governments’ autonomy is a monumental step towards reinforcing grassroots development. In a statement, on Saturday, the Forum wholeheartedly applauded the Apex Court’s landmark judgement. TheNewsZenith reports that the court ordered the Federal Government to immediately begin direct payment of funds […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Stakeholders in the telecom industry have identified some obstacles likely to impede the deployment of fibre optic cables across the country. They feared that the state governments, in particular, “might truncate the Federal Government’s 90,000 kilometres cable project”. The telecom players spoke during the sixth edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum […]
Local authorities in Moscow, Russia have confirmed that a Sukhoi Superjet 100 passenger aircraft has crashed near the capital city, with three crew members on board. According to local officials, the aircraft went down on Friday afternoon in the Kolomna district in southeast Moscow, with three crew members on board. The Russian Emergencies Ministry said […]
From Our Correspondent, Abeokuta The Police in Ogun have arrested a Community Leader of Idiya Area in Abeokuta, following a plethora of petitions over allegations of land grabbing. TheNewsZenith gathered that the Police have consequently charged the community leader (Baale of Idiya), Chief Quadri Kudaisi, to Court over allegations of land grabbing. Aggrieved residents have […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Alhaji AbdulHamid Solate, the Managing Director of Hajj Mabrur Ventures Ltd., (HMVL) has rated the organisation of this year’s pilgrimage as a huge success. Solate assessed in an exclusive interview with TheNewsZenith on Thursday in Lagos. He said there was a ‘marked improvement’ this year over the 2023 hajj operation. TheNewsZenith reports […]
Israeli aircraft pummelled Gaza City after ordering forced displacement, on Wednesday night, according to Arabic media reports. At least 30 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, according to Arabic media reports. The Palestinian civil defence forces in Gaza said that rescue teams came under fire from Israeli forces as they […]
Chinese Customs officials have stopped a man attempting to smuggle over 100 live snakes, concealed in his trousers, into the country. Authorities say he was trying to cross the border through a non-declaration lane at Futian Port Control Point in Futian, Shenzhen. Shenzhen is a border crossing between Hong Kong and mainland China. Illegal wildlife […]
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced the adoption of an interest-rate-based monetary policy regime in line with international best practices to ensure price stability and foster economic growth. The new regime comes as the central bank takes a major step to switch away from the previous credit ceiling policy. This is to ensure […]
By Our Correspondent The spokesperson to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Eseme Eyiboh has, lost his mother, Mrs Grace Sunday Eyiboh. Grace died three days before her 90th birthday to become a nonagenarian. In a letter informing the Senate President of the death, Eyiboh stated: “Your Lordship, I woke up in the early hours of […]
By Our Correspondent A medical foundation, the Loveworld Medical Centre (LMC) says it is ready to save Nigerians the cost of medical tourism by providing advanced medical care in nuclear medicine. The Chief Operating Officer of the centre, Dr Anthony Oseghale, said this during the International Loveworld Medical Symposium on Radionuclide Therapy and Oncology, on […]