From Our Correspondent The Oyo State Government has begun the fourth phase of distribution of agricultural inputs to 2,537 farmers across the state. TheNewsZenith reports that the inputs comprised of cassava stems, hybrid maize seedlings, herbicides and knap-sack sprayers. Oyo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mr Olasunkanmi Olaleye, inaugurated the exercise in Eruwa, […]
From Peter Dada Bishop Emmanuel Badejo of the Catholic Diocese of Oyo has faulted the demolition of the building where an alleged group of agitators called `Yoruba Nation’ announced its takeover of the state from the legitimate government Gov. Seyi Makinde. Badejo gave the condemnation during his Eastertide Press Conference at the Our Lady […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Jibrin Baba Ndace, the Director General of the Voice of Nigeria, on Wednesday, reflected on the 25-year Democratic Journey of Nigeria, saying the country has remained consistent in deepening democratic values. Ndace made this assessment in an interview with TheNewsZenith on Wednesday in Lagos. He described democracy as a marathon or journey […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have confirmed the death of five children, who were suffocated in a car on Monday in Minna, Niger State. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, said the Police received report of the incident by 6.30 p.m. on Sunday. Abiodun said the children, aged between five and 13 years, got trapped […]
The upcoming heavier normal Gu rains and floods in 22 districts of Somalia will affect some 770,000 people, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Sunday. OCHA said the Gu (April to June) rains have started in most Somali regions with heavy rains in some areas. But no flash or […]
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Institute has slated the 18th edition of its Global Forum on Islamic Finance to hold in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on April 28. The forum will be hold alongside the IsDB Group’s Annual Meetings and Golden Jubilee Celebration. It is organised annually as a flagship side event of the Group’s Annual […]
From our Correspondent The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sanctioned some of its accredited officials for demanding that a candidate, at Saturday’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination should remove her hijab (headgear) before writing the examination. JAMB’s Public Communication Advisor, Dr Fabian Benjamin, announced this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Benjamin stated […]
Our Correspondent The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of an Offshore Survey Vessel ( OSV 115) for scientific hydro-graphic and oceanographic missions. The Director of Naval Information, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, announced this in a statement, weekend in Abuja. Adams-Aliu said the vessel ”is the latest addition to the Nigerian Navy fleet. It will operate in […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have agreed to set the ball rolling for the diaspora mortgage scheme to begin operation within the next three months. Both government agencies reached this consensus when the Managing Director of the FMBN visited the NIDCOM office in […]
From Jafar Omoniyi, Abuja Vice President Kashim Shettima has assured Nigerians that the nation’s currency, Naira would continue to gain value against the American dollar at the forex market, the office of VP said in a statement. TheNewsZenith reports that the spokesperson of the Vice-President, Mr Stanley Nkwocha, in the statement quoted Shettima as […]