From Jafar Omoniyi, Ibadan The Muslim Parents Forum of the University of Ibadan, International School, Ibadan (UI-ISI), has advised Hijab-wearing female Muslim students to excel in their studies and be good ambassadors of Islam. The Chairman of the Forum, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, gave the advice on Saturday in Ibadan. He said that that was “the […]
From Our Correspondent A Non-governmental Organisation, CEE-HOPE Nigeria, has advocated that domestic workers should join mainstream trade unions to enhance better bargaining power. Betty Abah, the founder of CEE-HOPE Nigeria, made the call at a one-day seminar on the Rights of Domestic Workers/their Labour Rights, at the weekend, in Abuja. TheNewsZenth reports that the campaign […]
From Our Correspondent Prof. Kayode Adebowale, Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan, has inaugurated a board for the institution’s TETFund Centre of Excellence for Diaspora Studies. AbdulRahman Balogun, Director of Media and Protocol, Nigeria in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) announced this in a statement. He emailed the statement to TheNewsZenith at the weekend. Balogun quoted the VC […]
From Abdulwahab Mohammed, Gombe Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has led a state delegation to Morocco to seek a partnership towards unlocking the state’s aquaculture potential. TheNewsZenith reports that the state government is seeking to tap the technical expertise and resources of the Moroccan National Agency for the Development of Aquaculture (ANDA). This is […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A faith-based charitable organisation, the Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (ZSF) says it collected N871,971,965 zakat within three years from 2021, using these to empower 10,439 Nigerian beneficiaries. Prince Sulayman Olagunju, the Executive Director of ZSF, announced this in an exclusive interview with TheNewsZenith on Friday in Lagos. Olagunju said the ZSF came into […]
From Our Correspondent The Police have arraigned a 28-year-old man, Toheeb Alabi before an Ona-Ara Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly stealing farm produce estimated at N500,000. Alabi, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of forceful entering and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp Folarunmi Adeshina told the court that the defendant committed the offence […]
The life expectancy at birth for Singapore residents was 83.0 years last year, up 0.6 years from 2013, according to data released by the Department of Statistics Thursday. The male and female life expectancies at birth were 80.7 years and 85.2 years, respectively, in 2023 in the city-state. The life expectancy for Singaporeans aged 65 […]
Eight people have died, and 114 others hospitalised after drinking homemade liquor adulterated with methanol in Morocco, the official news agency MAP reported. The incident occurred in Sidi Allal El Tazi town in the Kenitra province, the report said. It cited the Regional Directorate of Health and Social Protection in Rabat-Sale-Kenitra. At least 114 people […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchí Gov. Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe has received a joint delegation from two federal ministries to complete the processes of the takeover of Gombe International Airport, Lawanti, by the Federal Government. TheNewsZenith reports that the ministries were those of Aviation and Aerospace Development as well as Housing and Urban Development. The […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A faith-based charitable organisation, the Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation has appealed to both the Federal Government and organised labour to quickly resolve their differences and end the strike once and for all. Prince Sulayman Olagunju, the Executive Director of the Foundation gave the advice in an interview with TheNewsZenith shortly before the […]