By Jafar Abdulfatah The Nigeria Customs Service, Western Marine Command says it intercepted 17 sacks of cannabis sativa valued at N96 million. The Controller, Western Marine Command of NCS, Mr Paul Bamisaiye, announced the inception while handing over the seized hemp to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), on Tuesday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports […]
From Our Correspondent The organised labour, on Tuesday in Abuja, suspended their industrial action, which started on Monday, for one week. The labour, under the umbrella of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), had called out workers on strike. It is over a lack of consensus on a new minimum […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it has started the liquidation process of the failed Heritage Bank Plc. It is immediately starting verification and payment of insured deposits to the failed bank’s depositors. This is following the revocation of the bank’s operating license by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on […]
From Kazeem Oduola, Kano Authorities of the Bayero University, Kano (BUK) have issued guidelines for the registration of students for the 2023/2024 academic session. TheNewsZenith reports that Aminu Wada Kurawa, Ag. Director: DEAR announced the guideline in a statement on behalf of the University Registrar, on Monday, in Kano. According to the statement, all students, whether fresh […]
From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Organised labour unions under the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have thrown the nation into darkness by shutting down the National Grid. The Public Affairs Manager of Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Ndidi Mbah confirmed the shutdown in a statement on Monday. Mbah said the labour shut […]
Moroccan police seized more than four tons of cannabis resin in an operation in Casablanca, on Sunday, Morocco’s General Directorate of National Security said in a statement. Authorities seized the drugs during a routine vehicle inspection at the city’s entrance, Moroccan online news website ‘Hespress’ reported, citing an anonymous security source. The source revealed that […]
From Abdulwahab Muhammad, Bauchi A heavy rain, accompanied by a windstorm, killed four persons at IBB Square Tradefair Permanent site on Saturday night in Bauchi metropolis. TheNewsZenith reports that the Police confirmed the incident to newsmen, on Sunday, in Bauchi. The police spokesman in the state, SP Ahmad Muhammad Wakil, said five people were found […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has secured a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of N20 billion, to facilitate local production of assistive devices for Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). Dr James Lalu, the Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD) announced the facility, at the weekend in Abuja. Lalu said the need […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Sunday, accused China of helping Russia to disrupt an upcoming Swiss-organised peace conference on the war in Ukraine. At Asia’s premier security conference, Zelenskyy said that China is pressuring other countries and their leaders not to attend the upcoming talks. He did not say which ones. “Russia, using Chinese influence in […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) is working with two security arms to curb insecurity on Lagos waterways, the General Manager, Mr Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, has said. TheNewsZenith reports that the collaboration is with the Marine Police and the Nigerian Navy. Emmanuel explained that beyond the Marine Police and the Navy, LASWA laos […]