From Our Correspondent The chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Mrs Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has applauded the Bauchi State Government for appointing a Focal Point Officer for the State Diaspora. The NewsZenith reports that the State Diaspora Focal Point Officer is Dr Esther Ahmed. The Secretary to NIDCOM, Dr Sule Yakubu Bassi gave the […]
Parents of the American-Canadian aid worker, who died in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza are demanding answers, and saying the governments left them in the dark about the incident. Jacob Flickinger’s parents, American John Flickinger and Canadian Sylvie Labrecque said, on Thursday, that they have not heard any details about their son’s death from their […]
By Our Correspondent A microfinance bank (MFB), Moniepoint, says it has developed a new Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) service to enhance financial inclusion and prevent fraud. The Managing Director of the MFB, Mr Babatunde Olofin, announced the development in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. According to Olofin, the USSD service would be accessible […]
Israel faced anger from some of its closest allies, on Tuesday, after killing seven aid workers in airstrikes in Gaza City. The killing prompted an international charity to suspend food deliveries to desperate Palestinians. It also raised alarm about the relief effort for the territory’s mounting humanitarian crisis. The deaths of the World Central Kitchen […]
Kenyan public hospital doctors, who have been on strike since March, convened in two major cities on Tuesday to discuss their grievances against the government. The Kenya Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists and Dentists Union (KMPDU), which represents over 7,000 members, went on strike on March 15. They are demanding payment of their salary arrears and the […]
From Khadijat Usman, Akure The National Vice Chairman, South-West of ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Mr Isaac Kekemeke has joined the Ondo State gubernatorial race. Kekemeke made the declaration at a press conference and public presentation of “LEKELEKE Agenda of prosperity, on Tuesday, in Akure. TheNewsZenith reports that the party primaries will hold on April […]
ADVERTISEMENT Forty-four-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye made history by assuming office as Senegal’s youngest and fifth President. Faye officially succeeded Macky Sall on Tuesday, April 2, with prominent African leaders present to witness the inauguration. The ceremony took place in the modern enclave of Diamniadio, situated close to Dakar, the capital city. “Before God and the […]
From Our Correspondent The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) expelled six final-year students and 13 others over alleged examination malpractices and other related offences. Mr Kunle Akogun, the university’s Director of Corporate Affairs, announced the expulsion in a statement on Monday in Ilorin. Their offences ranged from misconduct, theft, examination malpractice, hostel bed-space racketeering, extortion and […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Railway Corporation recorded a 49.73 per cent decline in passenger freight, convening 672,198 passengers in Q4 of 2023, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) TheNewsZenith reports that this decline is against 1,337,108 people who travelled via rail system in the corresponding quarter of 2022. NBS gave these figures […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied, on Monday, sacked the Minister of Education, Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, according to a statement by the presidency. The statement did not specify the reason for the dismissal. Saied has appointed Salwa Abbassi, previously the general inspector of secondary education, as the new Minister of Education. Boughdiri was appointed as the Minister […]