Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has died after a helicopter, carrying him and other officials, crashed in a mountainous area of the country in poor weather. State TV gave no immediate cause for the crash that occurred in Iran’s East Azerbaijan province in the early hours of Monday. The 63-year-old leader, hardline factions in Iranian politics, was […]
Algeria, on Sunday, began its third general agricultural census, a critical measure to develop agricultural policies aimed at enhancing the country’s food security, an agricultural official said. Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hamid Bensaad, announced the census, which will run until July 17. The ministry has mobilised 7,449 enumerators, controllers […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the appointment of the Infrastructure Corporation of Nigeria (InfraCorp) as the Lead Developer of Evergreen City, Nigeria’s green industrial zone. TheNewsZenith reports that the appointment is in line with the President’s commitment to ensure industrial development in the country. In approving the appointments, the President outlined […]
From Khadijah Usman, Ondo The National Universities Commission (NUC) may have finally upgraded the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo into a full-fledged University, allowing it to run 25 degree courses. TheNewsZenith reports that Acting Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the Institution, Dr Samuel Akintunde, announced the NUC’s course approval in a statement. Akintunde posted the statement on […]
MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH) and the Ugandan Ministry of ICT and National Guidance have announced a new cooperation agreement in the form of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). TheNewsZenith reports that they signed the MoU in Johannesburg, Sout Africa, on Friday. The agreement is geared towards establishing stronger partnerships, digitalisation and enhance the local content […]
From Bolanle Ridwan, Abuja The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has announced in a statement it will open a portal for student loan applications on May 24. Mr Akintunde Sawyerr, the Managing Director of NELFUND, made the announcement, on Thursday in Abuja. The Fund’s Media and Public Relations Lead, Nasir Ayitogo, emailed the statement to […]
From Our Correspondent, Abuja President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, received President Bassirou Diomaye Faye of Senegal and called for an alignment of purpose and structure to effectively address challenges confronting the West Africa region. Speaking during a meeting with the Senegalese President at the State House, Abuja, President Tinubu said West Africa must work together to […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A consortium of four agricultural insurance companies, led by PULA Advisors AG, has paid N110 million to some Nigerian farmers as compensation in respect of their harvest losses. TheNewsZenith reports that PULA Advisors AG, in partnership with Leadway ⁷Assurance Company Limited, Heifer International and AFEX Commodity Exchange started the payout of the […]
Rwanda registered 9.5 million eligible voters in the presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for July 15, the country’s National Electoral Commission (NEC) said on Thursday. NEC Chairperson, Oda Gasinzigwa, revealed this figure during a press conference in Kigali. Gasinzigwa said about two million of these people are first-time voters. The NEC noted a significant increase […]
Dr Zouhair Lahna has worked in conflict zones across the globe – Syria, Libya, Yemen, Uganda and Ethiopia – but he has never seen anything like the Israeli war on Gaza. In those life-threatening situations, the Moroccan French pelvic surgeon and obstetrician said, there was a route to safety for civilians. But on Tuesday, Israeli forces seized […]