From Khadijat Usman, Akure A Non-Governmental Organisation, Agbeladun, has offered to partner with relevant stakeholders to boost food production and ensure sufficiency in Ondo State. Chairman of the NGO, Olusola Fadoju said at a meeting with some farmers in Akure, on Thursday, that activities of the organisation are geared towards complementing the Ondo State Agricultural […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says President Bola Tinubu administration’s efforts to modernise Nigeria’s infrastructure are fully on track with the recent Cabinet approvals. TheNewsZenith reports that TSF In a statement jointly signed by its Chairman Ahmad Sajoh and Secretary Josiah Afolabi, TSF noted that those initiatives are as a result of […]
From Our Correspondent A contractor, Olugbenga Obadina, on Monday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that payments made to his company, was neither meant for installation of power plant in Yobe State nor for any power project whatsoever. TheNewsZenith reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is prosecuting Obadina and his company, […]
By Our Correspondent The Lagos State Government has inaugurated the `Last Mile Meat Shops and Butchers Academy’, thus revamping sales of red meat under improved hygienic conditions. Ms Abisola Olusanya, Commissioner for Agriculture opened the butcher academy, on Monday, at Alausa, Lagos. Olusanya said the initiative aims to give residents confidence in what they consume […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Bonny Gas Transport Limited (BGT), a subsidiary of Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), has chartered a new vessel, AKTORAS, in a strategic move to diversify and reduce the carbon footprint of its shipping portfolio. Iwokiri Aprioku, NLNG’s Acting Manager, Corporate Communication and Public Affairs announced this in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde As the Rector of Yaba College of Technology (YabaTech), Dr Ibraheem Adedotun Abdul marks one year of leading the 77-year-old institution, key principal officers have been celebrating his landmark achievements. Correspondents of TheNewsZenith went out to feel the pulse of key College stakeholders about the administration of Dr Abdul. They came back […]
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 […]