From Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) and the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN) have agreed to set the ball rolling for the diaspora mortgage scheme to begin operation within the next three months. Both government agencies reached this consensus when the Managing Director of the FMBN visited the NIDCOM office in […]
From Opeyemi Muhammed The Federal Government has warned that 148 Local Governments Areas in 31 states are at highly probable flood risk areas this 2024. The Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, Prof. Joseph Utsev, warned during the unveiling of 2024 Annual Flood Outlook (AFO) in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that the Nigeria Hydrological Services Agency […]
From Khadijat Usman Akure Ondo State Government says it will raise 80,000 tree seedlings of various species for transplant across its 16 forest reserves. Mr Oluwagbenga Akingbasote, the Permanent Secretary in the State Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Forestry/Produce sub-sector, announced this in Akure. TheNewsZenith reports that Akingbasote spoke with newsmen at the Nursery site of […]
From Our Correspondent Two illegal miners have died after the well they dug for mining activity collapsed on them at Buya community in Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State. The state Commissioner for Mineral Resources, Effiom-Ekaha Otu, confirmed the incident on Wednesday. Otu added that three other persons sustained injuries, describing the incident […]
From Our Correspondent Following the spate of attacks on warehouses by hungry Nigerians, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, solicited the military`s support to secure its facilities in Kaduna, North West Zone. The North West Zonal Coordinator NEMA, Mr Imam Garki, made the request when he sent a team of the agency on […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, on Wednesday, signed Executive Order 001 of 2024 on the safe handling of harmful substances. TheNewsZenith reports that the executive is coming as a fallout of the Jan. 16 bomb explosion in Ibadan. The explosion, which killed around seven persons and injured many others was reportedly […]
From Our Correspondent No fewer than five vandals died in an explosion that rocked the Obitti Community, on Tuesday, in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State. An anonymous source told newsmen that the vandals had stormed the Obitti Rubber Estate with an articulated vehicle and dug through to an oil pipeline that […]
From Our Correspondent The Ekiti State Government has directed it’s civil servants to clean their offices and surroundings before the close of work on Friday. This is prelude to the January edition of the State Monthly Environmental Sanitation on Saturday. Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Chief (Mrs) Tosin Aluko Ajisafe, said in a statement […]
From Our Correspondent The Kano State Fire Service says it rescued one 37-year-old Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, announced this in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith, on Friday, in Kano. Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on […]
From Our Correspondent Residents of Bodija Community said more than 10 people are still missing following the Jan. 16 bomb explosion in the area. Bodija Estate Residents Association (BERA) announced this at its Consultative Forum on Wednesday in Ibadan. BERA, therefore, urged that wealthy Nigerians to assist victims of the incidence. The group also demanded […]