By Abdulfatah Babatunde The least-paid Nigerian workers will now take home N70,000 monthly as approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. While approving the new minimum wage, Tinubu also pledged to review the national minimum wage law every three years. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, announced this in […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde An Islamic Scholar, Alhaji AbdulHamid Solate, has advised Muslims to embrace the savings culture towards fulfilling the Hajj obligation, one of the pillars of Islam. Solate gave the advice in an exclusive interview with TheNewsZenith at the weekend in Lagos. TheNewsZenith reports that the advice is coming against the backdrop of skyrocketing […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Stakeholders in the telecom industry have identified some obstacles likely to impede the deployment of fibre optic cables across the country. They feared that the state governments, in particular, “might truncate the Federal Government’s 90,000 kilometres cable project”. The telecom players spoke during the sixth edition of the Policy Implementation Assisted Forum […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Alhaji AbdulHamid Solate, the Managing Director of Hajj Mabrur Ventures Ltd., (HMVL) has rated the organisation of this year’s pilgrimage as a huge success. Solate assessed in an exclusive interview with TheNewsZenith on Thursday in Lagos. He said there was a ‘marked improvement’ this year over the 2023 hajj operation. TheNewsZenith reports […]
From Our Correspondent The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, has described the Trade Modernisation Project (TMP) as a worthy and dependable partner in the modernisation drive. Adeniyi gave the commendation at the weekend after receiving a power generating set and a bus on behalf of the service from TMP in Abuja. Appreciating the TMP […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, honoured the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, with the outstanding Revenue Collection accolade. President Bola Tinubu, on Saturday, honoured the Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Adewale Adeniyi, for outstanding Revenue Collection. TheNewsZenith reports that Adeniyi received the honour during the Nigeria Excellence Award in Public Service (NEAPS) […]
By Opeyemi Muhammad Stakeholders in the fisheries and maritime businesses have called for the review of relevant laws to place fisheries under the Ministry of Blue Economy. They made the call during the first Annual Conference of the Alumni Association of the Federal College of Fisheries and Marine Technology (FCFMT) on Saturday in Lagos. TheNewsZenith […]
From Our Correspondent The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar, has tasked all safety officers of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) to ensure an enhanced safety culture in all NAF activities and operations. Abubakar gave the charge at the NAF Safety Review Board Meeting in Abuja. He said actions or inactions of […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde A think tank group, The Democratic Front (TDF) has hailed the 3-million-Technical-Talent (3MTT) and Project 774 initiative of the President Bola Tinubu administration, aimed at creating digital jobs. The Chairman and Secretary of the organisation, Mallam Danjuma Muhammad and Chief Wale Adedayo respectively gave the assertion in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith […]
From Our Correspondent The Federal Government has approved an electronic verification system for military pensioners to ensure sanity in pension administration. The chairman of the Military Pensions Board (MPB), AVM Paul Irumheson, announced the approval at a news briefing in Abuja. TheNewsZenith reports that Irumheson said the exercise will begin on Monday, July 1, adding […]