From Our Correspondent The Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has again alerted Nigerians in the Diaspora to be wary of some unscrupulous groups canvassing for business opportunities. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, the Director of Media and Public Relations of NIDCOM issued an advisory message on the faceless group on Wednesday in Abuja. “Another group, Optiva Capital Partners […]
From Our Correspondent The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has screened 136,177 candidates within six days in the ongoing police recruitment exercise. TheNewsZenith reports that the exercise began on Monday, throughout the country. The commission, in a statement mailed to TheNewsZenith on Tuesday, the Police Recruitment Board is conducting the screening for PSC. Ikechukwu […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area Command II, has released a rice-loaded bullion van impounded in April 2022 on the order of Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi. The Customs Area Controller, Olusola Alade, announced this to journalists, on Friday, in Abeokuta. Alade said Customs impounded the van after being found to […]
By Our Correspondent Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, on Thursday, inaugurated the National Health Research Committee (NHRC) to boost translational research on health-related issues. Dr Tunji Alausa, the Minister of State for Health and Social Welfare, inaugurated the 13-man Committee at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR) in Yaba, Lagos. Alausa said […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Umar Namadi of Jigawa State, says the completion of the multi-billion Great Dutse Water project is uppermost in his mind and that his administration is committed to its realisation. Namadi made these remarks when a technical team from the Federal Ministry of Water Resources paid him a courtesy visit, on Tuesday, […]
Below is the full text of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s New Year Broadcast to the Nation on Monday, Jan. 1, 2023, as received by TheNewsZenith. Dear Compatriots, It gives me immense joy to welcome each and every one of you – young and old- to this brand new year 2024. We must lift up our […]
From Our Correspondent President Bola Tinubu has assured Nigerian workers that his administration would implement a new national living wage for them in 2024. The President gave the assurance in his New Year broadcast to the nation on Monday. A new living wage, he said, will ensure that the economic aspirations. It will also prioritise […]
From Our Correspondent Nigeria joined the rest of the World to sign the Final Act WRC-23, which constitutes a record of the decisions taken at the just concluded 2023 World Radio Communication conference. A statement from the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) noted that the Final Act comprised both the new and revised provisions of the […]
By Our Correspondent Cambridge University College has announced a Nigerian-born Professor, Ijeoma Uchegbu, as its next President. The Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) has, therefore, sent a congratulatory message to the professor of Pharmaceutical Nanoscience. Abdur-Rahman Balogun, Director of Media, Public Relations and Protocols Unit, NIDCOM issued a statement, congratulating Uchegbu. “A Nigerian-born Professor of […]
By Our Correspondent Retired Maj.-Gen. Tajudeen Olanrewaju has felicitated with former President Muhammadu Buhari, who clocked 81 years on Dec. 17. This is in a press statement Olanrewaju signs and e-mail to TheNewsZenith, on Sunday in Lagos. In the statement, Olanrewaju, former Minister of Communications and Member of the Provisional Ruling Council (PRC) eulogised […]