By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Democratic Front (TDF) has critiqued the World Bank for attempting to use President Olusegun Obasanjo’s regime as the benchmark for validating President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Economic Agenda. TheNewsZenith reports that TDF, however, noted it agreed with some of the bank’s submissions. TDF insisted that the two scenarios were […]
From Our Correspondent The Police in Katsina State, on Saturday, foiled a banditry attack in Jibia Local Government Area and rescued six kidnap victims. TheNewsZenith reports that the Spokesman of the Command, ASP Abubakar Sadiq Aliyu, the state Police Public Relations Officer, announced the incident in a statement on Sunday in Katsina. Aliyu stated that […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Nigeria Police Force has cautioned the general public against rampant jungle justice in part of the country, warning about its consequences on Nigeria’s criminal justice administration. TheNewsZenith reports that the Force spokesman, Muyiwa Adejobi gave the warning in a statement circulated to newsmen on Sunday. Adejobi said a recent spate of […]
From our Correspondent Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, has advised the Federal Government to invest more in agriculture to conquer food insecurity. TheNewsZenith reports that Obi gave the advice in a statement circulated on Friday in Abuja. The former governor of Anambra State stated this in response to the recent World Bank’s […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Government has inaugurated the Export Skills Acquisition Centre (ESAC) under the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC) to enhance capacity building for the youths and women. TheNewsZenith reports that the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite, announced this at the inauguration of the centre on Friday in Lagos. ESAC […]
By Our Correspondent The Ikorodu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI), with the German Chamber and Association Partnership Project (KVP), jointly trained 70 female Small and Medium-sized Entrepreneurs (SMEs). TheNewsZenith reports that the capacity training took place at the ICCI centre in Ikorodu on Thursday, Lagos State. The training’s theme is “Navigating Legal and Regulatory Issues: […]
By Our Correspondent The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) intercepted 10,598 arms and 114.929 ammunition worth N9.58 billion in the last six years, TheNewsZenith reports. The Comptroller-General of Customs (CGC), Bashir Adeniyi, announced the cumulative seizures during a press conference, on Wednesday, in Lagos. According to Adeniyi, NCS made the seizures during enforcement activities in zone […]
From Our Correspondent Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State says being a state governor at this time in Nigeria is not a fanciful job, given the gamut of allegations against governors on local government funds. TheNewsZenith reports that Soludo made the remarks at a news conference on Tuesday in Awka. He used the occasion to […]
From Our Correspondent The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), on Tuesday, awarded N70.5 million grant to six female engineers under its ‘Developing Engineering Leaders Through Her’ (DELT-Her). DELT-Her is a project under the Delta-2 programme of the Agency, under implementation through the Presidential Implementation Committee on Technology Transfer (PICTT) TheNewsZenith recall that […]
From Our Correspondent Publicly available data have shown that the Nigerian economy is responding progressively to the economic policies of the President Tinubu administration, a policy think-tank, the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), has said. IMPI’s Chairman, Dr Niyi Akinsiju made the assertion in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Monday. This, the group […]