From Our Correspondent Awka, Aug. 14, ’25 (TNZ) The Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has appealed to the Anambra State government and oil companies to include persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the socio-economic benefits of the sector. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Godwin Unumeri, Acting Director of CCD, made the call at a three-day workshop […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Aug. 14, ’25 (TNZ) A technocrat, Prof. Oladapo Afolabi, has advocated for collaboration among governments, universities, and industry to develop strategies that ensure postgraduate education delivers value, relevance, and transformation. TheNewsZenith reports that the former Head of the Federal Civil Service made the call at the 2024/25 Annual Lecture of the School […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Aug. 11, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has described the newly introduced ward-based economic stimulus programme as a reflection of the typical fresh ideas that President Bola Tinubu keeps injecting into governance at the federal level. TheNewsZenith reports that the group made this known in a statement signed […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Aug. 8, ’25 (TNZ) The Conference of Islamic Organisations (CIO), Thursday, called on Muslim nations and world powers to take decisive action to stop the Israeli onslaught against the Palestinian people. TheNewsZenith reports that the call was the highlight of a press conference held at the TMC Dawah Centre, Ijesha, Lagos. […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Aug. 6, ’25 (TNZ) The first Nigerian woman editor and former Managing Director of the defunct National Concord, Dr Doyin Abiola, is dead. TheNewsZenith reports that the eminent journalist and wife of Chief MKO Abiola, Concord Publisher and winner of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, died on the evening of […]
By Omolabake Cole Lagos, Aug. 5, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NSC), Murtala Muhammed Airport Command, Lagos, has intercepted a cargo of over 1,620 Ringneck Parakeets (Parrots) and Canaries. TheNewsZenith reports that the extinct birds were bound for illegal export to Kuwait at the time NCS intercepted them. The Area Controller, MMIA Command, Comptroller […]
By Omolabake Cole Lagos, Aug. 2, ’25 (TNZ) Residents of Ebute-Metta (West), Lagos Mainland Local Government, have petitioned the state government over alleged structural approval for commercial property located under the power lines. TheNewsZenith reports that the residents include Elders of Ijero/Apapa Road, therefore, called for the demolition of the illegal building under construction and […]
By Our Correspondent Awka, Aug. 2, ’25 (TNZ) The wife of the Anambra Governor, Dr Nonye Soludo, has called on well-meaning individuals to respond to the needs of vulnerable persons in the society. TheNewsZenith reports that Mrs Soludo made this appeal during her visit to hospitals in the state, where she settled the medical bills […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Aug. 2, ’25 (TNZ) The Muslim Awareness International (MAI) has reiterated its call for a united action against the unabated genocide being perpetrated by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) in Palestine. TheNewsZenith reports that Mr Abdul Waheed Atoyebi, the Director of MAI, made the call at a World Press Conference organised […]
By Omolabake Cole Lagos, Aug. 2, ’25 (TNZ) The Managing Director, Nigerian Port Authority, Dr Abubakar Dantsoho, has reaffirmed the Authority’s commitment to supporting indigenous vessels ownership under the Nigeria first policy. TheNewsZenith reports that Dantsoho announced the affirmation in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Mr Okechukwu Onyemekara, NPA’s General Manager, Corporate Communication and […]