By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, March 8, ’25 (TNZ) A philanthropic organisation, the Zakat and Sadaqat Foundation (Z&SF) says it has empowered 28,090 Nigerians with cash and tools totalling N2,311,426,262 since its inception, 25 years ago. TheNewsZenith reports that the Executive Director of the foundation, Prince Sulaimon Olagunju, announced this at a media parley in Lagos. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, March 5, ’25 (TNZ) Comptroller Aliyu Alkali, the Customs Area Controller (CAC) in charge of the Oil and Gas Free Trade Zone (FTZ) Command, recently paid strategic visits to key partners in the region. TheNewsZenith reports that the visits were a concerted effort to bolster operational efficiency and strengthen the command’s […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, March 3, ’25 (TNZ) The Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Bashir Adeniyi, has appealed to the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) to embrace dialogue and halt their planned strike. TheNewsZenith reports that Adeniyi made this appeal when his team visited the union’s headquarters in Lagos. The Customs Area […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, March 2, ’25 (TNZ) Maritime stakeholders gathered at a roundtable forum to discuss the reintroduction of the International Cargo Tracking Note (ICTN) in the shipping business. TheNewsZenith reports that the Maritime Reporters Association of Nigeria (MARAN) facilitated the roundtable, on Thursday, in Lagos. Key stakeholders canvassed divergent views on the maritime […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 22, ’25 (TNZ) Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) says the drop in headline inflation in Nigeria after the rebasing of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a sign of better things to come. TMSG’s Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo made the remarks in a statement e-mailed to TheNewsZenith […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 21, ’25 (TNZ) The Western Marine Command of the Nigeria Customs Service, has intercepted 53 sacks of substances suspected to be cannabis sativa. TheNewsZenith reports that the sacks contained 3,793 loaves and weighed 1,958 kilogrammes in Lagos. Compt. Paul Bamisaiye, the Customs Area Controller confirmed the seizure at a news […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 22, ’25 (TNZ) The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria (AWAMN) has appealed to stakeholders in the waste management value chain to embrace the circular economy doctrine for a sustainable future. Mr Olugbenga Adebola, National President made the appeal during the Association’s 2025 International Conference, Exhibition, Awards and Gala […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde “Fuel subsidy is gone,” Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu told a packed crowd at Eagle Square, Abuja, the venue of his inauguration as Nigeria’s newest President, about 21 months ago. Minutes after that pronouncement, the paradigm shift in the nation’s economic landscape was never the same again. President Tinubu used the inaugural address […]
By Our Correspondent Lagos, Feb. 19, ’25 (TNZ) Some entrepreneurs have advocated for the empowerment of talented young people as a strategy for Nigeria and Africa to achieve their socioeconomic and political destiny. TheNewsZenith reports that businessmen made the call at a gathering hosted by the African Social Innovation Fellowship (ASIF) on Thursday in Lagos. […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 9, ’25 (TNZ) The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has commended the Federal Government’s decision to ban crude oil export allocated to domestic refineries. TMSG’s Chairman Emeka Nwankpa and Secretary Dapo Okubanjo, gave the commendation in a statement emailed to TheNewsZenith on Sunday. The group expressed shock that some 500,000 […]