The Federal Operations Unit, Zone A of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), on Thursday, said it lost four men to smugglers in 2022 and arrested 176 suspected smugglers. The Acting Controller of the unit, Deputy Comptroller Hussein Ejibunu, announced this at a news conference in Lagos. In the year under review, Ejibunu said the unit […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent a N819.5 billion Supplementary Appropriation Bill for 2023 to the National Assembly. Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, read the content of the cover letter on the bill to members on Wednesday. Buhari said the additional demand for the amount for next year was due to the […]
By Our Correspondent President Muhammadu Buhari says the $547 million generated from the 5G spectrum auction would further fuel developments in Nigeria. Buhari announced this at the inauguration of the National Shared Services Centre, on Tuesday, in Abuja. He said that the centre also houses a Cybersecurity Operations Centre, Network Centre and Call Centre. The […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Government has launched a fast-track service to enable Nigerians with expired passports, to return home without any hindrance. The Federal Ministry of Interior and the Nigeria Immigration Service initiated the service for implementation at all ports of entry. This is in continuation of the implementation of passport administration and immigration […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Technology and Innovation Complex of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in Abuja. The Technology and Innovation complex is named after the president. The president declared that the NASENI would be a pivotal legacy his administration would bequeath to the next administration in 2023. He […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has flayed the tendency of some Chief Executive Officers to encourage corruption in the Local Government (LG) system, thus hindering development at the grassroots. Buhari expressed this feeling at a parley with members of the Senior Executive Course (SEC) No. 44 (2022) of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Kuru, […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has called for greater cooperation among neighbouring countries with Nigeria to better combat the multiplicity of threats across West Africa and the Sahel. A statement issued by Garba Shehu Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity), on Friday in Abuja quoted Buhari as speaking in Niamey, Niger Republic. The President […]
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba, has ordered the immediate distribution of uniforms, kits and anti-riot equipment to police personnel ahead of the 2023 general elections. CSP Muyiwa Adejobi, the Force Public Relations Officer, said in a statement on in Abuja that the items were provided to prepare the force personnel ahead of […]
By Our Correspondent The All Progressives Congress (APC) will on Tuesday, Nov. 15 flag off its Presidential campaign in Jos, Plateau State. Mr Bayo Onanuga, the Director, Media & Publicity of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, announced this in a statement obtained by The NewsZenith on Friday in Lagos. ”The city of Jos, capital of Plateau […]
The Federal Government has expressed strong disapproval of the unverified security alert recently issued on Nigeria by some embassies in the country. Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, decried the act at a Ministerial Panel of the ongoing UNESCO Media and Information Literacy Week in Abuja. In a presentation titled: “National Media […]