By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Feb. 2, ’25 (TNZ) The Democratic Front (TDF) welcomes a renewed sense of patriotism in Bloomberg’s report and analysis on the eight-year record decline in Nigeria’s petroleum products importation index. TheNewsZenith reports that the Bloomberg report attributed the imports slide to rising domestic refining of petroleum products by indigenous refineries. In […]
By Opeyemi Muhammad Ikeja, Jan. 28, ’25 (TNZ) The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Lilypond Export Command in Lagos, says it facilitated the export of agricultural produce and manufactured goods valued at $2.1 billion in 2024. TheNewsZdenith reports that the Command’s Area Controller, Ajibola Odusanya, announced the figure during a news conference at the command in […]
From Bolanle Ridwan, Abuja Abuja, Jan. 26, ’25 (TNZ): The Presidential Compressed Natural Gas Initiative (P-CNGi) has deployed 160 CNG buses to its transport union partners and sub-nationals to stem the soaring transport cost. TheNewsZenith reports that the Programme Director/Chief Executive of P-CNGi, Mr Michael Oluwagbemi, announced this to Newsmen weekend in Abuja. According to […]
From Our Correspondent Abuja, Jan. 22, ’25 (TNZ) Vice President Kashim Shettima says President Bola Tinubu is working hard to make Nigeria an investment destination in Africa. TheNewsZenith reports that Shettima made the remarks at the ongoing 2025 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. The theme of the Forum is, “Roadmap to Co-create Investment […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Lagos, Jan. 22, ’25 (TNZ) The Democratic Front (TDF), a socio-economic think-tank group, has called on Nigerians to celebrate the country’s rising foreign reserves, hitting an impressive $7.69 billion year-on-year. TheNewsZenith quotes the group as saying the Tinubu administration achieved impressive economic performance in one year between January 2024 and now. In […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Abuja, Jan. 21 ’25 (TNZ) The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it will approve tariff adjustment requests by Network Operators in response to prevailing market conditions. TheNewsZenith reports that NCC noted that approval was by its power under Section 108 of the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003 (NCA) to regulate and approve tariff […]
From Our Correspondent Dr Bosun Tijani, the Minister of Communication, Innovation and Digital Economy has announced that telecom operators plan to hike telecommunications tariffs. TheNewsZenith reports that Tijani announced the plan tariff hike after a meeting with Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) on Wednesday in Abuja. He said the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is finalizing the […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has imposed sanctions on five airlines over alleged violations of aviation regulations. TheNewsZenith reports that the affected airlines are Aero Contractors, Air Peace, Arik Air, Ethiopian Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. NCAA’s Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, announced the sanction in a […]
From Our Correspondent The Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI) has dismissed the criticism of the 2025 budget proposal by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing it as a tirade, ungrounded in fact. Atiku, former presidential candidate of PDP had claimed that the budget estimates lacked structural reform and fiscal discipline. TheNewsZenith reports that President […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) plans to acquire 24 M-346 Fighter Ground Attack jets and 10 AW-109 Trekker Helicopters to boost its air capabilities in the fight against insurgency. TheNewsZenith reports that the Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Hasan Abubakar announced the plan at the Christmas luncheon with NAF personnel, […]