A member of the House of Representatives, Rep. Joshua Gana (PDP-Niger), says the 10th Assembly would not be a ‘rubber stamp’ legislature for the Executive. Gana made this known in an interview with newsmen on the sidelines of the swearing-in ceremony in Abuja. Representing Lavun, Mokwa and Edati Federal Constituency of Niger, he said Nigerians […]
The Ogun State Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, on Monday, organised a special prayer in honour of democracy hero, late MKO Abiola, in Saudi Arabia. The State Amirul Hajj, Prof. Kamaldeen Balogun announced this in a statement issued from Saudi Arabia. The Board made the statement available to newsmen on Monday in Abeokuta. Speaking at the […]
Nigeria’s sovereign dollar-denominated bonds rose sharply as overseas investors welcomed the suspension late last week of Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele oversaw multiple exchange rates that unsuccessfully sought to keep the naira strong. The price of the West African oil producer’s eurobonds rose on Monday as much as 2.6 cents in the dollar. This […]
A Civil Society Organisation, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) say labour movement in the recent democratic era has been overtaken by the political class in Nigeria. CISLAC Programme Manager, Mr Okeke Anya, spoke in commemoration of Nigeria’s Democracy Day, observed on Monday in Lagos. Anya said the labour movement no longer engaged governments as […]
Nigeria’s telecommunications and Information Services sector contributed about N2.51 trillion to the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP), representing 14.13 per cent, in the first quarter of 2023. Reuben Muoka, Director of Public Affairs at Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) announced this in a statement emailed to The NewsZenith at the weekend. Figures released by National Bureau […]
The Police Command in Bauchi State has confirmed that gunmen killed one person and abducted three others, including two community leaders in Ningi Local Government Area. The Spokesman of the command, SP. Ahmed Wakil confirmed the development to newsmen on Monday in Bauchi. Wakil said the gunmen attacked Balma community, killing one person and abducting […]
Fellow Nigerians, 2. It is exactly three decades today since Nigerians went to the polls to exercise their inalienable right to elect a President of their choice to lead the transition from military dictatorship to a representative government of the people. 3. The abortion, by military fiat, of the decisive victory of Chief Moshood Kashimawo […]
Katsina State Government has announced revocation of all lands illegally allocated by some officials of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). Alhaji Ado Yahaya, Director of Human Resources for the Head of Civil Service of the state announced this in a circular made available to newsmen, on Saturday, in Katsina. Yahaya addressed the circular, dated June […]
Egypt’s annual headline inflation rose to 33.7 per cent in May, up from 15.3 per cent in the same period of 2022, the country’s official statistics agency reported on Saturday. Urban inflation increased by 2.7 per cent in May, month-on-month. This is among the highest records, said a report by the Central Agency for Public […]
Judges of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), on Saturday, viewed the first video evidence presented before them by Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party. Obi and his LP are, in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023, challenging the election that brought President Bola Ahmed Tinubu into power. Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), President […]