The 8th Gold-Label Access Bank Lagos City Marathon kicked off on Saturday amidst fanfare, with runners expectant of a good show. The marathon began at 7.00.a.m at National Stadium, Surulere, with Minister of Youths and Sports Development, Sunday Dare on the sidelines for the start. A total of 50,000 runners, local and international, are participating […]
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has suspended his campaign activities until further notice over unending fuel and new naira notes crisis in the state. Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism announced the suspension in a statement. Makinde announced the suspension of his campaign activities at the flag off of the […]
The Nigeria Customs Service, Seme Area Command says it has seized fake $6 million and other prohibited items. The Area Controller of the command, Comptroller Dera Nnadi, announced this at a press briefing in Seme, on Thursday in Lagos. Nnadi also disclosed that four suspected members of cross border criminal syndicate were arrested. He said […]
The Federal Government deployed no fewer than 2500 Technical Aid Corps volunteers to African, Caribbean Pacific (ACP) countries under its Directorate of Technical Aid Corps (DTAC) from 2015 to date. Geoffrey Onyema, Minister of Foreign Affairs announced this at the 22nd edition of the PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023), organised to project the achievements of […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the demand by public and political officeholders for an upward review of their remuneration by the Federal Government. Malam Kabiru Minjibir, the Kano NLC Chairman, said this while speaking at the public hearing on the review of remuneration package for public, political and judicial officeholders in Kano. Minjibir […]
Gombe United Football Club secured their first win of the 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) season with a 2-1 win over Shooting Stars of Ibadan. In their Group A Match Day 5 fixture, on Wednesday at the Pantami Township Stadium in Gombe, Taye Yusuf grabbed a brace in the 52nd and 58th minutes. The […]
The Police Command in Benue, on Thursday, docked five persons for alleged criminal conspiracy, attempted murder, abduction and terrorism. The defendants are Ushahemba Ikyulaga, Godwin Bee, Thomas Ikyumba, Donald Anande and Samuel Iorchir. They appeared before a Makurdi Upper Area Court. The prosecutor, Insp Veronica Shaagee, told the court that the case was reported at […]
…..begins training of officers on Decentralised upload of personnel data The Inspector-General of Police (IG) Usman Baba, has launched a digital biometric data capturing of the Force personnel records. The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi announced this in a statement emailed to The NewsZenith on Tuesday. Tagged “IGP-SmartForce Database Management Centre”, Adejobi said […]
Dangote Industries Limited (DIL) has signed an agreement with China Sinoma International Engineering to build a cement plant in Itori, Ogun State. The plant will capacity to produce six million tons of cement per annum. Aliko Dangote alongside the Group Executive Director, Strategy, Capital Projects & Portfolio Development, DIL, Devakumar Edwin and China Sinoma Engineering, represented by […]
Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State says there are “elements” in the Presidential Villa seeking defeat of the ruling APC in this month’s poll. “I believe that there are elements in the Villa that want us to lose the elections. “They didn’t get their way,” El-Rufai said during a live appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise […]