The Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, on Thursday in A said that the National Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) will complete the Aeronautical Information Management Project in 11 airports next year. Sirika made the announcement at the presentation of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Score Card (2015-2023) in Abuja “This project is designed to facilitate the […]
A 22-year-old storekeeper, Adijat Bello, on Thursday, appeared before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N3.8 million from her employer. Bello, a resident of No 47, Mobegelu Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, stood trial over a two-count charge of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor, Insp. Magaji Haruna, told the court that Bello and […]
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has appointed retired Justice Mary Odili as Chairperson of its Journal Editorial Board, The NewsZenith reports. Inaugurating the board on Thursday in Abuja, the Executive Secretary of the commission, Mr Tony Ojukwu, SAN said the journal is a useful resource for human rights research. Ojukwu said that the journal […]
By Our Correspondent Suspected arsonists have reportedly set ablaze one of the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at Iyana Mortuary area of Abeokuta, Ogun State. The arsonists were said to have soaked loaves of bread with petrol and thrown them into the building. The NewsZenith gathered that policemen from Ibara Police Division […]
By Wale Ajao Quite frankly the excitement about the 2023 elections is worthwhile. Nigeria is at a crossroads. The survival of the Nigerian State has never before now been so vigorously questioned by various groups of agitators calling for new nation-states to be carved out of Nigeria. The road to this present parlous state of […]
The National Population Commission (NPC) says it needs 37,000 workforces for the 2023 population and housing census in Kwara State. Alhaji Abdulrasak Gidado, the Federal Commissioner of NPC Kwara, announced this at a news conference on Wednesday in Ilorin. Gidado said that the online recruitment portal for the 2023 Population and Housing Census had opened […]
The Association of Bureaux Des Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) says the nation’s currency, Naira, has continued to firm against the Dollar at the parallel market as date for the introduction of new currency notes draw nearer. Alhaji Aminu Gwadabe, President (ABCON), told newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos that there is growing return to sanity […]
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 […]
Gov. Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State has approved N60 million for Kebbi United FC to secure promotion to the Nigerian Football League’s top shots. Abubakar Chika-Ladan, Chairman of the State’s Football Association (FA), disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi. “The fund is to enable the club to run its activities successfully […]
Malawi, on Tuesday, received a consignment of 2.9 million doses of Oral Cholera Vaccine (OCV) for a single-dose reactive campaign to the Cholera outbreak. The recent outbreak has killed over 200 people since the country reported the first case in March. A joint statement released by the WHO, UNICEF and Malawi G“vernment said the OCV […]