Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has advised the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) to ensure training and re-training of reporters to curb quackery and fake news. Sanwo-Olu made the call at the inauguration of the remodelled NUJ Secretariat, on Saturday, in Lagos. The union also used the occasion to confer the award of […]
A Kaduna bound train, on Friday derailed at Kilometres 30, Kubwa, a suburb of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. This happened barely a week after similar accident happened when the Warri-Itakpe train detailed into a forest in Kogi State. The NewsZenith gathered that about 148 passengers and 30 crew members on board were left stranded in […]
The Nigeria Customs Service in Onne, Port Harcourt says it generated N242 billion as revenue in the 2022. The Comptroller of Customs, Auwal Muhammad, announced while handing over to the newly deployed comptroller, Baba Imam, to Onne. Muhammad said the figure represented a 28.3 per cent increase over the figure recorded previous year. He attributed […]
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun’ State has rejected the judgement of the governorship tribunal, upturning his election victory. Reacting to the judgement on Friday in Ede, his country home, Adeleke described the verdict as a ”miscarriage of justice”. He vowed to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. The governor faulted the resolution of […]
The Osun State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has nullified the election of Gov. Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Osun governorship election, held on July 16, 2022. The Chairman of the three-man panel, Justice Tertsea Kume, said the election did not comply with the Electoral Act. Kume […]
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has decorated 15 officers newly promoted in Ondo State, admonishing them to work harder. NDLEA Commandant in the state, Kayode Raji, congratulated the officers on a well-deserved career progression. Raji explained that about 400 men in the agency benefited from the promotion exercise nationwide in 2022. He said […]
The Federal Government has given five primary lenders in the disbursement of the $350 million Caboge Fund 72 hours to draw up modalities for the fund. Director-general of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Bashir Jamoh, gave the directive at a meeting with the banks in Lagos on Tuesday. The NewsZenith reports that […]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Kogi State Command, on Tuesday, returned N3.2 million recovered from an accident scene to the victim’s family. The victim, Mrs Beatrice Ehimare, was involved in a road accident along the Lokoja-Abuja road on Jan. 23. The unit commander presented the cash to the victim’s son, David Ehimare. Read Related […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it generated N10 trillion in revenue in 2022, the highest in its history. The Service gave the figures in its “FIRS 2022 Performance Update” released in Abuja on Monday. The CEO of FIRS, Muhammad Nami, released the document to the public after a briefing […]
The Lekki Deep Sea Port, inaugurated by President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, will contribute over $8 billion to the Nigerian economy annually. The inauguration is part of the president’s activities during his two-day official tour of Lagos State. The president, at the end of the state visit, will depart for Dakar, Senegal today (Tuesday). […]